Search Results for: Emily Donelson Of Tennessee

Emily Donelson (1807-1836), daughter of John Donelson III and Mary Purnell, married her counsin, Andrew Jackson Donelson in 1824. She was born in Tennessee and

Andrew Donelson became the president's private secretary, and Emily assumed the role of White House hostess, filling a void left by the death of Jackson's belov

Emily Donelson (1807-1836), daughter of John Donelson III and Mary Purnell, married her counsin, Andrew Jackson Donelson in 1824. She was born in Tennessee and

"Richard Douglas Spence has written a biography of Daniel Smith Donelson, a soldier and politician and the nephew of Andrew Jackson. Spence begins with Donelson

This richly detailed biography of Andrew Jackson Donelson (1799-1871) sheds new light on the political and personal life of this nephew and namesake of Andrew J