Elizabeth Donelson

1796 - 1836  (39 years)

• Name	Elizabeth Donelson  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Birth	22 Nov 1796	Davidson County, Tennessee   [2, 4]
  Gender	Female
  Death	2 Jul 1836	LaGrange, Fayette County, Tennessee   [4]
  Burial	Nashville City Cemetery, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee   [4]
  Notes	The bio below was copied from her FindAGrave memorial, created by Mary and Kent Mortuary Notice National Banner and Nashville Whig July 11 1836 Died in Lagrange Ten., on the 2nd inst., Mrs. Elizabeth McLemore, wife of John C. McLemore, of Nashville. Elizabeth was the daughter of John Donelson and Mary Purnell. Mary Purnell was the sister-in-law of Andrew Jackson. Elizabeth married John Christmas McLemore in 1815. He was a well known surveyor in the southeast succeeding his uncle as Surveyor General of the Tennessee Military Tract. McLemore and Elizabeth's uncle, Andrew Jackson, worked together in land development deals resulting in towns like McLemoresville. Tombstone inscription Inscription: Elizabeth Wife of John C. McLemore Born November 22nd 1796 Died July 2nd 1836 This stone is sacred memory of her who lives beneath this sod? A dedicated wife and affectionate wife ? Christian She filled the office of Daughter won the affection of all who approached her. She died beloved.
  Person ID	I22232	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	11 Nov 2023

  
  

  Family	John Christmas McLemore,   b. 1 Jan 1790, Orange County, North Carolina d. 20 May 1864, Carroll County, Tennessee (Age 74 years)
  Marriage	6 Apr 1815	Tennessee   [2, 3]
  	MaryLynn Santa shows the location of their marriage as Davidson, Tennessee. Rootsweb shows a Davidson in both Fentress and Pickett counties.
  Children	1. Mary Ann McLemore,   b. 16 Feb 1816, Tennessee d. Yes, date unknown   2. John Coffee McLemore,   b. 3 Apr 1818, Tennessee d. 21 Oct 1882, Forest Hill, Shelby County, Tennessee (Age 64 years)   3. Andrew Jackson McLemore,   b. 17 Feb 1820, Tennessee d. 9 Oct 1861, Richmond (Independent City), Virginia (Age 41 years)   4. Catherine Donelson McLemore,   b. 28 Feb 1822, Tennessee d. 3 Jul 1848, Davidson County, Tennessee (Age 26 years)   5. Emily Donelson McLemore,   b. 21 Jun 1824, Tennessee d. Yes, date unknown   6. William Christmas McLemore,   b. 2 Jun 1828, Tennessee d. Yes, date unknown   7. Alexander Donelson McLemore,   b. 10 Jun 1830, Tennessee d. Yes, date unknown   8. Willoughby William McLemore,   b. 29 Oct 1835, Tennessee d. 15 Jan 1873 (Age 37 years)
  Family ID	F7701	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Aug 2011

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 22 Nov 1796 - Davidson County, Tennessee Marriage - 6 Apr 1815 - Tennessee  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S371] Butler, Robert McLemore--Family Researcher Fuquay Varina, NC 27526 (deceased). [S318] Santa, MaryLynn (mltomsan@aol.com) "Linked Families" Ver 2005-05-17 01:39:02 ; http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=mltomsan5. [S1094] Carroll County Homecoming '86 Historical Book Committee "History of Carroll County, Tennessee" (Turner Publishing Company, Paducah, KY) First Printing 1986, Second Printing 1998, p. 257 (Reliability: 3). [S873] Find A Grave [database online]; http://www.findagrave.com/, (Thousands of contributors submit new listings, updates, corrections, photographs and virtual flowers every hour to the FIND A GRAVE website. When it comes to administrating, building and maintaining the site, Find A Grave is largely operated by its founder, Jim Tipton.), # 78367281 (Reliability: 3).