"An Illustrated History of Whitman County, state of Washington." San Francisco: W. H. Lever, 1901. p. 261. THOMAS F. DONAHOE a farmer and stockman, lives two miles south of Rosalia. He was born on November 24, 1847, in Canada, living in his birthplace until he was grown to manhood, where also he received the education afforded in that country. The ways of Canada are quite different from those of the west, and as he was a real westerner, at his majority he came to California. It was before the railroad had been built, and so necessitated considerable effort and gave a great deal of experience. After arriving in California he turned his attention to lumbering, with which he was familiar at his native place. After satisfying himself that California was not the place for him to locate, he wended his way northward toward the "Mecca" of the day --- do I need to say Washington? How many experiences could one relate who had thus passed so far by the means of traveling then in vogue! From Canada to California, and then to Washington, by horse and ox. Mr. Donahoe was fully prepared to appreciate a good country when he arrived in Whitman, and here he found the good country to appreciate. He was not long in selecting the place where he now lives, and here he commenced operations that have made him the wealthy and respected farmer, stockman and business man of this county. He has added to his original homestead until he now owns six hundred acres of fine fertile soil. This he has beautified and improved until it is really a model farm, a good object lesson for any farmer from any land. He has there put in lasting print the thoughts of his mind. The author works on paper, the sculptor chisels on marble, and the farmer brings out his thoughts and plans on the face of nature. Whose shall last longer than his! Could it be otherwise than that such a man should be respected by his fellow citizens and his judgment sought after? Such is the case in the personnel of our sketch, and such it should be. His marriage occurred in February, 1879, at Colfax. The bride was Miss Rose O. Boyle, a native of Pennsylvania. They have five children : James, Kate, Rose, Helry and Aggie. About 1876 Mr. Donahoe found the skeleton of a huge mastodon on his farm, and it was shipped to the World's Fair, where it was on exhibition. ******************* Submitted to the Washington Biographies Project in May 2010 by Diana Smith. Submitter has no additional information about the person(s) or family mentioned above.