Joseph M. Donahue was born on September 4, 1839 in Ireland and was the son of Malachi Donahue and Mary Hines. He emigrated to the United States in 1848. A farmer, he was 5’10”, with a light complexion, gray eyes, and light hair. His first wife, Pauline, died March 28, 1880. He married Mary Isabell Groves in 1881. They had two sons, Joseph Bland (1884-1956) and Crosby Malachi (1887-1963). Joseph died in Shelbyville on July 11, 1922.
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