John Donahue Quinn
b. 1 March 1875, d. 14 April 1953
- Father: Charles A. Quinn b. 20 June 1849, d. 7 March 1923
- Mother: Margaret Virginia Roan b. 23 August 1856, d. 22 June 1929
- John Donahue Quinn was born on 1 March 1875 in Texas.
- Charles A. Quinn and Margaret Virginia Roan appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1880 in Plantersville, Grimes County, Texas. Other members of the household included John Donahue Quinn, Hammett William Quinn and Fannie Quinn.
- Charles A. Quinn and Margaret Virginia Roan appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1900 in Navasota, Grimes County, Texas. Other members of the household included John Donahue Quinn, Hammett William Quinn, Pearl Quinn, James Madison Quinn, Wright Kilpatrick Quinn and Emma Louise Quinn. Also in he household were children Johnie (age 25), Hammie (22), Pearl (18), Jim 16) and Wright (12).
- He was a druggist, according to the 1900 census.
- He married Martha Eliza Yarborough, daughter of James Quincy Yarborough and Frances H. Milton, and Martha's brother Erle married John's sister Pearl Quinn.
- John Donahue Quinn registered for the draft on 12 September 1918 in Grimes County, Texas, while living with his wife Martha in Navasota, and self-employed there as a merchant and farmer.
- John Donahue Quinn died on 14 April 1953 at age 78 in Navasoa, Grimes County, Texas, at 404 Holland Street at his residence.
- His wife Martha Eliza Yarborough became a widow at his death.
- He was interred at Oakland Cemetery, Navasota, Grimes County, Texas.
- Last Edited: 28 Jul 2015
Family: Martha Eliza Yarborough b. 18 January 1881, d. 5 November 1961
- John Donahue Quinn Jr. b. 17 June 1904, d. 22 May 1983