About John Lawrence Donelson
Lived 1829 – 1864 (aged 34–35). John Lawrence Donelson was a military officer.
John Lawrence Donelson (1829–1864) was a Confederate cavalry officer in the American Civil War.
Life John Lawrence Donelson, son of Stockley Donelson and Phila Ann Donelson , was born into a distinguished family in Hermitage, Davidson County, Tennessee, on April 6, 1829. By 1860 he was living in Echo, Live Oak County, Texas as a stock raiser.
At the outset of the Civil War, he enlisted in the 2nd Texas Mounted Rifles. He died of consumption in San Antonio.
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Confederate cavalry officer
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John Lawrence Donelson was born in 1829.
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John Lawrence Donelson died in 1864.
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John Lawrence Donelson was a military officer.
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