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Sue L. Clotworthy Letter

 Collection
Identifier: MS-3036

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In this letter to her third cousin John Bell Brownlow, Sue L. Clotworthy outlines the genealogy of their mothers' families (primarily the Gaines and the Taylors), which connects them to Presidents Zachary Taylor and James Madison. She also discusses the importance of genealogy, which can even "trace our Gaines line [...]" to him, Adam and to royalty.

For other Brownlow collections, see MS.266, MS.1940, MS.2716, MS.2857, and others.

Dates

  • 1903 March 28

Conditions Governing Access

Collections are stored offsite and must be requested in advance. See www.special.lib.utk.edu for detailed information. Collections must be requested through a registered Special Collections research account.

Conditions Governing Use

The UT Libraries claims only physical ownership of most material in the collections. Persons wishing to broadcast or publish this material must assume all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any claimants on www.special.lib.utk.edu for detailed information. Collections must be requested through a registered Special Collections research account.

Extent

0.1 Linear Feet

Abstract

In this letter to her third cousin John Bell Brownlow, Sue L. Clotworthy outlines the genealogy of their mothers' families (primarily the Gaines and the Taylors), which connects them to Presidents Zachary Taylor and James Madison. She also discusses the importance of genealogy, which can even "trace our Gaines line [...]" to him, Adam and to royalty.

Biographical/Historical Note

Susan Letitia Sue Rice (1848-1934) was born to Charles Augustus and Amanda Melvina (Gaines) Rice and married John Baird Clotworthy in 1869. Her third cousin John Bell Brownlow (1839-1922) was the son of William Gannaway and Eliza Ann (O'Brien) Brownlow. Eliza Brownlow and Amanda Rice were second cousins.

John Bell Brownlow was born in Elizabethton, Tennessee on October 19, 1839. He graduated from Emory and Henry College in Virginia and then served a long internship at his father's newspaper. During the Civil War, Brownlow commanded the Union's 9th Regiment of Tennessee Cavalry. After the war, he served as a special agent for the United States Treasury Department (1865-1866) and then worked for the United States Post Office. In 1904, Brownlow and his son, William G. Brownlow II, started Knoxville's first real estate firm, J. B. & W. G. Brownlow Co. John Bell Brownlow died in 1922.

Arrangement

Collection consists of a single folder.

Acquisition Note

Collection purchased by the UTK Special Collections Library in February 2007.

Repository Details

Part of the Betsey B. Creekmore Special Collections and University Archives, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Repository

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University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Knoxville TN 37996 USA
865-974-4480