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Rachel Jackson (née Donelson; June 15, 1767 – December 22, 1828) was the wife of Andrew Jackson, the seventh president of the United States. [1] [2] She lived with him at their home at the Hermitage, where she died just days after his election and before his inauguration in 1829—therefore she never served as first lady, a role assumed by her niece, Emily Donelson.
Donelson and his second wife had eight children: Daniel Smith Donelson (1842–1864), Martin Donelson (1847–1889), William Alexander Donelson (1849–1900), Catherine Donelson (1850–1868), Vinet Donelson (1854–1913), Lewis Randolph Donelson (1855–1927), Rosa Elizabeth Donelson (1858–1861), and Andrew Jackson "Budie" Donelson (1860 ...
For the only time in U.S. history, two women acted simultaneously as unofficial first lady for the widower Jackson. Rachel's niece Emily Donelson was married to Andrew Jackson Donelson (who acted as Jackson's private secretary) and served as hostess at the White House. The president and Emily became estranged for over a year during the ...
Andrew Jackson Jr. - Jackson was born a twin, the fifth of nine children born to Rachel's brother Severn Donelson and his wife Elizabeth Rucker. He was taken by the Jacksons when he was three days old.
Emily Tennessee Donelson (June 1, 1807 – December 19, 1836) was the acting first lady of the United States from 1829 to 1834 during the presidency of her uncle Andrew Jackson. She was the daughter of the brother of Jackson's wife. Jackson's wife, Rachel Donelson Jackson, died weeks before her husband's presidential inauguration.
Muscogee, taken prisoner at Littafuchee, sent to live at the Hermitage as a companion for Andrew Jackson Jr.; Theodore died Charley: fl. February–April 1814: Indigenous orphan, tribal affiliation unknown; he was given to Jackson and sent to live at the Hermitage as a companion to Andrew Jackson Donelson: Lyncoya Jackson: c. 1811 – July 1, 1828
Marriage bond of Andrew Jackson and Rachel Donelson Robards, signed by Andrew Jackson, his bondsmen Robert Hays (Tennessee) and John Overton (judge), and witnessed by Andrew Ewing, January 17, 1794 The circumstances of the end of Rachel Donelson 's relationship with Lewis Robards and transition to Andrew Jackson resurfaced as a campaign issue ...
In 1789, Rachel Donelson Robards meets Tennessee's attorney general, Andrew Jackson, for the first time when he seeks room and board at her mother's farm near Nashville. John Overton, Andrew's law partner and Rachel's cousin, had recommended Andrew, and Mrs. Donelson welcomes the young attorney, who also has experience fighting Indians.