Family of George Washington DONHAM and Sarah J. BAKER

Husband:	George Washington DONHAM (1846-1901)
Wife:	Sarah J. BAKER (1855-1947)
Children:	Edward DONHAM (1876?-1900)
	Jesse DONHAM (1878-1900)
	Felix DONHAM (aft1880-1900)
	Bunk DONHAM (aft1880-1900)
	Delbert Augustus DONHAM (1884-1963)
	Minnie DONHAM (1889-1980)
	Eunice DONHAM (1891-1980)
	Clara DONHAM (1894-1984)
Marriage	22 Nov 1874	Drew, Arkansas 1

Husband: George Washington DONHAM

	George Washington DONHAM, "confederate-miss"

Name:	George Washington DONHAM 1,2
Sex:	Male
Father:	John DONHAM (1805-1880)
Mother:	Elizabeth J. ODOM (1814-1891?)
Birth (1)	10 Oct 1846	Paris, Lafayette Co., Mississippi 1
Birth (2)	10 Oct 1847	Paris, Lafayette County, Mississippi 3
Residence (1)	16 Oct 1850 (age 4)	Lafayette, Mississippi 4
Residence (2)	17 Aug 1860 (age 13)	Lafayette, Mississippi 5
Military (1)	btw 1861 and 1865 (age 14-19)	Private, Co. E, 18th Mississippi Calvary 1
Military (2)	4 May 1865 (age 18)	taken prisoner at end of war; Citronelle, Alabama 6,7
Residence (3)	5 Jun 1880 (age 33)	Washington Twp., Grant Co., Arkansas 8
Biography	1890 (age 43-44)	Index pg 26, Biography pg18- 944-Chapter 32,Drew County, Ar.-Indexed as James F. Danham in Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Southern Arkansas-listed as brother 3
Residence (4)	23 Jun 1900 (age 53)	Wells Bayou, Lincoln, Arkansas 9
Note		Served in the Civil War with Confederacy under Captain John Knox. 3
Death	26 Oct 1901 (age 55)	Lincoln, Arkansas 1
Burial	1901 (age 54-55)	Dark Corner Cemetery

Wife: Sarah J. BAKER

Name:	Sarah J. BAKER 1
Sex:	Female
Nickname:	Sallie
Father:	Matthew BAKER ( -1877)
Mother:	Helen BALCH ( -1924)
Birth (1)	2 Jul 1855	Panola, Mississippi 10
Residence (1)	1870 (age 14-15)	Bearhouse Twp., Drew, Arkansas
Military	6 Aug 1903 (age 48)	applied for Civil War Veterans widow benefits; Grant, Arkansas 11
Residence (2)	1910 (age 54-55)	Washington Twp., Grant, Arkansas 12
Birth (2)	2 Jul 1855	Mississippi 3
Death	30 Jan 1947 (age 91)	Stanislaus, California
Census (1)	5 Jun 1880 (age 24)	Grant County, Washington Township, Ar. pg 3 3
Census (2)	1 Aug 1870 (age 15)	pg4,sheet4,House#36,Family#36, Bearhouse Twsp, Drew County, Arkansas 3
Census (3)	23 Jun 1900 (age 44)	pg40-200B, sheet 20B, ED 120, house 3365, family #365, Wells BayouTwsp, Lincoln Co, Ar 3
Census (4)	18 Apr 1910 (age 54)	pg3,Washington,GrantCo 3
Census (5)	29 Jan 1920 (age 64)	pg6,sheet3B,FranklinTwsp,GrantCo,Ar.,household of daughter Clara & Nelson,W.C 3
Census (6)	17 Apr 1930 (age 74)	pg59-60,sheet30A-30B,BigRock,2257,LittleRock,PulaskiCo,Ar.-household of daughter and son-in-law, William Nelson 3
Note (1)	Jun 1900 (age 44)	Census record of 1900, states that Sarah and George Washington Donham had 8 children and only 4 were living. It stated they were married 26 years. 3
Note (2)		Sarah Jane Baker is the daughter of Helen Balch and Matthew Baker. Three of their children married into the Donham family, they were Sarah Jane, Isabell and George W. Baker. 3

Child 1: Edward DONHAM

Name:	Edward DONHAM 1,2
Sex:	Male
Spouse:	Fannie CARLTON ( - )
Birth (1)	1876 (app) 1
Death (1)	1900 (age 23-24)	Lincoln, AR 13
Birth (2)	1876	Arkansas 3
Death (2)	"BEF. JUN 1900"	Lincoln County, Arkansas 3
Census	5 Jun 1880 (age 3-4)	pg3, Grant County, Washington Township, Ar. 3

Additional Information

Death (1)

Cause: Swamp Fever

Child 2: Jesse DONHAM

Name:	Jesse DONHAM 1,2
Sex:	Male
Birth	1878	Arkansas 1
Death (1)	1900 (age 21-22)	Lincoln, AR 13
Death (2)	"BEF. JUN 1900"	Lincoln County, Arkansas 3
Census	5 Jun 1880 (age 1-2)	pg 3, Grant County, Washington Township, Ar. 3

Additional Information

Death (1)

Cause: Swamp Fever

Child 3: Felix DONHAM

Name:	Felix DONHAM 1,2
Sex:	Male
Birth (1)	aft 1880 1
Death (1)	1900 (age 19-20)	Lincoln, AR 13
Birth (2)	1882	Arkansas 3
Death (2)	"BEF. JUN 1900"	Arkansas 3

Additional Information

Death (1)

Cause: Swamp Fever

Child 4: Bunk DONHAM

Name:	Bunk DONHAM 1,2
Sex:	Male
Birth (1)	aft 1880 1
Death (1)	1900 (age 19-20)	Lincoln, AR 13
Birth (2)	1880	Arkansas 3
Death (2)	"BEF. JUN 1900"	Arkansas 3

Additional Information

Death (1)

Cause: Swamp Fever

Child 5: Delbert Augustus DONHAM

Name:	Delbert Augustus DONHAM 1,2
Sex:	Male
Spouse:	Cora Linney SIMPSON (1889-1962)
Birth (1)	21 Jan 1884	Arkansas 1
Residence (1)	1900 (age 15-16)	Wells Bayou, Lincoln, Arkansas 14
Residence (2)	1910 (age 25-26)	Cleveland Co., Arkansas 15
Death (1)	11 Oct 1963 (age 79)	Delhi, Madison, Louisiana 1
Birth (2)	2 Jan 1884	Grant County, Arkansas 3
Death (2)	11 Oct 1963 (age 79)	Delhi, Louisiana 3
Census (1)	23 Jun 1900 (age 16)	pg40-200B, sheet 20B, ED 120, house 3365, family #365, Wells BayouTwsp, Lincoln Co, Ar 3
Census (2)	3 May 1910 (age 26)	pg37,sheet19A,district17,JacksonTwsp,ClevelandCo.,Ar 3
Burial	1963 (age 78-79)	Delhi Masonic Cemetery, Delhi, Louisiana 1
Military	12 Sep 1918 (age 34)	World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 > Arkansas > Pulaski County > 1 > Draft Card D-Delbert Augusta Donham-age 33-born Jan 21, 1884-mother, Sarah Jane Donham-Med height-med build-gray eyes 3

Child 6: Minnie DONHAM

Name:	Minnie DONHAM 1,2
Sex:	Female
Spouse:	Unknown EASTERLY (1880-1952)
Birth (1)	Dec 1889 1
Residence		Santa Anna, CA 1
Birth (2)	23 Dec 1889	Grant County, Arkansas 3
Death	2 Jun 1980 (age 90)	Orange County, California 3
Census (1)	23 Jun 1900 (age 10)	pg40-200B, sheet 20B, ED 120, house 3365, family #365, Wells BayouTwsp, Lincoln Co, Ar 3
Census (2)	18 Apr 1910 (age 20)	pg3,Washington,GrantCo 3
Census (3)	28 Jan 1920 (age 30)	pg27,sheet14A,WashingtonTwsp,GrantCo.,Ar. 3
Census (4)	8 Apr 1930 (age 40)	pg23,Dist76,1122W.3rdSt.,SantaAna,OrangeCo.,Ca. 3

Child 7: Eunice DONHAM

Name:	Eunice DONHAM 1,2
Sex:	Female
Spouse:	Unknown LADD (1888-1951)
Birth (1)	Jan 1891 1
Residence		Santa Anna, CA 1
Birth (2)	23 Jan 1891	Grant County, Arkansas 3
Death	1 Oct 1980 (age 89)	Orange County, California 3
Census (1)	23 Jun 1900 (age 9)	pg40-200B, sheet 20B, ED 120, house 3365, family #365, Wells BayouTwsp, Lincoln Co, Ar 3
Census (2)	19 Apr 1910 (age 19)	pg4,Washington,GrantCo,Ar 3
Census (3)	28 Jan 1920 (age 28-29)	pg27,sheet14A,WashingtonTwsp,GrantCo.,Ar. 3
Census (4)	4 Feb 1930 (age 39)	pg6,dist74,409E.Pine,SantaAna,OrangeCo.,Ca. 3

Child 8: Clara DONHAM

Name:	Clara DONHAM 1,2
Sex:	Female
Spouse 1:	W. C. NELSON ( - )
Spouse 2:	William C. NELSON (1890- )
Birth (1)	Apr 1894 1
Residence (1)	1932 (age 37-38)	Arkansas 1
Residence (2)		Modesto, CA 1
Residence (3)	12 Feb 1932 (age 37)	Little Rock, Arkansas 16
Birth (2)	15 Apr 1894	Grant County, Arkansas 3
Death	18 Jun 1984 (age 90)	Stanislaus, California 3
Census (1)	23 Jun 1900 (age 6)	pg40-200B, sheet 20B, ED 120, house 3365, family #365, Wells BayouTwsp, Lincoln Co, Ar 3
Census (2)	18 Apr 1910 (age 15-16)	pg3,Washington,GrantCo 3
Census (3)	29 Jan 1920 (age 25)	pg5-6,sheet3A-3B,FranklinTwsp,GrantCo,Ar. 3
Census (4)	17 Apr 1930 (age 35-36)	pg59-60,sheet30A-30B,BigRock,2257,LittleRock,PulaskiCo,Ar. 3

Additional Information

Residence (3)

3225 Arch St.

Sources

1	Gladys M Donham and William Beatty Donham, "Descendants of George Washington Donham" (private printing May 2013).

2	Barbara Brown, et. al. Donhams of Arkansas, "Dennis Dunham and Dollie Philips Descendants" (http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=dunham-donh am-i&id=I02065).

3	"File (merged): C:\Users\Doug\Documents\Family\Dunham\Dennis Dunham\DennisDonham desc.ged".

4	Gladys M Donham and William Beatty Donham, "Descendants of George Washington Donham" (private printing May 2013). Text From Source: Census pg92B-93A-270-271,House#633,Family#633,Lafayette County, Mississippi-no township listed

5	Ibid. Text From Source: Census pg58, sheet 58, house #367, family #367, Paris, Lafayette County, Mississippi

6

Ibid. Text From Source: Geo W Donham, with Confederacy States Army under Capt John Knox. D 118 Cavalry Miss: enrolled from residence, Water Valley Mississippi Appears on Roll of Prisoners of War. Detailed men of the Confederate States Army Commanded by? Surrendered at Citronelle Ala. by Lieu Gen.R.Taylor. C.S.A. To Major Gen E.R.S.Canby U.S.A. May 4th 1865. Paroled at Grenada Miss: May 18th 1865 Roll dated Grenada, Miss: May 19th 1865

7	Thomas Jefferson Donham, "Genealogy of the Donham's in America" (1913).

8	Gladys M Donham and William Beatty Donham, "Descendants of George Washington Donham" (private printing May 2013). Text From Source: EDI00 P3 Geo W, Sarah, Eddie 4, Jesse 2 Grant County, Washington Township, Ar.

9	Ibid. Text From Source: Census ED120 no Geo W, Sarah, Delbert, Minnie, Eunice, Clara pg40-200B, sheet 20B, ED 120, house 3365, family #365, Wells BayouTwsp, Lincoln Co, Ar-census has born Oct 1846

10	Ibid. Text From Source: According to family History Sarah with her three daughters moved to California along with the family of Thomas Jefferson Donham. Brother to her husband Geo W Donham after 1932..

11	Ibid. Text From Source: Pension #18173

12	Ibid. Text From Source: ED18 P27; Sarah age 55 Widow, with Clara daughter age 16

13	Ibid. Text From Source: The sons, ofGeo W, and Sarah J Donham. Edward, Jesse, Felix, and Bunk Donham, died 1900 during the swamp fever epidemic. In Lincoln County Ark; Burial places have not been found

14	Ibid. Text From Source: Census E0l20 P20 Delbert A Living with Parents and Sisters

15	Ibid. Text From Source: Delbert A (GUS) Donham, Cora wife, Daughters, Ruth and Olive.

16	Ibid. Text From Source: With Daughter Mrs. W C Nelson