Annie Elizabeth Donahue

1914 - 1997  (82 years)

• Name	Annie Elizabeth Donahue  [1]
  Birth	9 Sep 1914	..., Santa Barbara, California   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Female
  Death	24 May 1997	..., Sacramento, California   [4, 5, 6]
  Person ID	I177146	Descendants of William Hascall of Fontmell Magna (1490-1542)
  Last Modified	8 Jun 2017

  
  

  Father	Thomas William Donahue,   b. 1876, California d. 9 May 1917, ..., Lake, California (Age 41 years)
  Mother	Abbie M. Keene,   b. Oct 1879, New York d. 12 May 1960 (Age 80 years)
  Marriage	1908  [7]
  Family ID	F70624	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ernest Hugo Meier,   b. 23 Jul 1914, Pony Gulch, Wells, North Dakota d. 16 Apr 2010, ..., Sacramento, California (Age 95 years)
  Marriage	1952  [6]
  Children	1. Living   2. Living   3. Living   4. Living
  Family ID	F70625	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 Jun 2017

  
  

• Notes

  The Sacramento Bee (CA) May 26, 1997 Annie E. Meier, a former welder for the facility that became McClellan Air Force Base and one of the many women who took "Rosie the Riveter" jobs while men went overseas to fight during World War II, died Saturday at Sutter General Hospital. She was 82. She died of complications from diabetes and most recently suffered a stroke, family members said. Mrs. Meier was born in 1914 and grew up in Santa Barbara. She came to Sacramento in 1941 to become a welder. "She was proud of the fact she was helping the war effort," said her son Joseph Meier. "And she was quite proud she could weld - not a lot of women did before the war." Her son said the things she would do in her youth set her apart as an adventurous and independent woman who liked to travel and venture on her ow She traveled as far as Mexico City with girlfriends. She was not afraid to drive alone to Santa Barbara during the war, when people sometimes drove without headlights for fear the Japanese would see them and bomb the coastline. She lived a full life before settling down to have a family, Joseph Meier said. Mrs. Meier then turned her airplane blueprints in for fashion patterns, as she became a homemaker who enjoyed spending a lot of time sewing clothes for her family. "She had a whole life behind her when she said, "OK, that's enough. I can raise children now,' " her son said. Her husband, Ernest H. Meier, said they met at a dance hall on Stockton Boulevard. He said he was struck by her beauty and her dancing. They married in 1952 and moved to their home of more than 40 years in West Sacramento. Family members said her biggest joy was her family. She had four children and five grandchildren, all of whom recalled her as a giving and loving person. "She was one of those sweet grandmother types, the type who was home all the time, who you can call and get a friendly greeting," son Joseph Meier said. Mrs. Meier's daughter Mary said her mother "was not only a mom, she was a good friend to her kids."

  
  

• Sources

  [S26889] 1920 census, California, Santa Barbara county. [S44114] Death index, California, Annie Elizabeth Meier. [S44115] Birth index, California, ... Donahue (Reliability: 0). Name:Donahue Birth Date:9 Feb 1916 Gender:Female Mother's Maiden Name:Keene Birth County:Santa Barbara [S43361] Social Security Applications and Claims Index (Reliability: 0). Name:Annie Donahue [Annie Elizabeth Meier] [Annie Meier] SSN:554094893 Gender:Female Race:White Birth Date:9 Sep 1914 Birth Place:Santa Ynez, California [Santa Ynez S??, California] Father Name:Thomas Donahue Mother Name:Abbie M Keene Death Date:24 May 1997 Type of Claim:Original SSN. Notes:Dec 1936: Name listed as ANNIE DONAHUE; 18 Nov 1976: Name listed as ANNIE ELIZABETH MEIER; 31 May 1997: Name listed as ANNIE E MEIER [S44114] Death index, California, Annie Elizabeth Meier (Reliability: 0). NameAnnie Elizabeth Meier Social Security #554094893 GenderFemale Birth Date9 Sep 1914 Birth PlaceCalifornia Death Date24 May 1997 Death PlaceSacramento Mother's Maiden NameKeene Father's SurnameDonahue [S44116] Obituary, The Sacramento Bee (CA), Annie Meier, (May 26, 1997). [S17443] 1910 census, California, Santa Barbara county.