OLD HAYNES POTOS

Clarissa Haynes, My Mother	YE OLDE HAYNES PHOTOS... FROM THE ALBUM OF JOHN DONAHE	Merrils Donahe, My Father
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My Grandmother
Isabelle (Melton) Haynes

Born: October 15, 1872 in Knottsville, Kentucky

Died: February 13, 1956 in Owensboro, Kentucky

She married Hilary E. Haynes In Knottsville, Kentucky Abt. 1898.

My Grandmother Haynes lived with our family when my sister Pat and I were young children.

She was an "ideal", sweet Grandma, and we were very close to her.

Hilary and Belle had 8 children.
All were born in Knottsville, Daviess Co., Kentucky.

Bernadette Born Bef. 1899 Died in Knottsville, Kentucky Died during flu epidemic at age 9 months.	James Roy Born September 1889 Died Unknown in San Francisco, CA	Louis Ray Born abt. 1902 Died November 10, 1917 in Knottsville, Kentucky at age 16. Died during flu epidemic.
Chelsea Josephine Born September 25, 1905 Died January 15, 1963 in Owensboro, Kentucky	Mary Alberta Born Feb. 24, 1907 Died May 26, 1977 in Chicago, Illinois	Charles "Chuck" Everett Born Aug. 18, 1910 Died Feb. 06, 1984 in Florida.
Clarissa Cecilia (My Mother) Born Oct. 28, 1912 Died May 24, 1999 in Winfield, Illinois	Hilary Vincent Born July 19, 1917 Died April 8, 1918 in Knottsville, Kentucky Died during flu epidemic.	Grandma Haynes lost her husband and a son in 1917, and another son in 1918. Hilary's family wanted to split the children up, but Grandma was insistent that they all stay together.



	My Grandfather Hilary E. Haynes Hilary was born October 20, 1872. He died June 17, 1917 when my Mother was 4 years old. He was the oldest of 7 children.	Photo was taken in Owensboro, KY

Hilary's Siblings: William E. Born Mar. 1878 Died Apr. 11, 1968 Charles Born Sept. 06, 1880 Est. 1881-1970 Mary Defrosia Rummage Born Aug. 22, 1880 Died Jul. 16, 1969 Nora Elizabeth Born Apr. 1886 Est. 1887-1980	George Born June 1887 Died Dec. 04, 1925 Theresa Rose Born Jul. 16, 1892 Died Jul. 20, 1930 Thomas Henry Born Feb. 15, 1876 Died Dec. 18, 1917	Hilary Haynes

Photos of Hilary and Belle. Children on right photo are Ray, Roy, and Chelsea.

	Believed to be Hilary's Sisters, but uncertain.	Believed to be Belle's Sister Elizabeth Carico, but uncertain.

My Mother, Clarissa (Haynes) Donahe was born October 28, 1912 in Knottsville, Kentucky.

Her father died when she was 4 years old. Sometime after that she and her family moved to Owensboro, Kentucky. Then in 1928, at age 16, they moved to Chicago. There she met my father, Merrils Joseph Donahe, who was originally from Minnesota.

The photos on this page were taken either in Knottsville or Owensboro, Kentucky.

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		One of the photos on the left is supposedly Ray and the other is one of Belle's other children.
Clarissa (Whom I shall refer to as Mom) at about age 8.	Mom, Alberta and Chuck (Charles).		Mom's First Communion or Confirmation. About 1921

Front row-Mom on far right. Back row-Alberta left, Chuck far right. Others may be cousins or neighbors - names unknown.		Belle and Mom, far right.
Mom and Chuck with Cap.
Mom and her Mother, Belle, in back. Children unknown.		Front: Mom Center: Chuck, Chelsea, Roy, and Belle.
Chelsea, Chuck, Mom, Belle, and Alberta.		Chuck and his Mother Belle
Roy and Chuck. Mom, Chuck and Alberta.		Roy Could that be Mom peeking in the back?
Belle and Mom		Alberta and Mom. The little girl, still unknown.
Chelsea in the center holding her son Bill. The three women in the rear are Belle's sisters Lizzy and Minnie, Belle and Will.		Belle on left and her sister Aunt Lou.