Daniel Smith Donelson (1801 - 1863)

Born 23 Jun 1801 in Sumner, Tennessee, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Margaret (Branch) Donelson — married 27 Oct 1830 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA

Descendants

Died 17 Apr 1863 at age 61 in Montvale Springs, Blount, Tennessee, United States

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Biography

Major General in the Confederate Army in the Civil War and Speaker in the Tennessee House of Representatives.

Daniel Smith Donelson was born 23 Jun 1801 in Sumner County, Tennessee

Donelson died 17 Apr 1863 in Montvale Springs, Blount County, Tennessee, just south of Knoxville, while in position as senior officer of the Tennessee War Department. He was buried in Hendersonville Presbyterian Church Cemetery in Hendersonville, Sumner County, Tennessee.^[1]

In his will, signed February 24, 1863, Daniel S Donelson made his wife, Margaret, his sole heir and executor.^[2]

Fort Donelson was named after him.

Slaves

In 1850, Daniel S Donelson held 49 slaves in Sumner County, Tennessee ^[3]

In 1860, D S Donelson held 53 slaves in Sumner county, Tennessee^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ Burial: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/10858/daniel-smith-donelson : accessed 04 March 2022), memorial page for Daniel Smith Donelson (23 Jun 1801–17 Apr 1863), Find a Grave Memorial ID 10858, citing Hendersonville Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Hendersonville, Sumner County, Tennessee, USA ; Maintained by Find a Grave.
2. ↑ Probate: "Tennessee, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1779-2008"
   Will Books; Author: Tennessee County Court (Sumner County); Probate Place: Sumner, Tennessee
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry ca Record 9176 #3819478 (accessed 22 February 2023)
   Daniel S Donelson probate on 24 Feb 1863 in Sumner, Tennessee, USA.
3. ↑ 1850 Census: "1850 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedules"
   The National Archive in Washington Dc; Washington, DC; NARA Microform Publication: M432; Title: Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry ca Record 8055 #92391501 (accessed 22 February 2023)
   Daniel S Donelson in District 7, Sumner, Tennessee, USA.
4. ↑ 1860 Census: "1860 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedules"
   The National Archives in Washington DC; Washington DC, USA; Eighth Census of the United States 1860; Series Number: M653; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry ca Record 7668 #94260356 (accessed 22 February 2023)
   O S Donelson in District 7, Sumner, Tennessee, USA.

• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-66T3-MNC?cc=1401638&wc=95RH-ZNG%3A1031307201%2C1032966701%2C1032966702 : 9 April 2016), Tennessee > Sumner > Sumner county > image 232 of 356; citing NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
• Daniel Smith Donelson on Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia.
• Military: "U.S., Confederate Officers Card Index, 1861-1865"
  United States Confederate Officers Card Index, 1861-1865. Salt Lake City, UT, USA: FamilySearch, 2019
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry ca Record 61982 #98047 (accessed 22 February 2023)
  Name: Daniel Smith Donelson; Residence Place: Sumner Co, Tennessee; Military Date: 1861-1865; Military Place: United States; Group Title: 18-1352; 2019-04-17T14:35:59-0600; jbunting; 4599; SB; IDX; United States, Military Order of the Stars and Bars Card Index, 1861-1865 - FSI.

Acknowledgements

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