1865 - Unknown
Generation: 1
Generation: 2
2. | Rev. Dr. James Park, Jr. was born on 18 Sep 1822 in Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee (son of James Park and Sophia Moody); died in Unknown. Other Events:
- Alt. Birth: Abt 18 Sep 1820
- 1880 Census: 1880
Notes:
1880
Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace
James PARK Self M Male W 58 TN Minister IRE TN
Pheby PARK Wife M Female W 56 VA Keeping House VA VA
Preston PARK Son S Male W 29 TN Physician TN VA
Sallie PARK Dau S Female W 25 TN TN VA
Mary PARK Dau S Female W 23 TN Teacher TN VA
Welker PARK Son Male W 20 TN Clerk In Store TN VA
Willie PARK Son Male W 17 TN At School TN VA
Hattie PARK Dau Female W 15 TN At School TN VA
Andrew PARK Son S Male W 12 TN At School TN VA
Juliet ALEXANDER MotherL W Female W 84 VA VA VA
R. CRAIGHEAD Other W Male W 60 TN Clerk TN TN
Mary MARQUETT Other Female W 29 TN House Servant TN TN
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Source Information:
Census Place Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee
NA Film Number T9-1265
Page Number 113B
1880 Census:
Knoxville, Knox Co., TN
James married Phebe Caruthers Alexander on 27 May 1847. Phebe (daughter of William H. Alexander and Juliet Caruthers) was born on 2 Jan 1825 in Lexington, Rockbridge County, Virginia; died on 28 Jul 1908. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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Generation: 3
4. | James Park was born on 14 Apr 1770 in Balleighan - Manor Cunningham, Co. Donegal, Ireland, UK (son of Robert Park and Nancy Aiken); died on 19 Sep 1853. Other Events:
- 1830 Census: 1830
- Occupation: Jun 1850; Merchant
- 1850 Census: 23 Aug 1850
Notes:
Notable Southern Families, Vol. III, pp. 91 ff
James Park, son of Robert Park and Nancy Aiken Park, was born in Balleighan, Manor Cunningham, County Donegal, Ireland, April 14, 1770. It is by the exact date of his birth preserved in his family Bible that the birth dates of his brothers and sisters are predicated. He emigrated to the United States in 1796 with his brother William Park. They stopped for a short while in Baltimore, where they had kinsmen, then went to Chambersburg, Pa., for a period and finally settled in Knoxville, Tennessee, in 1798. They entered the mercantile business. They were both elders in the Presbyterian church. February 23, 1804, James Park was married to Sophia Moody by the Reverend Samuel Carrick, founder and first Pastor of the Presbyterian Church in Knoxville.
Sophia Moody was born in Wilmington, Delaware, April 2, 1780, Her sister had married Thomas Brown who settled in Knoxville about 1797 and Sophia Moody had come to Knoxville with her sister and brother-in-law. They lived on what is now Kingston Pipe two miles from Knoxville. James Park owned property adjoining Thomas Brown's place and when he was wounded by some people who had taken adverse possession he was taken to the home of Mr. and Mrs. Brown and was nursed by Mrs. Brown and Miss Moody. When he recovered, he married Miss Sophia Moody.
Their children were:
1. Nancy Aiken Park
2. Andrew Park
3. William Park
4. Sophia Moody Park
5. Eliza Park
6. Mary Park
7. Harriet Park
8. Joseph Park
9. Margaret Park
10. Jane Park
11. James Park
12 Carrick White Park
1830 Census:
Knoxville, Knox Co., TN, p. 343, as James Park, 120 120 010 0000 - 021 300 100 0000
1850 Census:
Knoxville, Knox Co., TN, p.97, as James Park, age 78, b. Ireland
James married Sophia Moody on 23 Feb 1804. Sophia was born about 1784 in Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware; died in Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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5. | Sophia Moody was born about 1784 in Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware; died in Unknown. Other Events:
- Alt. Birth: 2 Apr 1770, Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware
- 1850 Census: 23 Aug 1850
- 1860 Census: 24 Jul 1860
Notes:
1850 Census:
Knoxville, Knox Co., TN, p.97, w/James Park, age 66, b. DE, as Sophia M Park
1860 Census:
Knoxville PO - 1st District, Knox Co., TN, p. 101, as Sophia Park, age 80, b. DE
Children:
- Nancy Aiken Park was born on 7 Dec 1804 in Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee; died on 23 Feb 1826.
- Andrew Park was born on 2 Mar 1806 in Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee; died on 2 Feb 1871.
- William P. Park was born on 14 Dec 1807 in Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee; died on 24 Nov 1895 in Columbia, Maury County, Tennessee.
- Sophia Moody Park was born on 7 Nov 1809 in Tennessee; died on 30 Apr 1894.
- Eliza Park was born on 6 Sep 1811 in Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee; died on 16 Jun 1874 in Walnut Ridge, ____, Arkansas.
- Mary Park was born on 25 Aug 1813 in Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee; died on 23 Nov 1900.
- Harriet Park was born on 25 Aug 1813 in Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee; died on 1 Mar 1899.
- Joseph Hugh Park was born on 15 Jan 1816; died on 14 Oct 1816.
- Margaret Park was born on 10 Oct 1817 in Tennessee; died on 10 Mar 1892.
- Jane Park was born on 18 Sep 1819 in Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee; died on 21 May 1897 in Rome, Floyd County, Georgia.
- 2. Rev. Dr. James Park, Jr. was born on 18 Sep 1822 in Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee; died in Unknown.
- Carrick White Park was born on 2 Oct 1826 in Tennessee; died on 28 Sep 1890 in Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.
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7. | Juliet Caruthers was born about 1796 in Virginia; died in Unknown. Other Events:
Notes:
1880 Census:
Knoxville, Knox Co., TN, w/James Park
Children:
- 3. Phebe Caruthers Alexander was born on 2 Jan 1825 in Lexington, Rockbridge County, Virginia; died on 28 Jul 1908.
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Generation: 4
9. | Nancy Aiken died in Unknown. Children:
- 4. James Park was born on 14 Apr 1770 in Balleighan - Manor Cunningham, Co. Donegal, Ireland, UK; died on 19 Sep 1853.
- Elizabeth Park died in Unknown.
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