Thomas Donahue

Birth Name Thomas Donahue
Gender male
Age at Death unknown

Narrative

Why Thomas is included as a son of Hugh Donahue:

Posts on the Indiana County message board at rootsweb.com say that the parents of Thomas Donahue who married Mary Ellen Bolewine were Hugh Donahue and Susan Kelly. For example:
"Thomas's father was Hugh Donahue b.abt 1789, d.7/13/1862.emigrated from N. Ireland in 1818. m. Susan Kelly . Hugh became a citizen in 1838. occ. farmer," at
http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.pennsylvania.counties.indiana/2114.2.1.1/mb.ashx

Thomas is on the same page of the 1850 census as Hugh and Susan Donahue.

There is a DNA match between a descendant of Rosanna (Donahue) Gunning and a descendant of Thomas.

I corresponded with a descendant of Thomas in 2016. I'm pretty sure she had other good reasons to count Thomas as Hugh's son.

Events

Event Date Place Description Sources
Birth about 1827 Pennsylvania, United States   1a 2a
Event Note

The 1870 census said he was born about 1827
The 1880 census said he was born about 1830
The 1900 census said he was born April 1825

Property (Son) about 1850 Indiana County, Pennsylvania, United States Hugh, John, & Thomas  
Event Note

from an undated land record, photocopy received 2018 from a descendant of Hugh Donahue through his son Thomas.

Census (Head) November 14, 1850 Pine Township, Indiana County, Pennsylvania, United States   1a
Event Note

1850 Census Pine Township, Indiana County, Pennsylvania
November 14, 1850
[Hugh was indexed at familysearch as Denigen]
both Thomas and Hugh are on the same page of the census

Thomas Donahugh, 23, wagoner, born in Pennsylvania

Hugh Denigue, 72, farmer, born in Ireland
Susan, 50, born in Pennsylvania
Ann, 18, born in Pennsylvania
Peter, 17, born in Pennsylvania, farmer
James, 14, born in Pennsylvania
Frances, 13, female, born in Pennsylvania

Value of real estate: $500
none were in school in the past year

Census (Head) July 23, 1870 Pine Township, Indiana County, Pennsylvania, United States   3a
Event Note

1870 Census, Penn Run, Pine Township, Indiana County, PA, p. 12
July 23, 1870

family 91
Barney Dunaho, 45, farmer, value of real estate: $2000, value of personal estate: $600, born in Pennsylvania, a citizen
Elisabeth Dunaho, 35
Susan Dunaho, 12, born in Pennsylvania
Susan Dunaho, 65, born in Pennsylvania
Thomas Gunnin, 21, laborer, born in Pennsylvania, a citizen
Thomas Dunn, 15, born in Pennsylvania, attended school

family 92
Thomas Dunaho, 42, farmer, RE: $600, PE: $300, citizen, born in Pennsylvania
Mary Dunaho, 37, keeping house, born in Pennsylvania
Susan Dunaho, 16, attended school within past year, born in Pennsylvania
James Dunaho, 15, attended school within past year, born in Pennsylvania
Jacob Dunaho, 12, attended school within past year, born in Pennsylvania
Rosana Dunaho, 4, born in Pennsylvania
Martha Dunaho, 2, born in Pennsylvania

 

"United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZP8-DPG : accessed 11 March 2016), Thomas Dunaho, Pennsylvania, United States; citing p. 12, family 91, 92

Census (Head) June 24, 1880 Pine Township, Indiana County, Pennsylvania, United States   2a
Event Note

1880 Census, Pine Township, Indiana County, Pennsylvania, ED 138, sheet 209C, family 337
June 24, 1880

Thomas Donahu, 50, head, farmer, born in Pennsylvania, parents in Ireland, cannot read or write
M E Donahu, 46, wife, keeping house, cannot write
James Donahu, 24, son, laborer, cannot write
F J Donahu, 21, son, laborer, cannot write
Rosy Donahu, 15, daughter, cannot read or write, idiotic, and "maimed, crippled, bedridden, or otherwise disabled"
M Jane Donahu, 11, daughter, at home, attended school within census year
Wm T Donahu, 8, son, no mention that he attended school

all others: born in Pennsylvania, parents also

https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWFV-H7Y

Census (Head) June 11, 1900 Pine Township, Indiana County, Pennsylvania, United States   4a
Event Note

1900 Census, Pine Township, Indiana County, Pennsylvania, ED 59, page 5B, family 111
June 11, 1900

Thomas Donahue, 75, April 1825, married 48 years, farmer, renting
Mary E Donahue, 66, December 1833, married 48 years, 8 children, 4 alive
William Donahue, 27, July 1872, single, day laborer

all born in Pennsylvania, parents also

https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M33M-7PG

Death        
Burial   Saint Patrick’s Cemetery, Cameron’s Bottom, Pine Township, Indiana County, Pennsylvania, United States    
Event Note

Thomas Donahue and Mary Bolewine are buried in St Patrick's Cemetery, according to the Donahue email correspondence, April 2016.

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father Hugh Donahue1789
Mother Susan1796
    Brother     John Donahue about 1821 May 21, 1872
    Sister     Rosanna Donahue about 1823 February 4, 1890
    Brother     Barney Donahue about 1825
         Thomas Donahue about 1827
    Sister     Ann Donahue about 1832
    Brother     Peter Donahue about 1833
    Brother     James Donahue about 1836
    Brother     Francis Donahue about 1838

Families

Family of Thomas Donahue and Mary Ellen Bolewine
Married Wife Mary Ellen Bolewine ( b. December 12, 1833 d. January 19, 1923 )
   
Event Date Place Description Sources
Marriage about 1852     4a
Event Note

The 1900 census said they were married 48 years

  Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
Susan Ellen DonahueNovember 9, 1852September 15, 1949
James Henry Donahueabout 1855
Jacob Francis DonahueJuly 13, 1856January 18, 1923
Rosy Donahueabout 1864
Martha Jane Donahueabout 1868
William T DonahueJuly 1872

Source References

  1. 1850 United States Census
      • Page: Pine Township, Indiana County, Pennsylvania, family 12 for Hugh
      • Citation:

        "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4HK-5MJ : 12 April 2016), Hugh Denigen, Pine, Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States; citing family 12, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

  2. 1880 United States Census
      • Page: Thomas Donahu, Pine Township, Indiana County, Pennsylvania, ED 138, sheet 209C, family 337
  3. National Archives and Records Administration: 1870 United States Census
      • Page: Thomas Dunaho, Pine Township, Indiana County, PA, p. 12
      • Citation:

        "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZP8-DPG : accessed 11 March 2016), Thomas Dunaho, Pennsylvania, United States; citing p. 12, family 91, 92

  4. 1900 United States Federal Census
      • Page: Thomas Donahue, Pine Township, Indiana County, Pennsylvania, ED 59, page 5B, family 111