N. James Donnan (1854 - 1925)

Born 13 Sep 1854 in Rock Island, Rock Island, Illinois, United States

Husband of Ella Davis (Cummings) Donnan — married 20 Oct 1879 in Poweshiek County, Iowa, United States

Descendants

Died 3 Apr 1925 at age 70 in Ewart, Poweshiek, Iowa, United States

Biography

Census

1860: Coal Valley, Rock Island, IL ^[1]

• James Donnan age 40
• Nancy age 30
• Susannah age 8
• James age 5
• Ellen age 3
• Mary A age 2/12
• Henry McJameson age 26
• Cecilia Thomas age 16
• Robert Rutherford age 30

1880: Ewart, Poweshiek Co, IA pg. 559B ^[2]

• James Donnan age 25 IL/Ire/Ire
• Ella age 24, wife OH/Scot/Scot
• Nancy age 46, mother, Ire/Ire/Ire
• Ella age 22, sister, IL/Ire/Ire
• Kary age 20, sister, IL/Ire/Ire
• Lizzie age 17, sister, IL/Ire/Ire
• Sadie age 12 IL/Ire/Ire

1900: Pleasant, Poweshiek Co, IA pg. 7B ^[3]

• James age 45, Sept 1854 IL/Ire/Ire, m.20 yrs
• Ellen D age 43, Dec 1856 IA/Scot/Scot, 6/6 kids
• Edna J age 16, Oct 1883
• Bessie E age 15, May 1885
• J Edward age 13, Sept 1886
• Mary A age 11, Sept 1888
• Gordon D age 7, Sept 1892
• Wilham E. age 6, Jan 1894
• Homer E Ricketts age 17, May 1883, servant

1910: Pleasant, Poweshiek, Co, IA pg. 7A

1920: Pleasant, Poweshiek Co, IA pg. 5A

Obituary

DONNAN, JAMES- Pleasant Twp-pg 775. Section 20, P.O. Ewart. Born in Rock Island county, Illinois, September 13, 1854. Was there raised to manhood and educated. He attended the Davenport Business College and secured a commercial education. In March, 1876, he came to Poweshiek county with his mother and sisters and located where he now resides. He was married October 20, 1879, to Miss Ella D. Cummings, of Pleasant township (formerly of Cedar county, Iowa). Mrs. Donnan makes a specialty of dairying, and her choice brand of butter has attained considerable reputation. Mr. Donnan has started in life under very favorable auspices, and being a man of tact and industry his success is inevitable. He is an active member of the United Presbyterian Church of Ewart and is one of its elders. ^[4]

Burial

Pleasant Township Cemetery ^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ Year: 1860; Census Place: Coal Valley, Rock Island, Illinois; Roll: M653_222; Page: 747; Family History Library Film: 803222
2. ↑ Year: 1880; Census Place: Ewart, Poweshiek, Iowa; Roll: 362; Family History Film: 1254362; Page: 559B; Enumeration District: 192; Image: 0300
3. ↑ Year: 1900; Census Place: Pleasant, Poweshiek, Iowa; Roll: 457; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 0107; FHL microfilm: 1240457
4. ↑ The History of Poweshiek County, Iowa.
5. ↑ http://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=81123437

• "Iowa Marriages, 1809-1992," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XJYR-3VC : 3 December 2014), James Donnan and Ella D. Cummings, 21 Oct 1879; citing Pleasant Tp., Poweshiek, Iowa, reference 2:3JQFPMS; FHL microfilm 1,028,402.