Family Group Sheet
NameJesse B. Donahue
Birthabt 1837, Kentucky
FatherJames W. Donahue (~1815-1878)
MotherJulia Ann Steele (~1818->1880)
Marriage9 Sep 1855, Morgan Co., Kentucky
SpouseMelvina Hunt
Birthabt 1838, Kentucky
FatherLewis Hunt (1796-<1880)
MotherFrances Anderson (~1811->1880)
Children
Birth22 Nov 1856, Bath Co., Kentucky
Death6 Mar 1943, Nicholas Co., Kentucky10
Birth6 Nov 1861, Menifee Co., Kentucky
Death6 Oct 1948, Menifee Co., Kentucky
SpouseGeorge Washington Lafayette “Lafe” Staton , 3C4R
Birth4 Feb 1869, Menifee Co., Kentucky
Death1 Jul 1947, Menifee Co., Kentucky
SpouseLucinda Frances Cottle
Notes for Jesse B. & Melvina (Family)
This is not a complete family group. John Donohew’s online GEDCOM file10 shows 8 children. I am only entering Jesse and Melvina to show the relationship between their two grandsons who married daughters of John Pettit and Lizzie Hardin, and the other Donahues in my database.
Census
1870 census of Menifee Co., precinct 2, enumerated 18 July, lists on p. 7 as family #45:
Jessie Donahue, 33; Malvina, 31; William, 13; Aletha, 8; Mary, 6; Albert, 2; Samuel, 5/12. All born in Ky.
The preceding household is Malvina’s sister Amanda with her husband John Hall, and the following household is John’s widowed sister Elizabeth (Hall) Byram.
1880 census of Menifee Co., Ky, Beaver precinct (2), lists as family #166:
Donyhue, Jess, 43; Melvina, 42; Albert, 12; Samuel, 10; Amis, 6 (son); George, 3. All born in Ky.
Jessie Donahue, 33; Malvina, 31; William, 13; Aletha, 8; Mary, 6; Albert, 2; Samuel, 5/12. All born in Ky.
The preceding household is Malvina’s sister Amanda with her husband John Hall, and the following household is John’s widowed sister Elizabeth (Hall) Byram.
1880 census of Menifee Co., Ky, Beaver precinct (2), lists as family #166:
Donyhue, Jess, 43; Melvina, 42; Albert, 12; Samuel, 10; Amis, 6 (son); George, 3. All born in Ky.
