Emma Jane Donaldson
1863 - 1942 (79 years)
Generation: 1
1. Emma Jane Donaldson was born on 6 Apr 1863 in Fithian, Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 11 Apr 1942 in Urbana, Champaign County, Illinois; was buried on 13 Apr 1942 in Woodlawn Cemetery, Urbana, Champaign County, Illinois. Notes:
Mrs. J.F. Hannah Died In Urbana
Mrs. John F. Hannah, mother of Harry I. Hannah, 3113 Western avenue, died at 12:30 o’clock this morning at her home in Urbana after a long illness. Death was due to complications incident to old age. Mrs. Hannah was 79 years old.
The funeral will be held at 2 o’clock Monday afternoon at the Christian church in Urbana. Burial will be in Urbana.
Mrs. Hannah, as Emma Jane Donaldson, was born April 6, 1863 at Fithian. On Dec. 24, 1885, she was married to John F. Hannah, also of Fithian, and in 1920 they moved to Urbana to enable their son, Harry I. Hannah, to attend the University of Illinois. Mr. Hannah, a farmer, retired when they moved to Urbana.
Surviving beside her husband and son are three grandchildren, Norman, David and Miss Marilyn Hannah of this city.
Journal Gazette, Mattoon, Illinois. Saturday, 11 April 1942.
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/82990774/emma-jane-hannahEmma married John Francis Hannah on 24 Dec 1885. John (son of Thomas Hannah and Margaret Susan McCray) was born on 28 Apr 1862 in Fithian, Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 19 Feb 1945 in Mattoon, Coles County, Illinois; was buried on 21 Feb 1945 in Woodlawn Cemetery, Urbana, Champaign County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]