Brief Life History of James Green Thompson
When James Green Thompson Knell was born on 25 February 1856, in Fort Supply, Uinta, Wyoming, United States, his father, Benjamin Knell, was 22 and his mother, Ann Green, was 20. He married Lydia Mecham Thornton on 28 February 1883, in St. George, Washington, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 3 daughters. He lived in Newcastle, Iron, Utah, United States for about 10 years. He died on 10 November 1933, in Pine Valley, Washington, Utah, United States, at the age of 77, and was buried in Pinto Cemetery, Pinto, Washington, Utah, United States.
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- James B Knell, "United States Census, 1930"
- James Green, "BillionGraves Index"
- James G Knell, "Utah, Cemetery Abstracts"
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1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1869
Historical Boundaries - 1869: Uinta, Wyoming Territory, United States; 1890: Uinta, Wyoming, United States
1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.
Name Meaning
English (Kent): topographic name from Middle English knelle, knille ‘knoll, hill, hilltop’ (Old English cnyll(e)), for someone who lived at or near a knoll, or from a place so named, such as Knell House in Goring (Sussex). Compare Knill , Knoll .
South German: from Middle High German knellen ‘to cause to explode, snap one's fingers’, hence a nickname for a noisy, loud-mouthed person, or in Swabia and Bavaria for someone who cursed a lot.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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