Merrils Donahe, My Father	YE OLDE DONAHE PHOTOS... FROM THE ALBUM OF JOHN DONAHE	Clarissa Haynes, My Mother
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Many of the "olde photos" were given to me by my mother shortly before she died. They were from my father's albums, and some of them I had never seen. Others were given to me by my Aunt Jesse, my father's youngest sister.

There are long lost cousins who provided me with valuable information on the Donahe ancestors, all of whom I met over the Internet. I am deeply appreciative of Charles Donahe, who provided information which he had researched long before the days of the Personal Computer; Carla House, who "found" me on the Internet; Frank Donahe, who provided me with a copy of the family tree; and Bette Deschand and Nikki Hansen, who provided information and keep me informed on family changes.

SOME OF MY RECENTLY DISCOVERED COUSINS
Front row: Donna and Bette Rear: Carol, Carla and Frank It is with deep sorrow that I announce the passing of Carla House on January 5, 2005. Carla is the one that first contacted me about the Donahe family tree and the other cousins I met through the internet.	Nikki and Spot	Bette and Her Husband Kelly Frank and his son Frank, Jr.

YE OLDE DONAHE PHOTOS

	My Great Great Grandparents. Daniel Van Tuyl and Hannah D.Guthrie Krumm Van Tuyl. They are parents of Cynthia Abigail Van Tuyl.
My Great Great Uncle Cutler Van Tuyl. Son of Daniel Van Tuyl, he married Elizabeth Adelia Donahe, sister of John Dewitt Donahe.	My Great Grandparents John Dewitt Donahe and wife Cynthia Abigail (Van Tuyl) Donahe. They are parents of Joseph Lytle Donahe, my Grandfather. Cynthia is a sister of Cutler Van Tuyl.
John Dewitt and Cynthia Donahe
My Great Great Uncle Charles Henry Donahe and his wife Margret Ellen Bryan, with five of their seven daughters. Charles Henry is a brother of John Dewitt.
BEGAT 15 Kids!	My Grandfather Joseph Lytle Donahe Born May 9, 1859, Died November 18, 1916 Joseph married Ida May Moyer January 12, 1889. Ida May died February 12, 1905. They had 8 children. On November 3, 1906, he married Marie Marn, my Grandmother. They had 7 children: Marie (Tootie) - Born July 27, 1905; Died June 10, 1985 Mabel (Bobbie) - Born Oct. 6, 1906; Died Nov. 19, 1982 Merrils (My Father) - Born Oct. 18, 1907; Died March 3, 1981 Robert - Born Dec. 18, 1909; Died July 13, 1992 Bernard - Born Oct. 25, 1911; Died Dec. 8, 2002 Jesse - Living Leslie - Born June 16, 1916; Died Feb. 19, 1998
Joseph Lytle With His First Wife Ida May Moyer and Three of Their Children. Married Jan. 12, 1889.	Joseph Lytle With His Second Wife Marie Marn. Front: Marie (Tootie), Mabel (Bobbie), and Robert. Rear: Merrils, My Father. Married Nov. 3,1906.
	My Great Aunt Alvira Annete Donahe, Sister of Joseph Lytle. Born Jan. 10, 1856 in Edwardsburg, MI; Died Jan.28, 1889 in Strawberry Point, IA, Possibly of Congenital Spine Disease.
Page from Elvira's autograph book with an annotation by her brother Joseph Lytle.
	My Great Grandparents Parents of Marie M. (Marn) Donahe Bartholomew Marn Born in Austria Died 1896 in St. Paul, MN Josephine (Weissel) Marn Born in Austria Died 1897 in St. Paul, MN
My Grandmother Marie M. Marn Born Oct. 6, 1886 in Sleepy Eye, MN Died Dec 14, 1970 in St. Paul, MN Her father died when she was 10 years old. As a result, she and her younger brother Bart were sent to St. Joseph's Orphanage in St. Paul, MN. She lived there until she reached the age of 16.
More photos of Marie. I love those hats!
Group photo at St. Joseph Orphanage. Marie Marn is marked with the arrow. She and her brother Bart entered the orphanage about 1896. Click Here For A Newspaper Article On St. Joseph Orphanage.