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     William Henson Snyder was born in 1869.¹ He married Ruth Hemphill.¹ William Henson Snyder died in 1957.¹

     Ruth Hemphill was born in 1871.¹ She married William Henson Snyder.¹ Ruth Hemphill died in 1962.¹

     Elizabeth Davidson was born on 20 August 1793 in North Carolina, USA.² She married John Donnell, son of Captain William Donnell and Nancy Jane Denny, in 1810.¹ Elizabeth Davidson died in 1867 in Hunt, Texas, USA.² She was buried at Donelton Cemetery in Lone Oak, Hunt, Texas, USA.²
     She moved in 1865 to Hunt, Texas, USA, with her sons James and Alfred.¹

     James Davidson Donnell was born on 15 February 1812 in Wilson, Tennessee, USA.² He married Juliet Waters, daughter of Shelah Waters and Nancy Turner, on 23 August 1832 in Wilson, Tennessee, USA.² James Davidson Donnell married Martha Ann Doak circa 1853.³ James Davidson Donnell died on 28 February 1878 in Eliasville, Young, Texas, USA, at age 66.² He was buried at Donnell Cemetery in Young, Texas, USA.²
     Davidson, with his brother William W (2600), built the first steam mill in Hickory County on the head of Turkey Creek just north of Cross Timbers, Hickory, Missouri, USA.³ He became a prosperous farmer and planter there, owning slaves, and at the time of the Civil war he and three of his sons enlisted in the Confederate Army.⁴ In 1841, James Davidson Donnell and Juliet Waters moved to Hickory, Missouri, USA, with their family and joined Calvin (69) and Rufus Donnell (1792), his cousins, and the sons of William Donnell, Jr (525). The State of Missouri provided extraordinary inducements for settlers including large tracts of land.^1,5 John Calvin Donnell and his cousin James Davidson Donnell were leaders in their colony in Missouri.

Charles Donnell spends some effort discussing the background, but the families that came from North Carolina through Tennessee were thoroughly in support of the Confederacy.

John Calvin Donnell was killed by two members of the "Home Guard" in Missouri when he expressed his sympathy for the Confederacy. Two sons and other relatives served in the Confederate Army.^6,7 Many of the Donnells served in the Confederate Army under Colonel Sterling Price. This included James Davidson Donnell, his sons, his step-soon Robert Foster, and his brother William W. (2600)
Most of what they gained in Missouri was lost because of the Civil War.³ In 1865, James Davidson Donnell moved to Hunt, Texas, USA. Davidson with his sons Bill and Tom built another mill, which they sold. They moved to Young County, Texas in May of 1876 where they built another mill on the Clear Fork of the Brazos.
There is an excellent narrative of the family at
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/19961201/thomas-franklin-donnell.^3,5

     Leander Newton Donnell was born in 1814 in Wilson, Tennessee, USA.² He died on 9 June 1875 in Fredericktown, Madison, Missouri, USA.² He was buried at Masonic Cemetery in Fredericktown, Madison, Missouri, USA.

     William Wilson Donnell was born on 24 October 1823 in Wilson, Tennessee, USA.¹ He married Edith L Harris on 17 December 1846 in Hickory, Missouri, USA.² William Wilson Donnell married Cynthia Jane Davis, daughter of Reverend Thomas Davis and Jane Virginia Latham Donnell, on 5 January 1853 in Hickory, Missouri, USA.² William Wilson Donnell married Josephine Dixon on 21 April 1869 in Collin, Texas, USA.² William Wilson Donnell died on 12 September 1887 in Throckmorton, Throckmorton, Texas, USA, at age 63.³ He was buried at Ridgeview West Memorial Park in Frisco, Collin, Texas, USA.³

     Amzi Morrison Donnell was born on 11 June 1826 in Wilson, Tennessee, USA.¹ He died in 1868 in Missouri, USA.²

     Alfred Portervine Donnell married Bettie Martha McKinney.² Alfred Portervine Donnell was born on 30 September 1829 in Lebanon, Wilson, Tennessee, USA.³ He died on 25 December 1896 in Van Alstyne, Grayson, Texas, USA, at age 67.³
     He moved in 1865 with his mother Elizabeth and his brother James to Hunt County, Texas. His mother died there and he moved on to Collin County where there were other Donnell relatives.⁴

     Samuel Madison Donnell was born on 21 October 1831 in Wilson, Tennessee, USA.¹

     Mary Donnell died in Throckmorton, Texas, USA.¹ She married Stewart Young.¹

     Stewart Young married Mary Donnell, daughter of John Donnell and Elizabeth Davidson.¹

     Martha Donnell was born in Wilson, Tennessee, USA.¹ She married (?) Alexander.¹

     Cynthia Ann Donnell married (?) Alexander.¹ Cynthia Ann Donnell married Josiah Denny.¹

     (?) Alexander married Martha Donnell, daughter of John Donnell and Elizabeth Davidson.¹

     (?) Alexander married Cynthia Ann Donnell, daughter of John Donnell and Elizabeth Davidson.¹

     Josiah Denny married Cynthia Ann Donnell, daughter of John Donnell and Elizabeth Davidson.¹