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Gerson Doney, Jr.

Gerson Doney, Jr.

Male 1848 - 1931  (83 years)


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  • Name Gerson Doney  [1] 
    Suffix Jr. 
    Birth 22 Feb 1848  USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Gender Male 
    Marriage Groom Abt 1873  Jefferson, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    • Witness Role: Principal: [F1041] ...of Gerson DONEY and MARGARET
      Witness Role: Bride: [I2985] MARGARET
      Witness Role: Groom: [I1578] Gerson DONEY
    Marriage Groom 7 Mar 1889  Jefferson, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    • Witness Role: Principal: [F250] ...of Gerson DONEY and LaVina Margaret REITZ
      Witness Role: Bride: [I1814] LaVina Margaret REITZ
      Witness Role: Groom: [I1578] Gerson DONEY
    Occupation a coal miner by trade.  [1] 
    • a coal miner by trade. At one time he worked for the Berwind-White Coal Company in Somerset County, Pa.
    Death 25 Aug 1931  Clune, Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Patriarch & Matriarch
    Gerson Doney, Sr.,   b. Dec 1815, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Jan 1891, Jefferson, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 75 years)  (Father) 
    Catherine Reichert,   b. 1770  (Grandmother) 
    Person ID I1578  Hillbillies & Vikings
    Last Modified 31 Jul 2022 

    Father Gerson Doney, Sr.,   b. Dec 1815, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Jan 1891, Jefferson, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 75 years) 
    Mother Catherine Dunkelberger,   b. 2 Apr 1815, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Sep 1874, Jefferson, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 59 years) 
    Marriage 1840  Northumberland, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    • Some sources say marriage was in 1832.
      Witness Role: Bride: [I1657] Catherine DUNKELBERGER
      Witness Role: Groom: [I1577] Gerson DONEY
    Family ID F249  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Margaret,   b. 16 Aug 1852, Jefferson, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Dec 1883, Jefferson, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 31 years) 
    Marriage Abt 1873  Jefferson, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    • Witness Role: Bride: [I2985] MARGARET
      Witness Role: Groom: [I1578] Gerson DONEY
    Children 
     1. William Doney,   b. Abt 1875   d. 7 Nov 1889 (Age ~ 14 years)
    >2. Charles M. Doney,   b. 5 Oct 1879   d. 5 Mar 1940 (Age 60 years)
    ▻ Catherine Elizabeth Smith  m. Abt 1899
    >3. John Oscar Doney,   b. 3 Jan 1881   d. 4 Mar 1949 (Age 68 years)
    ▻ Mary Ellen King  m. Abt 1901
    Family ID F1041  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 1 Jan 2022 

    Family 2 LaVina Margaret Reitz,   b. 20 Jun 1857   d. 19 Dec 1920, Apollo, Armstrong, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 63 years) 
    Other Partners: Solomon Fike  m. 28 Sep 1876 
    Marriage 7 Mar 1889  Jefferson, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    • Witness Role: Bride: [I1814] LaVina Margaret REITZ
      Witness Role: Groom: [I1578] Gerson DONEY
    Children 
     1. Effie Edna Doney,   b. 6 Nov 1890, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Dec 1894 (Age 4 years)
     2. Flora Edna Doney,   b. 3 Jan 1893, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Mar 1895 (Age 2 years)
    >3. Leona Ada Doney,   b. 29 Oct 1895   d. 21 Apr 1974 (Age 78 years)
    ▻ Charles Frederick Coburn  m. Abt 1915
    Family ID F250  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 1 Jan 2022 

  • Photos
    Doneyr 020 Gerson Doney, Jr-18    		Doneyr 020 Gerson Doney, Jr-18
    Caption Note: Gerson Doney Jr. This photo was taken about the time of his second marriage.
    Keywords: Picture

    Histories
    Susan Sharp Notes (Gerson Doney Jr)    		Susan Sharp Notes (Gerson Doney Jr)
    Keywords: Document

  • Reference  Carl Jón Denbow. "Gerson Doney, Jr.". Hillbillies & Vikings. https://jonandjohn.org/getperson.php?personID=I1578&tree=tree1 (accessed April 28, 2025).

  • Sources 
    1. [S121] Denbow & Related Families: Errors in Doney Entries.


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