Husband: Samuel A. Donley
Born: Jul-18-1884 1,2 (see note 1) Died: May- 4-1968 in Wood Co, WV 3,2 Buried: in Shirley Cemetery, Shirley, Tyler Co, WV 4 Resided: in Wilbur, Tyler Co, WV 5 Census: 1940 at Rock Run (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1930 in Bradford, McKean Co, PA Census: 1920 in Ellsworth District, Tyler Co, WV Resided: 1907 in Shirley, Tyler Co, WV 6 Occupation: 1940 farm laborer 7 Occupation: 1930 cook in restaurant Occupation: 1920 lease boss in oil field 8 Father: Joseph Wesley Donley (1853 - ) Mother: Susan Samantha Underwood (1858 - )
Wife: Ada M. Allen 9,10
Married: Feb- 9-1907 in Middlebourne, Tyler Co, WV 6
Born: Jun- 4-1888 in Tyler Co, WV 11,12,6
Died: Jan-22-1930 in Bradford, McKean Co, PA 11
Buried: in Middlebourne Cemetery, Tyler Co, WV 4 (see note 2)
Census: 1900, 1920 in Ellsworth District, Tyler Co, WV
Resided: 1907 in Middlebourne, Tyler Co, WV 6
Father: William Wesley Allen (1847 - )
Mother: Eliza Ann Baker (1858 - 1922)
M Child 1: William Clair Donley Census name: Clair Donley Born: Mar-13-1911 at Tyler Co, WV 4,13 Died: Jan- 3-1962 4 Buried: in Shirley Cemetery, Shirley, Tyler Co, WV 4 Census: 1940 at Rock Run (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV Resided: 1935 in Shirley, Tyler Co, WV 13 Census: 1930 in Bradford, McKean Co, PA Census: 1920 in Ellsworth District, Tyler Co, WV Wife: Violet Elizabeth Knight b. ca 1921 Married: May-18-1935 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 13
M Child 2: Denver Ralph Donley Also known as: Ralph Donley Born: Oct-22-1915 in Charleston, Kanawha Co, WV 14,2 Died: Dec-31-1975 2,4 Buried: in Middlebourne Cemetery, Tyler Co, WV 4 Resided: in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 15 Census: 1940 in Brown, Harrison Co, WV Resided: 1939 in Hampton, VA 14 (see note 3) Resided: 1935 in Schofield Barracks, Hawaii 16 Census: 1920 in Ellsworth District, Tyler Co, WV Occupation: electrical welder in private shipyard 16 Military: enlisted 12/23/1943 Pvt, US Army, World War II 17 Wife: Ellieve Adeline Davis b. Jun- 1-1918 d. Jan-23-2000 Married: Jan-19-1939 at Brown, Harrison Co, WV 14
Sources: (1) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (2) Social Security Death Index. (3) West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (4) Findagrave.com. (5) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in Michigan before 1951. (6) Tyler County Marriage Records, Middlebourne, WV. (7) 1940 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District) (8) 1920 Census, Tyler County, WV. (9) Marriage record of son. (10) Obituary of grandson. (11) Death record. (12) 1900 Census, Tyler County, WV. (13) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (14) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV. (15) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in West Virginia before 1951. (16) 1940 Census, Harrison County, WV. (17) U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946, Ancestry.com and National Archives & Records Administration. Event Notes Note (1) Birthplace given in marriage record as Tyler County, but birth record shows it to be Doddridge County. Note (2) Death record states burial location as Sistersville, WV. Note (3) Langley Field