Mrs. Emma L. Donner, wife of Irven Donner, 329 Adelia street, died at 2:50 p.m., December 1, 1940, at the residence of a heart ailment. She had been in failing health for several years, but had been seriously ill only two weeks. She was 68 years old.
Mr. Donner was born in Edinburg March 2, 1872, the daughter of the late John and Lucy Martin. Her father was a prominent farmer and cattle raiser in Christian county.
She married Mr. Donner Nov. 13, 1890 at Taylorville. They farmed for twenty-nine years near Edinburg, retiring twenty-one years ago and moving to Springfield where they have made their home. The couple celebrated their golden wedding anniversary last month with a dinner at Kumler Methodist church.
Mrs. Donner was a member of the Christian church at Edinburg.
Surviving are her husband; one daughter, Miss Veta G. Donner, Sangamon county schoold nurse; one son, Gordon R., of R.R. 7, Springfield; one sister, Mrs. Jacob Byers, of Taylorville; four brothers, Isaac and James Martin, both of Taylorville; C.H. Martin, of Edinburg; and Grover C. Martin, of Camanche, Ia.
Funeral was held at Ellinger & Kunz funeral home.
Burial in Oak Hill.
Daily Illinois State Journal
Monday, Dec 02, 1940
Springfield, IL
Page: 2
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Illinois, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1800-1940
Name: Emma Martin
Gender: Female
Age: 19
Birth Year: abt 1871
Marriage Date: 1890
Marriage Place: Christian, Illinois, USA
Father: Jno Martin
Mother: Jane Jones
Spouse: Irven Donner
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Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947
Name: Emma Luella Donner
[Emma Luella Martin]
Birth Date: 2 Mar 1872
Birth Place: Christian County, Illinois
Death Date: 1 Dec 1940
Death Place: Springfield, Sangamon, Ill
Burial Date: 3 Dec 1940
Burial Place: Clear Lake, Sangamon, Illinois
Cemetery Name: Oak Hill
Death Age: 68
Occupation: Housewife
Race: White
Marital status: M
Gender: Female
Residence: Springfield, Capitol, Sangamon, Illinois
Father Name: John Martin
Father Birth Place: Kentucky
Mother Name: Lucy Jane Jones
Mother Birth Place: Tennessee
Spouse Name: Irven Donner
FHL Film Number: 1832439
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Mr. Donner was born in Edinburg March 2, 1872, the daughter of the late John and Lucy Martin. Her father was a prominent farmer and cattle raiser in Christian county.
She married Mr. Donner Nov. 13, 1890 at Taylorville. They farmed for twenty-nine years near Edinburg, retiring twenty-one years ago and moving to Springfield where they have made their home. The couple celebrated their golden wedding anniversary last month with a dinner at Kumler Methodist church.
Mrs. Donner was a member of the Christian church at Edinburg.
Surviving are her husband; one daughter, Miss Veta G. Donner, Sangamon county schoold nurse; one son, Gordon R., of R.R. 7, Springfield; one sister, Mrs. Jacob Byers, of Taylorville; four brothers, Isaac and James Martin, both of Taylorville; C.H. Martin, of Edinburg; and Grover C. Martin, of Camanche, Ia.
Funeral was held at Ellinger & Kunz funeral home.
Burial in Oak Hill.
Daily Illinois State Journal
Monday, Dec 02, 1940
Springfield, IL
Page: 2
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Illinois, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1800-1940
Name: Emma Martin
Gender: Female
Age: 19
Birth Year: abt 1871
Marriage Date: 1890
Marriage Place: Christian, Illinois, USA
Father: Jno Martin
Mother: Jane Jones
Spouse: Irven Donner
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Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947
Name: Emma Luella Donner
[Emma Luella Martin]
Birth Date: 2 Mar 1872
Birth Place: Christian County, Illinois
Death Date: 1 Dec 1940
Death Place: Springfield, Sangamon, Ill
Burial Date: 3 Dec 1940
Burial Place: Clear Lake, Sangamon, Illinois
Cemetery Name: Oak Hill
Death Age: 68
Occupation: Housewife
Race: White
Marital status: M
Gender: Female
Residence: Springfield, Capitol, Sangamon, Illinois
Father Name: John Martin
Father Birth Place: Kentucky
Mother Name: Lucy Jane Jones
Mother Birth Place: Tennessee
Spouse Name: Irven Donner
FHL Film Number: 1832439
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Mrs. Emma L. Donner, wife of Irven Donner, 329 Adelia street, died at 2:50 p.m., December 1, 1940, at the residence of a heart ailment. She had been in failing health for several years, but had been seriously ill only two weeks. She was 68 years old.
Mr. Donner was born in Edinburg March 2, 1872, the daughter of the late John and Lucy Martin. Her father was a prominent farmer and cattle raiser in Christian county.
She married Mr. Donner Nov. 13, 1890 at Taylorville. They farmed for twenty-nine years near Edinburg, retiring twenty-one years ago and moving to Springfield where they have made their home. The couple celebrated their golden wedding anniversary last month with a dinner at Kumler Methodist church.
Mrs. Donner was a member of the Christian church at Edinburg.
Surviving are her husband; one daughter, Miss Veta G. Donner, Sangamon county schoold nurse; one son, Gordon R., of R.R. 7, Springfield; one sister, Mrs. Jacob Byers, of Taylorville; four brothers, Isaac and James Martin, both of Taylorville; C.H. Martin, of Edinburg; and Grover C. Martin, of Camanche, Ia.
Funeral was held at Ellinger & Kunz funeral home.
Burial in Oak Hill.
Daily Illinois State Journal
Monday, Dec 02, 1940
Springfield, IL
Page: 2
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Illinois, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1800-1940
Name: Emma Martin
Gender: Female
Age: 19
Birth Year: abt 1871
Marriage Date: 1890
Marriage Place: Christian, Illinois, USA
Father: Jno Martin
Mother: Jane Jones
Spouse: Irven Donner
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947
Name: Emma Luella Donner
[Emma Luella Martin]
Birth Date: 2 Mar 1872
Birth Place: Christian County, Illinois
Death Date: 1 Dec 1940
Death Place: Springfield, Sangamon, Ill
Burial Date: 3 Dec 1940
Burial Place: Clear Lake, Sangamon, Illinois
Cemetery Name: Oak Hill
Death Age: 68
Occupation: Housewife
Race: White
Marital status: M
Gender: Female
Residence: Springfield, Capitol, Sangamon, Illinois
Father Name: John Martin
Father Birth Place: Kentucky
Mother Name: Lucy Jane Jones
Mother Birth Place: Tennessee
Spouse Name: Irven Donner
FHL Film Number: 1832439
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Mr. Donner was born in Edinburg March 2, 1872, the daughter of the late John and Lucy Martin. Her father was a prominent farmer and cattle raiser in Christian county.
She married Mr. Donner Nov. 13, 1890 at Taylorville. They farmed for twenty-nine years near Edinburg, retiring twenty-one years ago and moving to Springfield where they have made their home. The couple celebrated their golden wedding anniversary last month with a dinner at Kumler Methodist church.
Mrs. Donner was a member of the Christian church at Edinburg.
Surviving are her husband; one daughter, Miss Veta G. Donner, Sangamon county schoold nurse; one son, Gordon R., of R.R. 7, Springfield; one sister, Mrs. Jacob Byers, of Taylorville; four brothers, Isaac and James Martin, both of Taylorville; C.H. Martin, of Edinburg; and Grover C. Martin, of Camanche, Ia.
Funeral was held at Ellinger & Kunz funeral home.
Burial in Oak Hill.
Daily Illinois State Journal
Monday, Dec 02, 1940
Springfield, IL
Page: 2
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Illinois, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1800-1940
Name: Emma Martin
Gender: Female
Age: 19
Birth Year: abt 1871
Marriage Date: 1890
Marriage Place: Christian, Illinois, USA
Father: Jno Martin
Mother: Jane Jones
Spouse: Irven Donner
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947
Name: Emma Luella Donner
[Emma Luella Martin]
Birth Date: 2 Mar 1872
Birth Place: Christian County, Illinois
Death Date: 1 Dec 1940
Death Place: Springfield, Sangamon, Ill
Burial Date: 3 Dec 1940
Burial Place: Clear Lake, Sangamon, Illinois
Cemetery Name: Oak Hill
Death Age: 68
Occupation: Housewife
Race: White
Marital status: M
Gender: Female
Residence: Springfield, Capitol, Sangamon, Illinois
Father Name: John Martin
Father Birth Place: Kentucky
Mother Name: Lucy Jane Jones
Mother Birth Place: Tennessee
Spouse Name: Irven Donner
FHL Film Number: 1832439
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