Donelson, William A., family papers, 1883-1937

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Donelson, William A., family papers, 1883-1937

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Composed of correspondence, scrapbook pages, photographs, and prints, the William A. Donelson Family Papers, 1883-1937, document the lives of the Donelson family, especially Bettie Mizell Donelson, in Nashville, Tennessee.

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Donelson family.

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Donelson, Bettie Mizell, 1862-1939

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Charter member and Regent (1917-1921) of the Ladies' Hermitage Association; early participant in the Tennessee women's suffrage movement; active in the Woman's Christian Temperance Union; collector of Andrew Jackson memorabilia; wife of William Alexander Donelson (1849-1900). From the description of Family papers, 1787-1938. (Tennessee State Library & Archives). WorldCat record id: 28599806 ...

Davidson County Woman's Christian Temperance Union (Tenn.)

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Donelson, William Alexander, 1848-1900

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Born in Germany, William Alexander Donelson (1848-1900) was the son of Tennessean and diplomat Andrew Jackson Donelson and his second wife Elizabeth Anderson (Martin) Randolph. In 1882, Donelson married Bettie Mizell (1862-1939), and the next year, the couple had their only child, William Alexander, II. In 1900, William Giles Baker murdered Donelson after several failed attempts. Active in the Nashville community, Bettie helped organize the Ladies Hermitage Association, served as pr...