William S. Donnell, Sr.
[son of Robert Donnell and Mary ?]
born: 1747 - Chester County, Pennsylvania
died: 1798 - Wilson County, Tennessee
marriage bond: 9 February 1773 - Guilford County, North Carolina
wife: Mary Bell
[daughter of Samuel Bell and ? ?]
born: c1750 -
died: 7 June 1828 - Lebanon, Wilson County, Tennessee
buried:

Children of William Donnell and Mary Bell Donnell:

1. Samuel Donnell
Cumberland Presbyterian Licentiate
born: 1774 - Guilford County, North Carolina
died: 1817 - Wilson County, Tennessee
married: 1805 - Wilson County, Tennessee
wife: Martha Alexander Foster
[daughter of John Alexander Foster and Martha Morrison]
born: 1782 - Guilford County, North Carolina
died:
[After Samuel Donnell died she married Robert Doak]

Children of Samuel Donnell and Martha Alexander Foster Donnell:

1.1. William Donnell
born: 6 February 1806 - Wilson County, Tennessee
died: 8 March 1835 - Wilson County, Tennessee
married: 18 July 1830 - Bedford County Tennessee
wife: Eliza McKee
born: 17 July 1805 - Bedford County, Tennessee
died: 10 November 1864

1.2. Robert P. Donnell
born: 1808 - Wilson County, Tennessee
died: 1862 - Wilson County, Tennessee
married: 2 December 1830 - Wilson County, Tennessee
wife: Cleopatra Hearne

1.3. Samuel Foster Donnell
Cumberland Presbyterian Minister
born:
died: 16 October 1850 - Van Zandt County, Texas

1.4. Malinda Donnell
born: 20 April 1810 - Wilson County, Tennessee
died: 11 February 1881 - Wilson County, Tennessee
married: 23 March 1829 - Wilson County, Tennessee
husband: Josiah Bowman Lindsey

 

2. Mary Donnell
born: 1777 - Guilford County, North Carolina
died:

3. William S. "Cedar Bill" Donnell, Jr.
born: 4 August 1778 - Guilford County, North Carolina
died:
died: 1847 - Wilson County, Tennessee
buried:
married: 1806 - Wilson County, Tennessee
wife: Margaret "Peggy" Sherrill
born: 24 September 1784 - North Carolina
died: 1866 - Wilson County, Tennessee
buried:

Children of William S. "Cedar Bill" Donnell, Jr. and Margaret Sherrill Donnell:

3.1. Mary Elizabeth Donnell
born: 1807 - Wilson County, Tennessee
died: Wilson County, Tennessee
married: 3 November 1830 - Wilson County, Tennessee
husband: Rev. David Byrd Moore
Cumberland Presbyterian Minister
[son of Thomas Moore and Elizabeth (maybe Bell?)
born: 30 August 1807 - North Carolina
died: 29 September 1870 - Wilson County, Tennessee
buried:

Children of Mary Elizabeth Donnell Moore and David Byrd Moore:
See Moore Family Information

 

3.2. Samuel Wilson Donnell
born: 1810

3.3. Martha Jane Donnell
born: 2 July 1812

3.4. Robert Bell Donnell
born: 20 November 1815

3.5. Mary Margaret Donnell
born: 1817

 

4. Sarah "Sally" Donnell
born: 1782 - Guilford County, North Carolina
died:

5. Robert Donnell
Cumberland Presbyterian Minister
born: April 1784 - Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina
died: 24 May 1855 - Athens, Limestone County, Alabama
1820 Census - Limestone County, Alabama
1830 Census - Limestone County, Alabama
1840 Census - Limestone County, Alabama
1850 Census - District 11, Wilson County, Tennessee
buried: Athens Cemetery - Limestone County, Alabama
1st marriage: 17 March 1817
1st wife: Ann Eliza Smith
[daughter of James Smith and Mary Downey]
born: September 1795 - Granville County, North Carolina
died: 3 November 1828 - Limestone County, Alabama
buried: Athens Cemetery - Limestone County, Alabama

Child of Robert Donnell and Ann Eliza Smith Donnell:

5.1. James Webb Smith Donnell
born: 13 July 1820 - Alabama
died: 8 January 1876 - Alabama
buried: Athens City Cemetery - Athens, Limestone County, Alabama
1850 Census - District 7, Lawrence County, Alabama [J. W. S. Donnell, age 30]
1860 Census - Athens, Limestone County, Alabama - [James W. S. Donnell, age 40]
1870 Census - Limestone County, Alabama [J. W. S. Donnell, age 49]
married:
wife: Maria Louisa Jones
[daughter of John Nelson Spottswood Jones and Eliza Haywood]
born: 6 April 1824
died: 16 August 1894
buried: Athens City Cemetery - Athens, Limestone County, Alabama
1850 Census - District 7, Lawrence County, Alabama [Sarah L. Donnell, age 26]
1860 Census - Athens, Limestone County, Alabama - [Maria L. Donnell, age 36]
1870 Census - Limestone County, Alabama [Maria Donnell, age 46]
1880 Census - Limestone County, Alabama [M. L. Donnell, age 56]

Children of James Webb Smith Donnell and Maria Louisa Jones Donnell:

5.1.1. Clara Ann Donnell
born: 6 August 1840 - Limestone County, Alabama
died: April 1910 - Sneads, Jackson County, Florida
1850 Census - District 7, Lawrence County, Alabama [Clara Donnell, age 10]
1860 Census - Athens, Limestone County, Alabama - [Clara Donnell, age 19]
1870 Census - Limestone County, Alabama [Clara Donnell, age 29]

5.1.2. Robert Smith Donnell
born: 27 January 1842 - Limestone County, Alabama
died: 9 May 1916 - Waco, McLennan County, Texas
buried:
1850 Census - District 7, Lawrence County, Alabama [Robt Donnell, age 8]
1860 Census - Athens, Limestone County, Alabama - [Robert Donnell, age 18]
married: 26 November 1867 - Columbus, Lowndes County, Mississippi
wife: Martha "Mattie" Pegram Gregory
born: 1849
died: 5 May 1935 - McLennan County, Texas
buried:

5.1.3. Eliza Haywood Donnell
born: 15 April 1843 - Limestone County, Alabama
died: 10 September 1846 - Limestone County, Alabama
buried: Athens City Cemetery - Athens, Limestone County, Alabama

5.1.4. Nannie Donnell
born: 12 January 1846 - Limestone County, Alabama
died: 16 May 1862 - Limestone County, Alabama
buried: Athens City Cemetery - Athens, Limestone County, Alabama
1850 Census - District 7, Lawrence County, Alabama [Nannie Donnell, age 4]
1860 Census - Athens, Limestone County, Alabama - [Nannie Donnell, age 14]

5.1.5 Spotswood Jones Donnell
born: 12 January 1848 - Limestone County, Alabama
died: 15 December 1876 - Limestone County, Alabama
buried: Athens City Cemetery - Athens, Limestone County, Alabama
1850 Census - District 7, Lawrence County, Alabama [Spotswood J. Donnell, age 2]
1860 Census - Athens, Limestone County, Alabama - [Spotswood Donnell, age 12]
1870 Census - Limestone County, Alabama [Spotswood Donnell, age 21]

5.1.6. John Haywood Donnell
born: 30 December 1850 - Limestone County, Alabama
died: 27 October 1912 - Limestone County, Alabama
buried: Athens City Cemetery - Athens, Limestone County, Alabama
1850 Census - District 7, Lawrence County, Alabama [John H. Donnell, age 0]
1860 Census - Athens, Limestone County, Alabama - [John H. Donnell, age 10]
1870 Census - Limestone County, Alabama [John H. Donnell, age 19]
1880 Census - Limestone County, Alabama [John H. Donnell, age 30]
wife: Lucy Blackwell Wiggs
[daughter of Joseph Wiggs and Mary Ann Blackwell]
born: 1863 - Alabama
died: 23 May 1939 - Limestone County, Alabama
buried: Athens City Cemetery - Athens, Limestone County, Alabama

5.1.7. Octavia Donnell
born: 2 June 1855 - Athens, Limestone County, Alabama
died: 30 March 1936 - Madison, Limestone County, Alabama
buried: 1 April 1936 - Hundley Cemetery - Limestone County, Alabama
1860 Census - Athens, Limestone County, Alabama - [Octavia Donnell, age 5]
1870 Census - Limestone County, Alabama [Octavia Donnell, age 14]
1910 Census - Greenbrier, Limestone County, Alabama [Octavia D. Carney, age 52, widow]
1930 Census - Greenbrier, Limestone County, Alabama [Octavia D. Carney, age 73, widow]
married:
husband: Edward M. Carney
born: c1830
died:
buried:

5.1.8. Marcella Donnell
born: c1857 - Limestone County, Alabama
1860 Census - Athens, Limestone County, Alabama - [Marcella Donnell, age 3]
1870 Census - Limestone County, Alabama [Marcells Donnell, age 12]

5.1.9. James Webb Smith Donnell
born: 12 May 1859 - Limestone County, Alabama
died: 8 February 1930
1860 Census - Athens, Limestone County, Alabama - [James Donnell, age 1]
1870 Census - Limestone County, Alabama [James Donnell, age 10]
1880 Census - Limestone County, Alabama [James W. S. Donnell, age 21]
1910 Census - Greenbrier, Limestone County, Alabama [James W. S. Donell, age 50]

5.1.10. Susan Tanner Donnell
born: 1 February 1862 - Limestone County, Alabama
died: 9 May 1898
1870 Census - Limestone County, Alabama [Sue Donnell, age 8]
1880 Census - Limestone County, Alabama [Susan T. Donnell, age 18]

5.1.11. Nannie Smith Donnell
born: 1865 - Limestone County, Alabama
died: 1937
1870 Census - Limestone County, Alabama [Nannie Donnell, age 7]
1880 Census - Limestone County, Alabama [Nannie Donnell, age 16]
1900 Census - Greenbrier, Limestone County, Alabama [Nannie D. Hundley, age 37]
buried: Maple Hill Cemetery - Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama
married: 1884
husband: William May Hundley
born: 22 February 1860
died: 12 May 1934
buried: Maple Hill Cemetery - Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama
1900 Census - Greenbrier, Limestone County, Alabama [W. M. Hundley, age 40]

5.1.12. Pauline Walter Donnell
born: 14 February 1866 - Linestone County, Alabama
died: 6 June 1915 - San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas
1870 Census - Limestone County, Alabama [Pauline Donnell, age 5]
1880 Census - Limestone County, Alabama [Pauline Donnell, age 14]

5.1.13. Maria Louisa Donnell
born: 2 June 1868 - Limestone County, Alabama
died: 16 July 1919 - Waco, McLennan County, Texas
1870 Census - Limestone County, Alabama [Maria Donnell, age 2]
1880 Census - Limestone County, Alabama [Maria Donnell, age 12]

 

2nd wife of Rev. Robert Donnell: Clarissa Whipple "Clara" Lindley
[daughter of Rev. Jacob Lindley and Hannah Dickey]
born: 15 April 1806 - Waterford (now Beverly), Ohio
died: 30 June 1883 - Athens, Limestone County, Alabama
buried: Athens City Cemetery - Athens, Limestone County, Alabama

 

6. Martha Donnell
born: 1785 - Guilford County, North Carolina
died: 1868
married:
husband: Robert Alexander Marrs
born: 1778
died: 1850

Children of Martha Donnell Marrs and Robert Alexander Marrs:

6.1. Martha Ann Marrs
born: 1812

6.2 Mary Jane Marrs
born: 1814

6.3. Samuel E. Marrs
born: 1817

6.4. Rachel F. Marrs
born: 1822

6.5. Robert Alexander Marrs
born: 1824

6.6. William D. Marrs
born: 1830

 

7. Jane Irene Donnell
born: c1787
died: