West Virginia Pioneers
Rachel Elizabeth Pierce
1848 - 1941 (92 years)-
Name Rachel Elizabeth Pierce Born 11 Dec 1848 Mason, Mason County, West Virginia [1, 2, 3] Gender Female Died 11 Jan 1941 Jackson County, West Virginia, USA [3] Notes
Mrs. Rachel E. DONOHEW, 92, believed to have been Jackson county's oldest woman, died at 10:30 o'clock Saturday morning Jan 11, 1941 after a five month illness.
Mrs. DONOHEW was born in Mason county on Dec 11, 1848, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John PIERCE. She spent the greater part of her life in Jackson county in the vacinity of Mt. Alto and was one of the few persons in the county who could remember Civil War days.
On Sept 13, 1866 she was united in marriage to Daniel D. DONOHEW, a Civil War veteran who preceded her in death 26 years ago. She had been a member of the Hopewell Baptist church since 1870. A mother of 13 children, Mrs. DONOHEW is survived by only two daughters, Mrs. Anna BUSH and Miss Dosia DONOHEW, both of Mt. Alto, and several grandchildren.
Funeral services were conducted by Rev. John FOX, of Ravenswood, at the home at Mt. Alto on Monday Jan 13. Burial was at the Mt. Hebron cemetery. The funeral was in charge of Ralph BUSH, Mt. Alto funeral director, a grandson of the aged woman. (Herald, 17 Jan 1941)
Person ID I30356 WVPioneers Last Modified 24 May 2005
Father Washington Pierce, d. Yes, date unknown Mother Matilda Shields, b. Abt 1816, Virginia, USA , d. Yes, date unknown Notes
1850 Jackson Co VA # 592-598
Pierce Matilda 34 F Va
Pierce Sarah A 17 F Va
Pierce William 6 M Va
Pierce Rachel 1 F Va
Family ID F9190 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Daniel Durst Donohue, b. 27 Dec 1844, Mason, Mason County, West Virginia , d. 14 Jan 1915, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA (Age 70 years) Married 13 Sep 1866 Jackson County, West Virginia, USA [2] Notes
1900 Jackson Co WV Union dist
Daniel D Donohew 12/1844 m 33y WVWVOH
Rachel E 12/1848 13-3
Theodosia M d 10/82
Georgiana A d 5/87
Racheal E d 8/89
Children 1. Martin Donohue, b. 29 Jun 1867, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA , d. Yes, date unknown 2. Isaac Donohue, b. 8 Sep 1870, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA , d. Yes, date unknown 3. Albert Donohue, b. 23 Oct 1873, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA , d. Yes, date unknown 4. Lydia Donohue, b. 30 Oct 1876, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA , d. Yes, date unknown 5. Margaret F Donohue, b. 1880, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA , d. Yes, date unknown 6. Theodocia M Donohue, b. 8 Oct 1882, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA , d. Yes, date unknown 7. Anna Georgeanna Donohue, b. 16 May 1887, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA , d. 13 Mar 1975, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA (Age 87 years) 8. Willis Donohue, b. 16 May 1887, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA , d. Yes, date unknown 9. Rachel E Donohue, b. 9 Aug 1889, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA , d. 1 Feb 1919, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA (Age 29 years) 10. Alma Ethel Donohue, b. 1891, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA , d. Yes, date unknown 11. Daniel D Donohue, b. 16 Jan 1894, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA , d. 1894 Family ID F9193 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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