Cornelia Peake McDonald
Born: June 14, 1822
Birthplace: Alexandria, Virginia
Father: Dr. Humphrey Peake 1772 – 1856
(Buried: Buck Cemetery, Waterlick, Virginia)
Mother: Anne Linton Lane 1780 – Unknown
Husband: Colonel Angus William McDonald Sr. 1799 – 1864
(Buried: Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia)
Married: 1847 in Hannibal, Missouri
Children:
Private Harry Peake McDonald 1848 – 1904
(Buried: Cave Hill National Cemetery, Louisville, Kentucky)
Allan Lane McDonald 1849 – 1915
(Buried: Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia)
Kenneth McDonald 1852 – 1940
(Buried: Olivet Memorial Park, Colma, California)
Ellen McDonald Lyne 1854 – 1936
(Buried: Fernwood Cemetery, Henderson, Kentucky)
Roy McDonald 1856 – 1921
(Buried: Mount Lebanon Cemetery, Mount Lebanon, Pennsylvania)
Donald McDonald 1858 – 1924
(Buried: Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Kentucky)
Hunter McDonald 1860 – 1937
(Buried: Rose Hill Cemetery, Columbia, Tennessee)
Elizabeth "Bessie" McDonald 1861 – 1862
(Buried: Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia)
Antebellum Events:
1847: Married Virginia Attorney Angus William McDonald Sr.
1847 – 1861: Her husband was an Attorney in Romney, Virginia
1848: Birth of her son Harry Peake McDonald
1849: Birth of her son Allan Lane McDonald
1852: Birth of her son Kenneth McDonald
1854: Birth of her daughter Ellen McDonald Lyne
1856: Death of her father Dr. Humphrey Peake.
1856: Birth of her son Roy McDonald
1858: Birth of her son Donald McDonald
1860: Birth of her son Hunter McDonald
Civil War Life Events:
Kept a Detailed diary called A Diary With Reminiscences of the War and Refugee life in the Shenandoah Valley
Known as one of the "Devil Diarists of Winchester"
1861: Her husband was Volunteer Aide to Stonewall Jackson.
1861: Her husband was Colonel of 7th Virginia Cavalry Regiment
1861: Her husband suffered from the effects of rheumatism
Her husband Served as Post Commander in Winchester & Lexington.
1862: Death of her son Hunter McDonald
1862: Death of her brother – in – law Colonel Edward C. McDonald.
1862: Her Stepson Lt. Craig Woodrow McDonald Killed Battle of Gaines Mill, Virginia.
1864: Her husband was captured by the Union Army on July 13th.
1864: Her husband was released as Prisoner of War on Nov. 15th.
1864: Her husband Died in Richmond Virginia on December 1st.
1864 – 1909: Widow of Colonel Angus William McDonald Sr.
Postbellum Events:
1864 – 1909: Widow of Colonel Angus William McDonald, Sr.
1875: Her Civil War Diary was published.
1881: Death of her sister Susan Ellen Peake McDonald.
1895: Death of her stepson Marshall McDonald.
1898: Death of her stepson Captain William Naylor McDonald.
1901: Death of her stepdaughter Mary Naylor McDonald Green.
1904: Death of her son Harry Peake McDonald
1934: The Second edition of her Civil War Diary was published.
2003: Her Civil War Diary was reprinted.
Died: January 11, 1909
Place of Death: Louisville, Kentucky
Age at time of Death: 86 years old
Burial Place: Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia
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