On May 11, 1819 as Louisa C. Grundy, she married Jacob McGavock at Davidson County, Tennessee.
The McGavock Family by Rev. Robert Gray, William Ellis Jones, Book & Job Printer, Richmond, 1903.
It has always been conceded that Mrs. McGavock inherited, to a marked degree, the talents of her distinguished father. She was a lady of very high culture, a fine conversationalist, kind, generous and charitable; a good wife, a good mother and a good Christian.
She was the mother of thirteen children.
Three of her sons served with distinction in the Confederate Army, one of whom, Randal William, Colonel of the 10th Tennessee Regiment, was killed at Raymond, Mississippi, at the head of his gallant Irish regiment.
Both Mr. and Mrs. McGavock were members for many years of the First Presbyterian Church, Nashville.
Additional children not listed below include the following:
Hugh Felix, born February 4, 1825; died November 14, 1825.
Maria Louisa, born July 8, 1833; died February 7, 1834.
Martha Winder, born June 26, 1839; died January 10, 1840.
On May 11, 1819 as Louisa C. Grundy, she married Jacob McGavock at Davidson County, Tennessee.
The McGavock Family by Rev. Robert Gray, William Ellis Jones, Book & Job Printer, Richmond, 1903.
It has always been conceded that Mrs. McGavock inherited, to a marked degree, the talents of her distinguished father. She was a lady of very high culture, a fine conversationalist, kind, generous and charitable; a good wife, a good mother and a good Christian.
She was the mother of thirteen children.
Three of her sons served with distinction in the Confederate Army, one of whom, Randal William, Colonel of the 10th Tennessee Regiment, was killed at Raymond, Mississippi, at the head of his gallant Irish regiment.
Both Mr. and Mrs. McGavock were members for many years of the First Presbyterian Church, Nashville.
Additional children not listed below include the following:
Hugh Felix, born February 4, 1825; died November 14, 1825.
Maria Louisa, born July 8, 1833; died February 7, 1834.
Martha Winder, born June 26, 1839; died January 10, 1840.
Family Members
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Anna McGavock Dickinson
1820–1868
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Margaret J McGavock
1821–1822
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Felix H R McGavock
1823–1824
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Randal William McGavock
1826–1863
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Edward Jacob McGavock
1828–1880
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Sarah McGavock Lindsley
1830–1903
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Dr Felix Grundy McGavock
1832–1897
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John Jacob McGavock
1837–1892
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Mary McGavock Todd
1838–1908
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Hugh Albert McGavock
1842–1854
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