Obit for Cordelia Taylor Donnell - Logan County, Oklahoma 

Submitted by:  DJ Donnell Watson   djwatson@uswest.net
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Cordelia Taylor Donnell 

Cordelia Taylor was born August 13, 1875, in Franklin County, 
Kansas and departed this life on March 12, 1944 at Guthrie, 
Oklahoma at the age of 68 years and 7 months and 29 days.

At the age of three (3) Cordelia Taylor moved to Howard Kansas with 
her parents, George P. {Perry} Taylor and Mary Bell Taylor where 
they lived or thirteen (13) years.  At the age of 16 they moved to 
Oklahoma arriving here October 7, 1891. They lived on a farm one-
half mile west of Tohee where she attended school at the Iowa 
Indian Village.

Cordelia Taylor was united in Marriage to Joseph {Kennedy}Donnell 
on March 27, 1895 and to this union was born 11 children.  One 
child, Bertha Mildred, preceded her in death.

She leaves to mourn her parting her husband and faithful companion, 
Joseph Donnell of Guthrie, and ten children. Mrs. Dona Graham of 
Luther, Okla., Leonard Donnell, Okomah, Oklahoma, William J. 
Donnell Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Mrs. Bessie Tribble, Harvey 
Donnell, Mrs. Lottie Mills, Cordelia Donnell and Edith Donnell all 
of Guthrie and Opal Donnell andMrs. Inez Nunley of Oklahoma City.  
She also leaves one sister Mrs. MattieArmstrong, Texas and two 
brothers George P. Taylor of Gemet Californiaand Charles Taylor of 
Santa Ana, California.  She leaves 24 grandchildren and 2 great 
grandchildren. Her husband, ten children and sister were with her 
at the time of her death.

Cordelia and Joseph Donnell made their home in Iowa Township Logan 
County, Oklahoma on a homestead which her husband received in the 
run of 1891 that opened the Indian Territory for settlement.  Here 
this pioneer woman gave her best to establish a wholesome community 
in which to rear her family.  Her tireless efforts, her care and 
thoughtfulness of others caused her to be loved and respected by 
all who know her.

She devoted her life to her family and her neighbors.  She rendered 
constant service to any pioneer family in sickness or in sorrow.  
She was active in establishing a school for the education of her 
children, and was one of the first to assist in the organization of 
a Sunday School and Church in that community.


Added by William B Donnell:  The Joseph Donnells' left the farm in 
1923 to run a cafe in Harrah,Ok.This was while they were building 
the large electric plant ( that Wm. Joseph worked on). However due 
to grandma's bad leg they had to move back to the farm after a 
couple of years. They stayed on the farm until the early `30's 
before moving to Guthrie, Ok. 

Also on little Bertha's death ------ she didn't die due to a wagon 
accident. 

Grandpa had given her some berries the night before she died.He 
paced the cornfield all night long blaming himself. However, she 
died of a childhood ailment.