A postcard of the Oak Hill mansion, the grand 19th century residence of Mr. and Mrs. Van Leer Kirkman, located approximately seven miles south of Nashville on Franklin Pike in Davidson County, Tennessee. Oak Hill, which suggests a French chateau...
A carte-de-visite studio portrait of William A. Eichbaum. Eichbaum was born in 1787 in Dublin, Ireland, the son of German immigrants. He immigrated to the United States around 1820, and came to Nashville, Tennessee around 1821. He married Catherine...
A photograph of Mary Florence Kirkman Drouillard, between 1890 and 1905. She was born in Nashville on August 23, 1843, the daughter of Hugh Kirkman and Eleanora C. Van Leer. She was educated in local private schools and completed her education in...
A photograph of the Drouillard Mansion, located at the corner of Vauxhall (Ninth Avenue) and Demonbreun Streets, in Nashville, Tennessee. Originally a red brick mansion built circa 1886, it was the residence of James Pierre Drouillard and wife Mary...
The Oak Hill “residence of Mr. and Mrs. Van Leer Kirkman, like many other homes on the Franklin Pike, is situated on a portion of the battle field of Nashville. Many relics of this conflict are here preserved. On the lovely lawn, immediately in...
An original will of William Van Roy Andrews, dated April 17th, 1922. Illustrates the first page of the document. Andrews’ will was presented for probate to the Davidson County Court on June 7th, 1923. Forms part of Record Group 16, Original...
A photograph of a horse being loaded into a van for a trip to the Kentucky Derby. This caption accompanied the photo in the Nashville Banner Newspaper on April 8, 1936: "Marcellus Frost's Pop Hour is shown just before being shipped to Louisville to...
A photograph of Captain James Pierre Drouillard II, the son of Mary Florence Kirkman Drouillard and James Pierre Drouillard. He was born in Nashville in 1874. His great-grandfather was Anthony Wayne Van Leer, the founder of the iron works,...
8; 21; 20.0x40.0; 395; I; 12/03/1847; No markers except one bronze one which lists these:; Burton, Amelia Soule 1807-1892; Conwell, Ira 1818-1878; Conwell, Martha Soule 1821-1895; Soule, Joseph Allen. 1815-1879; Soule, Maria Van Dyke 1804-1847;...
28; Southeast; 85; 10.0x14.0; *Can't find the deed, but according to the Plat book this lot is owned by a Lanier; Lanier, E. 1806-1831; Van Leer, B. 1777-1833