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Capt John Donelson

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Capt John Donelson

Birth
Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA
Death
28 Apr 1840 (aged 53)
Lauderdale County, Alabama, USA
Burial
Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA
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This is a MEMORIAL MARKER ONLY not his burial place.

He is buried in the Coffee Cemetery(General John Coffee's)in Florence Lauderdale County Alabama.

I posted his grave stone photo there.He is the son of John Donelson and Mary Purnell,husband of Eliza Eleanor Butler.

THE FOOT STONE J.D. IS NOT HIS. THERE IS NO GRAVE IT IS A MEMORIAL STONE ONLY!

Son of Captain John Donelson founding father of Nashville,Tn. Appointed by President Madison Captain of U.S. Rangers(War of 1812. Distinguished himself in several battles and at in the action of December 22 and Janurary 6,1816at the storming of Pensacola.∼This cemetery was once part of
the Gen John Coffee property and
is a beautiful location.I sure would
like to know how he came to be buried
there.His name or stone was not
listed anywhere at the Florence
Archives with everyone else.There
was no mention of his grave anywhere.
I found it when I went there to the
cemetery myself.

Tennessee Marriage Records
Name: John Donelson
Gender: Male
Marriage Date: 6 Nov 1823
Marriage Place: Davidson, Tennessee, USA
Spouse: Eliza Bulter
This is a MEMORIAL MARKER ONLY not his burial place.

He is buried in the Coffee Cemetery(General John Coffee's)in Florence Lauderdale County Alabama.

I posted his grave stone photo there.He is the son of John Donelson and Mary Purnell,husband of Eliza Eleanor Butler.

THE FOOT STONE J.D. IS NOT HIS. THERE IS NO GRAVE IT IS A MEMORIAL STONE ONLY!

Son of Captain John Donelson founding father of Nashville,Tn. Appointed by President Madison Captain of U.S. Rangers(War of 1812. Distinguished himself in several battles and at in the action of December 22 and Janurary 6,1816at the storming of Pensacola.∼This cemetery was once part of
the Gen John Coffee property and
is a beautiful location.I sure would
like to know how he came to be buried
there.His name or stone was not
listed anywhere at the Florence
Archives with everyone else.There
was no mention of his grave anywhere.
I found it when I went there to the
cemetery myself.

Tennessee Marriage Records
Name: John Donelson
Gender: Male
Marriage Date: 6 Nov 1823
Marriage Place: Davidson, Tennessee, USA
Spouse: Eliza Bulter

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  • Maintained by: Nick C.
  • Originally Created by: grave hunter
  • Added: Feb 23, 2005
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/10518958/john-donelson: accessed ), memorial page for Capt John Donelson (27 Apr 1787–28 Apr 1840), Find a Grave Memorial ID 10518958, citing Mount Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA; Maintained by Nick C. (contributor 46961628).