The following report was prepared by Marcia R. Stocks, with Generations 4.2 software by Sierra. Reference notes indicating sources have been included. Not all information has been verified, only that which actual birth certificates, death certificates and military records were available. Some information was derived from obituaries and newspaper articles, provided by Elva Irene (Reese Donahue) Smithson - my grandmother. If anyone recognizes these names and feels they have something they would like to share, please email me. If you find something that will help you in your search, please feel free to use the information. All I ask is that you acknowledge the source and enter a message into my guestbook. Thank you. And Happy Hunting
1. Robert DONAHUE ®12 - 135 Children: Robert - 133 1.1 Robert DONAHUE ®12 - 133 Spouse: Millie HUFFMAN ®12 - 134 Spouse Father: John HUFFMAN - 136 Spouse Mother: Mary - 137 Children: William Walter - 9
1.1.1a William Walter DONAHUE* - 9 Birth Date: 26 Apr 1888 Birth Place: Rayne Township, Dixonville Borough, Indiana County, PA
Death Date: 6 Jul 1962 Death Place: Ligonier, PA Burial Place: Harolds Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery, Hempfield Township PA
Notes: Had sister named Mary. Mary stated last name changed from DONAHAEY to DONAHUE
®12 - Original spelling could also have been "Donahay"Raised in orphanage in PA
Spouse: Grace TITSWORTH - 10 Birth Date: 28 Aug 1887 Birth Place: Williamville, NY Death Date: 2 Sep 1971 Death Place: Ligonier, PA
Burial Date: 6 Sep 1971 Burial Place: Harolds Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery, Hempfield Township PA Spouse Father: Edward TITSWORTH - 31 (-1889) Spouse Mother: Martha GOETTCH - 32 (-1890)
Spouse Notes: Divorced Patrick Charles Brewer in Kansas City Missouri
Funeral - Owen Wolford Funeral Home 144 East main Street Ligonier, PA Clergy - Stewart E. Proper
Marriage Date: 1913 Marriage Place: Williamsville, NY Divorced: 1931/1934 Children: Herbert William - 7 Walter Leon - 11 Lillian Grace - 12 Dorothy Mary - 14 Mary Jane - 15 Clara Annabelle - 17 Florence Lorraine - 19
1.1.1a.1 Herbert William DONAHUE - 7
Birth Date: 7 Dec 1915 Birth Place: New York , NY ®5 Death Date: 30 Jul 1961 Death Place: Greensburg, PA Burial Date: ®7 Burial Place: Harold's Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery, Greensburg, PA ®9 Occupation: Army Ref #8
Notes: Army: ®5 Enlisted - 22 May 1942 - Greensburg PA Discharged - 18 May 1943 Honorable - for Disability Place of Residence: 638 Sidney Street, Greensburg PA Place of Discharge: Springfield, MO - O'Reilly General Hspt
Service Serial #33275-713;Private Battery - C-260-Co AA;VA Claim - May 1943 - Pittsburgh, PA
Birth: ®6 Parents Residence - Batavia, NY
Harold's Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery ®9 Rd #6, Greensburg PA 15601
Funeral Program - ®10 Rev Joseph L Pittman
SS# 159-12-8149 ®11 Issued before 1951 State of Pennsylvania
***Per Laura Donahue Poythress - 6 mos prior to discharge - was admitted to Johns Hopkins for kidney removal ***
Medical: Medical Discharge - Army - 13 May 1943 Place of Discharge - Springfield Mo. O'Reilly General Hospital Heart & Kidney Condition, extreme nervousness Left Kidney removed while in service Hospitalization/Treatment Received during Military Service: Dec 1942 - Ft Lewis, Washington Jan 1943 - VanCouver General Hospital - Washington Apr 1943 - O'Reilly General Hospital - Missouri 12 Feb 1949 - O'Reilly General Hospital - Missouri ®5 Spouse: Elva Irene REESE - 8 Birth Date: 20 Jan 1920 Birth Place: Mt Pleasant, Westmoreland County, PA Christen Date: 23 Jan 1923
Christen Place: In her home ®3 Occupation: Seamstress, Cook Education: 6th Grade Religion: Baptist Spouse Father: William F REESE - 35 (1881-1949)
Spouse Mother: Laura May BRINER - 34 (1899-1941)
Spouse Notes: Birth - also check Kecksburg PA
Marriage Date: 13 Sep 1941 ®4 Marriage Place: Greensburg, Westmoreland County, PA
Children: Helen Irene - 4 Herbert William - 20 Laura May - 24 Lois Jean - 26 Dorothy Ethel - 28
1.1.1a.2 Walter Leon DONAHUE - 11
Birth Date: 12 Dec 1914 Birth Place: Williamsville NY Death Date: 8 Oct 1915
1.1.1a.3 Lillian Grace DONAHUE - 12 Birth Date: 28 Sep 1918 Birth Place: Lodi, NY Death Date: 27 Feb 1993
Death Place: Latrobe Area Hospital, Latrobe PA Burial Date: 2 Mar 1993
Burial Place: Harolds Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery, Hempfield Township PA
Notes: Funeral:Arrangements by - J. Paul McCracken Wolford-McCracken Funer Home Inc.;144 E. Main Street;Ligonier, PA Presided over by - Rev. Mark-Judson Koltash
Spouse: John Trever FETTER - 13 Birth Date: 16 Dec 1913 Birth Place: Whitney PA Occupation: PennDOT Spouse Father: Robert G FETTER - 131 Spouse Mother: Ida Pearl STAHL - 132
Spouse Notes: Served in WWII - Army
Marriage Date: 14 Jul 1945 Marriage Place: Turtle Creek, PA
Children: Nancy Lou - 61 Barbara Ann - 64
1.1.1a.4 Dorothy Mary DONAHUE - 14 Birth Date: 28 Aug 1921
Death Date: 27 Sep 1941 Death Place: Laurelton State Village, Lycoming, PA
Burial Place: Harolds Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery, Hempfield Township PA
1.1.1a.5a Mary Jane DONAHUE* - 15 Birth Date: 23 Oct 1923 Birth Place: Bernizer, PA
Spouse: James Douglas MCMASTER - 16
Birth Date: 3 Jun 1918 Birth Place: Bolivar PA Death Date: Jun 1963
Marriage Date: 10 Dec 1940 Marriage Place: Winchester, VA
Divorced: 1956
Children: Ernest Mohney - 73 Ronald Lee - 74 Beverly Louise - 75 Carol Ann - 85 Glenn Leroy - 98
Other Spouses Jonathon CRUSSAN - 71 Kenneth William LONG - 72
1.1.1a.5b Mary Jane DONAHUE* - 15 (See above)
Spouse: Jonathon CRUSSAN - 71
Birth Place: Bolivar PA
Marriage Date: ? 27 May 1954 Marriage Place: Bolivar PA Divorced: 1968
Other Spouses: James Douglas MCMASTER - 16; Kenneth William LONG - 72
1.1.1a.5c Mary Jane DONAHUE* - 15 (See above)
Spouse: Kenneth William LONG - 72
Birth Date: 23 May 1922 Birth Place: Mt Pleasant, Iowa
Marriage Date: 15 Jun 1975 Marriage Place: Rock Island, ILL
Other Spouses: James Douglas MCMASTER - 16 Jonathon CRUSSAN - 71
1.1.1a.6a Clara Annabelle DONAHUE* - 17 Birth Date: 25 Nov 1925
Birth Place: Atlantic PA
Spouse: Archibald William SQUIB - 18
Marriage Date: 1942 Marriage Place: Derry PA Divorced: 1952
Children: Archibald William - 103 Linda Lou - 108 David Richard - 109
1.1.1a.6a.1 Archibald William SQUIB Jr - 103 Birth Date: 25 Jul 1943 Birth Place: Derry PA
Spouse: Irene - 104
Children: Debbie - 105 Richie - 106 Linda Ann - 107
1.1.1a.6b Clara Annabelle DONAHUE* - 17 (See above)
Spouse: Anthony CARUSO - 100
Marriage Date: ? Marriage Place: ? Divorced: ?
Other Spouses- Archibald William SQUIB - 18;LITTLE - 101; Charles WOLFRAM - 102;Charles WOLFRAM - 102
1.1.1a.6c Clara Annabelle DONAHUE* - 17 (See above) Spouse:LITTLE - 101 Birth Place: Alabama
Marriage Date: 1956 Marriage Place: ? Divorced: 1956
Other Spouses- Archibald William SQUIB - 18;Anthony CARUSO - 100; Charles WOLFRAM - 102; Charles WOLFRAM - 102
1.1.1a.6d Clara Annabelle DONAHUE* - 17 (See above)
Spouse: Charles WOLFRAM - 102
Marriage Date: 14 Oct 1956 Divorced: 1967
Other Spouses Archibald William SQUIB - 18; Anthony CARUSO - 100; LITTLE - 101
1.1.1a.6e Clara Annabelle DONAHUE* - 17
(See above)
Spouse: Charles WOLFRAM - 102
Marriage Date: ? 18 Dec
Other Spouses- Archibald William SQUIB - 18; Anthony CARUSO - 100; LITTLE - 101
1.1.1a.7 Florence Lorraine DONAHUE - 19 Birth Date: 10 Nov 1927 Birth Place: Greensburg PA Death Date: 30 Nov 1927 Death Place: Greensburg PA
Medical: "blue baby"
1.1.1b William Walter DONAHUE* - 9 (See above)br> Spouse: Grace TITSWORTH - 10 Birth Date: 28 Aug 1887 Birth Place: Williamville, NY Death Date: 2 Sep 1971 Death Place: Ligonier, PA Burial Date: 6 Sep 1971 Burial Place: Harolds Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery, Hempfield Township PA Spouse Father: Edward TITSWORTH - 31 (-1889) Spouse Mother: Martha GOETTCH - 32 (-1890)
Spouse Notes: Divorced Patrick Charles Brewer in Kansas City Missouri
Funeral - Owen Wolford Funeral Home;144 East main Street;
Ligonier, PA Clergy - Stewart E. Proper
Marriage Date: 28 Aug 1956 Marriage Place: Kansas City, MO
Reference Note 3
Certificate of Birth - #291949 - Primary Dist #948 3467 File #12699-20, Registered 48, Date filed - Feb 2, 1920
Reference Note 4 - Marriage Cert #95959 - Issued by : Orphans' Court of Westmoreland County, PA
Reference Note 5 - Application for Outpatient Treatment - 12 Feb 1949
Reference Note 6 - Certificate of Birth #001754, District #1801, County of Genese (?), Batavia, NY
Registered #322
Reference Note 7 - Funeral bill - Henry S Coshey Funeral Home
319 W Pittsburgh St, Greensburg, PA; Dated 9 Aug 1961;Signed - Robert Nicholson
Reference Note 8 - Statement of Service - dated 24 May 1996;Service #33276-713;US Army - Honorable Discharge;Rank - Prvt
Reference Note 9 - Letter - Westmoreland County Historical Society - Agnes Tomicheck
Reference Note 10 - Funeral Program
Reference Note 11 - Social Security Death Index
Reference Note 12 - Per family bible - Elva Reese Donahue Smithson
