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Robert Emmit Donovan

Male 1885 - 1975  (89 years)


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  • Name Robert Emmit Donovan  [1
    Born 26 Apr 1885  Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Died 13 Feb 1975  Burbank, Los Angeles County, California Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Notes 
    • California Death Records:

      DONOVAN ROBERT E 04/26/1885 M TEXAS
      LOS ANGELES(19) 02/13/1975 550-01-9126
    • (Research):Census Information:

      1930 Census

      California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles (Distr 501-750), ED 524
      Enumerated Apr 9 & 10 by Lillian E. Crowley
      ED 19-524, SD 17, Sheet 13 B
      Donovan, Sarah E. Hd F W 75 Wd Tx Ky TN None
      Donovan, Robert E Son M W 44 Wd Tx Ireland Tx Molder Foundr
      y & Iron & Brass
      Donovan, Gordon Grandson M W 18 S Calif Tx Tx None

      Robert Donovan is very likely, but not definatively proven. to be the father of Gordon Donovan, born ca. 1912 in California. In 1930, Gordon and Robert were sharing a home in Los Angeles with Robert's mother, the widowed Sarah Elizabeth. Robert was also marked as widowed. Ten years earlier, in 1920, the 8 year old Gordon was living with his grandmother and with his Uncle and Aunt, Wesley & Florence Donovan. Gordon was not in California at the time, being a lodger in the home of Oliver and Grace Griffin in Prescott, Yavapai County, Arizona. He was listed as a white male, age 34 and widowed, and working as a "Clerk of Board, Supervisor."

      Finally, the listing below is POSSIBLY for Robert and his wife at the time of the 1910 census. The name and age of the head of household is correct, however the birthplace of his mother is shown as California vs. Texas. Additionally Gordon Donovan's subsequent census responses seem to indicate his mother was not born in California, but in either Texas or Canada. The wife on the listing below is shown as being born in California, as are both of her parents.

      1910 Census
      California, San Francisco, San Francisco Assembly District 33, ED 72
      Enumerated 25 April 1910 by Louis Brown
      134-134
      Donovan, Robert E Hd M W 25 m1 4 Cal Ire Cal Carpenter Lumber Yard
      Donovan, Grace E F W 21 m1 4 0/0 Cal Cal Cal
    Person ID I24607  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 17 Aug 2014 

    Father David Donovan,   b. Jul 1846, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother Sarah Elizabeth McLemore,   b. 15 Oct 1854, McDade, Bastrop County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Aug 1941, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years) 
    Family ID F8153  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Children 
     1. Gordon Donovan,   b. Abt 1912, California Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 9 Dec 2006 
    Family ID F8315  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 26 Apr 1885 - Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 13 Feb 1975 - Burbank, Los Angeles County, California Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Sources 
    1. [S501] McLemore, Melba Gene-Family Researcher/Family Group Sheets, Correspondence, Email (maddoxyellowrose@hotmail.com) ; http://www.mclemoregenealogy.org/index.php, (http://www.mclemoregenealogy.org/index.php).