Individual Notes
Note for: William Knox, 22 DEC 1800 - 9 JUN 1869
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Event: Type: Reference #1
Place: Montgomery, Montgomery, Alabama
Burial: Place: "Old" Oakwood Cemetery in Montgomery Alabama
Individual Note: Hi,
My Great great grandfather was William Knox, Born in Strabane Ireland in 1800, migrated to this country with his uncle, married Anna Octavia Lewis, in Winchester, Tennessee, I believe, and moved to Montgomery, Alabama. He started and owned the Central Bank of Alabama, and his home is preserved there on Perry Street. His daughter, Isabelle married first, Donnel, as you mention, and after his death, she married my great grandfather, A John Henry Hall Paull from Taunton, Massachusetts. one of their children, Lucy Paull married my great grandfather, Benjamin Fitzpatrick of Newbern, Alabama.
I have more if you'd like to correspond.
W. K. Fitzpatrick, M.D.
Hi, Tony. I will try to send some more. William Knox was born June 9, 1800 in Strabane, Ireland. My Dad and I visited there (separately). It is where Woodrow Wilson's Grandfather was born.
William and Anna's children were:
John Henderson Knox. b. July 20, 1828; Joel Joseph Knox, b. May 9, 1829; William C. Claiborne Knox, b. August 28, 1830; Myra Eulalie Knox, b. December 3, 1831; William Hickman Knox, b. May 27, 1833; Anna Isabella Henderson Knox (Belle), b. December 13, 1835; Mary Louisa Knox, b. January 7, 1838; William K. Knox, b. January 8, 1839; John Henderson II Knox, b. September 30, 1840 (the John H. Knox born 1828 died in 1838.) This John Knox is listed as john Heywood Knox in the Lewis Genealogy (Lewis, William Terrell. "Genealogy of the Lewis Family in America" Perryville, Winston County, Mississippi. Published by the Courier-Journal Publishing Company Louisville, Kentucky, 1893. US/CAN 929.273 L585 l; also, US/CAN Film 0483707.p.100,109.); Robert H Knox, b. Abt. 1841; George Knox, b. July 23, 1845; Mary Ann Knox, b. November 20, 1849; Hickman Lewis Knox, b. Aft. 1850.
Anna Isabella Henderson Knox married William Shepherd Donnell, who was born about 1830, somewhere in Alabama, and is buried in Montgomery. They were married about 1855 in Montgomery, and had three children, John R. Donnell, Isabel Donnell (Called Belle) and Mary Donnell. I have a cousin who knew here as Aunt Belle. I'll see if I have a picture.
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William Knox was of the Knox family, Knoxes being the Earls of Ranfurley in Scotland. He was born in Castlefin, County Donegal, according to my Dad, William Knox Fitzpatrick, Sr., but lived in Strabane, which Dad visited in about 1956, and I did in 1986. He came to this country in the 1820's. The name Knox was very common in Ulster from about 1780 forward, when they began to migrate from the lowlands of Scotland.
Knoxes were particularly numerous near Strabane, and a book has been written on those who migrated to America. He was apparently brought here by his uncle, a brother of his mother, named Henderson. He married Anna Lewis in 1827 in Winchester TN, then he moved during the 1830's to Montgomery, Alabama, apparently between the births of William Hickman on May 27, 1833 and Anna Isabella Hickman Knox, December 13, 1835.
He was the only Knox on the census of Montgomery in 1840. In 1850, there were also Jos. J. Knox and John Henderson Knox, the latter apparently being his brother, and who is buried in the Knox lot. He bought from Alfred Scott and Mary A. Bibb the property at the corner of Bibb and Lee Streets upon which they built the home that became the first "White House of the Confederacy." He bought several parcels of land in Montgomery and started the Central Bank of Alabama. We have many notes issued by that bank. He may have been something of a curmudgeon. Mary Chestnut, in her diary of the Civil War says that Anna Knox, his wife said that she wished he would go to Mobile and stay.
He is buried in the Oakwood Cemetery in Montgomery Alabama.
Federal Census, Alabama, Montgomery County, 1840.
Federal Census, Alabama, Montgomery County, 1850. Reel 002354
Federal Census, Alabama, Montgomery County, 1860, Reel 803019, p.174, lines 18.
Notes on Anna Octavia Lewis Knox:
Anna was the twelfth of eighteen children of Colonel Joel Lewis and Miriam Eastham. After she and her husband, William Knox moved to Montgomery, Alabama, she taught a Sunday school class for Negroes at the Court Street Methodist Church, where she was a member for thirty years. They lived on the corner of Alabama and Perry Streets in Montgomery, Alabama in 1878. She is buried in the Oakwood Cemetery in Montgomery Alabama. She was a really patrician lady, and is mentioned in Mary Chestnut's Diary, of Civil War interest.
William Terrell Lewis. "Genealogy of the Lewis Family in America" Perryville, Winston County, Mississippi. Published by the Courier-Journal Publishing Company Louisville, Kentucky, 1893. US/CAN 929.273 L585 l; also, US/CAN Film 0483707.p.100,109.
Beale and Phelan. "City Directory and History of Montgomery, Alabama."
Montgomery, Alabama 1878, p.149.
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from ancestry world tree...
1 William Knox b: 22 DEC 1800 d: 9 JUN 1869
+ Anna Octavia Lewis b: 20 JAN 1809 d: 14 JUN 1890
2 John Henderson Knox b: 20 JUL 1828 d: WFT Est. 1829-1918
2 Joel Joseph Knox b: 9 MAY 1829 d: WFT Est. 1830-1919
2 William C. Claiborne Knox b: 28 AUG 1830 d: WFT Est. 1831-1920
2 Myra Eulalie Knox b: 3 DEC 1831 d: WFT Est. 1856-1925
+ Thomas J. Semmes b: WFT Est. 1805-1831 d: WFT Est. 1855-1919
3 Myra E. Semmes b: WFT Est. 1849-1872 d: WFT Est. 1865-1956
+ S. P. Walmsley b: WFT Est. 1839-1871 d: WFT Est. 1865-1951
3 Cora Semmes b: WFT Est. 1849-1872 d: WFT Est. 1865-1956
+ A.S. Ramlet b: WFT Est. 1839-1871 d: WFT Est. 1865-1951
2 William Hickman Knox b: 27 MAY 1833 d: WFT Est. 1834-1923
2 Anna Isabella Henderson Knox b: 13 DEC 1835 d: 5 JUN 1882
+ John Henry Hall Paull b: 4 NOV 1821 d: 26 SEP 1885
3 Grace Paull b: WFT Est. 1848-1872 d: WFT Est. 1891-1958
+ David Ward b: WFT Est. 1837-1866 d: WFT Est. 1891-1951
4 Belle Ward b: 1888 d: WFT Est. 1889-1982
3 Robert Paull b: WFT Est. 1847-1874 d: WFT Est. 1853-1955
3 Lucy Faulkner Paull b: 3 APR 1862 d: 12 DEC 1924
+ Thomas Benjamin Fitzpatrick b: WFT Est. 1838-1870 d: WFT Est. 1898-1954
4 Benjamin Fitzpatrick b: 8 MAY 1885 d: WFT Est. 1886-1975
4 Isabelle Louise Fitzpatrick b: 15 JUN 1887 d: WFT Est. 1888-1981
4 Paull Fitzpatrick b: 1 JAN 1889 d: WFT Est. 1890-1979
4 William Knox Fitzpatrick b: 30 JUL 1890 d: WFT Est. 1891-1980
4 Thomas Ward Fitzpatrick b: 15 JUN 1892 d: WFT Est. 1893-1982
4 Mary Grace Fitzpatrick b: 20 FEB 1894 d: WFT Est. 1895-1988
4 Robert Henderson Fitzpatrick b: 29 AUG 1895 d: WFT Est. 1896-1985
2 Mary Louisa Knox b: 7 JAN 1838 d: WFT Est. 1839-1932
2 William K. Knox b: 8 JAN 1839 d: WFT Est. 1840-1929
2 John Henderson II Knox b: 30 SEP 1840 d: WFT Est. 1841-1930
2 Robert H. Knox b: 1841 d: WFT Est. 1842-1931
2 Robert Henderson Knox b: 1845 d: WFT Est. 1846-1935
2 George Knox b: 23 JUL 1845 d: WFT Est. 1846-1935
2 Mary Ann Knox b: 20 NOV 1849 d: WFT Est. 1850-1943
2 Hickman Lewis Knox b: 1850 d: WFT Est. 1851-1940
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William Knox
Born in Strabane on 12 December 1800, William Knox founded the Central Bank of Alabama in 1830.
On 26 February 1861 , he made a loan of £500,000 to the confederate Government, but lost all his wealth when the Confederate cause was vanquished in the American Civil War Some years ago an abortive law action was initiated by Knox's great-grandson William Knox Fitzpatrick, against the State of Alabama for 2.5 million dollars for repayment of the loan and interest.
Mr Fitzpatrick spent some time in Strabane in the early I 960's gathering information in the Town Hall archives relating to his ancestor who, prior to emigrating, had been a shopkeeper in Main Street and a member of Strabane Corporation.
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Central Bank Building
Designed by Philadelphia architect Stephen Decatur Button for William Knox, president of Central Bank of Alabama, this Renaissance Revival building emulated the Venetian palaces of the 16th century. Completed in 1856, it was praised by state newspapers as the first ironfront in Alabama. Central Bank, which generously supported the Confederacy, was bankrupt at the end of the Civil War. Other banks occupied the building until jewelers Klein and Son acquired and occupied it from 1923-1983. The building was restored for the Arts Council of Alabama in 1985.
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Individual Notes
Note for: Anna Octavia Lewis, 20 JAN 1809 - 14 JUN 1890
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Burial: Place: Oakwood Cemetery in Montgomery Alabama
Individual Note: Notes on Anna Octavia Lewis Knox:
"Anna was the twelfth of eighteen children of Colonel Joel Lewis and Miriam Eastham. After she and her husband, William Knox moved to Montgomery, Alabama, she taught a Sunday school class for Negroes at the Court Street Methodist Church, where she was a member for thirty years. They lived on the corner of Alabama and Perry Streets in Montgomery, Alabama in 1878. She is buried in the Oakwood Cemetery in Montgomery Alabama. She was a really patrician lady, and is mentioned in Mary Chestnut's Diary, of Civil War interest."
William Terrell Lewis. "Genealogy of the Lewis Family in America" Perryville, Winston County, Mississippi. Published by the Courier-Journal Publishing Company Louisville, Kentucky, 1893. US/CAN 929.273 L585 l; also, US/CAN Film 0483707.p.100,109.
Beale and Phelan. "City Directory and History of Montgomery, Alabama."
Montgomery, Alabama 1878, p.149.Anna was the twelfth of eighteen children of Colonel Joel Lewis and Miriam Eastham. After she and her husband, William Knox moved to Montgomery, Alabama, she taught a Sunday school class for Negroes at the Court Street Methodist Church, where she was a member for thirty years. They lived on the corner of Alabama and Perry Streets in Montgomery, Alabama in 1878. She is buried in the Oakwood Cemetery in Montgomery Alabama. She was a really patrician lady, and is mentioned in Mary Chestnut's Diary, of Civil War interest.
Individual Notes
Note for: James English, 4 JAN 1808 - 21 JUL 1873
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Immigration: Date: BET 1847 AND 1848
Place: From Ireland to Canada
Residence: Date: BET 1848 AND 1892
Place: London Ont, then Longwood, then Strathroy
Individual Note: from records of Strathroy Municipal Cemetery...
12. DONNELL, In memory of Wm. S. Donnell
born in Strabane, Co. Tyrone, Ireland
died in Strathroy, Ont. Aug.19,1891in his 73rd year
13. ENGLISH, In memory of Eliza
relict of the late James English
a native of Co. Fermanagh, Ireland
died Nov. 25, 1892/aged 84 yrs.
Mary/dau. of James & Eliza English
born in Armagh, Ireland 1846-
d. Mar.5,1925
Erected to the memory of James English
a native of Co. Armagh, Ireland
died July 21, 1873/aged 65yrs.6ms.17ds.
14. ENGLISH, In memory of John English
bom in Co. Fermanagh, Ireland
died Strathroy Oct. 20, 1889/aged 51yrs.3ms.
In memory of Isabella Ulrica
wife of John English
born in New Orleans
died in Strathroy July 20, 1887
aged 31 yrs.2ms.12ds.
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ENGLISH , JAMES
Sex: Male
Age: 62
Birthplace: IRELAND
Religion: Church of England, Anglican
Origin: IRISH
Occupation: STATION MAS GWR
District: MIDDLESEX WEST ( 007 )
Sub-district: Strathroy Villa ( F )
Page: 54
Microfilm reel: C-9901-2
Reference: RG31 — Statistics Canada
Individual Notes
Note for: Eliza Armstrong, 30 JUL 1809 - 25 NOV 1892
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Burial: Place: Strathroy Municipal Cemetery
Individual Note: Household: 1881 census
Name Marital Status Gender Ethnic Origin Age Birthplace Occupation Religion
Eliza ENGLISH W Female Irish 71 Ireland Church of England .................[this is Eliza Armstrong]
Mary ENGLISH Female Irish 28 Ireland Church of England ....................[although the age is slightly wrong, almost certainly "Minnie", Col John's sister]
Laura MARSHALL Female English 13 O.
Church of England....[Laura and Annie are the children of Elizabeth, Col John's sister who died young]
Annie MARSHALL Female English 8 O. Church of England
Maggie MCLELLAN Female Scottish 20 O. Servant C. Presbyterian
Source Information:
Census Place Strathroy, Middlesex East, Ontario
Family History Library Film 1375905
NA Film Number C-13269
District 168
Sub-district F
Division 3
Page Number 10
Household Number 52
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death info from obit in Strathroy Age newspaper, Dec 1, 1892
"DEATH OF MRS ELIZA ENGLISH.- After two months' continued illness, brought on by the infirmaties of years, Mrs. English, mother of Mr. James English of this town, died in the eighty fourth year of her age on Friday, November 25th. Deceased has been unable to get about for some years, her health gradually failing until at last life disappeard like the flickering of a spent candle. She was born in the County of Fermanagh, North of Ireland, and came to Canada with her husband in 1847. They lived in London, Longwood, and Strathroy, in all of which places the late Mr. English was station agent. Mrs English has throughout the course of her life been a steadfast adherent of the church of England, and has been a useful member of the Strathroy parish. The funeral ceremonies were solemnized on Monday afternoon by Rev. T.R. Davis of Sarnia, with whom the family has been on intimate terms for many years. The pall-bearers were Messrs. W. Rapley, R. Dunbrill, W.P. Laird, Thos. Gordon, P.J. Allison and A. Goodwin."
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Individual Notes
Note for: John Ludwell Dampier, 21 JUL 1820 - 11 APR 1909 Index
Immigration:
Date: 1838
Place: From England to Canada
Burial:
Date: 14 APR 1909
Place: Woodland Cemetary, London
Individual Note:
from 1901 London City Census (Ontario, Canada)
Name: John Dampier
Place: London City
Film: T-6480
Ward: 4
Div: 6
Page: 4
Entry: 5
Family: 33
Rel to Head: head
Birthdate: Jul 21, 1820
Birthplace: England
Immigration: 1838
Individual Notes
Note for: Sarah Edmunds, 18 JUL 1827 - 4 MAY 1910 Index
Burial:
Date: 6 MAY 1910
Place: Woodland Cemetary, London
Individual Note:
from 1901 census (London, Ontario)
Name: Sarah Dampier
Place: London City
Film: T-6480
Ward: 4
Div: 6
Page: 4
Entry: 6
Family: 33
Rel to Head: wife
Birthdate: Jul 13, 1827
Birthplace: Quebec
Immigration: -
Individual Notes
Note for: William Westly Dampier, ABT DEC 1785 - 17 DEC 1848 Index
Baptism:
Date: 2 JAN 1786
Place: Market Lavington, England
Individual Notes
Note for: John Dampier, ABT NOV 1743 - 10 FEB 1809 Index
Baptism:
Date: 17 NOV 1743
Place: Bruton
Individual Notes
Note for: Elizabeth Sampson, 1759 - APR 1786 Index
Burial:
Date: 22 APR 1786
Place: Bruton
Individual Notes
Note for: Ed Macdonald, ABT 1900 - UNKNOWN Index
Occupation:
Place: Professor, University of Toronto