Rock Island Co. Illinois Coal Valley Township Post Office : Pennsylvania 6th day of August, 1860 3953 3740 James Donnan 40 M Farmer 2400 800 Ireland Nancy 30 F Wife Ireland Susannah 8 F IL James 5 M IL Ellen 3 F IL Mary A 2/12 F IL Henry M. Jamison 26 M Farm Labor Ireland Cecelia Thomas 16 F Hired girl ( Domestic) Wales Robert Rutherford 30 M Farm Laborer 400 Ireland 3955 3742 John Donnan 40 M Farmer Ireland Jane 28 F Wife Irelan John 10/12 M IL 3956 3743 James Donnan 76 M Farmer 600 Ireland Susannah 80 F Wife Ireland John 20 M Farm Laborer Ireland Here is that first marriage for Sarah Margaret South later Gilbraith/ Glibreaith . DONNAN, JAMES HAMILTON, NANCY 10/06/1851 00A/0053 00000745 ROCK ISLAND DONNAN, JOHN MORRISON, JANE 11/06/1858 00A/0146 00003193 ROCK ISLAND DONNAN, JOHN SOUTH, SARAH 02/25/1864 00C/0035 00004335 ROCK ISLAND DONNAN, WILLIAM CIMBALL, MARY 02/01/1871 00C/0163 00007630 ROCK ISLAND MCGONAGIL, WILLIAM A DONNAN, SUSANAH 09/02/1873 00C/0216 00008621 ROCK ISLAND Poweshiek Co., Iowa Washington Township Post Office :Montezuma 7th day of July 1870 Page: 433 Page : 10 102 102 Donnan , John 50 M W Farmer 8000 Ireland Jane 40 F W Housewife Ireland John 10 M W IL Mary J. 7 F W IL Susannah 7 F W IL Robert 6 M W IL William 5 M W IL Eliza 4 F W IL David 3 M W IL Samuel 2 M W IL Then find this in the 1880 census Washington, Poweshiek, Iowa Page # 545B James DONNAN Self M Male W 25 IL Farmer IRE IRE Ella DONNAN Wife M Female W 24 OH Keeping House SCOT SCOT Nancy DONNAN Mother W Female W 46 IRE Keeping House IRE IRE Ella DONNAN Sister S Female W 22 IL At Home IRE IRE Kary DONNAN Sister S Female W 20 IL At Home IRE IRE Lizzie DONNAN Sister S Female W 17 IL At Home IRE IRE Sadie DONNAN Sister S Female W 12 IL At Home IRE IRE James CLELAND Other S Male W 28 IRE Farm Laborer IRE IRE Joseph FERSON Other S Male W 24 IRE Farm Laborer IRE IRE Ewart, Poweshiek Co., Iowa Page# 559B Ancestry has them indexed as Darran. Film is of poor quality and census enumerator awful. Rock Island Co. Illinois Coal Valley Township 26th day of August, 1870 Page: 113 Page: 62 Image : 62 457 448 Donnan, James 55 M W Farmer Ireland Nancy 43 F W Keeping House Ireland Susannah 18 F W At Home IL James 15 MW IL Ellen 14 F W IL Mary 11 F W IL Elisabeth 5 F W IL Sarah 2 F W IL Dane, Crist 22 M W works on farm Denmark Wm. A. MCGONAGIL Self M Male W 30 NY Carpentering IRE IRE Susan MCGONAGIL Wife M Female W 27 IL Keeping House IRE IRE Matilda E. MCGONAGIL Dau S Female W 5 IL NY IL Wm. James MCGONAGIL Son S Male W 3 IL NY IL Source Information: Census Place South Moline, Rock Island, Illinois Family History Library Film 1254246 NA Film Number T9-0246 Page Number 434C -------------------- Poweshiek Co.,Iowa Scott Township Post Office : Montezuma 9th day of August 1870 Page : 374 Page : 8 54 55 Gilbreth, John 24 M W Farmer 700 405 Ireland Sarah 23 F W Housewife Illinois Jane 8/12 F W Illinois DEC The next census Jane is Ellen but thereafter she was always Ella Jane . John was also from County Down, Ireland . John DONNAN Self M Male W 66 IRE Farmer IRE IRE Jane DONNAN Wife M Female W 49 IRE Keep House IRE IRE John DONNAN Son S Male W 20 IL Works On Farm IRE IRE M. J. DONNAN Dau S Female W 18 IL At Home IRE IRE Sue DONNAN Dau S Female W 17 IL At Home IRE IRE R. J. DONNAN Son S Male W 16 IL At School IRE IRE Wm. DONNAN Son S Male W 15 IL At School IRE IRE Lizzie DONNAN Dau S Female W 13 IL At School IRE IRE David DONNAN Son S Male W 12 IL At School IRE IRE Saml. DONNAN Son S Male W 10 IL IRE IRE Annie DONNAN Dau S Female W 8 IL IRE IRE Washington, Township Page 545 B This is the 1895 Iowa State Census John Donnan 81 Ireland W Poweshiek Washington Jane Donnan 64 Ireland W Poweshiek Washington Mary J. Donnan 34 Illinois W Poweshiek Washington Susan Donnan 32 Illinois W Poweshiek Washington Robert Donnan 31 Illinois W Poweshiek Washington David Donnan 26 Illinois W Poweshiek Washington