Cambridge High and Latin School

John Donahue “Don”

Class of 1924, Cambridge High and Latin School, Cambridge, Massachusetts: John Donahue (“Don”). The yearbook entry prints: came from Morse Grammar School; headed for Notre Dame; lived at 6 Grove Avenue. Portrait and entry from the 1924 yearbook, page 50.

Class of 1924

366 in the class of 1924 · 70 more named Donahue

Full name: John Donahue
Known as: Don
Born: October 17, 1905
Lived at: 6 Grove Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts
School: Cambridge High and Latin School
Graduated: Class of 1924
Came from: Morse Grammar School
Headed for: Notre Dame

Also searched as: Don Donahue; Jack Donahue; Johnny Donahue; Donahue, John.

Spot a mistake? Wrong name Wrong photo Something else

Is John part of your family? Tell us — we will send you the full-resolution scan.

Household 1
Neighbours 4
Same surname 66
Classmates 365
Same schools 46

In context

Of the 366 entries from the Cambridge High and Latin School class of 1924 read for this site, John's is 96th alphabetically. Turning the scan to page 50 shows John; the portraits we read from this book run from page 29 to page 122. From 1914 to 1930, 182 Cambridge High and Latin School graduates on this site share the first name John, spread over 16 classes and peaking at 24 in 1926. Morse Grammar School appears as the earlier school of 13 people in the class, John among them. Among first names, the class of 1924 favours Mary (27), Helen (17) and John (12); the class of 1923 had Mary (21), John (13) and Anna (10).

On the same scan page	Annabelle Donahue, Ellen Teresa Donovan, Helen Elizabeth Donovan
Same earlier school	Morse Grammar School: 12 other classmates
Same first name	John: 11 other people in the class

At home, 6 Grove Avenue

Same surname, same address — very likely a brother or sister.

Rose Anna DonahueCambridge 1927

The 1928 city directory lists John Donahue with the occupation “auto mech” (page).

The 1925 Cambridge Directory (W. A. Greenough Co.) lists these people named Donahue at this address. It gives occupations and wives' names, but does not say how these people were related.

Michael Donahue, laborer lived herepage

The Donahue household is listed here in 1917, 1927, 1928 and 1930 too.

Also grew up on Grove Avenue

The class of 1924

All 366 in this class →

Others named Donahue

Same surname in Massachusetts. They may be relatives; the books do not say.

All 70 people named Donahue →

Also came from Morse Grammar School

Also headed for Notre Dame

Look for John Donahue in other records

FamilySearch census, birth, marriage and death records (free account)
Internet Archive other yearbooks, city directories and town reports that mention the name
Chronicling America digitized newspapers at the Library of Congress

Do you know John?

If John is part of your family we would like to hear from you, and we will gladly send the full-resolution scan of this page.

Get in touch

Source

Cambridge High and Latin School yearbook, 1924, page 50. View the original scan at the Internet Archive (item cambridgehighlat1924unse).

Published 1924, and therefore in the public domain in the United States. Scan courtesy of Malden Public Library / Boston Public Library via the Internet Archive.

How this page was made: the name, portrait and printed details were read from the scan by software and checked against the page; a few in every hundred details are still wrong. How it works · Report an error · Standards