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Sign up freeWilliam Edwin Donovan 1908–1990 – Genealogical Records
Birth Date: 13 Aug 1908
Birth Location: Grass Valley, California, USA
Death Date: Jan 1990
Death Location: Rose Hills Memorial Park, Whittier, Los Angeles, California, USA
Father: William Donovan
Mother: Ida Richards
Spouse(s): Gertrude Heckman
Children(s): Donald Donovan
The story of William Edwin Donovan began in 1908 in Grass Valley, California, USA. In 1910, William Edwin Donovan resided in South Church Street, Grass Valley, Nevada, Califor. In 1919, William Edwin Donovan resided in Grass Valley, California, USA. William Edwin Donovan married Gertrude Margaret Heckman, and had children including Donald Donovan, Doris Donovan Doris Lantz. William Edwin Donovan passed away in 1990 in Rose Hills Memorial Park, Whittier, Los Angeles, California, USA.
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Biography
- The story of William Edwin Donovan began in 1908 in Grass Valley, California, USA.
- In 1910, William Edwin Donovan resided in South Church Street, Grass Valley, Nevada, Califor.
- In 1919, William Edwin Donovan resided in Grass Valley, California, USA.
- William Edwin Donovan married Gertrude Margaret Heckman, and had children including Donald Donovan, Doris Donovan Doris Lantz.
- William Edwin Donovan passed away in 1990 in Rose Hills Memorial Park, Whittier, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Immediate Family
Parents
William Donovan
1889–1960
Birth Location: Truro, St Agnes, Cornwall, England
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Ida Richards
1890–1962
Birth Location: Negaunee, Marquette, Michigan, USA
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Spouses(s)
Gertrude Heckman
1914–1990
Birth Location: Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
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Children(s)
Donald Donovan
1936–2011
Birth Location: Alhambra, Los Angeles, California, USA
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William Donovan's Ancestors
Self
William Donovan
1908–1990
Birth Place: Grass Valley, California, USA
Parents
William John (Jack) Donovan
1889–1960
Truro, St Agnes, Cornwall, England
Ida (May) Richards
1890–1962
Negaunee, Marquette, Michigan, USA
Grandparents
Benjamin Richards
1863–1903
St Hilary, Cornwall, England
Annie (Jane (Nannie)) Nettle
1865–1910
Breage, Redruth, Cornwall, England
Great-Grandparents
John Richards
1838–1895
Catherine Hooper
1839–1906
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Hooper
1798–1840
Margaret Veal
1800–
William Donovan's Descendants
1.
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William (Edwin) Donovan
(13 Aug 1908–Jan 1990)
m. Gertrude (Margaret) Heckman (25 Aug 1914–15 Jan 1990)
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1. Donald Donovan 1936–2011
William Donovan's Timeline
11 Records
1908
13 Aug 1908
Birth of William Edwin Donovan in Grass Valley, California, USA
Grass Valley, California, USA
1910
1910
Age 2
William Edwin Donovan resided here in South Church Street, Grass Valley, Nevada, California, USA
South Church Street, Grass Valley, Nevada, California, USA
1919
18 Apr 1919
Age 11
William Edwin Donovan resided here in Grass Valley, California, USA
Grass Valley, California, USA
1920
1920
Age 12
William Edwin Donovan resided here in Auburn St, Grass Valley, Nevada, California, USA
Auburn St, Grass Valley, Nevada, California, USA
1930
1930
Age 22
William Edwin Donovan resided here in 417 So. Fourth St, Alhambra, Los Angeles, California, USA
417 So. Fourth St, Alhambra, Los Angeles, California, USA
1935
1935
Age 27
William Edwin Donovan resided here in 832 S 2d, Alhambra, California, USA
832 S 2d, Alhambra, California, USA
1940
1940
Age 32
William Edwin Donovan resided here in Alhambra, Los Angeles, California, USA
Alhambra, Los Angeles, California, USA
1950
1950
Age 42
William Edwin Donovan resided here in 2184 Primrou, Alhambra, Los Angeles, California, USA
2184 Primrou, Alhambra, Los Angeles, California, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 43
William Edwin Donovan resided here in 91731, El Monte, Los Angeles, California, USA
91731, El Monte, Los Angeles, California, USA
1990
13 Jan 1990
Age 82
Death of William Edwin Donovan in El Monte, Los Angeles, California, USA
El Monte, Los Angeles, California, USA
1990
Jan 1990
Age 82
Burial of William Edwin Donovan in Rose Hills Memorial Park, Whittier, Los Angeles, California, USA
Rose Hills Memorial Park, Whittier, Los Angeles, California, USA
1908
13 Aug 1908
Birth of William Edwin Donovan in Grass Valley, California, USA
Grass Valley, California, USA
1910
1910
Age 2
William Edwin Donovan resided here in South Church Street, Grass Valley, Nevada, California, USA
South Church Street, Grass Valley, Nevada, California, USA
1919
18 Apr 1919
Age 11
William Edwin Donovan resided here in Grass Valley, California, USA
Grass Valley, California, USA
1920
1920
Age 12
William Edwin Donovan resided here in Auburn St, Grass Valley, Nevada, California, USA
Auburn St, Grass Valley, Nevada, California, USA
1930
1930
Age 22
William Edwin Donovan resided here in 417 So. Fourth St, Alhambra, Los Angeles, California, USA
417 So. Fourth St, Alhambra, Los Angeles, California, USA
1935
1935
Age 27
William Edwin Donovan resided here in 832 S 2d, Alhambra, California, USA
832 S 2d, Alhambra, California, USA
1940
1940
Age 32
William Edwin Donovan resided here in Alhambra, Los Angeles, California, USA
Alhambra, Los Angeles, California, USA
1950
1950
Age 42
William Edwin Donovan resided here in 2184 Primrou, Alhambra, Los Angeles, California, USA
2184 Primrou, Alhambra, Los Angeles, California, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 43
William Edwin Donovan resided here in 91731, El Monte, Los Angeles, California, USA
91731, El Monte, Los Angeles, California, USA
1990
13 Jan 1990
Age 82
Death of William Edwin Donovan in El Monte, Los Angeles, California, USA
El Monte, Los Angeles, California, USA
1990
Jan 1990
Age 82
Burial of William Edwin Donovan in Rose Hills Memorial Park, Whittier, Los Angeles, California, USA
Rose Hills Memorial Park, Whittier, Los Angeles, California, USA
Sources
Genealogy Event 1
Event Type: Birth
Event Date: 13 Aug 1908
Event Place: Grass Valley, California, USA
Record Source:
[1] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For California, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 476
[2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
[3] California, U.S., Death Index, 1940-1997, Place: Los Angeles; Date: 13 Jan 1990; Social Security: 700090471
[4] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Grass Valley, Nevada, California; Roll: T625_123; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 59
[5] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Alhambra, Los Angeles, California; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 1404; FHL microfilm: 2339908
[6] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Grass Valley, Nevada, California; Roll: T624_90; Page: 14a; Enumeration District: 0051; FHL microfilm: 1374103
[7] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
[8] U.S., Index to Alien Arrivals at Canadian Atlantic and Pacific Seaports, The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Series Title: Index to Alien Arrivals at Canadian Atlantic and Pacific Seaports; NAI Number: 3000080; Record Group Title: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1787-2004; Record
[9] U.S., Railroad Retirement Pension Index, The National Archives at Atlanta; Morrow, Georgia; Records of the Railroad Retirement Board, 1934 - 1987; Record Group Number: 184
[10] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current, Santa Ana Register; Publication Date: 16 Feb 1933; Publication Place: Santa Ana, California, USA; ,0.380132
[11] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Alhambra, Los Angeles, California; Roll: 3586; Page: 7; Enumeration District: 60-53
Genealogy Event 2
Event Type: Residence
Event Date: 1910
Event Place: South Church Street, Grass Valley, Nevada, California, USA
Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Grass Valley, Nevada, California; Roll: T624_90; Page: 14a; Enumeration District: 0051; FHL microfilm: 1374103
Genealogy Event 3
Event Type: Residence
Event Date: 18 Apr 1919
Event Place: Grass Valley, California, USA
Record Source: California, U.S., Newspapers.com Stories and Events Index, The Morning Union; Publication Date: 18 Apr 1919; Publication Place: Grass Valley, California, USA
Genealogy Event 4
Event Type: Residence
Event Date: 1920
Event Place: Auburn St, Grass Valley, Nevada, California, USA
Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Grass Valley, Nevada, California; Roll: T625_123; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 59
Genealogy Event 5
Event Type: Custom Event
Event Date: 1923
Event Place: USA
Record Source: U.S., Index to Alien Arrivals at Canadian Atlantic and Pacific Seaports, The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Series Title: Index to Alien Arrivals at Canadian Atlantic and Pacific Seaports; NAI Number: 3000080; Record Group Title: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1787-2004; Record
Genealogy Event 6
Event Type: Residence
Event Date: 1930
Event Place: 417 So. Fourth St, Alhambra, Los Angeles, California, USA
Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Alhambra, Los Angeles, California; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 1404; FHL microfilm: 2339908
Genealogy Event 7
Event Type: Residence
Event Date: 1935
Event Place: 832 S 2d, Alhambra, California, USA
Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995
Genealogy Event 8
Event Type: Residence
Event Date: 1940
Event Place: Alhambra, Los Angeles, California, USA
Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For California, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 476
Genealogy Event 9
Event Type: Residence
Event Date: 1950
Event Place: 2184 Primrou, Alhambra, Los Angeles, California, USA
Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Alhambra, Los Angeles, California; Roll: 3586; Page: 7; Enumeration District: 60-53
Genealogy Event 10
Event Type: Residence
Event Date: Before 1951
Event Place: 91731, El Monte, Los Angeles, California, USA
Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
Genealogy Event 11
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 13 Jan 1990
Event Place: El Monte, Los Angeles, California, USA
Record Source:
[1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
[2] California, U.S., Death Index, 1940-1997, Place: Los Angeles; Date: 13 Jan 1990; Social Security: 700090471
[3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
[4] U.S., Railroad Retirement Pension Index, The National Archives at Atlanta; Morrow, Georgia; Records of the Railroad Retirement Board, 1934 - 1987; Record Group Number: 184
Genealogy Event 12
Event Type: Burial
Event Date: Jan 1990
Event Place: Rose Hills Memorial Park, Whittier, Los Angeles, California, USA
Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
Event Type: Birth
Event Date: 13 Aug 1908
Event Place: Grass Valley, California, USA
Record Source:
[1] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For California, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 476
[2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
[3] California, U.S., Death Index, 1940-1997, Place: Los Angeles; Date: 13 Jan 1990; Social Security: 700090471
[4] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Grass Valley, Nevada, California; Roll: T625_123; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 59
[5] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Alhambra, Los Angeles, California; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 1404; FHL microfilm: 2339908
[6] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Grass Valley, Nevada, California; Roll: T624_90; Page: 14a; Enumeration District: 0051; FHL microfilm: 1374103
[7] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
[8] U.S., Index to Alien Arrivals at Canadian Atlantic and Pacific Seaports, The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Series Title: Index to Alien Arrivals at Canadian Atlantic and Pacific Seaports; NAI Number: 3000080; Record Group Title: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1787-2004; Record
[9] U.S., Railroad Retirement Pension Index, The National Archives at Atlanta; Morrow, Georgia; Records of the Railroad Retirement Board, 1934 - 1987; Record Group Number: 184
[10] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current, Santa Ana Register; Publication Date: 16 Feb 1933; Publication Place: Santa Ana, California, USA; ,0.380132
[11] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Alhambra, Los Angeles, California; Roll: 3586; Page: 7; Enumeration District: 60-53
Genealogy Event 2
Event Type: Residence
Event Date: 1910
Event Place: South Church Street, Grass Valley, Nevada, California, USA
Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Grass Valley, Nevada, California; Roll: T624_90; Page: 14a; Enumeration District: 0051; FHL microfilm: 1374103
Genealogy Event 3
Event Type: Residence
Event Date: 18 Apr 1919
Event Place: Grass Valley, California, USA
Record Source: California, U.S., Newspapers.com Stories and Events Index, The Morning Union; Publication Date: 18 Apr 1919; Publication Place: Grass Valley, California, USA
Genealogy Event 4
Event Type: Residence
Event Date: 1920
Event Place: Auburn St, Grass Valley, Nevada, California, USA
Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Grass Valley, Nevada, California; Roll: T625_123; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 59
Genealogy Event 5
Event Type: Custom Event
Event Date: 1923
Event Place: USA
Record Source: U.S., Index to Alien Arrivals at Canadian Atlantic and Pacific Seaports, The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Series Title: Index to Alien Arrivals at Canadian Atlantic and Pacific Seaports; NAI Number: 3000080; Record Group Title: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1787-2004; Record
Genealogy Event 6
Event Type: Residence
Event Date: 1930
Event Place: 417 So. Fourth St, Alhambra, Los Angeles, California, USA
Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Alhambra, Los Angeles, California; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 1404; FHL microfilm: 2339908
Genealogy Event 7
Event Type: Residence
Event Date: 1935
Event Place: 832 S 2d, Alhambra, California, USA
Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995
Genealogy Event 8
Event Type: Residence
Event Date: 1940
Event Place: Alhambra, Los Angeles, California, USA
Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For California, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 476
Genealogy Event 9
Event Type: Residence
Event Date: 1950
Event Place: 2184 Primrou, Alhambra, Los Angeles, California, USA
Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Alhambra, Los Angeles, California; Roll: 3586; Page: 7; Enumeration District: 60-53
Genealogy Event 10
Event Type: Residence
Event Date: Before 1951
Event Place: 91731, El Monte, Los Angeles, California, USA
Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
Genealogy Event 11
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 13 Jan 1990
Event Place: El Monte, Los Angeles, California, USA
Record Source:
[1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
[2] California, U.S., Death Index, 1940-1997, Place: Los Angeles; Date: 13 Jan 1990; Social Security: 700090471
[3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
[4] U.S., Railroad Retirement Pension Index, The National Archives at Atlanta; Morrow, Georgia; Records of the Railroad Retirement Board, 1934 - 1987; Record Group Number: 184
Genealogy Event 12
Event Type: Burial
Event Date: Jan 1990
Event Place: Rose Hills Memorial Park, Whittier, Los Angeles, California, USA
Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current