[3] His father was Randal McGavock (1766–1843), Mayor of Nashville from 1824 to 1825 and owner of the Carnton Southern plantation in Franklin, Tennessee.

[2] His sister Elizabeth Irwin McGavock was married to William Giles Harding, owner of the Belle Meade Plantation.

[8] During the American Civil War, Carnton was damaged by the Battle of Franklin and served as a hospital for the Confederacy.

[1][4] On December 1, 1864, four Confederate Generals lay dead at Carnton: Patrick R. Cleburne, Hiram B. Granbury, John Adams, and Otho F.

[3][4] They had a son, Winder McGavock (1857–1907),[3][9] and a daughter, Hattie, who married George Cowan.