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Albert “Bert” Donovan

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Albert “Bert” Donovan

Birth
Hillsdale County, Michigan, USA
Death
24 Jul 1956 (aged 88)
Chillicothe, Livingston County, Missouri, USA
Burial
Cunningham Township, Chariton County, Missouri, USA Add to Map
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Albert is a son of John and Mary (Moreland) Donovan.
He was a widower (Nora E Harris) at the time of his death.
occupation: Retail Merchant retired/Feed & Produce
residence: Sumner, Chariton County, Missouri
Informant: J R Donovan (son), Chillicothe
DC 24363 (Image)

He appears on the 1870 and 1880 Censuses with his parents, John and Mary.

1900/ Missouri/ Carroll
h/ Bert Donovan, 32y b.Oct 1867 MI, M/7, occ: Liveryman
w/ Norah E, 26y b.June 1874 MO, mother of 3/2 living
s/ Rex, 4y b.Apr 1896 MO
s/ George D, 1y b.Dec 1898 MO
residence: Hale

1910/ Missouri/ Carroll
h/ Albert DONIVAN, 40y b.MI, M1/17, occ: Laborer/P__ Fry House
w/ Nora E, 38y b.MO, mother of 4/3 living
s/ Rex, 14y b.MO
s/ George D, 11y b.MO
d/ Mare, 8y b.MO
residence: (no house number) 3rd and Elm, Hale

1920/ Missouri/ Chariton
h/ Bert Donovan, 50y b.MI, occ: ?Proprietor ?Owner
w/ Nora, 45y b.MO
s/ Rex, 23y b.MO, occ: Clerk/ ?
d/ Marie, 16y b.MO
residence: Sumner

1930/ Missouri/ Chariton
h/ Bert DONIVAN, 62y b.MI, occ: Proprietor/Produce House, * Veteran-No *
w/ Nora E, 57y b.MO
residence: Sumner

1940/ Missouri/ Chariton
h/ Bert Donovan, 72y b.MI, G8, occ: blank
w/ Nora E, 68y b.MO, G8
residence in 1935: same house
residence: Sumner

Published obituary
ALBERT DONOVAN, 89 DIES HERE
He Was a Merchant at Sumner for Years.

Albert Donovan, 89, father of Rex Donovan of Chillicothe, died at 3:15 o'clock Tuesday afternoon at Susan's Nursing Home.

He was born September 2, 1867, in Hillsdale County, Michigan, son of John and Mary Jane Morland Donovan. He married Nora E Harris of Eversonville, Missouri, November 16, 1893, at Chula. They resided on a farm near Laredo, later moving to Hale. In 1913 they moved to Sumner where he spent the remainder of his life. He was engaged in the feed, grain and poultry business.

He was a member of the Baptist church of Hale and was active in the Odd Fellows Lodge.

He is survived by two sons, J Rex Donovan, Chillicothe, and G D Donovan, Canton, Illinois, and one daughter, Mrs E J Smart, Sumner. He also leaves eight grandchildren and fourteen great-grandchildren.

Preceding him in death were his wife, in 1950, four brothers, one sister, and an infant son.

The body will remain at the Wright Funeral Home in Brookfield until Thursday noon when it will be removed to the Methodist church in Sumner to lie in state until 2 o'clock, the hour of the funeral. Burial will be in the Lakeside cemetery at Sumner.
The Chillicothe Constitution-Tribune
25 July 1956, Front Page
Albert is a son of John and Mary (Moreland) Donovan.
He was a widower (Nora E Harris) at the time of his death.
occupation: Retail Merchant retired/Feed & Produce
residence: Sumner, Chariton County, Missouri
Informant: J R Donovan (son), Chillicothe
DC 24363 (Image)

He appears on the 1870 and 1880 Censuses with his parents, John and Mary.

1900/ Missouri/ Carroll
h/ Bert Donovan, 32y b.Oct 1867 MI, M/7, occ: Liveryman
w/ Norah E, 26y b.June 1874 MO, mother of 3/2 living
s/ Rex, 4y b.Apr 1896 MO
s/ George D, 1y b.Dec 1898 MO
residence: Hale

1910/ Missouri/ Carroll
h/ Albert DONIVAN, 40y b.MI, M1/17, occ: Laborer/P__ Fry House
w/ Nora E, 38y b.MO, mother of 4/3 living
s/ Rex, 14y b.MO
s/ George D, 11y b.MO
d/ Mare, 8y b.MO
residence: (no house number) 3rd and Elm, Hale

1920/ Missouri/ Chariton
h/ Bert Donovan, 50y b.MI, occ: ?Proprietor ?Owner
w/ Nora, 45y b.MO
s/ Rex, 23y b.MO, occ: Clerk/ ?
d/ Marie, 16y b.MO
residence: Sumner

1930/ Missouri/ Chariton
h/ Bert DONIVAN, 62y b.MI, occ: Proprietor/Produce House, * Veteran-No *
w/ Nora E, 57y b.MO
residence: Sumner

1940/ Missouri/ Chariton
h/ Bert Donovan, 72y b.MI, G8, occ: blank
w/ Nora E, 68y b.MO, G8
residence in 1935: same house
residence: Sumner

Published obituary
ALBERT DONOVAN, 89 DIES HERE
He Was a Merchant at Sumner for Years.

Albert Donovan, 89, father of Rex Donovan of Chillicothe, died at 3:15 o'clock Tuesday afternoon at Susan's Nursing Home.

He was born September 2, 1867, in Hillsdale County, Michigan, son of John and Mary Jane Morland Donovan. He married Nora E Harris of Eversonville, Missouri, November 16, 1893, at Chula. They resided on a farm near Laredo, later moving to Hale. In 1913 they moved to Sumner where he spent the remainder of his life. He was engaged in the feed, grain and poultry business.

He was a member of the Baptist church of Hale and was active in the Odd Fellows Lodge.

He is survived by two sons, J Rex Donovan, Chillicothe, and G D Donovan, Canton, Illinois, and one daughter, Mrs E J Smart, Sumner. He also leaves eight grandchildren and fourteen great-grandchildren.

Preceding him in death were his wife, in 1950, four brothers, one sister, and an infant son.

The body will remain at the Wright Funeral Home in Brookfield until Thursday noon when it will be removed to the Methodist church in Sumner to lie in state until 2 o'clock, the hour of the funeral. Burial will be in the Lakeside cemetery at Sumner.
The Chillicothe Constitution-Tribune
25 July 1956, Front Page

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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/62326447/albert-donovan: accessed ), memorial page for Albert “Bert” Donovan (2 Sep 1867–24 Jul 1956), Find a Grave Memorial ID 62326447, citing Lakeside Cemetery, Cunningham Township, Chariton County, Missouri, USA; Maintained by SMG~SLG (contributor 46828829).