Virgil Eugene Donovan

1919 - 1985  (66 years)

• Name	Virgil Eugene Donovan
  Birth	9 Feb 1919	Rocky Ford, Otero, Colorado, United States
  Gender	Male
  Family Search ID	L1T6-2YN
  Ω Census son	1 Apr 1930	Lipscomb, Texas, United States   [1]
  	Witness Role: Principal: [I228] James Sartwell DONOVAN Witness Role: head of household: [I228] James Sartwell DONOVAN Witness Role: wife: [I227] Eunice Ida RIFFLE Witness Role: son: [I264] Virgil Eugene DONOVAN Witness Role: daughter: [I267] Verla Marcine DONOVAN
  Military Service	From 1941 to 1945
  	World War II, US Army
  	Don't have specific dates or information other than the grave marker indicating that he was Private First Class in the US Army during WW2
  Photos	Go to Photo Gallery for Virgil Eugene Donovan
  Residence	1976	Havre, Hill, Montana, United States   [2]
  	Mailing Address: Virgil Donovan Box 1382 Havre, MT 59501
  _UID	E63C1224F97A45859D9F376AA5D49BD45AB4
  Death	5 Dec 1985	Ness City, Ness, Kansas, United States
  Burial	Aft 5 Dec 1985	Fairmont Cemetery, Follett, Lipscomb, Texas, United States   [3]
  		gravestones\DONOVAN Virgil d1985
  Person ID	I264	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	27 Apr 2025

  
  

  Father	James Sartwell Donovan,   b. 28 Jan 1888, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States d. 11 Jan 1954, Mooreland, Woodward, Oklahoma, United States (Age 65 years)
  Mother	Eunice Ida Riffle,   b. 6 Mar 1893, Italy, Ellis, Texas, United States d. 9 May 1975, Mooreland, Woodward, Oklahoma, United States (Age 82 years)
  Marriage	21 Oct 1914	Follett, Lipscomb, Texas, United States
  Family ID	F64	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Children	+ 1. Living + 2. Janice Eilene Donovan,   b. 9 May 1943   d. 3 Jul 2004, Mooreland, Woodward, Oklahoma, United States (Age 61 years) + 3. Elinor Marie Donovan,   b. 2 Jul 1944   d. 21 Aug 2017, Woodward Memorial Hospital, Woodward, Woodward, Oklahoma, United States (Age 73 years) + 4. Larry Dale Donovan,   b. 7 Mar 1947, Mooreland, Woodward, Oklahoma, United States d. 3 Jul 2004, Mooreland, Woodward, Oklahoma, United States (Age 57 years)   5. Noel Duane Donovan,   b. 15 Jul 1948   d. 25 Jul 1949 (Age 1 year)
  Family ID	F84	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 May 2023

  
  

  Wife 2	Eleanor Mae Penniwell,   b. 17 Apr 1921, Gildford, Hill, Montana, United States d. 22 Sep 1989 (Age 68 years)
  Marriage	5 Feb 1953	Havre, Hill, Montana, United States
  Children	1. Living   2. Living
  Family ID	F85	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 May 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 9 Feb 1919 - Rocky Ford, Otero, Colorado, United States  Ω Census son - 1 Apr 1930 - Lipscomb, Texas, United States  Marriage - 5 Feb 1953 - Havre, Hill, Montana, United States  Residence - 1976 - Havre, Hill, Montana, United States  Death - 5 Dec 1985 - Ness City, Ness, Kansas, United States  Burial - Aft 5 Dec 1985 - Fairmont Cemetery, Follett, Lipscomb, Texas, United States   = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos

  headshots\DONOVAN Virgil Eugene

  
  

• Sources

  [S335] Cens1930 - TX Lipscomb Precinct 3 p8a. [S72] Debbie Price's Collection, Was sent a copy of the Riffle Family Tree. [S942] Find a Grave: Virgil Eugene Donovan.