Johnnie Clinton 'JC' Donegan

1923 - 1987  (63 years)

• Name	Johnnie Clinton 'JC' Donegan  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
  Birth	5 May 1923	Dickson, Dickson, Tennessee, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1930	Dickson County, Tennessee, USA   [2]
  	"James C Danegan"; Age: 6; Son of Gracie and Leonard
  Census	1940	Bedford County, Tennessee, USA   [4]
  	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son
  Military Draft Registration	1942	Shelbyville, Bedford, Tennessee, USA   [9]
  	Draft Registration - WWII
  Military Service	5 Jan 1943	Camp Forrest, Tullahoma, Coffee, Tennessee, USA   [6, 8, 10]
  	US Army - WWII
  Census	1950	Bedford County, Tennessee, USA   [7]
  	Relation to Head: Head; Marital Status: Married to Bertie
  Residence	Sep 1963	Shelbyville, Bedford, Tennessee, USA   [11]
  	JC Donegan
  Death	15 Apr 1987	Bedford County Hospital, Shelbyville, Bedford, Tennessee, USA   [3, 8]
  Burial	Hillcrest Memorial Gardens, Shelbyville, Bedford, Tennessee, USA   [8]
  		Hillcrest Memorial Gardens Shelbyville, Bedford, Tennessee Find a Grave: #13402
  Person ID	I25497	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Leonard Clinton Donegan,   b. 7 Oct 1897, Dickson County, Tennessee, USA d. 24 Sep 1963, Shelbyville, Bedford, Tennessee, USA (Age 65 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Grace Berril Lankford,   b. 27 Oct 1900, Tennessee, USA d. 31 Mar 1961, Shelbyville, Bedford, Tennessee, USA (Age 60 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	18 Apr 1916	Williamson County, Tennessee, USA   [12, 13]
  Family ID	F10911	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Bertie Mae 'Birdie' Rollins,   b. 18 Aug 1925, Cleveland, Bradley, Tennessee, USA d. 11 Jul 2006, Shelbyville, Bedford, Tennessee, USA (Age 80 years)
  Marriage	24 Dec 1941	Madison County, Alabama, USA   [5]
  Children	1. Johnny Ray Donegan,   b. 22 Apr 1944, Bedford County, Tennessee, USA d. 4 Nov 2010, Shelbyville, Bedford, Tennessee, USA (Age 66 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Living   3. Living
  Family ID	F10794	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family 2	Mary Louise Arnold,   b. 23 Nov 1937, Pennsylvania, USA d. 2018 (Age 80 years)
  Marriage	24 Apr 1971	Robertson County, Tennessee, USA   [1, 14]
  Children	1. Living   2. Living   3. Living   4. Steve Donegan  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F10795	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 5 May 1923 - Dickson, Dickson, Tennessee, USA Census - "James C Danegan"; Age: 6; Son of Gracie and Leonard - 1930 - Dickson County, Tennessee, USA Census - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son - 1940 - Bedford County, Tennessee, USA Marriage - 24 Dec 1941 - Madison County, Alabama, USA Military Draft Registration - Draft Registration - WWII - 1942 - Shelbyville, Bedford, Tennessee, USA Census - Relation to Head: Head; Marital Status: Married to Bertie - 1950 - Bedford County, Tennessee, USA Residence - JC Donegan - Sep 1963 - Shelbyville, Bedford, Tennessee, USA Marriage - 24 Apr 1971 - Robertson County, Tennessee, USA Burial - - Hillcrest Memorial Gardens, Shelbyville, Bedford, Tennessee, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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• Sources

  [S266] Ancestry.com, Tennessee, State Marriages, 1780-2002, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT ; Date: 2008;). Tennessee, State Marriages, 1780-2002 [S9776] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2002;), Year: 1930; Census Place: District 1, Dickson, Tennessee; Roll: 2245; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 1; Image: 227.0; FHL microfilm: 2341979. Birth date: abt 1924 Birth place: Tennessee Residence date: 1930 Residence place: District 1, Dickson, Tennessee 1930 United States Federal Census Year: 1930; Census Place: District 1, Dickson, Tennessee; Roll: 2245; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 1; Image: 227.0; FHL microfilm: 2341979. [S8] Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2015;). [S9528] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), Year: 1940; Census Place: Bedford, Tennessee; Roll: m-t0627-03872; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 2-15. 1940 United States Federal Census Year: 1940; Census Place: , Bedford, Tennessee; Roll: T627_3872; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 2-15. [S431] Ancestry.com, Alabama, County Marriages, 1805-1967, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT ; Date: 2016;). Alabama, County Marriages, 1805-1967 [S1274] Ancestry.com, U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2005;). [S11596] Ancestry.com, 1950 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2022;), United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Bedford, Tennessee;. 1950 United States Federal Census United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Bedford, Tennessee; [S5352] Find a Grave: DONEGAN Johnnie C 1923-1987, Johnnie Clinton “JC” Donegan (Veteran). BIRTH: 5 May 1923 Dickson County, Tennessee DEATH: 10 Apr 1987 (aged 63) BURIAL: Hillcrest Memorial Gardens, Shelbyville, Bedford County, Tennessee MEMORIAL ID: 203802507 https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/203802507/johnnie-clinton-donegan [S9506] Ancestry.com, U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2011;), National Archives at St Louis; St Louis, Missouri; Draft Registration Cards for Tennessee, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 80. U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Draft Registration Cards for Tennessee, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 80 [S2883] Fold3: Johnnie C Donegan, PFC (Private First Class) Johnnie Clinton "JC" Donegan , World War II. https://www.fold3.com/page/91680460-johnnie-c-donegan?xid=1945 [S4169] Newspapers.com: Obituary of LC Donegan • Nashville Banner - Sep 1963, (Name: Nashville Banner; Location: Nashville TN; Date: 27 Sep 1963;), Leonard Clinton "LC" Donegan Obituary. Funeral services for L C Donegan, 65, were to be held today at Gowen-Smith Chapel with burial in Willow Mount Cemetery. Mr Donegan, a retired Fly Manufacturing Co employe, died Wednesday in Bedford County General Hospital. He was a native of Dickson County and a Methodist. Survivors include three daughters, Mrs Ethelene Clark and Mrs Ruth Baker, Shelbyville, and Mrs Edith Bateman, Lynchburg; five sons, Leamon, Woodbury, J C Wilson and Terry, Shelbyville, and Airman 2c Leonard C Donegan Jr, Robins Air Force Base GA; two brothers Marshall, Dickson, and Malloy Donegan, Madison Heights MI; seven sisters, Mrs Lola Lovell and Mrs Elberta Reynolds, Nashville, Mrs Naomi Jones, Old Hickory, Mrs Iva Nowlin, Tullahoma, Mrs Alma Byrd, Troy MI, Mrs Geneva I Dowden, Muskegon MI, and Mrs Valley Fielder, Dickson; 21 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. https://www.newspapers.com/image/603308175/?article=40af7b28-882e-41fa-a92c-fdb6d2603ee4&focus=0.39087325,0.67067534,0.51262015,0.8268083&xid=3355 Obituary-DONEGAN LC OBITUARY OF LEONARD CLINTON DONEGAN • Nashville Banner • Nashville, Tennessee • Fri, Sep 27, 1963 • Page 30 [S104] Ancestry.com, Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2008;). Marriage date: 18 Apr 1916 Marriage place: Williamson, Tennessee Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002 [S8193] Find a Grave: LANKFORD Grace Donegan 1900-1961, Grace Berril Lankford Donegan. [S8196] Find a Grave: ARNOLD Mary Donegan 1937-2018, Mary Louise Arnold Donegan.