Individual Details
Thomas Donnely
(29 Sep 1859 - 24 Aug 1916)
Events
| Birth | 29 Sep 1859 | Ireland | |||
| Marriage | 15 Mar 1888 | Macedonia, Pottawattamie County, Iowa - Matilda Jane Fernow |  |  | |
| Death | 24 Aug 1916 | Macedonia, Pottawattamie County, Iowa | | ||
| Burial | Macedonia Cemetery, Pottawattamie County, Iowa | |
Families
| Spouse | Matilda Jane Fernow (1871 - 1944) |
Notes
Marriage
Spouse [Matildia's] Father's Name: E. W. Meyers(Maybe this is her guardian, as both of Matilda's parents died in 1881.)
Death
KICKED BY HORSE - DEATH RESULTSProminent Farmer Northwest of Macedonia Dies in Few Minutes After Injury.
Thomas Donnely, living 4 ½ miles northwest of Macedonia, on last Thursday afternoon about 5 o'clock, while unhitching his team, was kicked by one of the animals, and from its effects died in a few minutes. Mr. Donnely was kicked on his head and his skull crushed. The team was not a fractious one, but got frightened in some manner, when Mr. Donnely went behind one of them to unloose a tug. He was about 55 years old, and leaves a wife and children. He was a pioneer of his community and owned a farm.
Endnotes
1. "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934", database, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KCHQ-31L : 8 March 2016), Thomas Donley Or Tonelly Or Tonley and Matildia J. Fernon Or Fernow, 1888..
2. Find A Grave Memorial# 42157030.