William J. Donlevy

  General Notes:

The 1930 Federal Census for Savannah, Chatham Co., Georgia, District 65, page 292A, dated April 10, 1930 records William J. Donlevy (2 6/12) - GA) living with his parents Frank M. (34 - GA/Wisconsin/NY) and Erline K. (31 - GA/Canada/SC) Donlevy and sisters Margaret E. Donlevy (10 - GA)( and Flora F. Donlevy (8 - GA) at 645 37th Street East. Frank is employed as a Draftsman for the Railroad and has been married to Erline for 21 years. They own their home valued at $4,500.

The 1940 Federal Census for Savannah, Chatham Co., Georgia, District 25-74, page 1179A, dated April 6, 1940 records William J. Donlevy (12) - GA) living with his parents Frank M. (45 - GA) and Erline (42 - GA) Donlevy and sisters Margret E. Donlevy (20 - GA) and Frances Donlevy (18 - GA) at 645 37th Street East. Frank is employed as an Assistent Draftsman for the City and earned $1,380 working 52 weeks during the last year. They own their home valued at $4,750. Frank has completed 4 years of high school while Erline has completed 2 years of high school.

Savannah City Directories show that Frank & Erline continued to live at 645 East 37th Street:
Example - 1960: Frank M. Donlevy (Erline K) eng John CV. Lebey Architect h645 E 37th

City Directories also indicate that William went to Georgia Tech and became an Architech.
Eaxamples
Atlanta - 1950: Wm J Donlevy st Ga Tech r753 Techwood dr
Savannah - 1954: Wm J Donlevy (Dorothy K) archt US Engs h2310 Brevard cir
Atlanta - 1960: Wm J Donlevy (Dorothy K) archtect US Genl Servs Admn r DeKalb Co Ga

William joined the Air Corp in 1946:
William J Donlevy
Birth Year: 1927
Race: White, citizen (White)
Nativity State or Country: Georgia
State of Residence: Georgia
County or City: Chatham
Enlistment Date: 26 Jan 1946
Enlistment State: Georgia
Enlistment City: Augusta
Branch: Air Corps
Branch Code: Air Corps
Grade: Private
Grade Code: Private
Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for Hawaiian Department
Component: Regular Army (including Officers, Nurses, Warrant Officers, and Enlisted Men)
Source: Enlisted Man, Regular Army, after 3 months of Discharge
Education: 4 years of high school
Civil Occupation: Tinsmiths, coppersmiths, and sheet metal workers
Marital Status: Single, without dependents
Height: 00
Weight: 005

  Research Notes:

Frank M Donlevy
Birth Date: June 28, 1892
Death Date: 13 Mar 1977
County of Death: Chatham
Gender: M (Male)
Race: White
Age: 84 Years
County of Residence: Chatham
Certificate: 009134

Erline K Donlevy
Birth Date: Nov 4, 1897
Death Date: 21 Apr 1976
County of Death: Chatham
Gender: F (Female)
Race: White
Age: 78 Years
County of Residence: Chatham
Certificate: 014743


Obituary for William's sister, Erline Donlevy Nelson
Carolina Morning News - (Apr/26/2004)
Margaret Erline Donlevy Nelson, 84, passed away late Thursday evening, April 22nd at the home of her daughter in Richmond Hill under the care of Hospice Savannah. She was born April 10, 1920 in Savannah and lived in Chatham County until moving to Richmond Hill last October. Her parents, Frank Morse Donlevy and Erline Kemper Donlevy, preceded her in death. She worked for the Corps of Engineers during World War II and was a playground leader for the City of Savannah at Nathaniel Greene from 1952 to 1957. She was a member of Epworth United Methodist Church and later Bull Street Baptist Church. She was a devoted daughter, wife and mother. She is survived by her husband of 63 years, William G. Nelson; three daughters and sons-in-law, Marline and Henry Taylor of Bloomingdale, Patricia and Ed Reese of Port Wentworth and Wendy and Mark Bolton of Richmond Hill; eight grandchildren and spouses, Dorothy Edge and Ronald, Frank Taylor and Andrea, Cynthia Jeffers and Steve, Tim Taylor and Lisa, Will Shearouse, Cara Sanders, Carla Shcarouse and Nicholas Bolton; 14 great-grandchildren; a sister, Frances Miller of Alpharetta; a brother and sister-in-law, Billy and Dot Donlevy of Jasper and a dear cousin, Marcia Perry of Richmond, Virginia. Visitation: 6:00 - 8:00 p.m., Sunday, April 25, 2004 at the Richmond Hill Funeral Home. Funeral Service: 11:00 a.m., Monday, April 26, 2004, Clyde Chapel, Richmond Hill United Methodist Church, with Rev. Steve Meguiar and Rev. Ken Otto officiating. Pallbearers will be Ronald Edge, Shaun Edge, Frank Taylor, Tim Taylor, Steve Jeffers and Will Shearouse. Burial: Forest Lawn Memory Gardens, Savannah. Remembrances: The Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, P.O. Box 650309, Dallas, TX 75265, www. komen.org or to Hospice Savannah, P.O. Box 13190, Savannah, GA 31416. Richmond Hill Funeral Home Cox Chapel (912) 756-7575 Savannah Morning News, April 25, 2004

William married Dorothy "Dot" Kinard, daughter of Fowler Ansley "Jack" Kinard and Marie Rebecca "Rhee" Kinard. (Dorothy "Dot" Kinard was born on 8 Feb 1929 in Troup Co., Georgia and died after 2012 in Jasper, Georgia.)