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View Tree for Mary DonlonMary Donlon (b. September 27, 1894, d. March 20, 1976)

Mary Donlon (daughter of William Joseph Donlon and Anna Schoepf) was born September 27, 1894 in Elkader, IA, and died March 20, 1976 in St Joseph's, Elkader, Iowa. She married Thomas E. Boland on May 03, 1916 in St Joseph's Catholic Church in Elkader, Iowa, son of James P. Boland and Mary Clipper.

 Includes NotesNotes for Mary Donlon:
Mary Elizabeth Donlon was the oldest daughter of William Donlon, who owned a farm less than 2 miles from where my Dad, Thomas E. Boland was born. I have no idea how my Mother and Dad met. My Mother's father's brother Thomas married my Dad's oldest sister Mame years before Mom and Dad met. Mary has a sister, Margaret and a brother, William. My Mother's Mother died shortly after William was born.
Mom and Dad moved to Milwaukee after there marriage and that is where my oldest brother, Raymond was born. He was the only one of the family that was born in a hospital--all the rest were born at home. After Milwaukee, and a number of years in Elkader, they spent several years in Minnesota. Dolores and Regina were born in Elkader also. George was born later in Elkader at what they called the flat over the Town Hall. Joseph was born on a farm called the Cain Place out on highway 56 north of the old Boland Homestead. Luke was born on the McDermott Place in Cox Creek, located half way between Elkader and Strawberry Point, Iowa.
Mom's life was a very tough one as al the places we lived in did not have running water and electricity, except when in Milwaukee and at the Town Hall in Elkader. I remember the hardships that was at the McDermott Place in Cox Creek as I was old enough to remember a little of it.
After Dad's one eye went blind, mom started to hang wallpaper for friends for nothing. She liked doing it and gave her pleasure seeing how nice it would look. Soon she was hanging wallpaper for people for twenty-five (25) cents per hour.
Ater we moved to Coalville she started to do a lot more papering. When Dad lost both eyes years later, Mom was the provider. She was the provider for quite a few years before that as well. She worked hard and people would come from miles away and bring her to there home and she would stay there sometimes for over a week to do the papering of their homes.
She was papering even after I graduated from school and Luke was still in high school. She liked to travel and many a time Dolores would get her on a bus and she would go to Arizona, Boston, and other places. She loved to travel and see and meet people. She always had a dream to see the seven wonders of the world. She felt seeing the Grand Canyon was better than seeing a lot of them. She made many trips to the Grand Canyon.
She loved seeing and doing things for her children and grandchildren. She would make things for them or go to there homes and take care of them when a crisis would occur. She was a great Mother to all of us and we all remember her well.
Prepared by Joseph W. Boland on 06-04-2001.

More About Mary Donlon:
Burial: March 21, 1976, St Joseph's, Elkader, Iowa.

More About Mary Donlon and Thomas E. Boland:
Marriage: May 03, 1916, St Joseph's Catholic Church in Elkader, Iowa.

Children of Mary Donlon and Thomas E. Boland are:
  1. +Raymond Edward Boland.
  2. Dolores Boland, b. March 15, 1919, Elkader, Iowa, d. December 23, 1996, Prescott, Arizona.
  3. +Regina Ann Boland, b. February 16, 1923, Elkader, Iowa, d. March 31, 1987, Manchester, Iowa.
  4. +George Boland.
  5. +Joseph William Boland.
  6. +Luke Boland.
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