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Aggie

Location:

Fairvue Plantation and Belmont Mansion

Relations:

Possibly the mother of Eva Snowden Baker

Documentation:

According to family tradition, Aggie was the name of Adelicia’s personal maid who also sometimes took care of the Acklen children. She may be the ‘dear’ nurse mentioned in an unpublished manuscript of William Acklen (Ackland) who traveled with the family to New York in 1866. Supposedly Adelicia offered to take Aggie [unnamed] with them to Europe but she refused to go since she had recently married a man named Sam who was “young enough to be her son.” It is believed she was the mother of Eva Snowden Baker.

Note - With no last names we have been unable to located Aggie and Sam in New York or Nashville. There are several Aggies in Sumner County by 1880. See also Frances, who named in period family letters as the children’s nurse.

Other Possible Sources:

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GPS ADDRESS

Belmont Blvd & Acklen Avenue 

Nashville, TN 37212

MAILING ADDRESS

1900 Belmont Blvd

Nashville, TN 37212

615-460-5459

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Photos by Ed Houk

The architecture of Belmont Mansion makes it one of the most significant homes of 19th century Tennessee.

Sold by the Acklen family in 1887, the house went to a developer who began one of Nashville’s early suburbs.

It was then purchased by two women who in 1890 started a college which evolved into Belmont University. Today the Belmont Mansion Association, which was formed in 1972, owns the collection, runs the museum, and shares this unique story of 19th century Nashville with visitors from far and near.

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