John Donnell

Male1875–4 May 1948

Brief Life History of John

When John Donnell was born in 1875, in Oregon, Lucas, Ohio, United States, his father, Theophilus Oscar Donnells, was 62 and his mother, Harriet Tigar, was 37. He lived in Harlan Township, Warren, Ohio, United States in 1880. He died on 4 May 1948, in Ohio, United States, at the age of 73, and was buried in Goshen Cemetery, Goshen Township, Clermont, Ohio, United States.

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Family Time Line

Theophilus Oscar Donnells
1814–1889
Harriet Tigar
1838–1907
Charles Tigar Donnells
1856–1927
Ennis S. Donnell
1868–1947
John Donnell
1875–1948

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  • John Donnell in household of Theophilus Donnell, "United States Census, 1880"

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World Events (8)

1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii

Age 0

In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.

1875 · A New Civil Rights Act

Age 0

During the response to civil rights violations to African Americans, the bill was passed giving African Americans equal treatment in public accommodations, public transportation, and to prohibit exclusion from jury duty. While many in the public opposed this law, the African Americans greatly favored it.

1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

Age 21

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.

Name Meaning

Irish: shortened form of McDonnell or O'Donnell .

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

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