Family of William DONHAM and Sarah ARTHUR

Husband:	William DONHAM (1784-1849?)
Wife:	Sarah ARTHUR (1783-aft1829)
Children:	Rachel DONHAM (1801- )
	Abel M. DONHAM (aft1803- )
	Keziah DONHAM (1806-1888)
	Daniel DONHAM (1808?- )
	George DONHAM (1810-1884)
	Abijah DONHAM (1812-1864)
	Joseph DONHAM (1816?-aft1859)
	Ira DONHAM (1817-1902)
	Darius DONHAM (1819- )
	William O. DONHAM (1821?- )
	Melissa DONHAM (1824-1891)
Marriage	15 Dec 1802	Clermont, Ohio, USA 1

Husband: William DONHAM

Name:	William DONHAM 2
Sex:	Male
Father:	Nathaniel DONHAM (1733-1812)
Mother:	Keziah CROSLEY (1758-1820)
Birth	13 Jun 1784	Mapleton, Greene, PA 2
Death	1849 (app) (age 64-65)	Vigo, IN 2

Wife: Sarah ARTHUR

Name:	Sarah ARTHUR 2
Sex:	Female
Father:	James ARTHUR ( - )
Mother:	Rachel BROWN ( - )
Birth	28 Aug 1783	Moorefield, Hampshire, VA 1
Death	aft 1829 (age 45-46) 1

Child 1: Rachel DONHAM

Name:	Rachel DONHAM 1
Sex:	Female
Spouse 1:	Philip SILVER ( - )
Spouse 2:	Jerry BUNKEN ( - )
Birth	Mar 1801	Clermont, Ohio, USA 1

Child 2: Abel M. DONHAM

Name:	Abel M. DONHAM 1
Sex:	Male
Spouse:	Mary Elizabeth WYATT (1829- )
Birth	btw 1803 and 1829 1

Child 3: Keziah DONHAM

Name:	Keziah DONHAM 1
Sex:	Female
Spouse:	James E. WEST (1802-1848)
Birth	22 Jan 1806	Clermont, Ohio, USA 1
Death	4 Nov 1888 (age 82)	Indiana 1

Child 4: Daniel DONHAM

Name:	Daniel DONHAM 1
Sex:	Male
Birth	1808 (app)	Clermont, Ohio, USA 1

Child 5: George DONHAM

Name:	George DONHAM 3
Sex:	Male
Spouse 1:	Sarah CLARK (1810?-1873)
Spouse 2:	Mary A. UNKNOWN ( - )
Birth	2 Jun 1810	Clermont, Ohio, USA 1
Military	btw 1847 and 1848 (age 36-38)	Sergeant in the 4th Regiment of Indiana Volunteers in the Mexican War 4
Death	31 May 1884 (age 73)	Cory, Clay, IN 1

Child 6: Abijah DONHAM

Name:	Abijah DONHAM 5
Sex:	Male
Spouse:	Margaret DONHAM (1815-1895)
Birth	30 Jan 1812	Clermont, Ohio, USA 1
Death	16 Oct 1864 (age 52)	Clay, IN 1

Child 7: Joseph DONHAM

Name:	Joseph DONHAM 1
Sex:	Male
Spouse:	Lucinda JEFFERS (1820?-aft1859)
Birth	1816 (app)	Clermont, Ohio, USA 1
Death	aft 1859 (age 42-43) 1

Child 8: Ira DONHAM

Name:	Ira DONHAM 6,7,8,9,10,11
Sex:	Male
Spouse:	Cynthia A. TOWSLEY (1821?-bef1900)
Birth	Oct 1817	Clermont, Ohio, USA 1,7,8,9,12
Residence (1)	14 Sep 1850 (age 32)	Perry, Clay, Indiana 8
Residence (2)	20 Sep 1860 (age 42)	Wabash, Fountain, Indiana 13
Occupation	20 Sep 1860 (age 42)	Farmer; Wabash, Fountain, Indiana 7,10
Residence (3)	1870 (age 52-53)	Wabash, Fountain, Indiana 14
Residence (4)	1880 (age 62-63)	Washington, Know, Indiana 15
Residence (5)	1900 (age 82-83)	Jefferson, Sullivan, Indiana 16
Death	2 Jul 1902 (age 84)	Knox County, Indiana 17

Child 9: Darius DONHAM

Name:	Darius DONHAM 1
Sex:	Male
Spouse:	Mary ALLEN (1830?- )
Birth	11 Dec 1819	Clermont, Ohio, USA 1

Child 10: William O. DONHAM

Name:	William O. DONHAM 1
Sex:	Male
Spouse:	Lucy BURNEY (1821?-bef1850)
Birth	1821 (app)	Clermont, Ohio, USA 1

Child 11: Melissa DONHAM

Name:	Melissa DONHAM 1
Sex:	Female
Spouse 1:	George BURNAP ( - )
Spouse 2:	Euphrates Smith LEMASTER ( - )
Birth	2 Mar 1824	Clermont, Ohio, USA 1
Death	28 Jan 1891 (age 66)	Taylorsville, Christian, IN 1

Sources

1	Scott T.S. Trimble, "Donham Family History" (1995-2000). http://www.ststlocations.com/Archives/Donham/Chapter12/.
	STST Genealogy, http://www.ststlocations.com/Archives/Genealogy.

2	Ibid. http://www.ststlocations.com/Archives/Donham/Chapter21/.

3

Ibid. http://www.ststlocations.com/Archives/Donham/Chapter12/. Text From Source: The ceremony for the wedding to Sarah CLARK was performed by Chapman ARCHER, JP. George DONHAM was a sergeant in the 4th Regiment of Indiana Volunteers in the Mexican War between 1847 and 1848. He was a laborer on the Wabash & Erie Canal, a farmer, and a lawyer. He was a Democrat and lost two runs for state representation in 1846 and 1849.

4

Ibid.

5	Ibid. http://www.ststlocations.com/Archives/Donham/Chapter09/.

6	Ibid. http://www.ststlocations.com/Archives/Donham/AppendixA.

7	Ancestry.com, "1860 United States Federal Census" (Name: Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004;). Year: 1860; Census Place: Wabash, Fountain, Indiana; Roll: M653_258; Page: 723; Image: 201; Family History Library Film: 803258.
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8	Ancestry.com, "1850 United States Federal Census" (Name: Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005;). Year: 1850; Census Place: Perry, Clay, Indiana; Roll: M432_138; Page: 265A; Image: 537.
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9	Ancestry.com, "1870 United States Federal Census" (Name: Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2003;). Year: 1870; Census Place: Wabash, Fountain, Indiana; Roll: M593_314; Page: 219A; Image: 441; Family History Library Film: 545813.
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10	Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "1880 United States Federal Census" (Name: Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005;). Year: 1880; Census Place: Washington, Knox, Indiana; Roll: 289; Family History Film: 1254289; Page: 365D; Enumeration District: 126; Image: 0498.
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11	Ancestry.com, "1900 United States Federal Census" (Name: Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004;).
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12	Ibid. Year: 1900; Census Place: Jefferson, Sullivan, Indiana; Roll: 405; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 0135; FHL microfilm: 1240405.

13

Ancestry.com, "1860 United States Federal Census" (Name: Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004;). Year: 1860; Census Place: Wabash, Fountain, Indiana; Roll: M653_258; Page: 723; Image: 201; Family History Library Film: 803258. Text From Source: Name: Ira Donham Age in 1860: 43 Birth Year: abt 1817 Birthplace: Ohio Home in 1860: Wabash, Fountain, Indiana Gender: Male Post Office: Covington and Perrysville Value of real estate: View Image Household Members: Name Age Ira Donham 43 Cynthia A Donham 37 Milton Donham 18 Susan Donham 15 Able Donham 14 Albert Donham 12 Sindvilla Donham 9 Sarah Donham 4 William Donham 8/12

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Ancestry.com, "1870 United States Federal Census" (Name: Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2003;). ear: 1870; Census Place: Wabash, Fountain, Indiana; Roll: M593_314; Page: 219A; Image: 441; Family History Library Film: 545813. Text From Source: Name: Ira Douhain Age in 1870: 52 Birth Year: abt 1818 Birthplace: Ohio Home in 1870: Wabash, Fountain, Indiana Race: White Gender: Male Value of real estate: View Image Household Members: Name Age Ira Douhain 52 Cynthia A Douhain 48 George A Douhain 21 Cinderella Douhain 18 Sarah Douhain 13 Wm Douhain 11 Leota Douhain 7

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Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "1880 United States Federal Census" (Name: Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005;). Year: 1880; Census Place: Washington, Knox, Indiana; Roll: 289; Family History Film: 1254289; Page: 365D; Enumeration District: 126; Image: 0498. Text From Source: Name: Ira Duhan [Ira Donham] Age: 63 Birth Year: abt 1817 Birthplace: Ohio Home in 1880: Washington, Knox, Indiana Race: White Gender: Male Relation to Head of House: Self (Head) Marital Status: Married Spouse's Name: Syntha Duhan Father's Birthplace: Ohio Mother's Birthplace: Ohio Neighbors: View others on page Occupation: Farmer Cannot read/write: Blind: Deaf and dumb: Otherwise disabled: Idiotic or insane: View Image Household Members: Name Age Ira Duhan 63 Syntha Duhan 68 William Duhan 21 Sarah Duhan 23 Leota Duhan 17 Robert Pashal 11 Leroyal Pashal 5

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Ancestry.com, "1900 United States Federal Census" (Name: Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004;). Year: 1900; Census Place: Jefferson, Sullivan, Indiana; Roll: 405; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 0135; FHL microfilm: 1240405. Text From Source: Name: Ira Donhana [Ira Donham] Age: 82 Birth Date: Oct 1817 Birthplace: Ohio Home in 1900: Jefferson, Sullivan, Indiana Race: White Gender: Male Relation to Head of House: Father in Law [Father-in-law] Marital Status: Widowed Father's Birthplace: Pennsylvania Mother's Birthplace: Virginia Occupation: View on Image Neighbors: View others on page Household Members: Name Age Austin Medley 47 Sarah Medley 44 Walter Medley 17 Samial Medley 12 Ira Medley 10 Cyntha F Medley 2 Ira Donhana 82

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17

"Indiana Deaths, 1882-1920" (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7834&enc=1). book H-30, page 11 within the series produced by the Indiana Works Progress Administration. Text From Source: Name: Ira Donham Date: 2 Jul 1902 Location: Knox County Age: 84 Yr Gender: Male Race: White Source Location: County Health Office, County Health Office Edwardsport, Indiana Source notes: The source of this record is the book H-30 on page 11 within the series produced by the Indiana Works Progress Administration.

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