Civil War Veterans Buried In Washington State - John Donnegan

CWV MT PLEASANT CEM SEATTLE KING CO DONNEGAN/DONEGAN JOHN BLACK UNION CENSUS CHRON 2022X

 

John H. Donnegan Residence was not listed; Enlisted on 7/1/1864 at Decatur, AL as a Private. On 7/1/1864 he mustered into US CT 106th Infantry (date and method of discharge not given)  (Estimated date of enlistment)

 

1880 Macedonia Maury Co. TN

John Dungan 32/1848/AL carpenter

Julia 27/1853/AL

Jerry 7/1873/AL

Lula 5/1875/TN

 

Name:	John H Donegan
Gender:	Male
Unit:	Unass'd 106. U.S.C. Infantry
Filing Date:	12 Jul 1892 Pension Card
Place Filed:	Alabama and Washington
Relation to Head:	Soldier
Spouse:	Julia Donegan
Roll number:	125

 

1900 Precinct 37 Jefferson Co. AL

John H Donegan 52/Aug 1847/AL black married 1874 day laborer

Julia E 42/1858/AL black 17ch 5liv wash woman

Willie 16/Nov 1883/AL

Bertice M 9/May 1891/A:

Oreline 3/Sept 1896/AL

 

1910 Seattle Ward 2 King Co. WA

Jery T 37

Annie 34

Hazel 13 /suster

John Donegan 65/1845/AL parents AL/AL black retired father does not note CWVs

Julia 59 mother

 

1920 Seattle King Co. WA

John Donetan 73/1847/AL mulatto

Julila E 65

Adam Stringer 36

Hazel 22

Petronella Stringer

Name:	John H Donegan
Gender:	Male
Birth Date:	abt 1845
Death Date:	4 Jul 1925
Age at Death:	80
Death Location:	Seattle, King, Washington
Father:	John H Donegan
Mother:	Louise Peet
Record Source:	Washington State Death Records

 

John Henry Donegan

BIRTH

10 Aug 1844

Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama, USA

DEATH

4 Jul 1925 (aged 80)

Seattle, King County, Washington, USA

BURIAL

Mount Pleasant Cemetery

Seattle, King County, Washington, 

John H. Donegan was born into slavery to Hannah Donegan of Huntsville, Alabama. They were owned by wealthy merchant, James J. Donegan, an Irishman. John enlisted into Company C, 106th US Colored infantry on September 2, 1864 and was transferred to Nashville, Tennessee on September 5th and

Mustered out May 1, 1865 in Jackson, Tennessee.

This soldier almost immediately became one of the many thousands of soldiers both black and white captured by the Confederate Army. While on garrison duty, this eighteen year old along with many others was captured on September 24, 1864 at Athens, Alabama by Major General Nathan Bedford Forrest's

Soldiers and he stayed a POW until May 1865. Source: Civil War Pension Record

 

Name:	Julia Donegan[Julia McGuire]
Gender:	Female
Birth Date:	abt 1853
Death Date:	18 Feb 1927
Age at Death:	74
Death Location:	Seattle, King, Washington
Father:	Jerry McGuire
Record Source:	Washington State Death Records

 

Julia McGuire Donegan

BIRTH

8 Sep 1853

Florence, Lauderdale County, Alabama, USA

DEATH

18 Feb 1927 (aged 73)

Seattle, King County, Washington, USA

BURIAL

Mount Pleasant Cemetery

Seattle, King County, Washington, 

Jerry Thomas Donegan 4/7/1873/AL d. 7/1/1933 Seattle King Co. WA

Lula Belle 1874

Willie Rose 1883 1945

Birdist Moristeen 1891 1957

Jay Hazel Olivai 1896

Joseph 1915

James 1915

Buried at Mt Pleasant Cemetery AKA Free Methodist & Seattle IOOF

Cynthia Wilson
Seattle, Washington