Samuel and Mary Donnell

Samuel Donnell was born about 1790 in Pennsylvania. In 1850 Samuel Donnell and his wife Mary were residing in Sandusky, Erie County, Ohio. Also residing in the Donnell household in 1850 were: Susan Donnell, age 25; Henry Donnell, age 14; and Henry Nye. According to the 1855 Sandusky City Directory, Samuel worked at a business on Water Street that dealt in iron, nails, and other construction supplies. Oakland Cemetery records indicate that Samuel Donnell died on January 31, 1863, at the age of 72. Samuel's tombstone is the taller monument on the right side in the picture above. His wife Mary Donnell died in 1867. Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Donnell were buried in Block 23 of Sandusky’s Oakland Cemetery. Mary's tombstone, which must have damaged at some point, is the smaller rounded monument.