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Parents: F. and Louisa (Geiger) Donner
Children: Ella Louise Donner, William Henry Donner, Lillie Donner, Franklin Donner, Mary E. Donner, Frederick Gregory Donner, Percy Clarence Donner
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OriginalNotes: Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/68980218/frederick-c-donner : accessed 26 June 2021), memorial page for Frederick C Donner (28 May 1836-16 Oct 1923), Find a Grave Memorial ID 68980218, citing Columbus City Cemetery, Columbus, Bartholomew County, Indiana, USA ; Maintained by Traci (contributor 46843027) . Includes his portrait.
"Frederick C. Donner was born in Stuttgart, Germany, the son of Philipp Frederick Donner and Louisa Catharine Gottlieben Geiger. After his father died in Germany, his mother brought her five children to the United States, settling in Holmes Co., Ohio, and later moving into Wayne Co., Ohio. Mrs. Donner died there. Frederick was the third child in this family. He attended public schools in Ohio as a youth. At age 14, he became an apprentice in the jewelry business, and served seven years to learn this trade. He then came to Hope, Indiana to start business for himself, moving to Columbus about 1864, where he had a very successfull business. After moving to Columbus, the Donners built a large brick home at 742 Chestnut St. about 1871, where they resided until 1906. Frederick Donner married Mary Jane Johnson, Mar. 5, 1861, in Bartholomew Co. Their eight children were Ella, William Henry, Lillian, Franklin K., Mary E., Frederick Gregory, Percy Edwin and Clarence Donner. Three of these, Ella, Mary and Clarence, died young." His mother was Louisa Catharine Gottlieben Geiger Diehl.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Donner
His oldest son was multi-million businessman and philanthropist William Henry Donner (1864-1953)

Illustrated Historical Atlas of Bartholomew County, Indiana 1879
p. 18 Write-up on F. Donner; gives parents' names, birthdate and place, children, business history. Father d. in Germany and his mother brought 5 children to US in 1847. Lived in Holmes Co., Ohio and afterward moved to Wayne Co. where she died in 1855. He attended common schools in Germany and Ohio. At age 14 he went to Canal Dover, Ohio and became jeweler apprentice, serving 7 yrs. To learn trade. In 1857 came to Hope, Ind. And started business for himself, remaining there until 1864 when he removed to Columbus. Besides the jewelry business he's engaged in milling trade with A. C. Rominger (Rominger & Donner) being proprietors of Columbus City Mills (fine grade of flour). Mr. Donner has also carred on photography business for 22 yrs., with the exception of an interval of 5 yrs. And in connection with George Friedgen, is still carrying on photography in same building as his jewelry business. Member of Presbyterian Church. Portrait p. 23.

Slices of Time (Viewed June 26, 2021: http://www.slicesoftime.net/Photographs-Pages/Photo-d/do/DonnFred.html)
Born: May 28,  1836, Stuttgart, Stuttgarter Stadtkreis, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Died: October 16, 1923, Columbus, Bartholomew, Indiana
Married: Mary Jane Johnson, March 5, 1861, Indiana
Children: Ella Louise, William Henry, Lillie, Franklin, Mary E., Frederick Gregory, & Percy Clarence
1860 Census Hope, Bartholomew County, Indiana
1870 Census Columbus, Bartholomew County, Indiana
1880 Census Columbus, Bartholomew County, Indiana
1900 Census Columbus, Bartholomew County, Indiana
1908 Columbus, Indiana, City Directory
1910 Census Columbus Ward 2, Bartholomew County, Indiana
1915 Columbus, Indiana, City Directory
1917 Columbus, Indiana, City Directory
1919 Columbus, Indiana, City Directory
1920 Census Columbus Ward 2, Bartholomew County, Indiana
1921 Columbus, Indiana, City Directory
1923 Columbus, Indiana, City Directory
Indiana, Marriage Index
Civil War Draft Registrations Record
FindAGrave.com
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OriginalSource: Illustrated Historical Atlas of Bartholomew County, Indiana 1879
p. 18 In 1857 came to Hope, Ind. And started [jewelry] business for himself, remaining there until 1864 when he removed to Columbus.  Mr. Donner has also carred on photography business for 22 yrs., with the exception of an interval of 5 yrs. [Note: the article doesn't state that he did photography in Hope, but the year that he started would have been ca. 1857 when he was in Hope]
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OriginalSource: Facebook posting by David Sechrest in 2018:
"Prior to Donner and Friedgen, it was Snyder and Donner, photographers. George H. Friedgen bought Snyder out in June, 1873, at which time Friedgen and Donner was formed. The business concern was situated in the Donner Block, opposite the McEwen Block (nw corner, Third and Franklin). The Donner Block was directly east of today’s Crump Theatre. In March, 1889, John Crump bought the Donner property which adjoined Keith’s Arcade, the building John Crump bought at auction in January, 1889, as Keith had been taken to the insane asylum and all of his property holdings had been put up for auction in order to pay a $28,000 debt to Francis T. Crump. On acquiring the Donner property, John Crump had the old Donner buildings razed. The Donner was Fred Donner, jeweler and father of William Donner."

Columbus Republican, 11 Dec. 1873, p. 2
The Photograph Gallery. The oldest and largest gallery is that located in Donner's Block, and run by two as skillful artists as any city can boast of, viz.: Messrs. Friedgen & Donner. The operating room has one of the best sky lights in the State, the light being modeulated to any degree by the means of a series of screens arranged after a plan of Mr. Friedgen's own.  [mentions pictures frames, stereoscopic views, views of Columbus and Bartholomew and neighboring counties, copying, life-sized portraits]

1875 Edmondson Bros, Madison & Columbus City Directory, p. 20
Friedgen & Donner (G. H. Friedgen and F. Donner), photographers, s s Tipton opposite McEwen Block; George H. Friedgen (Friedgen & Donner), res w s Union bet Franklin and Mechanic

The Republic (Columbus, IN), 13 Nov. 1877, p. 3
The place to get the best pictures for the least money is at Fridgen & Donner's. All kind of pictures made on cloudy days as well as on bright--because we have a large sky-light and plenty light every day.

New York Public Library has stereographs by Friedgen & Donner of Columbus

1879-80 Williams & Co. Indiana State Directory, p. 369 Donner Friedgen

1879 Haddock & Brown's Madison, Vevay, and Columbus City Directory, p. 142
Friedgen & Donner, (George H. Friedgen and Frederick Donner), photograph gallery, s s Tipton w Franklin ; George H. Friedgen (Friedgen & Donner), res w s Union n Harrison

1880-81 Polk's Indiana State Gazetteer and Business Directory, p. 1027

Circa 1874-1880 tintype of firemen in in white paper sleeve with red ink on recto; "From Friedgen & Donner's Gallery, Opposite Bissel Hotel, Columbus, Ind." Posted by David Yount on Facebook; viewed November 2012.

Illustrated Historical Atlas of Bartholomew County, Indiana 1879
p. 18  In 1857 came to Hope, Ind. And started business for himself, remaining there until 1864 when he removed to Columbus. Besides the jewelry business he's engaged in milling trade with A. C. Rominger (Rominger & Donner) being proprietors of Columbus City Mills (fine grade of flour). Mr. Donner has also carried on photography business for 22 yrs., with the exception of an interval of 5 yrs. And in connection with George Friedgen, is still carrying on photography in same building as his jewelry business.  [Note: the article doesn't state that he did photography in Hope, but the year that he started would have been ca. 1857 when he was in Hope]
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1875 Edmondson Bros, Madison & Columbus City Directory, p. 20, 18
Friedgen & Donner (G. H. Friedgen and F. Donner), photographers, s s Tipton opposite McEwen Block; F. Donner, Jeweler, s s Tipton bet Washington and Franklin, res cor Liberty and Chestnut

1879 Haddock & Brown's Madison, Vevay, and Columbus City Directory, p. 142, 139
Friedgen & Donner, (George H. Friedgen and Frederick Donner), photograph gallery, s s Tipton w Franklin ; Frederick Donner, watches and jewelry and agt new Home sew mach, and Friedgen & Donner, s s Tipton w Franklin, res Liberty s w cor Chestnut
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