Reuben Smith Donohue

1842 - 1921  (78 years)

• Name	Reuben Smith Donohue
  Born	27 Nov 1842	Mason, Mason County, West Virginia   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Died	21 Nov 1921	Jackson County, West Virginia, USA   [2]
  Notes	Civil War Veteran, Private, Company C, 9th West Virginia Infantry Reuben Smith Donohue Birth: Nov. 27, 1842 Jackson County West Virginia, USA Death: Nov. 23, 1921 Jackson County West Virginia, USA Son of Hiram Donohue and Lydia Smith. Reuben was a Civil War Veteran. HE m. 1st Mary Jacobs, m. 2nd Dorothy Rollins, m. 3rd Harriet Grimm Waggoner, they divorced. Family links: Parents: Hiram Donohue (1805 - 1886) Lydia Smith Donohue (1820 - 1901) Spouses: Mary B. Jacobs Donohue (1843 - 1866) Dorothy Isabelle Rollins Donohue (1848 - 1911)* Harriet Waggoner Donohue (1851 - 1928)* Children: Mary Lettie Donohue Schwarz (1869 - 1940)* Reuben Ellis Donohue (1880 - ____)* Siblings: Calvin Waldo Donohue (1830 - 1879)** James Ellis Donohue (1832 - 1896)** Reuben Smith Donohue (1842 - 1921) Eliza Emaline Donohue Boyer (1861 - 1939)* *Calculated relationship **Half-sibling Burial: Mount Hebron Cemetery Mount Alto Jackson County West Virginia, USA Created by: Jane Donohue Boucher Record added: Feb 18, 2007 Find A Grave Memorial# 17976348
  Person ID	I30367	WVPioneers
  Last Modified	24 May 2005

  
  

  Father	Hiram Donohue,   b. 8 May 1805, Randolph County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 16 Jan 1886, Mason, Mason County, West Virginia  (Age 80 years)
  Mother	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   [4]
  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
  Family ID	F9194	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Mary Jacobs,   b. 15 Jan 1843, Beaver County, Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 30 Oct 1866  (Age 23 years)
  Married	24 Aug 1865	Jackson County, West Virginia, USA   [5]
  Family ID	F9199	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Dorothy Isabell Rollins,   b. 24 Nov 1848, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 1911  (Age 62 years)
  Married	3 Apr 1867	Jackson County, West Virginia, USA   [5]
  Notes	1880 E. D. 94, Cooper, Mason, West Virginia Page 274C Ruben DONOHEW Self M M W 38 VA Dortha I. DONOHEW Wife F M W 31 VA Lilly A. DONOHEW Dau F S W 13 WV Mary L. DONOHEW Dau F S W 11 OH Jesse DONOHEW Son M S W 9 OH Julius DONOHEW Son M S W 7 OH Homer DONOHEW Son M S W 5 OH Harris DONOHEW Son M S W 2 OH 1900 Cologne, Mason, WV Donohue, Reuben S 11/1842 m 33y WV WV OH Dorothy I wife 11/1848 m 33y 8/8 children WV WV WV Julius M son 7/1874 m 0y WV WV WV Cyrus H son 3/1878 s WV WV WV Reuben E son 11/1880 WV WV WV Mary H dil 11/1877 m 0y 0-0 child WV WV WV 1910 Union, Jackson, WV Donohue, Reuben S 67 m2 - 43y WV WV OH Dorothy wife 61 m1- 43y 8-8 children WV WV WV Lettie grchild 12 WV WV WV
  Children	1. Lillie Alana Donohue,   b. 28 Feb 1868, Mason, Mason County, West Virginia ,   d. 28 Nov 1941, Hocking County, Ohio, USA  (Age 73 years)   2. Mary Lettie Donohue,   b. 22 Nov 1869, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Jesse McClure Donohue,   b. 17 Sep 1871, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 4 Sep 1926, Mason, Mason County, West Virginia  (Age 54 years)   4. Julius McKnight Donohue,   b. 10 Jul 1874, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 9 Jan 1949, Fairfield County, Ohio, USA  (Age 74 years)   5. Homer Franklin Donohue,   b. 14 May 1876, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 27 Aug 1953, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 77 years)   6. Cyrus Hopkins Donohue,   b. 14 Mar 1878, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 4 Dec 1946, Kenton, OH  (Age 68 years)   7. Reuben Ellis Donohue,   b. 10 Nov 1880, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Canada   8. Martha Maoma Donohue,   b. 15 Jan 1883, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Franklin County, Ohio, USA
  Family ID	F9204	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 3	Harriet Grimm,   b. 13 Jan 1853, Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 21 Feb 1926, Ohio, USA  (Age 73 years)
  Married	6 Sep 1912	Jackson County, West Virginia, USA   [5]
  Notes	Marriage Record Date: 9/69/1912 at Cottageville Place: Jackson, West Virginia, United States R S Donohue, 69, Mason Co, Jackson co Harriet Waggoner, 60, PA, Roane Co A note on findagrave shows they were divorced.
  Family ID	F10465	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Born - 27 Nov 1842 - Mason, Mason County, West Virginia  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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  Donohue, Reuben Smith

  
  

• Sources

  [S1205] Census. [S4] Death Records, Jackson Co, WV. [S409] Steve Badgley SBadgley@aol.com. [S16] Marriage Records, Mason Co, WV. [S17] Marriage Records, Jackson Co, WV.