According to Vivian Doney Reid, John Doney asked her brother, Henry Emerson Doney, if he could come and spend one night with him. Of course, Henry agreed. He came and stayed for 2 months. Each night before bed he would stand up and announce: 'Goodnight One and All'. Jefferson County, PA., Births Book 1, Doney, J. C., F,W, Father, W.H. Doney; Mother, J.W. Doney; Pleasant Ave.; Occupation, Miner; DOB Jan. 6, 1899; POB, Reynoldsville; Recorded, May 20. 1899.