His death certificate records Bert Donahue, age 64 years 7 months 9 days, born 1888 in Rowan Co., Ky, died 15 Mar 1953 in Paragon, Morgan Co., Ky, married, farmer, father George McCellon, mother’s maiden name Lydia M. Anyx, cause of death metastatic carcinoma of lungs, informant Crystal Donahue, burial in Donahue Cem, Paragon, Ky.

I do not know the parents of Laura, Willie and Cora Byrom. It is possible that they are children of my 2C3R John Henry Byrom b. 1862, if he had a previous wife who died before he married Elizabeth Baumgardner. John and his widowed mother Elizabeth (nee Hall) Byrom were recorded in Menifee Co. in the 1870 census, and in Fleming Co. in the 1880 census.

Cora’s sister Laura and her husband Bert D. Wills moved first to Magoffin Co., Ky and then to Chicago, Illinois.

1900 census of Menifee Co., Kentucky, district 3, enumerated 7 June, lists on p. 3B as family #46:
Wills, Albert D., 36, b. Dec 1866, R.R. builder; Laura E., wife, 18, b. Mar 1882, married 1 year, mother of 1 child, 1 living; John, son, 1/12, b. Apr 1900. Byrom, Willie, brother-in-law, 16, b. Nov 1886; Cora, sister-in-law, 13, b. Mar 1887. All born Ky Ky Ky.

The preceding household is headed by Lafe Staton and Afey Donahue.

1910 census of Morgan Co,. Ky, Toms Branch precinct, enumerated 10 Apr, lists on p. 11A as family #196/197:
Donohew, Bert, 21, farmer; Cora, wife, 23, first marriage for both, married 5 years, mother of 2 children, 2 living; Ethel, dau, 3; Christial, son, 2. All born Ky Ky Ky.

1920 census of Morgan Co,. Ky, Toms Branch precinct, enumerated 10 Jan, lists on p. 4A as family #70:
Doneheuw, Berth, 35, farmer; Cora, wife, 30; Ethel, dau, 14; Crystle, dau, 12; Zella A., dau, 6; Roy, son, 3/12. All born Ky Ky Ky.

The daughter Crystle should be a son. The preceding two households are headed by Bert’s brothers James and Mathew.

1930 census of Morgan Co., Ky, Blaze precinct, enumerated 21 April, lists on p. 9A as family #111, in Bangor:
Donahew, Bert, 41, age at first marriage 17, farmer; Cora, wife, 42, age at first marriage 18; Delane, dau, 17; Arvel, son, 10; Lorine, dau, 8; Arra, son, 5; Gladys, dau, 11/12. All born Ky Ky Ky.

The daughter listed here as Delane must be the same one recorded as Zella A. in the 1920 census, and Arvel must be the one recorded as Roy.