West Virginia Pioneers
Hiram Donohue
1805 - 1886 (80 years)-
Name Hiram Donohue Born 8 May 1805 Randolph County, West Virginia, USA [1, 2] Gender Male Died 16 Jan 1886 Mason, Mason County, West Virginia [2] Notes
Had six sons and a brother who served in the Civil War.
Calvin Waldo - 9th West Virginia Infantry / 1st West Virginia Veteran Infantry
Salathial - 9th West Virginia Infantry / 1st West Virginia Veteran Infantry. Captured by Rebel forces and sent to Andersonville Prison, Georgia, where he died.
Reuben - 9th West Virginia Infantry / 1st West Virginia Veteran Infantry.
Daniel Durst - 4th Regiment, West Virginia Calvary
William M. - 4th Regiment West Virginia Calvary
James Ellis - 75th Regiment, Ohio Infantry
Brother, Stewart Donohue - 9th West Virginia Infantry / Accidently killed by home guards who thought he was a deserter.
Person ID I30363 WVPioneers Last Modified 24 May 2005
Father William Donohue, b. Abt 1755, Virginia, USA , d. Yes, date unknown Mother Ingra Kittle, b. Abt 1770, d. Yes, date unknown Married Abt 1800 Elkins, WV [2] Family ID F10409 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 Mary Cecy Jaco, b. Abt 1810, Randolph County, West Virginia, USA , d. 1836, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA (Age ~ 26 years) Married 20 Sep 1826 Braxton County, West Virginia, USA [2] Children 1. Sara Donohue, b. 25 Oct 1827, d. Yes, date unknown 2. William M Donohue, b. 7 May 1829, Lewis County, West Virginia, USA , d. 28 Dec 1897, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA (Age 68 years) 3. Calvin Waldo Donohue, b. 4 Nov 1830, Lewis County, West Virginia, USA , d. 28 Mar 1879, Meigs County, Ohio, USA (Age 48 years) 4. James Ellis Donohue, b. 22 Dec 1832, Lewis County, West Virginia, USA , d. 10 Jul 1896, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA (Age 63 years) 5. Salathiel Donohue, b. 1 Feb 1836, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA , d. 21 Mar 1865, Andersonville Prison, Andersonville, Georgia, USA (Age 29 years) Family ID F9197 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 2 Lydia Smith, b. 21 Aug 1820, Meigs County, Ohio, USA , d. 22 Feb 1881, Mason, Mason County, West Virginia (Age 60 years) Married 7 Mar 1839 Mason, Mason County, West Virginia [3] Notes
1850 Mason Co WV # 545-553
Hiram Donahoe 48 VA
Lydia 30 OH
Mary E 9 VA
Reuben S 7 VA
Daniel D 5 VA
Margaret A 3 VA
Andrew J 1 VA
James 16 Va
1870 Jackson Co WV Union Dist # 91
Hiram Donahue 67 VA
Lydia 49 OH
George W 18
John A 17
Susanna 13
Henry 11
Eliza E 18
Philip S 5
1880 Census Place: Union, Jackson, West Virginia Page 380A
Hiram DONAHEW Self M M W 76 VA VA VA
Lydia DONAHEW Wife F M W 59 OH OH OH
Henry DONAHEW Son M S W 21 WV
Sheridan DONAHEW Son M S W 14 WV
Susanna DONAHEW Dau F S W 22 VA
Eliza DONAHEW Dau F S W 18 VA
Margaret CANTER Dau F M W 32 VA
Wm. G. CANTER GSon M S W 12 WV
Geo. W. CANTER GSon M S W 8 WV
Lydia E. CANTER GDau F S W 5 WV
Children 1. Mary Elizabeth Donohue, b. 6 Sep 1840, Mason, Mason County, West Virginia , d. 18 Oct 1913, Mason, Mason County, West Virginia (Age 73 years) 2. Reuben Smith Donohue, b. 27 Nov 1842, Mason, Mason County, West Virginia , d. 21 Nov 1921, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA (Age 78 years) 3. Daniel Durst Donohue, b. 27 Dec 1844, Mason, Mason County, West Virginia , d. 14 Jan 1915, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA (Age 70 years) 4. Margaret Ann Donohue, b. 6 Feb 1847, Mason, Mason County, West Virginia , d. 12 Apr 1916, Mason, Mason County, West Virginia (Age 69 years) 5. Andrew Jackson Donohue, b. 27 Apr 1849, Mason, Mason County, West Virginia , d. 1936 (Age 86 years) 6. George Washington Donohue, b. 3 Nov 1852, Millwood, Jackson, West Virginia, USA , d. 6 Jun 1917, Millwood, Jackson, West Virginia, USA (Age 64 years) 7. John Adams Donohue, b. 5 Mar 1854, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA , d. 5 May 1905, Fayette County, West Virginia, USA (Age 51 years) 8. Henry Donohue, b. 3 Jan 1859, d. 27 May 1888 (Age 29 years) 9. Eliza Emaline Donohue, b. 4 Nov 1861, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA , d. 19 Mar 1939, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA (Age 77 years) 10. Susanna Donohue, b. 3 Jan 1862, d. 23 Sep 1923, Custer Co, Nebraska (Age 61 years) 11. Phillip Sheridan Donohue, b. 11 Sep 1864, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA , d. 8 Sep 1952, Columbiana County, Ohio, USA (Age 87 years) Family ID F9194 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Event Map Married - 7 Mar 1839 - Mason, Mason County, West Virginia Died - 16 Jan 1886 - Mason, Mason County, West Virginia = Link to Google Earth
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