Charles Daniel Donnelly

Brief Life History of Charles Daniel

When Charles Daniel Donnelly was born on 24 November 1893, in Blaine, Idaho, United States, his father, Patrick Daniel Donnelly, was 32 and his mother, Harriet Elizabeth Bellinger, was 25. He married Grace Lucile Tungate on 28 February 1919, in San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States. He lived in Bellevue, Blaine, Idaho, United States in 1900 and Broadford, Blaine, Idaho, United States in 1910. He registered for military service in 1919. He died on 20 January 1961, in San Diego, San Diego, California, United States, at the age of 67, and was buried in Greenwood Memorial Park, San Diego, San Diego, California, United States.

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Charles Daniel Donnelly
1893–1961
Edna Brown
1905–1937
Marriage: 14 October 1929

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  • Charles D. Donnelly in household of Patrick Donnelly, "United States Census, 1900"
  • Charles H Donnelly, "Idaho, County Marriages, 1864-1950"
  • Charles Daniel Donnelly, "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942"

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World Events (8)

1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.

1906 · Great San Francisco Earthquake

A 7.8 magnitude earthquake shook San Francisco for approximately 60 seconds on April 18, 1906. A 1906 report by US Army Relief Operations recorded the death toll for San Francisco and surrounding areas at 664. Later reports record the number at over 3,000 deaths. An estimated 225,000 people were left homeless from the widespread destructuction as 80% of the city was destroyed.

1912 · The Girl Scouts

Like the Boy Scouts of America, The Girl Scouts is a youth organization for girls in the United States. Its purpose is to prepare girls to empower themselves and by acquiring practical skills.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Irish Brendan, Eamon, Aileen, Kieran, Liam, Aisling, Brigid, Clodagh, Conan, Eamonn, Michael Patrick, Niall.

Irish: shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Donnghaile ‘descendant of Donnghal’, a personal name composed of the elements donn ‘brown-haired man’ or ‘chieftain’ + gal ‘valor’. It is claimed that most bearers of this surname in Donegal descend from Donnghal O'Neill, 17th in descent from Niall of the Nine Hostages; there were also other families of the same name in Sligo and Cork.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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