Shaver, F. A., Arthur P. Rose, R. F. Steele, and A. E. Adams, compilers.  "An
Illustrated History of Central Oregon." ("Embracing Wasco, Sherman, Gilliam,
Wheeler, Crook, Lake, & Klamath Counties")  Spokane, WA: Western Historical
Publishing Co., 1905.  p. 693.
 
J. W. DONNELLY, M. D.

     the present mayor of Fossil, is a well known business man of ability, who
has a broad and extended experience in various lines in his professional career.
 He was born in Mountain City, Tennessee, on April 24, 1862, and was liberally
educated in the Masonic Institute at that place. Following that, he entered the
medical department in the University of Tennessee and after some study,
commenced the practice of medicine, continuing that for four years. Then he
returned to the university in Tennessee and received his degree in March, 1889.
After that, Dr. Donnelly practiced in Tennessee until 1899, when he came to
Mitchell, Oregon, remaining there about four years.  On September 1, 1902, he
transferred his residence to Fossil, where he has continued since. He stands now
at the head of a good practice and is achieving the success that his ability and
skill deserve. During the Span..........assistant surgeon with the rank of
lieutenant and served at Fort Mott, New Jersey, and Tampa, Florida. He was also
president of the United States pension board situated at Mountain City,
Tennessee, for three years. Our subject's father, J. D. Donnelly, M. D., was
born in Mountain City, on December 23, 1823 and at the time of his death was the
oldest physician of that country. He practiced there continuously for fifty-five
years until his death in 1903. He married Frances Orr, who was born in
Washington county, Virginia, and died in 1901.  The older Dr. Donnelly was a
very prominent man in Tennessee and held many responsible offices and was highly
esteemed by all.
     In 1890, Dr. Donnelly married Mary E. Kiser, who was born in Mountain City,
Tennessee, on August 25, 1870.  P. M. Kiser, her father, was born in North
Carolina and was a furniture merchant in Mountain City. He was a prominent
citizen of that place and held the position of magistrate for fourteen years and
was provost marshal of the county during the war. He was very widely known and
highly esteemed. His death occurred in 1901. Mrs. Donnelly's mother, Emily J.
(Moore) Kiser, was born in Mountain City and died in 1894. Our subject has the
following named brothers and sisters; Dr. Thomas R., a dentist; A. R., a
merchant, and W. W., a farmer at Mountain City, Tennessee; Mrs. Sarah E. Wills,
and Mrs. Ida M. Mitchell, both living at Mountain City; Mrs. Ada Hendrickson,
whose husband, a commercial traveler, resides at Roan Mountain, Tennessee; and
Mrs. Corda Shell, who also resides at Roan Mountain. To Doctor and Mrs.
Donnelly, two children have been born, James Edgar, on October 25, 1890, and
Nelly K., on March 30, 1897. Dr. Donnelly is a member of the K. P., the. W. O.
W., the I. O. O. F. and the A. F. & A. M. He has held responsible positions in
all of these orders and is now noble grand of the I. O. O. F. Politically, he is
a Republican and has always taken a keen interest in the campaigns. He has been
several times delegate to the congressional conventions and in 1900, he was
elected mayor of Mitchell. He was reelected the next year and has also served as
school director and in March, 1904, he was chosen the mayor of Fossil, which
position he is filling with credit to himself at the present time.


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Submitted to the Oregon Bios. Project in March 2007 by Diana Smith.  Submitter
has no additional information about the person(s) or family mentioned above.