Descendants of Edward Donohue O’Donohue, Donohoe 1839 – 1920
Since posting the original history in August, I have located this family in Lowell Massachusetts after they immigrated about 1869. Attached is a 3 generation descendant report of this line.
Dunphys of County Laois and Australia
DUNPHYS OF COUNTY LAOIS AND AUSTRALIA
Contributed by Mike Dunphy (Member 17) of Launceston, Tasmania, Australia
Origins
John Dunphy married Catherine Wallis at Mountrath, Queens County, in 1825. John’s parents were William and Catherine and it appears that Catherine’s maiden name was also Dunphy. The parents of Catherine Wallis were John and Catherine and her mother’s maiden name was Bennett. There is some evidence to support the view that the Dunphys lived and worked on the property called Erkindale which is just 5km east of Rathdowney in an area known as Coolkerry. Although it is likely that both John and Catherine had siblings it has not been possible to this stage to locate them in either Ireland or America.
First generation
John and Catherine had twelve children – Catherine, William, John, Joseph, James, Margaret, Fenton, Mary Anne, Patrick , Sarah, Anne and Edward. The last mentioned child died in Ireland before the family moved to Australia. It was Catherine, William and Margaret who migrated to Australia in 1850 and the rest of the family followed in 1853, arriving in 1854. The whole family initially settled in Parramatta and the parents died in 1856 and 1859. Both are buried in St. Patrick’s cemetery, Parramatta. The headstone is well preserved, although it has developed a slight tilt.
Subsequent generations
All the children moved to what was called the gold diggings in north east Victoria in the Buckland, Porepunkah, Bright and Wandiligong area. Here they established themselves as storekeepers, butchers, postmasters, bakers, hoteliers and farmers. Several became active in community affairs, councils and the Catholic church. The Dunphys are usually referred to as pioneers in this part of Victoria and their influence is well recognised.
All of the eleven originals married and their children and those of subsequent generations have been contacted as far as possible. Unfortunately, little is known in regard to the descendents of Catherine and William, but extensive details are known for the others. These details include names, and dates for births, deaths and marriages for up to five generations beyond the original eleven children. There are now descendents of John and Catherine in every Australian state and territory.
Descendants of John Donohugh of Mallow, Cork, Ireland
The Donohughs of Mallow, County Cork, Ireland Contributed by Ginny Chung (member 174) and William A Donahoe III (member 73)
I started out researching the DONAHOES of 26 Everett St, Dorchester, Massachusetts. That was the home of my Grandfather William A DONAHOE Ist. I am William A DONAHOE III. We were brought up fiercely defending the spelling of our name DONAHOE. It was a great surprise to learn from the heritage center in Mallow that my great great grandfather was John DONOHUGH. When his son, Patrick DONAHOE, arrived in Boston, Mass. in the 1850s, he somehow took on the spelling of the then publisher of the Boston Pilot (originally Donahoe’s Messenger), Patrick DONAHOE.
It is also very interesting that, within this family, the name was spelled differently. I went to school with DONAHUES, DONOHUES, O’DONOGHUES etc, and never even gave it a thought that they could be my cousins.
We have posted a family history and tree on this site Nearly all the data that has been collected in this DONOHUGHS OF MALLOW file is through the efforts of my cousin Ginny CHUNG. She is an avid genealogist and without her zeal this history would not be as complete as it is.
If anyone researching the "DONNCHADHA" family feels they may be connected.
Please contact Ginny at gchung@mindspring.com or Bill Donahoe at edisonj@optonline.net.
The Donohues who came to Wisconsin and then to Minnesota in the USA
The DONOHUES who came to Wisconsin and then to Minnesota in the USA
Contributed by Mike Donohue (member 8) of Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA ORIGIN
Florence O’Donoghue left Ireland around 1850, following the death of his wife, Ellen O’Connor. According to family lore they were residents of Cork, probably West Cork, of the Clan Glen Flesk. He came with his three sons, Peter, Timothy and Florence. Another son, John, stayed in Ireland, was purportedly a South Seas island trader. He did well, came back to Ireland, married a cousin, settled in Cork, and lived out his days there. Florence and Ellen’s daughter, Hannah went to Australia.
IN THE USA
The O’Donoghues were in Illinois, led from there to Wisconsin by John Roche, an Oregon Trail guide, in the company of families Coughlin, McCarty, Stephens, and Keefe, all settling in St Croix County, mostly in the New Richmond area, around 1850. Peter Donoghue (1831 – 1907) and his wife Johannah Coughlin (1840 – 1905), settled first in Hudson, in St Croix County, as noted in the 1860 census, by 1870 had moved on to the New Richmond area, where they farmed for many years in Stanton township, died and were buried in New Richmond’s Immaculate Conception Cemetery. Father Florence is first noted in Stanton Township in the 1880 census, then 90 years old, living with Peter. In that year he deeded real estate to his grandson William Florence Donohue. Timothy (1825 – 1904) lived with his wife Katharine Mackin (1829 – 1903) in New Richmond. They were childless. When he died he was in the home of his son Edward Donoghue in Decatur MI, after having spent the winter with his daughter Mrs. George Sperry, also of Decatur. The brother Florence died in the Civil War.
THEY FOUND THE LAW
William F. Donohue (1860 – 1932), who married Mary Anne Graham, (1875 – 1953), became a lawyer, moved to Stearns County, Minnesota, where he established a successful legal and political career, he ran for President in 1932, followed in the law by his son, Howard I. Donohue (1902 – 1987), who married Madelon Hills, (1909 – 2001), and grandsons, Michael H. (1936 – ) and Peter A. Donohue (1948 – ), in St Cloud, Minnesota.
FIRST USA GENERATION
Peter and Johannah left ten children: Mary, born 1859, married John Fitsimmons, died in Rockford IL; William Florence, Annie, born 1861, single, died 1941, in Hollywood, was a Minneapolis career school teacher, who was active and instrumental in obtaining state teachers retirement; Hannah, born 1865, who married Dennis James Burke, died in Amery WI; Katherine, born 1867, married a Grinella (?); Sarah, born 1872, died in Portland OR; George, born 1875, circulation editor of Seattle newspaper, died in WA. Margaret, born 1876, married Edward Cunnigham, lived and taught school near New Richmond; Frederick, born 1877, lore has it shanghaied from the west coast and never heard of again, and Arthur, born 1880, was an employee of the US Dept of Interior, in WA.
SECOND USA GENERATION
William F. and Mary Anne left seven children, Madeline, who married Paul Madigan, (Warden of Alcatraz in the 1950s) Ethel, who married Andrew Lerohl, Howard, Mary, single, Alice, who married Edward Dirkswager, Flora, who married Loey Hopper, Evelyn, who married Ray Wyant and died in a car accident shortly after marriage.
THIRD USA GENERATION
Howard and Madelon left five sons, all now living, William, Madison WI, Howard Jr. Stewartville, MN, Michael Minneapolis, MN, Patrick, St Cloud, MN, Peter, St Cloud, MN.
The Donahoos of Victoria, Australia
My DONAHOO surname originated from DONOHOE in Parish of Kilmore, County Tipperary.
Origins
The Donahoos of Victoria, Australia are descendants of an Irishman from CurryQuin, Parish of Kilmore, County Tipperary, Ireland. Darby Donohoe married Ann Mangan and they had at least one child; Patrick. Patrick married Bridget Walsh in 1859. In about 1860, they immigrated to Cape Town, South Africa, where they lived for about three years. They had two sons: John and Michael. They immigrated to Australia in February 1864 on the King of the Seas. On the 23 January 1865 Daniel, my great grandfather was born. His father, Patrick, died of tetanus on the 8th July 1865. Their mother, Bridget, raised the family. When Michael was about 14 years old he went missing. It is thought that he may have gone down to the wharves, which he visited often, and become a ship mate on one of the ships. The story goes that he may have ended up in the Caribbean, where he settled and died. At that time the name was still Donohoe. However, Daniel could not spell. He was quite illiterate as was his wife. At some stage, possibly when he was around 18 years old, he had to have his name written on some documents. He was asked his name. Since he could not spell, he sounded it out as DON-A-HOO, in an Australian accent. So, the person wrote it that way. Daniel must have seen how it was spelt and could recognize it. From then on we were no longer Donohoe, but Donahoo. Later in life when Daniel was asked about it, he said it had always been that way.
Other generations
John Donohoe had only one daughter: Eileen. She married a Frank Hamilton, so the name of Donohoe / Donahoo never continued on that line. Michael Donohoe was never known to have children.
Daniel married Elizabeth Ann Reason Worn in November 1887 in Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia. They had four sons and three Daughters. Their eldest, John, had four daughters. The second in line was Daniel, who had two sons and two daughters. It is this line that still carried the Donahoo name today, with his great great grandson Felix Donahoo. Their third son, Michael Francis, was killed in World War I. The fourth son was Thomas. He had one son, Tommy Donahoo, who then had three daughters.
It was from Daniel Donahoo, the son of the person who changed our name, that the Donahoo offspring are descended. There are now over twenty-one great grand children and two great great grandchildren at this time.
The O’Donoghues of Coomacullen, Glenflesk and Coologues, County Kerry and Missouri
This pedigree starts in Glenflesk, the homeland of the O’Donoghues of the Glen. Today they are to be found throughout the USA, Ireland and the UK. The main spellings are Donahue, Donahoe and O’Donoghue.
Origins
This tree encompasses descendants of Cornelius Donahue and Mary Kealiher who lived in the townland of Coomacullen, parish of Glenflesk, County Kerry during the first half of the 19th century. Thus, the family is one of those constituting the O’Donoghues of the Glen. Coomacullen is situated at the eastern extremity of the glen of the River Flesk, right up against the Kerry-Cork border. The Tithe Applotment Survey of 1833 and Griffith’s 1853 Survey list Cornelius as living in Coomacullen. Residents in the neighborhood remember the family and have identified the particular farm where they lived. Family history has transmitted the names of the five immediate ancestors of Cornelius who are listed.
Methodology
In this tree family members are identified by a code consisting of a sequence of alternating numerals and letters, such as 5b1c – the third child, John, of the first child, Joe, of the second child, Mike, of the fifth child, Dan, of Cornelius and Mary.
Cornelius and Mary’s children
We know, from parish records, that Cornelius of Coomacullen and Mary Kealiher were married in 1822 and six of their eight known children were baptised in Glenflesk or Killarney. For some reason, records are not extant for Con (2) or Pat (3), even though they were accounted brothers by their siblings.
Cornelius and five children migrated to Missouri
Cornelius, four sons and one daughter emigrated in or about 1856, possibly in two groups, disembarked in New Orleans, and proceeded at once to St. Louis. The four boys all helped construct the Missouri-Pacific railway and settled in places in Missouri ranging from St. Louis to Lamar in the south-west. There is confusion about the fate of Cornelius, who may have stayed with daughter, Peg, as she married a blacksmith in Shenandoah, IL, and dropped off the family radar screen.
The boys and their families have remained in close touch all these succeeding years, especially the
families of Dan (5) and Mike (7), who settled on farms near each other in the neighborhood of Sedalia, MO. Because Mike buried two wives before starting his third family in 1880, many of his grandchildren still flourish and the generation of his great-great grandchildren is still being produced. Thus, Innes (7l1c2), 20/11/00. Some of the families will be seen to be quite large, with many hundred members spanning four generations. Although there is still a concentration in Missouri, the usual American dispersal to all parts has occurred.
Mary Kealiher and three children stayed in Glenflesk
Mary Kealiher, her daughters Mary (4) and Hannah (6), and the oldest son Jeremiah (1) did not emigrate. Mary, because of fear of water, and the others, because they were married with young children. With help from the Glenflesk genealogical expert, Denis Spillane, the US Donahues have re-established contact with the descendants of Jeremiah. His family eventually moved from the glen to Coologues, a townland in the hills above Kilgarvan, down toward Kenmare. They have become known as the Weaver O’Donoghues. In the 1920s and 30s they left Coologues and now can be found in Michigan, Massachusetts, Killarney, Cork and London.
We have failed to trace the descendants of Mary and Hannah, although we know whom they married and the names of some of their children. Nor do we have any information about what kind of Kealiher was Mary, spouse of Cornelius. This is work-in-progress.
In the April issue of the O’Donoghue Society Newsletter we shall recount how we managed to establish this tree. Very recently, we have identified members of the family of Daniel Donoghue and Mary Carey who lived on a farm adjacent to that of Cornelius in the mid 19th Century and, according to present day neighbors, were close relatives. This family is now spread from Australia to the West Coast of the US.