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.
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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