West Virginia Pioneers

Charles Melvin Donohew

Male 1884 - 1951  (67 years)


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  • Name Charles Melvin Donohew 
    Born 30 Sep 1884  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Died 16 Dec 1951  Mason County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Buried Mason County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
      Name: Charles Melvin Donohew
      Address: Evans
      County: Jackson
      State: West Virginia
      Birth Date: 30 Sep 1884
      Race: White
      Age: 33
      Occupation: laborer - Memirion factory, Nitro WV
      Nearest Relative: Jessie Donohew, Evans
      Height/Build:tall/medium
      Color of Eyes/Hair: blue/brown

      U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942
      Name: Charles Melven Donohew
      Birth Date: 30 Sep 1884
      Birth Place: Jackson, West Virginia, USA
      Residence: Route 1, Evans, Mason, West Virginia, USA
      Age: 57
      Occupation: farmer
      Nearest Relative:Mamie Donohew, Evans
      Height/Build: 5' 6 1/2" 135lb
      Color of Eyes/Hair: blue/brown

      Death Record
      Name: Charles Melvin/Donohew
      Sex: Male
      Death Date: 16 Dec 1951
      Death Place: rural Evans, Mason County, West Virginia
      Age at Death: 69y 3m 16d
      Burial Date: 18 Dec 1951
      Cemetery: Creston
      Birth Date: 9/30/1884
      Birth Place: W.Va.
      Marital Status: M
      Occupation: Farmer
      Mother: Martha/Rollins
      Father: Andrew/Donahew

      Charles Melvin Donohew
      Birth: Sep. 30, 1884
      Jackson County
      West Virginia, USA
      Death: Dec. 16, 1951
      Evans
      Jackson County
      West Virginia, USA
      Family links:
      Parents:
      Martha Matilda Rollins Sayre (1853 - 1918)
      Spouses:
      Verna Donohew (1886 - 1914)
      Mamie M. Miller Campbell Donohew (1893 - 1969)*
      Children:
      Jesse O. Donohew (1909 - 1979)*
      Russell T. Donohew (1910 - 1960)*
      Delmer Donohew (1940 - 1940)*
      Sibling:
      Ida Osia Donohue Sayre (1878 - 1951)*
      Charles Melvin Donohew (1884 - 1951)
      *Calculated relationship
      Burial:
      Creston Cemetery
      Leon
      Mason County
      West Virginia, USA
      Created by: Sarah R
      Record added: Aug 14, 2011
      Find A Grave Memorial# 74893582
    Person ID I36329  WVPioneers
    Last Modified 2 Mar 2015 

    Father Andrew Jackson Donohue,   b. 27 Apr 1849, Mason, Mason County, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1936  (Age 86 years) 
    Mother Martha Matilda Rollins,   b. 12 Jul 1852, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1918  (Age 65 years) 
    Married 16 Jul 1868  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Notes 

    • 1870 Jackson co WV Union Dist # 93
      Andrew J Donohue 21
      Martha M 17 OH
      Sarah E 7/12

      1880 Cologne, Mason, West Virginia Page 230C
      Andrew DONAHUE Self M M W 30 WV
      Martha M. DONAHUE Wife F M W 27 OH WVWV
      Sarah E. DONAHUE Dau F S W 10 WV
      William J. DONAHUE Son M S W 8 WV
      John H. DONAHUE Son M S W 6 WV
      Andrew F. DONAHUE son M S W 4 WV
      Ida Ossa DONAHUE Dau F S W 2 WV
    Family ID F9203  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Louverna Sayre,   b. Apr 1886, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1914  (Age ~ 27 years) 
    Married 24 Dec 1904  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Notes 
    • Marriage Record
      Date: 12/25/1904 at the res of George Sayre
      Place: Jackson, West Virginia, United States
      Charles Donohew, 20, Jackson Co, Jackson Co
      Lou Vernie Sayre, 18, Jackosn Co, Jackson co
      Informants - C Donohew & A F Donohew, & certificate

      1920 Angerona Prect, Union, Jackson, WV
      Sayre, George 59 WV WV WV
      Mazilla wife 60 WV WVWV
      Roy O son 26 s WV WV WV
      Criss C son 23 s WVWV WV
      Donohew, Jessie 1O gs WV WV WV
      Teddie R gs 8 WV WV WV
      Hall, John H lodger 8 WV WV WV

      1920 Union, Jackson, WV
      living with Andrew & Addie Scarberry
      Donohew, Charles M bil 35 s WV WV WV blacksmith
    Children 
     1. Jessie Oliver Donohue,   b. 13 Apr 1909, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Oct 1979  (Age 70 years)
     2. Russell Teddy Donohue,   b. 14 Sep 1910, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Jul 1960, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 49 years)
    Family ID F10613  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Mamie Belle Miller,   b. 18 Jan 1893, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Aug 1969  (Age 76 years) 
    Married 30 Jan 1929  Mason County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 4
    Notes 

    • Marriage Record
      Date: 1/30/1929
      Place: Mason, West Virginia, United States
      Charles Melvin Donohew, 44, Jackson Co, Jackson Co
      Mamie Campbell, 36, Mason Co, Mason Co

      1930 Union, Mason, WV
      Donohew, Charles M 45 md age 20 WV WV WV farmer
      Mamie B 37 md age 17 WV WV WV
      Campbell, Golden D ss 18 WV WV WV
      Clarence H ss 13 WV WV WV

      1940 Cologne, Mason, WV
      Donohew, Charles 55 WV 1935: lived same house
      Mamie 47 WV 1935: lived same house
      Campbell, Golden son 27 s WV 1935: lived same house
      Clarence son 23 s WV 1935: lived same house
      Donohue, Marie da 9 WV 1935: lived same house
      Melvin son 8 WV 1935: lived same house
    Children 
     1. Mamie Marie Donohew,   b. 21 Apr 1930, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Feb 2015, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years)
     2. Melvin Elmer Donohue
     3. Delmer Donohue,   b. 30 Jan 1940, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Jan 1940, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
    Family ID F10614  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S479] Death records, West Virginia Division of Culture and History.

    2. [S409] Steve Badgley SBadgley@aol.com.

    3. [S17] Marriage Records, Jackson Co, WV.

    4. [S654] Marriage Records, West Virginia Division of Culture and History.