John W. "J.W." Donohoo - I6984 - Individual Information

John W. "J.W." Donohoo ‎(I6984)‎

Given Names: John W.
Nickname: J.W.
Surname: Donohoo

Gender: Male Male

Birth: about 1836

49 , , Kentucky

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Birth

about 1836

49 , , Kentucky

Census

28 August 1850 ‎(Age 14)‎ District No. 2, Nelson, Kentucky, USA

Source: 1850 United States Federal Census

Citation Details:  Page: 386, Call Number/URL:
  Date of entry in original source: 28 August 1850
  Text: District No. 2, Nelson, Kentucky, 1850 US Census
Dwelling number: 683 Family number: 683 Name: P. Donohoo, Color: W, Sex: M, Age: 64, Profession, Occupation or Trade: Shoemaker, Ireland
Dwelling number: 683 Family number: 683 Name: Sarah Donohoo, Color: W, Sex: F, Age: 64, Maryland
Dwelling number: 683 Family number: 683 Name: Mary Donohoo, Color: W, Sex: F, Age: 43, Maryland
Dwelling number: 683 Family number: 683 Name: Margaret Fielding, Color: W, Sex: F, Age: 33, Kentucky
Dwelling number: 683 Family number: 683 Name: Sarah Bishop, Color: W, Sex: F, Age: 26, Kentucky
Dwelling number: 683 Family number: 683 Name: Elizabeth Donohoo, Color: W, Sex: F, Age: 20, Kentucky
Dwelling number: 683 Family number: 683 Name: J.W. Donohoo, Color: W, Sex: M, Age: 14, Kentucky, school
Dwelling number: 683 Family number: 683 Name: Susan Bishop, Color: W, Sex: F, Age: 5, Kentucky, school
Dwelling number: 683 Family number: 683 Name: Mary A. Bishop, Color: W, Sex: F, Age: 2, Kentucky
Dwelling number: 683 Family number: 683 Name: Antony Gosson, Color: W, Sex: M, Age: 37, Profession, Occupation or Trade: Farmer, Ireland

Donohoo Patrick 1850 US Census

Event

12 April 1856 ‎(Age 20)‎ Lost Home in Fire Bardstown, Nelson, Kentucky

Source: Newspaper Article

Citation Details: \"Disastrous Fire in Bardstown, Ky.-Fourteen Buildings Burnt.\" New York Times, April 17, 1856. Online Digital Image: New York Times Archive ‎(http://www.nytimes.com/ref/membercenter/nytarchive.html)‎: accessed 29 December 2014.

Source: Newspaper Article

Citation Details: \"Great Fire in Bardstown.\" Louisville weekly courier ‎(Jefferson County, KY)‎, April 19, 1856. Digital Image Source: Kentucky Digital Library, http://nyx.uky.edu/dips/xt74j09w1c29/data/mets.xml Accessed 23 December 2014.

Source: Newspaper Article

Citation Details: \"Immense Conflagration.\" Lebanon Post ‎(Lebanon, KY)‎ 16 April 1856. Digital Image Source: Kentucky Digital Library, http://nyx.uky.edu/dips/xt72v6986q2x/data/mets.xml Accessed December 2014.

Source: Newspaper Article

Citation Details: \"Terrible Conflagration--- Bardstown, Ky.. in Ruins!\" Chicago Times ‎(Chicago, IL)‎ 24 April 1856. Digital Image Source: GenealogyBank.com. Accessed December 2014.

Source: Newspaper Article

Citation Details: \"The Fire at Bardstown.\" Daily Louisville Democrat ‎(Jefferson County, KY)‎ 17 April 1856. Digital Image Source: Kentucky Digital Library, http://nyx.uky.edu/dips/xt7np55dcm1z/data/mets.xml. Accessed December 2014.

Source: Newspaper Article

Citation Details: The Fire at Bardstown.\" Lebanon Post ‎(Lebanon, KY)‎ 23 April 1856. Digital Image Source: Kentucky Digital Library, http://nyx.uky.edu/dips/xt72fq9q2t9j/data/mets.xml Accessed December 2014.

Source: Published Book

Citation Details: Historic Nelson County, its towns and people. Sarah Borders Smith. Bardstown, Kentucky : GBA/Delmar, 1983. vi, 488 p. : ill. Updated ed. of 2 works previously published as: Historic Bardstown, Nelson County, 1968: and Historic Nelson County, 1971. Family History Library 976.9495 H2. Page 342-343.

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Parents Family (F15)
Father	Patrick Donohoo 1786 - 1861
Mother	Sarah Thornbury 1786 - 1853
Brother	Francis Thomas "Frank, FT" Donohoo 1807 -
Sister (Birth)	Mary Magdalen Donohoo 1809 - 1886
Brother	Michael Donohoo 1811 - 1876
Brother	John Donohoo 1814 - 1836
Sister	Rosanna Margaret "Marg" Donohoo 1816 - 1872
Sister	Catherine Donohoo 1818 - 1902
Sister	Sarah Ann Donohoo 1827 - 1885
Sister (Birth)	Elizabeth Donohoo 1830 - 1852
(Birth)	John W. "J.W." Donohoo 1836 -

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Note	Death record found for an infant in 1875 to parents John F. and Sarah Donohoo. Is this this J Donohoo? Did he marry a Sarah?
Shared Note	Conflagration! The Bardstown Fire of 1856 Written by Melissa Finlay, 2015 About 11 a.m. on the morning of April 12, 1856, a fire started in the town of Bardstown. The details on how it started were sketchy right from the start. Some reports claimed it started in the chimney of the house of two widowed sisters, spreading to the roof, and then down to rubbish between their home and the abandoned ten-pin-alley next door. Other reports claim the flames began in the rubbish pile and spread to the chimney and roof of the house. Regardless of the true origin of the fire, it devastated the whole community, and the Donohoo family in particular. The weather was windy on this day, causing the flames to leap and spread to nearby buildings nearly faster than they could be evacuated. The fire wagon was brought out, but was somehow in ill repair and unable to help in the effort at all. The mayor of the city sent out a plea for help from other towns, but none were able to respond in time. Within three hours time, the entire south-east portion of the city was reduced to smoking embers. \"Where stood stately edifices before, nothing remains now but crumbling walls and smouldering ruins. The devouring element was so swift in its career, that the citizens, although using almost superhuman exertions, could not do anything towards rescuing the con- tents of the dwellings.\" ‎(\"Immense Conflagration.\" Lebanon Post (Lebanon, KY)‎ 16 April 1856.) Most families were not even able to salvage any of their household goods from the swift fire. None of the families had insurance to cover their losses. The devastation of the fire was reported throughout Kentucky, and as far away as New York and Chicago. Nearby communities, such as Louisville, called for fundraisers to help the devastated citizens of Bardstown. They formed committees to help with this fundraising effort, and the Catholic Bishop, Bishop Spalding led the way by donating $50 to the cause. The St. Joseph's College in Bardstown donated $100 towards the rebuilding of the Methodist Church, and $100 towards the aid of the orphans and widows. About 20 families were effected by this fire ‎(this chart, compiled from all the reports listed in sources below, may or may not be accurate, as reports did conflict with each other)‎: Bardstown Fire Losses J.C. Matthew: House Mrs. Turner: House valued $500, on which she had just made last payment, lost all furniture, clothing, etc. Dooney: 2 houses Nath'l Wickliffe: Dwelling house valued at $450, occupied by Mr. Gossin who lost all belongings Mrs. Gebway ‎(Widow Gibson)‎: House, furniture, valued at $2,000 C.W. Hill: Dwelling and office McCoon: House Methodist Church: Valued $2,000 J.C. Wickliffe: Residence, furniture, valued at $3,000 Old school house Alex Moore: Residence, furniture, valued $650-$800 Mrs. McAters ‎(Widow McAtee)‎: Residence, furniture, valued $400 M. Donohue: House in which father, etc. resided, lost most household goods, house valued $650 Frien: Old barn & stables James Hite: House, ten-pin-alley ‎(Old Green Tavern)‎, valued $750 I.C. Mattingly: Frame tenement adjoining residence, valued $500 Rev. R.A. Abel: Dwelling house valued at $500, occupied by Robert Mattingly who lost all personal belongings Doom and Brother: Frame house, double tenement valued at $500, resided in by Mrs. Cook and Mrs. Jacobson G.W. Hite: Dwelling, furniture, etc., valued at $12,600 Dr. B.R. McCown: House, furniture, provisions, valued $4,000 Mrs. Caldwell ‎(formerly Miss Breckenridge)‎: Dwelling house valued $400-$500; occupants Mr. Thomas Neal, Mrs. Cotton, Mrs. Cox lost all belongings The Donohoo family was keenly effected by this fire; their losses were very high. The home that was indicted as the possible cause of the fire was owned by Michael Donohoo, but resided in by Patrick Donohoo, daughter Mary Donohoo, his widowed daughters Margaret Frilling and Sarah Ann Bishop, grand-daughters Susan and Mary A. Bishop and son John W. Another home reduced to rubble belonged to his third widowed daughter, Catherine Turner and her four sons. She reportedly had just paid her last payment on the home and was unable to retrieve any personal belongings. All told, twelve members of the Donohoo family were left homeless by this fire. _________________________________ Sources: \"Disastrous Fire in Bardstown, Ky.-Fourteen Buildings Burnt.\" New York Times, April 17, 1856. Online Digital Image: New York Times Archive ‎(http://www.nytimes.com/ref/membercenter/nytarchive.html): accessed 29 December 2014. \"For the Louisville Democrat: At a meeting of the citizens.\" Daily Louisville Democrat ‎(Jefferson County, KY)‎ 23 April 1856. Digital Image Source: Kentucky Digital Library, http://nyx.uky.edu/dips/xt72ng4gn784/data/mets.xml Accessed December 2014. \"Great Fire in Bardstown.\" Louisville weekly courier ‎(Jefferson County, KY)‎, April 19, 1856. Digital Image Source: Kentucky Digital Library, http://nyx.uky.edu/dips/xt74j09w1c29/data/mets.xml Accessed 23 December 2014. Historic Nelson County, its towns and people. Sarah Borders Smith. Bardstown, Kentucky : GBA/Delmar, 1983. vi, 488 p. : ill. Updated ed. of 2 works previously published as: Historic Bardstown, Nelson County, 1968: and Historic Nelson County, 1971. Family History Library 976.9495 H2. Page 342-343. \"Immense Conflagration.\" Lebanon Post ‎(Lebanon, KY)‎ 16 April 1856. Digital Image Source: Kentucky Digital Library, http://nyx.uky.edu/dips/xt72v6986q2x/data/mets.xml Accessed December 2014. \"Public Meeting to relieve the Sufferers by the late Fire.\" Lebanon Post ‎(Lebanon, KY)‎ 23 April 1856. Digital Image Source: Kentucky Digital Library, http://nyx.uky.edu/dips/xt72fq9q2t9j/data/mets.xml Accessed December 2014. \"Terrible Conflagration--- Bardstown, Ky.. in Ruins!\" Chicago Times ‎(Chicago, IL)‎ 24 April 1856. Digital Image Source: GenealogyBank.com. Accessed December 2014. \"The Fire at Bardstown.\" Daily Louisville Democrat ‎(Jefferson County, KY)‎ 17 April 1856. Digital Image Source: Kentucky Digital Library, http://nyx.uky.edu/dips/xt7np55dcm1z/data/mets.xml. Accessed December 2014. \"The Fire at Bardstown.\" Lebanon Post ‎(Lebanon, KY)‎ 23 April 1856. Digital Image Source: Kentucky Digital Library, http://nyx.uky.edu/dips/xt72fq9q2t9j/data/mets.xml Accessed December 2014. \"The Relief Meeting.\" Louisville weekly courier ‎(Jefferson County, Kentucky)‎, April 26, 1856. Digital Image Source: Kentucky Digital Library, http://nyx.uky.edu/dips/xt77d7957p12/data/mets.xml Accessed 23 December 2014. \"We understand that the faculty.\" Lebanon Post ‎(Lebanon, KY)‎ 23 April 1856. Digital Image Source: Kentucky Digital Library, http://nyx.uky.edu/dips/xt72fq9q2t9j/data/mets.xml Accessed December 2014.

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Census	1850 United States Federal Census Citation Details: Page: 386, Call Number/URL: Date of entry in original source: 28 August 1850 Text: District No. 2, Nelson, Kentucky, 1850 US Census Dwelling number: 683 Family number: 683 Name: P. Donohoo, Color: W, Sex: M, Age: 64, Profession, Occupation or Trade: Shoemaker, Ireland Dwelling number: 683 Family number: 683 Name: Sarah Donohoo, Color: W, Sex: F, Age: 64, Maryland Dwelling number: 683 Family number: 683 Name: Mary Donohoo, Color: W, Sex: F, Age: 43, Maryland Dwelling number: 683 Family number: 683 Name: Margaret Fielding, Color: W, Sex: F, Age: 33, Kentucky Dwelling number: 683 Family number: 683 Name: Sarah Bishop, Color: W, Sex: F, Age: 26, Kentucky Dwelling number: 683 Family number: 683 Name: Elizabeth Donohoo, Color: W, Sex: F, Age: 20, Kentucky Dwelling number: 683 Family number: 683 Name: J.W. Donohoo, Color: W, Sex: M, Age: 14, Kentucky, school Dwelling number: 683 Family number: 683 Name: Susan Bishop, Color: W, Sex: F, Age: 5, Kentucky, school Dwelling number: 683 Family number: 683 Name: Mary A. Bishop, Color: W, Sex: F, Age: 2, Kentucky Dwelling number: 683 Family number: 683 Name: Antony Gosson, Color: W, Sex: M, Age: 37, Profession, Occupation or Trade: Farmer, Ireland
Event	Newspaper Article Citation Details: \"Disastrous Fire in Bardstown, Ky.-Fourteen Buildings Burnt.\" New York Times, April 17, 1856. Online Digital Image: New York Times Archive ‎(http://www.nytimes.com/ref/membercenter/nytarchive.html)‎: accessed 29 December 2014.
Event	Newspaper Article Citation Details: \"Great Fire in Bardstown.\" Louisville weekly courier ‎(Jefferson County, KY)‎, April 19, 1856. Digital Image Source: Kentucky Digital Library, http://nyx.uky.edu/dips/xt74j09w1c29/data/mets.xml Accessed 23 December 2014.
Event	Newspaper Article Citation Details: \"Immense Conflagration.\" Lebanon Post ‎(Lebanon, KY)‎ 16 April 1856. Digital Image Source: Kentucky Digital Library, http://nyx.uky.edu/dips/xt72v6986q2x/data/mets.xml Accessed December 2014.
Event	Newspaper Article Citation Details: \"Terrible Conflagration--- Bardstown, Ky.. in Ruins!\" Chicago Times ‎(Chicago, IL)‎ 24 April 1856. Digital Image Source: GenealogyBank.com. Accessed December 2014.
Event	Newspaper Article Citation Details: \"The Fire at Bardstown.\" Daily Louisville Democrat ‎(Jefferson County, KY)‎ 17 April 1856. Digital Image Source: Kentucky Digital Library, http://nyx.uky.edu/dips/xt7np55dcm1z/data/mets.xml. Accessed December 2014.
Event	Newspaper Article Citation Details: \"The Fire at Bardstown.\" Daily Louisville Democrat ‎(Jefferson County, KY)‎ 17 April 1856. Digital Image Source: Kentucky Digital Library, http://nyx.uky.edu/dips/xt7np55dcm1z/data/mets.xml. Accessed December 2014.
Event	Newspaper Article Citation Details: The Fire at Bardstown.\" Lebanon Post ‎(Lebanon, KY)‎ 23 April 1856. Digital Image Source: Kentucky Digital Library, http://nyx.uky.edu/dips/xt72fq9q2t9j/data/mets.xml Accessed December 2014.
Event	Published Book Citation Details: Historic Nelson County, its towns and people. Sarah Borders Smith. Bardstown, Kentucky : GBA/Delmar, 1983. vi, 488 p. : ill. Updated ed. of 2 works previously published as: Historic Bardstown, Nelson County, 1968: and Historic Nelson County, 1971. Family History Library 976.9495 H2. Page 342-343.

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Donohoo Patrick 1850 US Census ‎(M206)‎
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Source: 1850 United States Federal Census

Citation Details: Source Citation: Year: 1850; Census Place: District 2, Nelson, Kentucky; Roll: M432_215; Page: 386A; Image: 229. Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1850 United States Federal Census ‎[database on-line]‎. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Original data: Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; ‎(National Archives Microfilm Publication M432, 1009 rolls)‎; Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29; National Archives, Washington, D.C.

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