Martin Francis O'Donnell

Martin was born in 1874 in St Arnaud, Victoria.¹   Martin's father was John O'Donnell and his mother was Margaret Hogan.  His paternal grandparents were Martin O'Donnell and Margaret Green. He had four brothers and three sisters, named Malachy, Cornelius, Martin, Cornelius, Kate, Margaret and Bridget.  He was the oldest of the eight children. He had a half-brother and a half-sister, named John and Dora.  He died at the age of 5 in 1879.¹