Will County ILGenWeb Biographies..... ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. ************************************************ File contributed for use by: Dori Leekly & Margie Glenn Author: History of Will County IL, 1878 Edward DONAHOE, groceries, provisions, crockery, glassware, etc.; Wilmington; born in County Tipperary, Ireland, Jan. 7, 1848; came to this country in early childhood with his parents, who located at Joliet, this county, in April, 1854; in September, 1867, he removed to Wilmington and engaged in business, and, in 1874, established a branch store at Braidwood, which he afterward gave to his brother John T.; was member of the City Council in 1876-77. Married Feb. 1, 1872, to Miss Bridget M. FEEHAN, who was born in Ireland; have three children by this union - Mary J. Timothy J. and Mathew J. Additional Comments: HISTORY OF WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS; Chicago: Wm LeBaron Jr & Co, 186 Dearborn Street, 1878.