Name/Title
Elizabeth Crockett McGavockEntry/Object ID
McGavock, Elizabeth CrockettDescription
Older woman seated in a red chair. She is wearing a black dress with a lace collar and a black overcoat. A lace bonnet of simple style is worn back on her head to reveal straight black hair parted in the middle and pulled back. In her right hand, the only one visible, she holds a white handkerchief, trimmed in lace. In the background on the right is a column.Collection
Private CollectionGeneral Notes
Note Type
Historical NoteNote
Elizabeth Crockett was born in 1795 and moved to the Nashville area from Max Meadows, Virginia. Her husband, Lysander McGavock, built "Midway," the antebellum home used as centerpiece of present Brentwood Country Club. She is the mother of Cynthia and Emily McGavock, also in this portrait collection, great-grandparent of Margaret Hayes Powell and of Anne P. Lowe and Hortense P. Cooper, the widow of Governor Prentice Cooper. She died in 1863.Create Date
September 1, 2026Update Date
September 1, 2026