Harriman, Tennessee Nov. 10, 1920. Mrs. Rutledge Smith Cookeville, Tennessee. My dear Mrs. Smith:- I have been informed that you are an authority in the family history of the Donelson family, and I am writing to know if you can and will give me some assist- ance with a question or rather questions, in the family? According to the records I have Milberry Donelson who married John McGregor, were either your grand parents or great grand parents, Milberry Donelson McGregor was a daughter of Wm. Donelson & Charity Dickinson, who had the following children: William Donelson, did he marry Mary Sweeney? Severn Bettie Martha Polly Milberry, married John McGregor. Can you tell me who the above children of Wm. & Charity Donel- son married? Did one of the girls marry an Eaton, and was the mother of Robert Donelson Eaton who married who married Janet D. ?------ Robert Donelson Eaton & Janet D. (---?---) Eaton, were the parents of Andrew C. Eaton who married Susan B. Donelson of Jefferson County Tenn., and later lived at Eatons X Roads, Loudon County, Tenn. If you make any charges for this information, I will gladly remit on receipt of a bill. Thanking you in advance for your prompt attention to this matter, I am with thanks. Cordially yours, CKH/K ================================================== Transcription copyright © RoaneTNHistory.org 2005. All rights reserved. Archivist: Transcription and scan by G. Anne Sloan