Family Group Sheet
NameAlfred Donohue
Birthabt 1813, Montgomery Co., Kentucky
Deathaft 1880
FatherMatthew Donahue (1773-)
MotherMartha
Other spousesMariah Rosetta Payne
Marriage1854/1860, prob. Rowan Co., Kentucky
SpouseSusan Brown, Half 5G Aunt
Birthabt 1823, Kentucky
Deathaft 1900
FatherJames Brown (1783-1850)
MotherEmily Cloe (1798-1855)
Other spousesGreenberry Pierce
Census Notes for Alfred Donohue
1850 census of Morgan Co., Ky, lists as family #223:
Alfred Dunahoo, 37; Mariah, 36; Matthew, 15; Catherine, 13; Lucinda, 12; Julia, 10; William, 8; Mary, 7; Louisa, 5; Adremoney, 3; John, 10/12. All born in Ky.
1860 census of Rowan Co., Ky, Morehead P.O., enumerated 12 July, lists on p. 14 as family #97:
Donohue, Alfred, 57; Susan, 38; William, 18; Mary L., 17; Louisa L., 17; Sarah E., 12; John W., 10; George Ann, 7; Pearce, J. M., 13; William W., 10. All born in Ky.
(The next household is that of Isaac Hardin Sr. and Nancy Crose.)
1870 census of Rowan Co., Ky, Pierce precinct, lists as family #47:
Donahew, Alfred, 53; Susan, 50; Sarah, 23; John, 21; Georgianna, 18. All born in Kentucky.
(The next household is that of Benjamin Pettit and his second wife Louisa age 27, who is Alfred’s daughter.)
1880 census of Rowan Co., Ky, Pearce precinct, lists as family #261:
Donohew, Alf, 70, farmer, Ky Ky Ky; Susan, wife, 60, Ky Ky Ky.
Alfred Dunahoo, 37; Mariah, 36; Matthew, 15; Catherine, 13; Lucinda, 12; Julia, 10; William, 8; Mary, 7; Louisa, 5; Adremoney, 3; John, 10/12. All born in Ky.
1860 census of Rowan Co., Ky, Morehead P.O., enumerated 12 July, lists on p. 14 as family #97:
Donohue, Alfred, 57; Susan, 38; William, 18; Mary L., 17; Louisa L., 17; Sarah E., 12; John W., 10; George Ann, 7; Pearce, J. M., 13; William W., 10. All born in Ky.
(The next household is that of Isaac Hardin Sr. and Nancy Crose.)
1870 census of Rowan Co., Ky, Pierce precinct, lists as family #47:
Donahew, Alfred, 53; Susan, 50; Sarah, 23; John, 21; Georgianna, 18. All born in Kentucky.
(The next household is that of Benjamin Pettit and his second wife Louisa age 27, who is Alfred’s daughter.)
1880 census of Rowan Co., Ky, Pearce precinct, lists as family #261:
Donohew, Alf, 70, farmer, Ky Ky Ky; Susan, wife, 60, Ky Ky Ky.
Notes for Alfred & Susan (Family)
I have not found a marriage record for Alfred and Susan. They probably married in 1859 or early 1860 in Rowan Co., since marriage records for 1856-1858 exist for Rowan Co., and marriage records exist continuously for Morgan Co. It must have been after March 1854, because the death record for Marcus Lafayette Pierce lists him as a “widow’s son”, which would not be likely if Susan had already remarried.
John Donohew’s online GEDCOM database10 shows three children for Alfred and Susan, named Susie, Dorie, and Levi Banks, with no birth dates. (There are two marriages recorded for Levi Banks Donohue in Rowan County marriage records, one in 1899 to Laura Alfrey, and one in 1906 to Hannah Frances Amyx.) I am not attaching them to this family at this time, because census records seem inconsistent with there being any issue to this marriage.
John Donohew’s online GEDCOM database10 shows three children for Alfred and Susan, named Susie, Dorie, and Levi Banks, with no birth dates. (There are two marriages recorded for Levi Banks Donohue in Rowan County marriage records, one in 1899 to Laura Alfrey, and one in 1906 to Hannah Frances Amyx.) I am not attaching them to this family at this time, because census records seem inconsistent with there being any issue to this marriage.
