Patrick Sullivan Papers, 1865-1977.
Scope and Contents
Patrick Sullivan was born in Kerry County, Ireland, on August 9, 1841, and moved to America with his family. In 1850 the family settled in Rogersville, Tenn. Patrick Sullivan moved to Knoxville, Tenn, in 1853 and lived there until his death in June 1925. During the Civil War he served as a soldier with the Union Army. After the war he went into the saloon business in Knoxville, operating a saloon on the corner of Central & Jackson. After living in Knoxville for 71 years, Patrick Sullivan died at the age of 84 in 1925. He was buried in Calvary Cemetery. Surviving Patrick Sullivan were his sons Michael J., Daniel J., and T. A. Sullivan. His daughter, Sister Frances Mercedes, lived in New York. The papers range in date from 1865 to 1977. The majority of the papers pertain to the various properties owned by Patrick Sullivan in Knoxville, and to the trust created in his will. The collection includes: 1865 ledger pages from when Patrick Sullivan was Wagon Master of the supply train for Cumberland Gap; an 1874 letter to Sullivan as Chairman of the Street Commission accepting the bid to provide a sidewalk and guttering for the new Custom House (now the East Tennessee History Center); deeds for lots in Calvary Cemetery in Knoxville; wills of Margaret Theresa Sullivan, Alice C. Sullivan, and Thomas A. Sullivan. The collection also contains: naturalization papers for Josephine De Cristofaro; a citizenship certificate for John W. Friebel; an Army discharge for William P. Shea in 1918; and birth certificates for Charlotte Ann Shea, Hans Wolfgang Friebel, and Ellen Mercedes Sullivan.
Dates
- 1865-1977
Conditions Governing Access
Material is available for research. Prior arrangement MUST be made by contacting the Calvin M. McClung Historical Collection at mcclung-archivist@knoxlib.org
Extent
1 box
- Birth certificates Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Brownlow, William Gannaway, 1805-1877 Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Calvary Cemetery Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Cemeteries Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Charlotte Ann Shea Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Custom House (East Tennessee History Center) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Daniel J. Sullivan Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Deeds Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Dewine Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Ellen M. Sullivan Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Ellen Shea Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Hans Wolfgang Friebel Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Isabella Tyson Gilpin Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- John W. Friebel Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Margaret T. Sullivan Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Michael J. Sullivan Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Naturalization papers Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Patrick Sullivan Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Shea, William P. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Streets Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Sullivan, Alice Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Sullivan, Thomas Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Sullivan, Thomas A. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- W. T. Grant Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Wills Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Patrick Sullivan Papers, 1865-1977.
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Calvin M. McClung Historical Collection Repository
601 S Gay Street
3rd floor
Knoxville Tennessee 37902 United States
865.215.8814
mcclung-archivist@knoxlib.org
