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Mary Watt <I>Dodson</I> Donoho

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Mary Watt Dodson Donoho

Birth
Tennessee, USA
Death
12 Jan 1880 (aged 72)
Clarksville, Red River County, Texas, USA
Burial
Clarksville, Red River County, Texas, USA GPS-Latitude: 33.608767, Longitude: -95.053888
Plot
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Obituary

DONOHO, Mrs. Mary W., born in E. Tenn., Nov 21, 1807, daughter of Dr. William & Lucy Dodson. Parents to Mo. when she was quite young. On Nov 27, 1831 she married Wm. Donoho. In 1834 they moved to Santa Fe, New Mex.; 1838 to Clarksville, Texas. Husband died 23 Sept 1845. She died Jan 12, 1880 at the Donoho House, Clarksville, Texas. Leaves a son James and several grandchildren. Buried in the Baptist Cemetery at Clarksville. Funeral preached by writer, D.J. Martin. (published 2/18/1880)

Taken from the book "Missouri Obituaries 1880-1881-1882" abstracts of obituaries published weekly in the "St. Louis Christian Advocate"

In 1833, Mary Donoho became the first Anglo-American to travel the Santa Fe Trail. The Santa Fe Trail: Its History, Legends, and Lore, David Dary, University Press of Kansas, 2000, p. 136.
Obituary

DONOHO, Mrs. Mary W., born in E. Tenn., Nov 21, 1807, daughter of Dr. William & Lucy Dodson. Parents to Mo. when she was quite young. On Nov 27, 1831 she married Wm. Donoho. In 1834 they moved to Santa Fe, New Mex.; 1838 to Clarksville, Texas. Husband died 23 Sept 1845. She died Jan 12, 1880 at the Donoho House, Clarksville, Texas. Leaves a son James and several grandchildren. Buried in the Baptist Cemetery at Clarksville. Funeral preached by writer, D.J. Martin. (published 2/18/1880)

Taken from the book "Missouri Obituaries 1880-1881-1882" abstracts of obituaries published weekly in the "St. Louis Christian Advocate"

In 1833, Mary Donoho became the first Anglo-American to travel the Santa Fe Trail. The Santa Fe Trail: Its History, Legends, and Lore, David Dary, University Press of Kansas, 2000, p. 136.

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Wife of William



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  • Maintained by: Bradley Nevill
  • Originally Created by: MB
  • Added: May 9, 2003
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7427717/mary_watt-donoho: accessed ), memorial page for Mary Watt Dodson Donoho (24 Nov 1807–12 Jan 1880), Find a Grave Memorial ID 7427717, citing Clarksville Cemetery, Clarksville, Red River County, Texas, USA; Maintained by Bradley Nevill (contributor 50088854).