John
Donovan
Born about in County Cork, Ireland
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Mary (Toomey) Donovan
— married
3 Mar 1835 in County Cork, Ireland
Descendants 
Father of
Eleanor (Donovan) Sullivan, Andrew J Donovan, Ellen (Donovan) Malone, Andrew Donovan, Barton Donovan, Bartholomew Donovan, John Donovan, Judy Donovan, Elnora Donovan, Joanna Donovan, Josephine (Donovan) Dougherty and Lawrence C Donovan
Died
at about age 73
in Arlington Township, Van Buren, Michigan, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 10 Nov 2014
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Biography
John Donovan was born in Ireland.
John was born about 1804. If the birth places and ages of his children in the 1850 census is correct, the family came to the USA about 1852-1856.
John Donovan and family are in the 1850 & 1860 census of Michigan.
John Dunovan, 55 yrs old, farmer, born in Ireland, with Mary, 40 yrs, Andrew 21 yrs, Barton 19 yrs, John 14yrs, Judy 12 yrs, Nora 8 yrs, Joanna 4 yrs, Lawrence 6 months resided Township of Arlington, Van Buren, Michigan, United States in 1860. [1]
He passed away in 1877.
Sources
Find A Grave: Memorial #70639436
References
- ↑ "United States Census, 1860," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9BS3-LF3?cc=1473181&wc=73BR-4KZ%3A1589428970%2C1589423518%2C1589429986 : 24 March 2017), Michigan > Van Buren > Township of Arlington > image 7 of 22; from "1860 U.S. Federal Census - Population," database, Fold3.com (http://www.fold3.com : n.d.); citing NARA microfilm publication M653 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
Son's marriage record names parents: "Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NQW9-P9X : 15 January 2019), Lawrence C. Donovan and Anna M. Carroll, 1887.
Son's death record names parents: "Michigan Deaths and Burials, 1800-1995," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHQ8-ZQ6 : 10 February 2018), Lawrence C. Donovan, 10 Apr 1942; citing Lawrence, Van Buren, Michigan, reference ; FHL microfilm 2,110,422. Find A Grave: Memorial #70639436
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In addition, the genealogy of Andrew Donovan is documented by personal records and by other genealogists including Norene Doster and Kelly Donovan.
In short, the children of John Donovan and Mary Toomey (Donovan-4437) do not match the children of John Donovan and Mary Twomey (Donovan-917) which ultimately leads me to the conclusion this is not the same couple.