Researching John Donahoe
Delve into the history of John Donahoe using the links below. We hope you find this information useful!
![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 62 people with the Donahoe surname? In that year Donahoe was ranked number 3517 for popularity in the UK. |
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The name John means "God is gracious" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of John Donahoe on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of John Donahoe in your family tree. Many large databases are available to search covering from births, deaths and marriages, military records, census records and immigration records with many other smaller collections too. Free trials are normally available and are a good way to fill out a lot of your tree quickly.
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DNA
Sometimes you can run into a brick wall in your tree and you just don't have enough evidence to make that next step back in time. A DNA test can sometimes help to make a link to a particular family name if you find you share common DNA with people who have the same or similar surnames as each other. If you are lucky then you may get a match within a few generations and discover some Donahoe ancestors. Additionally, the modern DNA test can give you a breakdown of your ethnic mix - you may be surprised at the results!
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for John Donahoe and the Donahoe Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Donahoe Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources listed below it will be possible to locate a birth record and, from that record, a birth certificate may be obtainable which is likely to list the names of the parents, therefore taking you back another generation. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Donahoe family tree.
Look at Parish Records for John Donahoe at Find My Past.
Study for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of John Donahoe using the FreeBMD database.
Investigate Genealogy Bank for John Donahoe records.
Explore MyHeritage for John Donahoe information.
Search the LDS Database for records about John Donahoe.
Research the Donahoe surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Donahoe Military records.
![]() | Did you know that there are currently 19 people with the Donahoe surname in the UK? Donahoe is now ranked number 4024 for popularity in the UK. |
Donahoe Family Tree Databases
Another way to build your tree quickly is to use the research other people have already done. This can help to confirm or refute your own deductions - however, be wary of taking this data at face value as other researchers may not have been as meticulous as you. Always try to back up deductions with some definitive sources rather than relying too heavily on others.
Look at the WikiTree database for user contributed records for John Donahoe.
Study MyTrees for information on the Donahoe family and people looking to contact living Donahoe relations.
Check out One Great Family for Donahoe records submitted by people who are already researching the Donahoe Family Tree.
Find John Donahoe from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Donahoe Forums
There are a number of forums which are dedicated to rearching particular surnames. These can be good places to share your findings and also to tap into the knowledge that others may already have. These can sometimes be a good way of finding living relations as these tend not to show up on the other sources of information for privacy reasons.
Research the Donahoe surname using Genealogy.com forums .
![]() | Did you know that there are currently 3038 people with the Donahoe surname in the USA? Donahoe is ranked number 156 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Donahoe Databases
Investigate the Ellis Island Database for information on John Donahoe. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called John Donahoe
John Donahoe
John Joseph Donahoe II (born April 30, 1960) is an American businessman who is the CEO of Nike. Early in his career he worked for Bain & Company, becoming the firm's president and CEO in 1999. He is on the board of directors at Nike, The Bridgespan Group and is chairman of PayPal. Donahoe was named president and CEO of ServiceNow, a cloud company, in February 2017. He was on the Board of Trustees of Dartmouth College from 2003 to 2012. On January 13, 2020, Donahoe became president and CEO of Nike.
Source: John Donahoe, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Donahoe
Family names can get corrupted over time, particularly where literacy was not as good. The following list contains some names that have similar sounds so you may want to also look at one or two of the more likely possibilites.
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