Title: Historical Sketch of the First Presbyterian Church of Knoxville, Tennessee

Date/Date Range :   1901

Extent: 0.1 linear feet

Abstract:

This collection houses a brief synopsis detailing how and when the First Presbyterian Church of Knoxville, Tennessee was established.

Call number: MS-0144

Repository: University of Tennessee Special Collections Library, Knoxville, TN

Aquisition Information:

This collection is property of the University of Tennessee Special Collections Department.

Access Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Copyright:

The copyright interests in this collection remain with the creator. For more information, contact the Special Collections Library.

Preferred Citation:

[Identification of Item], Historical Sketch of the First Presbyterian Church of Knoxville, Tennessee, MS-0144. University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Special Collections Library.

This collection consists of one folder.

James Park was born to James and Sophia Moody Park on September 18, 1822 in Knoxville, Tennessee. He married Phebe C. Alexander of Lexington, Virginia on May 27,1847 and the couple had nine children: Sophia Moody, John Preston, Juliet, Sallie Caruthers, Mary, James Welcker, William Alexander, Harriet, and Andrew. Park served as Pastor of the First Presbyterian Church in Knoxville, Tennessee from 1866 until 1905 and as Pastor Emeritus from 1905 to 1912. He died on July 14, 1912 in Knoxville, Tennessee.

This collection houses a brief synopsis detailing how and when the First Presbyterian Church of Knoxville, Tennessee was established.

• Park, James, 1822-1912.
• First Presbyterian Church (Knoxville, Tenn.).
• Presbyterians -- Tennessee.
• Knoxville (Tenn.) -- History.