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53. Ervin (Erwin) Donnell (Married Nancy Erwin (source: Buffalo Presbyterian Church and Cemetery Greensboro, North Carolina, compiled by Raymond Dufau Donnel, 1996, p. 20) and later Hannah Cunningham (54) on 12 December 1818 in Guilford County according to North Carolina Marriage Bonds 1741- 1868, Record # 01 121. Bondsman: Joseph Donnell, Witness: Jno. Hanner, Bond # 000054902) (Note: "Ervin" was spelled "Erwin" in History of Buffalo Presbyterian Church And Her People, written by Rev. S. M. Rankin, p. 165)

Born: 1793 in Guilford County, North Carolina of Daniel Donnell (105) & Mary (Polly) Ervin (106).

Died: 24 March 1845, 51 years, 7 months, 27 days. He is buried at Buffalo Presbyterian Church in Greensboro, North Carolina. (His grave site is 5E-6E/5D-6D in the old section of the Buffalo Presbyterian Church Cemetery: source; Buffalo Presbyterian Church and Cemetery Greensboro, North Carolina, compiled by Raymond Dufau Donnel, 1996, p. 20). The Church was organized in 1756. His gravesite was verified during a visit to the cemetery on 29 September 2005 by Susan Snyder (#2) and her cousins Sandra Henson and Mary Lu Finch.

[His siblings included:

Robert Donnell: Born: 1779 (28 October 1778) in North Carolina(Moved to Missouri and became very wealthy, Died: ? died in Clay County, Missouri); ancestry.com also lists

Martha Donnell: (Married Sampson Smith) Born: 11 June 1782 in Guilford County, North Carolina. Died 16 April 1848 in Red River County, Texas.,

Joseph Donnell: Born: 10 March 1790 in Guilford, North Carolina, Died:?

Mary Donnell: Born: 1800 in North Carolina. Died: ?,

Daniel Donnell: Born: 10 May 1784 in Greensboro, Guilford, County North Carolina. Died: ?,

Mary Donnell: Born: 1800 in North Carolina. Died: ?, and Jane Donnell Born 1801 in Guilford, North Carolina. Died: ?]

 

Miscellaneous:

Ervin and Hanna had four sons: Daniel, Robert H., W. Milton, and Irvin Cunningham (27).

Left: Ervin Donnell’s tombstone at Buffalo Presbyterian Church. (GPS: 36° 6.596 N, 79° 46.782 W.) This photograph was taken 29 September 2005. The tombstone reads:

IN
Memory
Of
ERVIN DONNELL
who died
March 24, 1845
AGED
51 years 7 months
and 27 days.