John Gideon Maple Donham
John Gideon Maple was born on September 16th, 1858 in
West Virginia. John Gideon Maple's father was
Lewis Newton Donham and his mother was
Lydia Catherine Barb. His paternal grandparents are
Peter Donham and
Rose Barbe. He had four brothers and eight sisters, named
John C.W.,
Gilbert Montague,
Harmon Luther,
Lewis Victor,
Sarah Rebecca,
Helen Clementine,
Eliza California,
California,
Mary Virginia,
Hezekiah Elverson,
Rosanna Arizona and
Amy Orbella. He was the second oldest of the thirteen children. He had two half-brothers and a half-sister, named
Mark Lucas,
Frank Husted and
Margaret Udell. He died at the age of 78 on August 10th, 1937.