General President Andrew Jackson
1767 - 1845 (78 years)
Generation: 1
Generation: 2
1. General President Andrew Jackson was born on 15 Mar 1767 in Waxhaw, Union, North Carolina, USA; died on 8 Jun 1845 in Hermitage, Davidson, Tennessee, USA; was buried in Jackson Family Cemetery, Hermitage, Davidson, Tennessee, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
- DAR/SAR: Sons of the American Revolution: SAR Patriot #: P-223647
- Occupation: Lawyer
- _MILT: 1815; Hero of the Battle of New Orleans
- _ELEC: Between 1829 and 1837; 7th President of the United States
President married Rachel Donelson in Aug 1791 in Natchez, Adams, Mississippi, USA. Rachel (daughter of Colonel John Donelson and Rachel Stockley) was born on 17 Jun 1767 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA; died on 22 Dec 1828 in Hermitage, Davidson, Tennessee, USA; was buried in Jackson Family Cemetery, Hermitage, Davidson, Tennessee, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. Brigadier General Daniel Smith Donelson
was born on 23 Jun 1801 in Hendersonville, Sumner, Tennessee, USA; died on 17 Apr 1863 in Tennessee, USA; was buried in Hendersonville Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Hendersonville, Sumner, Tennessee, USA. - 3. John Samuel Donelson was born in 1797 in Davidson County, Tennessee, USA; died in 1817 in Davidson County, Tennessee, USA.
- 4. Andrew Jackson Donelson was born on 25 Aug 1799 in Sumner County, Tennessee, USA; died on 26 Jun 1871 in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA.
Generation: 2
2. Brigadier General Daniel Smith Donelson (1.President1) was born on 23 Jun 1801 in Hendersonville, Sumner, Tennessee, USA; died on 17 Apr 1863 in Tennessee, USA; was buried in Hendersonville Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Hendersonville, Sumner, Tennessee, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
- Adopted: 1806, Hermitage, Davidson, Tennessee, USA; After his father died, and his mother remarried, he and his brothers were sent to the Hermitage to be adopted by Rachel and President Andrew Jackson
- _ELEC: 1841; Tennessee House of Representatives
- _MILT: Abt 1861; US Army (Second Lieutenant ), Tennessee Militia (Brigadier General), and Confederate Army - War between the States (Major General)
Family/Spouse: Margaret donelson. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3. John Samuel Donelson (1.President1) was born in 1797 in Davidson County, Tennessee, USA; died in 1817 in Davidson County, Tennessee, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
- Adopted: 1806, Hermitage, Davidson, Tennessee, USA; After his father died, and his mother remarried, he and his brothers were sent to the Hermitage to be adopted by Rachel and President Andrew Jackson
4. Andrew Jackson Donelson (1.President1) was born on 25 Aug 1799 in Sumner County, Tennessee, USA; died on 26 Jun 1871 in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
- Adopted: 1806, Hermitage, Davidson, Tennessee, USA; After his father died, and his mother remarried, he and his brothers were sent to the Hermitage to be adopted by Rachel and President Andrew Jackson
- _ELEC: 1846; United States Envoy to Prussia
- Census: 1850, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA
- Census: 1860, Shelby County, Tennessee, USA; Residence Post Office: Memphis
Family/Spouse: Emily Donelson. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]