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For the past three months, I have undertaken a descendancy research project for one set of my  fourth -great -grandparents, Patrick and Sarah Donohoo. The generations connecting myself back in time to Patrick Donohoo are from my paternal grandfather, Walter Fredrick Corn, to his mother, Annie Lois Turner, to her father,  Henry Turner, to his mother, Catherine Donohoo, to her parents,  Patrick and Sarah Donohoo.

It has been a very interesting project, and I have pieced together  many stories that I will be sharing about four generations of this family.

Statistically speaking, Patrick and Sarah Donohoo had nine children, 29 grandchildren,  and numerous great – grandchildren. Over four generations, the Donohoo family migrated from Ireland, to Maryland, to Kentucky, and then some moved on to Oklahoma, Missouri, Illinois, and Washington, D.C.

The men of the family served in the War of 1812, and the Civil War (on both sides), etc. The family experienced success in business, prosperity in posterity, loss of property by a devastating fire, and many losses of family members at young ages.

While their stories do span across two countries, and several states, the heartbeat of this family story resides in the small town of Bardstown, Nelson County, Kentucky, where the majority of the family dwelt from the 1815s into the early 1900s.

I will be sharing stories in a somewhat random order, as some stories take more time to puzzle together than others. I hope you enjoy getting to know this family as much as I have.

Donohoo Descendancy Chart
Donohoo Descendancy Chart

Posts in this series (by generation):


 Generation 1: 

Patrick Donohoo 

The Irish Cordwainer
Conflagration! The Bardstown Fire of 1856

Sarah Thornbury 

When Did Sarah (Thornbury) Donohoo Die? 


Generation 2: 

Francis Thomas Donohoo & Rebecca Wheatley

Mary Donohoo 

The Tale of Three Sisters: Mary, Margaret and Sarah Ann Donohoo
Conflagration! The Bardstown Fire of 1856

Michael Donohoo & Caroline Green

Michael Donohoo: Proprietor, Temperance Promoter, Benefactor, Slave Owner

Caroline Green Donohoo (1817-1890s): Beloved Wife, Mother and Benefactress

Conflagration! The Bardstown Fire of 1856

John Donohoo

Another Son, A Tick Mark, and a Recycled Name: John Donohoo

The Clue That Reopened A Genealogy Cold Case

Analyzing John Donohoo Texas Land Grants

Margaret Donohoo & John Theodore Frilling

The Tale of Three Sisters: Mary, Margaret and Sarah Ann Donohoo
Conflagration! The Bardstown Fire of 1856

Catherine Donohoo & Harvey Turner 

Conflagration! The Bardstown Fire of 1856

Sarah Ann Donohoo & William C. Bishop

The Tale of Three Sisters: Mary, Margaret and Sarah Ann Donohoo
Conflagration! The Bardstown Fire of 1856

Elizabeth Donohoo 

The Irish Cordwainer

John W. Donohoo

Conflagration! The Bardstown Fire of 1856


 Generation 3: 

(children of F.T. & Rebecca Wheatley):

Josephine Donohoo & Joseph Walter Allender

A Young Mother Dies & The Mystery of Her Son

EmilyEmmaDonohoo & J.M. Hagan

John Frances Donohoo & Sarah Connelly

Sarah/Sally Donohoo

Charles/Chas Donohoo

Separating Three Muddled Identities: Charles Donohoo, Charles Donohoo, and Charles Donohoe
The Centenarian: Rosaline Commerce Dowling Donohoo Nally

Caroline/Carrie Donohoo


(children of Michael & Caroline Green)

William Donohoo

Mary Donohoo

Emma Donohoo

George Donohoo

Alice J Donohoo

Phillip Donohoo

Nannie Donohoo

Lelia Donohoo

Ansel B Donohoo

The Traveling Salesmen: Ansel B. and Howard H. Donohoo, Part I

Howard Donohoo

The Traveling Salesmen: Ansel B. and Howard H. Donohoo, Part II
A Tacky Party
Miss Annie M. Sanford: Accomplished Woman Musician of Georgia
An Ideal Match: The Salesman & The Musician

Carry Donohoo


(children of Catherine & Harvey Turner)

Charles E. Turner

Conflagration! The Bardstown Fire of 1856

Edwin Turner & Sallie Liter

Conflagration! The Bardstown Fire of 1856

Henry Turner & Mary Frances (Ritchie) Smith 

Conflagration! The Bardstown Fire of 1856

Harvey Turner

Conflagration! The Bardstown Fire of 1856


(children of Sarah Ann & William C. Bishop)

Sudie Bishop & Marsh B. Taylor (1st) & William B. Pratt (2nd) 

Conflagration! The Bardstown Fire of 1856
A Roving Disposition: The Adventuresome Life of Marsh B. Taylor, Part I
A Roving Disposition: The Adventuresome Life of Marsh B. Taylor, Part II
A Roving Disposition: The Adventuresome Life of Marsh B. Taylor, Part III
A Roving Disposition: The Adventuresome Life of Marsh B. Taylor, Part IV
A Roving Disposition: The Adventuresome Life of Marsh B. Taylor, Part V

Mary E Bishop

Conflagration! The Bardstown Fire of 1856


Generation 4: 

(grandchildren of Francis Thomas Donohoo)(children of Josephine Donohoo & Joseph Allender)

Walter Allender

A Young Mother Dies & The Mystery of Her Son

Kate Allender 

A Young Mother Dies & The Mystery of Her Son


(grandchildren of Francis Thomas Donohoo)(children of Emma Donohoo & J.M. Hagan)

Fanny Hagan 

George Hagan

Blanch Hagan

Walter Hagan

Robert Hagan

Carry Hagan


(grandchildren of Francis Thomas Donohoo)(children of John Frances Donohoo & Sarah Connelly)

Alice Donohoo

Lillie Donohoo


(grandchildren of Michael Donohoo)(children of Lelia Donohoo & T.T. Forman)

 


(grandchildren of Catherine Donohoo)(children of Edwin Turner & Sallie Liter)

Harvey Turner

Lelia Turner

 


(grandchildren of Catherine Donohoo)(children of Charles Turner)

Jack Turner

Edward Turner

Huber Catherine Turner 

 


(grandchildren of Catherine Donohoo)(children of Henry Turner & Mary Frances Ritchie)

Annie Lois Turner

Mary Eula Turner


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