Donna Arline (Crain) Jackson (1923 - 1997)

Born 18 Feb 1923 in Springfield, Clark County, Ohio, United States

Ancestors

Died 12 Jul 1997 at age 74 in Champaign County, Ohio, United States

Biography

The daughter of Jim Crain and Elizabeth Rice, Donna Arline Crain was born in Springfield, Clark County, Ohio, United States on 18 Feb 1923.

Donna passed away at the Champaign Nursing Home in Champaign County, Ohio on 12 Jul 1997 at age 74. ^[1] She is interred in Kings Creek Baptist Church Cemetery located in Kingscreek, Champaign County, Ohio, USA. ^[2]

Marriages and Children

(1) Stanley Louis Peck, married 29 July 1946 at the First Congregational Church off East Madison Avenue in Springfield, Clark County, Ohio, USA. ^[3]

(2) Paul W. Jackson, married 16 Jan 1950 in Champaign County, Ohio. ^{[4] [5]}

Research Notes

Census Records

1930 ^[6]

— Enumeration Date: 29 April 1930

— Name: Donna Crain

— Estimated Birth Year: About 1923

— Gender: Female

— Race: White

— Age in 1930: 7

— Birthplace: Ohio

— Marital Status: Single

— Relation to Head of House: Daughter

— Home in 1930: Springfield, Clark, Ohio, USA

— Street Address: Larch Street

— Ward of City: 1 Part of

— House Number: 2149

— Dwelling Number: 898

— Family Number: 927

— Attended School: Yes

— Father's Birthplace: Ohio

— Mother's Birthplace: Ohio

— Household Members (Name, Age, Relationship):

• Elizabeth M Crain, 43, Head
• Edward R Crain, 20, Son
• Garna J Crain, 16, Daughter
• James J Crain, 14, Son
• Phyliss J Crain, 12, Daughter
• Betty N Crain, 10, Daughter
• Eunice V Crain, 9, Daughter
• Donna I Crain, 7, Daughter
• Dorothy M Crain, 5, Daughter

1940 ^[7]

— Enumeration Date: 25 April 1940

— Name: Donna Crain

— Age: 17

— Estimated Birth Year: About 1923

— Gender: Female

— Race: White

— Birthplace: Ohio

— Marital Status: Single

— Relation to Head of House: Inmate

— Home in 1940: Springfield, Clark, Ohio

— Inferred Residence in 1935: Springfield, Clark, Ohio

— Residence in 1935: Springfield

— Sheet Number: 2B

— Institution: Independent Order of Odd Fellows Home (I.O.O.F. - Aged and Children)

— Attended School or College: Yes

— Highest Grade Completed: Elementary school, 7th grade

— Hours Worked Week Prior to Census: 04

— Household Members (Name, Age, Relationship):

• Donna Jackson, 17, Inmate
• Dorothy Crain, 15, Inmate
• [List of additional household members truncated as they are employees or inmates who are not related to the subject ancestor.]

1950 ^[8]

— Enumeration Date: 21 April 1950

— Name: Donna Jackson

— Age: 27

— Birth Date: About 1923

— Gender: Female

— Race: White

— Birth Place: Ohio

— Marital Status: Married

— Relation to Head of House: Wife

— Residence Date: 1950

— Home in 1950: Urbana, Champaign, Ohio, USA

— Street Name: Russell Street

— Apartment Number: 707 1/2

— Dwelling Number: 401

— Farm: No

— Acres: No

— Occupation Category: Keeping House

— Worked Last Week: No

— Seeking Work: No

— Employment Status: No

— Household Members (Name, Age, Relationship):

• Paul Jackson, 26, Head
• Donna Jackson, 27, Wife

Sources

1. ↑ Death Record, 051192
2. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #127169857
3. ↑ Marriage Record, 46642
4. ↑ Marriage Record, 2251696
5. ↑ Census Record, 1950
6. ↑ Census Records, 1930
7. ↑ Census Records, 1940
8. ↑ Census Records, 1950

REFERENCES:

• Marriage Record, 28853. Ohio, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1774-1993. Film Number: 000466642; Volume: 41; Record Year: 1946-1947; Certificate Number: 28853; Name: Donna Arline Crain; Gender: Female; Marriage Age: 23; Estimated Birth Date: About 1923; Marriage Date: 29 Jul 1946; Marriage Place: Clark, Ohio, USA; Father: James Crain; Mother: Elizabeth M. Rice; Spouse: Stanley Louis Peck; Spouse's Gender: Male; Spouse's Marriage Age: 25; Spouse's Estimated Birth Date: About 1921; Spouse's Father: Russell Peck; Spouse's Mother: Olive Grove. Ancestry.com. Ohio, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1774-1993 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016.

• Marriage Record, 2251696. Ohio, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1774-1993. Film Number: 002251696; Name: Donna Peck; Gender: Female; Marriage Age: 26; Estimated Birth Date: About 1924; Marriage Date: 16 Jan 1950; Marriage Place: Champaign, Ohio, USA; Father: Jim W. Crain; Mother: Mary E. Rice; Spouse: Paul Jackson; Spouse's Gender: Male; Spouse's Marriage Age: 26; Spouse's Estimated Birth Date: About 1924; Spouse's Father: Hiram Jackson; Spouse's Mother: Susan Clark. Ancestry.com. Ohio, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1774-1993 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016.

• Death Record, 051192. Ohio, U.S., Death Records, 1908-1932, 1938-2018. Certificate Number: 051192; Name: Donna Jackson; Gender: Female; Race: White, Not Hispanic (White); Age: 74; Birth Date: 18 Feb 1923; Birth Place: Springfield, Clark, Ohio, USA; Death Date: 12 Jul 1997; Death Hospital: Other/Nursing Home; Death Place: Champaign, USA; Inquest Hospital: Long-Term Care Facilities; Father: Crain; Mother: Rice: Education: 12; Military Service: No; Occupation: Maids and houseman; (Inquest Questions: Certifier: Physician; Time of Death: 05:30 AM). Ohio Department of Health; Columbus, Ohio; Ohio Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007. Ancestry.com and Ohio Department of Health. Ohio, U.S., Death Records, 1908-1932, 1938-2018 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010.

• Obituary: Donna A. Jackson. Published in The Urbana Daily Citizen (Urbana, Ohio, USA), Monday, 14 Jul 1997, Page 2.

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/127169857/donna_a-jackson: accessed March 19, 2024), memorial page for Donna A Crain Jackson (18 Feb 1923–12 Jul 1997), Find a Grave Memorial ID 127169857, citing Kings Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, Kingscreek, Champaign County, Ohio, USA.

Census Record References

• Census Record, 1930. 1930 United States Federal Census. Year: 1930; Census Place: Springfield, Clark, Ohio; Page: 33B; Enumeration District: 0025; FHL microfilm: 2341490. Ancestry.com. 1930 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002. Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626, 2,667 rolls.

• Census Record, 1950. 1950 United States Federal Census. National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Urbana, Champaign, Ohio; Roll: 1544; Page: 35; Enumeration District: 11-29. Ancestry.com. 1950 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2022.

See Also

• Saundra Stewart (1960-2020), Personal Collection, 24 May 2017.

• Crain Family Bible, last known to be in the possession of Vince Crain, 24 May 2017.

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/127169659/paul_w-jackson: accessed March 19, 2024), memorial page for Paul W Jackson (6 Sep 1923–18 Dec 1966), Find a Grave Memorial ID 127169659, citing Kings Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, Kingscreek, Champaign County, Ohio, USA.

• Historic Structures. (2015, October 13). History of the Odd Fellows Odd Fellows Home of Ohio, Springfield Ohio. Accessed 19 Mar 2024. URL: https://www.historic-structures.com/oh/springfield/odd_fellows_home1.php