Abel DONHAM Jr.,69 father of Elizabeth (DONHAM) RECTOR, was born 11 October 1811 in OH, the son of Abel DONHAM and Elizabeth FERGUSON. He married on 7 April 1831 in Clermont County, OH, to Matilda REECE.70 Matilda was born 30 June 1814, the daughter of John REECE and Sarah MORDOCK. They had thirteen children. Matilda died 21 April 1871 in IN. Abel remarried 21 January 1874 in Clay County, IN, to Nancy GILBERT,71 daughter of Elisha and Eleanore GILBERT. They had one daughter. The following is a biography of Abel DONHAM Jr.:72
Abel DONHAM, born October 5, 1812, came to Perry Township from Warren County, Ohio, in 1832. He took a grant of land north of Cory on what was later known as the lower Bloomington Road, and returned to Ohio to bring back his wife, Matilda, and their son, Lemon, together with their household furnishings and livestock. They settled in their new home in 1833.
Nine children were born to Abel and Matilda, one dying in infancy. Lemon, Elizabeth, Henry S., William R., Mary Wliza, Ledam, Margaret, and Ruth grew to adulthood. Lemon died in 1853, at the age of 21, leaving two sons, Morgan Sinclair and William, who were reared by their grandfather and grandmother DONHAM.
Abel worked hard clearing and farming the land. He also dug coal from the outcroppings to sell in Terre Haute. He made trips by flatboat to New Orleans with produce.
Matilda DONHAM died in 1870 and Abel married Nancy GILBERT, daughter of Elisha and Eleanore GILBERT, in 1873. He then built a house across the road from the original homestead and there their one child was born, Sarah Etta, on April 3, 1875.
In 1890, they bought a house and moved to Cory across the street south from the Methodist Church. Abel died September 16, 1892. Nancy and daughter, Sarah Etta, lived in Cory until 1897, at which time Sarah Etta married Almon KESTER, and they moved to their farm west and north of Cory. Nancy Gilbert DONHAM lived with her daughter until her death, November 17, 1923.
Abel DONHAM died 16 Sep 1892 in Clay County, IN. He is buried at Conaway-Cade Cemetery, Clay County, IN.73 Nancy died 17 November 1923.
CHILDREN OF ABEL DONHAM JR. & MATILDA REECE
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1 NAME: Lemon DONHAM
BORN: 4 Jan 1832
DIED: 12 Nov 185374
SPOUSE: Adline HYDE
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2 NAME: Morgan Sinclair DONHAM
BORN: 3 Aug 1833 PLACE: ,,OH
SPOUSE: Susan JEFFERS
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3 NAME: Susan DONHAM
BORN: 12 Jan 1835
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4 NAME: Elizabeth DONHAM
BORN: 1 May 1836 PLACE: ,Clay,IN
DIED: 10 Feb 1909 PLACE: ,,IN
BUR.: PLACE: Oak Hill Cem,Cory,IN
SPOUSE: Enoch Mabury RECTOR
MARR: 1 Dec 1854 PLACE: ,Clay,IN
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5 NAME: John DONHAM
BORN: 16 Oct 1837
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6 NAME: Hila Ann DONHAM
BORN: 13 Aug 1839
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7 NAME: Isaac DONHAM
BORN: 2 Dec 1840
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8 NAME: Henry Lewis DONHAM
BORN: 12 Apr 1844 PLACE: ,Clay,IN
DIED: 19 Jul 1921 PLACE: Carl Junction,Jasper,MO
SPOUSE: Rachel Lodema HALE
MARR: 3 Oct 1867 PLACE: Terre Haute,Vigo,IN
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9 NAME: William R. DONHAM
BORN: 19 Feb 1845
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10 NAME: Mary Eliza DONHAM
BORN: 3 Mar 1849
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11 NAME: Leadom DONHAM
BORN: 7 Jun 1852
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12 NAME: Margaret C. DONHAM
BORN: 11 Jan 1854
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13 NAME: Ruth C. DONHAM
BORN: 2 Feb 1857
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CHILDREN OF ABEL DONHAM & NANCY GILBERT
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1 NAME: Sarah Etta "Sadie" DONHAM
BORN: 3 Apr 1875
SPOUSE: Clarence Almon KESTER
MARR: 12 Sep 1897
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DESCENDENTS OF ABEL DONHAM JR. & MATILDA REECE, NANCY GILBERT
FOUR GENERATIONS, EXCLUDING THE DESCENDENTS OF
ENOCH MABURY RECTOR & ELIZABETH DONHAM
1 - Abel DONHAM Jr., BORN: 11 Oct 1811 OH
DIED: 16 Sep 1892 Clay, IN
BUR.: Conaway-Cade Cem, Clay County, IN
sp- Matilda REECE, BORN: 30 Jun 1814 OH
MARR: 7 Apr 1831 Clermont County, OH
DIED: 21 Apr 1871 IN
Dau of John REECE & Sarah MORDOCK
2 - Leamon DONHAM, BORN: 4 Jan 1832
DIED: 12 Nov 1853
sp- Adline HYDE
3 - Elizabeth Jane DONHAM, BORN: Abt 1847
DIED: 22 May 1918 Staunton, Vigo County, IN
sp- John KEMPF
4 - Phoebe KEMPF
4 - Minnie KEMPF
4 - Ira KEMPF
4 - Arthur KEMPF
4 - Ross KEMPF
4 - Everett KEMPF
3 - Harrison Lafayette DONHAM, BORN: 12 Nov 1850
sp- Phoebe Tanner LEWTON, BORN: 8 Apr 1852 Dayton, Montgomery, OH
MARR: 7 Nov 1873 Clay County, IN
DIED: May 1930
4 - Maggie Olive DONHAM, BORN: Abt 1874
DIED: Abt 1960
sp- Edward MCKENZIE
MARR: 21 Feb
4 - William Alfred DONHAM, BORN: 8 Nov 1875
DIED: 5 Mar 1963
sp- Ruth MOORE, BORN: of Terre Haute, Vigo County, IN
MARR: 1913
4 - Viola Jane DONHAM, BORN: 1878
DIED: Abt 1952
sp- George HABERMIER
sp- Clarence BRANDEAU
4 - Daniel Leonard DONHAM, BORN: 10 Nov 1883
DIED: 9 Aug 1966
4 - Archie DONHAM
2 - Morgan Sinclair DONHAM, BORN: 3 Aug 1833 OH
sp- Susan JEFFERS
3 - Elliot DONHAM
sp- Alice Josephine DEAL
4 - Morgan DONHAM
4 - Ernest DONHAM
4 - Mollie DONHAM
sp- Leverett TIFFEY
3 - Sinclair DONHAM
sp- Effie STAGGS
Dau of Franklin STAGGS & Rachel REECE
4 - Flora DONHAM
sp- Lloyd RECTOR, BORN: 1872
MARR: Abt 1915
DIED: 1934 Cory, Clay County, IN
Son of Charles Prentice RECTOR & Margaret Anne REDIFER
4 - Laura DONHAM
sp- Fred Lonzo MYERS
4 - Etta DONHAM
4 - Roy S. DONHAM
sp- Inez HALT
Dau of John HALT & Melvina MILLER
sp- Florence Ellen "Ella" TURNER
Dau of John Rector TURNER & Margaret VAUGHN
3 - James DONHAM
2 - Susan DONHAM, BORN: 12 Jan 1835
2 - Elizabeth DONHAM, BORN: 1 May 1836 Clay County, IN
DIED: 10 Feb 1909 IN
BUR.: Oak Hill Cem, Clay County, IN
sp- Enoch Mabury RECTOR, BORN: 4 Jun 1828 Vigo County, IN
MARR: 1 Dec 1854 Clay, IN
DIED: 4 Jul 1905 Perry Twp, Clay County, IN
BUR.: Oak Hill Cem, Clay County, IN
2 - John DONHAM, BORN: 16 Oct 1837
2 - Hila Ann DONHAM, BORN: 13 Aug 1839
2 - Isaac DONHAM, BORN: 2 Dec 1840
2 - Henry Lewis DONHAM, BORN: 12 Apr 1844 Clay County, IN
DIED: 19 Jul 1921 Carl Junction, Jasper County, MO
sp- Rachel Lodema HALE, BORN: 5 Jul 1847 Shelby County, IN
MARR: 3 Oct 1867 Terre Haute, Vigo County, IN
DIED: 5 Jan 1933 Carl Junction, Jasper County, MO
3 - William C. DONHAM, BORN: 14 Jun 1868
DIED: Oct 1869
3 - Laura B. DONHAM, BORN: 12 Jan 1870
DIED: Oct 1870
3 - Reece Tilton DONHAM, BORN: 4 Oct 1871
3 - Maggie E. DONHAM, BORN: 4 Jul 1873
3 - Myrtle DONHAM, BORN: 18 May 1877
3 - Lula M. DONHAM, BORN: 8 Jun 1879
DIED: 4 Oct 1903
3 - Zelda May DONHAM, BORN: 14 May 1882
3 - Ola Pearl DONHAM, BORN: 8 Sep 1884
DIED: 8 Feb 1890
2 - William R. DONHAM, BORN: 19 Feb 1845
2 - Mary Eliza DONHAM, BORN: 3 Mar 1849
2 - Leadom DONHAM, BORN: 7 Jun 1852
2 - Margaret C. DONHAM, BORN: 11 Jan 1854
2 - Ruth C. DONHAM, BORN: 2 Feb 1857
sp- Nancy GILBERT
MARR: 21 Jan 1874 Clay County, IN
DIED: 17 Nov 1923
Dau of Elisha GILBERT & Eleanore
2 - Sarah Etta "Sadie" DONHAM, BORN: 3 Apr 1875
sp- Clarence Almon KESTER, BORN: 13 Feb 1875
MARR: 12 Sep 1897
Son of Benjamin Franklin KESTER & Mary KNIGHT
3 - Clarence KESTER, BORN: 22 Dec 1898
DIED: 22 Dec 1898
3 - Zelia Lenore KESTER, BORN: 23 Feb 1900
3 - Esten Franklin KESTER, BORN: 14 Feb 1902
DIED: 21 Jan 1903
3 - Carl Webster KESTER, BORN: 10 Apr 1905
4 - Cherry Lynn KESTER
4 - Thomas Almon KESTER
4 - Randall Craig KESTER
4 - Robert Alan KESTER
3 - Zelda Louise KESTER, BORN: 3 Sep 1907
sp- John M. SULLIVAN
3 - Mary Matilda KESTER, BORN: 28 Oct 1910
sp- Norman SILVERMAN
4 - Martha Ann SILVERMAN
4 - John Allen SILVERMAN
4 - Sara Rose SILVERMAN
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