City: Memphis
MCCORMACK, Eleanor C., author, musician; born Chillicothe, O.; daughter of David and Mary (Reed) O’DONNELL; English and Irish descent; paternal grandparents, James and Mary (Hayes) O’DONNELL, maternal grandparents, John and Mary (Gates) REED; educated at St. Agnes Academy for Young Ladies, Memphis, Tenn., and studied at other institutions; married James M. MCCORMACK, July 11, 1900; first vice-president of Nineteenth Century Club, director of Memphis Symphony Orchestra Assn.; member of Bethoven Club, Visiting Nurses’ Assn., Civic Progress League (vice-pres.); ex-Regent and founder of Commodore Lawrence Chapter, D. A. R., former president of Tenn. Federation of Women’s Clubs; she is also former president of Nineteenth Century Club, and Bethoven Club; author of “Monographs on Education,” “Daughters of Eve – Makers of History,” in press, and verses on numerous subjects; contributed to magazines and periodicals; was Superintendent of Public Instruction, Shelby Co., Tenn., 1891-95.
