This may be ELEANOR ODENEAL src Betty Turner Varner

    Eleanor was the fourth child of William B. and Mary Odeneal. She was born about 1814 in Tennessee. She is named after her Aunt Ellen Snodgrass/McClanahan. On April 15, 1830 she married Hannibal Donaldson in Jefferson Co., TN. A story by Homer McConkey a great grandson in law states that, "Hannible fell in love with a Scottish Lassie by the name of Odeneal and asked her parents for her hand in marriage. But he was turned down because they said she was too youg, only sixteen. The couple decide to marry anyway, so they eloped. Her father and brother followed them for three days and finally caught up with them. But when her father found out that they had already been legally married, he gave his blessing and returned home."
    Eleanor and family moved to Cole Co., MO about 1833-34 with her father, mother, two brothers and one sister. There may have been more but at this time these are all that are know about for sure coming to MO from TN.
    It seems that there were no hard feelings from this as William entrusted the care of his wife to Eleanor in his will after his death in 1845.
    Eleanor and Hannible were in Moniteau Co. MO in the 1850 census. They had seven children and were caring for Eleanor's mother, Mary, who was 76 years old. Hannible is listed as a farmer. Eleanor and Hannible sold the land October 22, 1855 to Christian Hernleben.
    Eleanor and Hannibal's eight children,

    John is the eldest child of Eleanor and Hannibal Donaldson and was born about 1831 in TN. He was about three years old when his parents and materinal grandparents moved to Cole County MO. He married Nancy P. Turner, a sister of Joseph Alfred Turner.
    John is listed in Limestone Twp, Franklin Co., AR in the 1860 census taken June 22. He is listed as J W Donaldson, 30 a potter, wife W. P. 22, H. S. Murray 5 male (this is believed to be a son by his wife's previous marriage, H. Donaldson 2/12 Male, W. H. Donaldson 22 male, potter and G. W. Cranston 22, Male, potter. W. H. is most likely his brother Henry and G. W. Cranston is most likely his future brother in law as John's youngest sister, Lucinda, marries a George Cranston.
    In the 1870 census taken July 12 he is in Denton Co., TX
    They had at least four children. Nancy may have died in childbirth or shortly afterward since there was an unnamed son born in May of 1880 and John was a widower. It is also possible that John was married twice due to the birthdates of the children, or there may have been other children that died. John was listed as a potter and a widower with four children in the 1880 Cooke Co., TX census 8-113-28-33.
    Their four children;
 

    Thomas is the fourth child of Eleanor and Hannibal Donaldson and was born about 1839 in MO. He fought in the Civil War on the Confederate side. He was in a battle at Natchez, MS and was captured. He married a woman by the name of Mary, unknown maiden name. They had at least five children. In the 1880 Denton Co., census he is listed as a farmer.
    Their children are:

    Mark was born Feb. 4, 1869 in Denton Co. TX. He married Rosie May Coleman and they had nine children. Mark was a potter and Rosie took care of the house and children.
    The children are:

MARY ANN DONALDSON src Betty Turner Varner	HIRAM LAYFETTE TURNER src Betty Turner Varner

    Mary Ann is the fifth child of Eleanor and Hannibal Donaldson and was born about 1842 in Cole Co. (now Moniteu Co)., MO. She married Hiram S. TURNER Oct. 29, 1858 in Cooper Co., MO. Mary is most likely named after her mother's sister. She is listed inthe 1880 Cooke Co., TX census 8-113-38-21. At this time Hiram is deceased.
    They had at six children.

JOE AND EMMA src Betty Turner Varner

    Joseph was born March 26,1866 Bastrop, TX.  On June 24, 1900 he married Emma E. Roberts.  They had at least seven children.

LEE AND THOMAS J. HUNT src Betty Turner Varner

    Mary "Lee" was born July 23, 1869 in Hays Co., TX.  She married twice, first on Sept. 14, 1884 in Dexter, Cooke Co., TX to Lloyd Harrison.  This marriage ended in divorce with no children.  On Aug. 20, 1890 she married Tomas James Hunt .  They had eleven children.
 

JOHN AND CORA src Betty Turner Varner

    John was born July 18, 1871 in Travis co., TX.  On Oct. 17, 1897 he married Cora Belle Lewter.  He died Feb. 7, 1965 in Dexter Co., TX and they are both buried at Rose Hill Cemetery, Ardmore, OK.  They had five children.
 

    Nancy is the seventh child of Eleanor and Hannibal Donaldson and was born April 25, 1849 in Moniteau Co., MO. She married Joseph Alfred TURNER (born 1842 in Arkansas) Apr. 12, 1866 in Sulpher Springs, Hopkins Co., TX. Joseph died between 1878 and 1880 in TX. Nancy died in 1927 in Winfield, Titus Co., TX.
    Their six children

    Perry was born_____ in ___ and married Lillie Fene COLEMAN.
    They had twelve children.

    Lucinda was the youngest child of Eleanor and Hannibal Donaldson. She was born in Moniteau Co., MO about 1851. She married George Cranston.

    Much of the information from the third generation onward was provided by Scott Weber (Nancy Jane line), David Howard Donaldson and Diego McConkey (both of the Thomas Jefferson line).  There are many, many families from this line yet to be found.  If anyone has any information, history, photo's, etc. on any of these families or individuals please contact Hugh Odneal at williamb65@home.com.  Any matters of privacy will be honored.