Madison in Davidson County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Mrs. John Donelson

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 29, 2020

1. Mrs. John Donelson Marker

Inscription. After Col. John Donelson was killed in 1785, his widow and family continued to live here in a log house. In 1789 lawyers Andrew Jackson and John Overton boarded with the Donelsons. Here Jackson met Rachel, the Donelson's youngest daughter. They married in 1791 and lived here until they acquired their own home across the Cumberland in 1792.

Erected 1969 by The Historical Commission of Metropolitan Nashville and Davidson County. (Marker Number 13.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Settlements & Settlers • Women. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #07 Andrew Jackson, and the Tennessee, The Historical Commission of Metropolitan Nashville and Davidson County series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1785.

Location. 36° 17.795′ N, 86° 41.996′ W. Marker is in Madison, Tennessee, in Davidson County. It is at the intersection of Gallatin Pike North (U.S. 31E) and Rivergate Parkway, on the right when traveling south on Gallatin Pike North. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1787 Gallatin Pike North, Madison TN 37115, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Middle Tennessee

and in Greater Nashville.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Robert Cartwright (approx. 1½ miles

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away); Goodlettsville Cumberland Presbyterian Church (approx. 1.7 miles away); Goodlettsville High School (approx. 1.7 miles away); Davidson County / Sumner County (approx. 1.8 miles away); Mansker Creek (approx. 1.8 miles away); Bowen Plantation House (approx. 1.8 miles away); Casper Mansker (approx. 1.8 miles away); First Long Hunters (approx. 1.9 miles away).

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 29, 2020

2. Mrs. John Donelson Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 6, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 732 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 6, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.