Charles Butler, 7th Marquess of Ormonde
James Hubert Theobald Charles Butler, 7th Marquess of Ormonde, MBE( 19 April 1899 – 25 October 1997) was the son of Reverend Lord James Theobald Bagot John Butler and Lady Annabella Brydon Gordon.
He was the 7th and last holder of the title" Marquess of Ormonde" and the 25th holder of the title" Earl of Ormond."
The title" Earl of Ormond" is one of the oldest titles in the peerages in the British Isles, having first been granted to James Butler, 1st Earl of Ormond, who married a granddaughter of Edward I of England.
Sir Richard Butler of Polestown
Sir Richard Butler( 1395 – 1443) of Polestown, County Kilkenny, was the second son of James Butler, 3rd Earl of Ormond, and Anne Welles.
His older brother James inherited the earldom.
Following the extinction of the senior family line, his great- grandson, Piers Butler, became the 8th Earl of Ormond.
Richard was born at Kilkenny Castle and was named in honour of the visiting King Richard II, who had joined his cousin, James Butler, 3rd Earl of Ormond, to campaign against the Irish.
Elizabeth Darcy, Countess of Ormond
Elizabeth Butler ("nee" Darcy), Countess of Ormond (3 April 1332 – 24 March 1390) was the wife of Irish peer James Butler, 2nd Earl of Ormond, and the mother of his six children, including James Butler, 3rd Earl of Ormond.
William Stewart Simkins
William Stewart Simkins (August 25, 1842 – February 27, 1929) was a Confederate soldier and professor of law at the University of Texas at Austin.
While a Citadel cadet, he quite possibly fired the first shot of the American Civil War.
Ormond Simkins
Ormond Simkins (May 16, 1879 – December 4, 1921) was an American football and baseball player for the Sewanee Tigers of .
He was the son of William Stewart Simkins, who may have fired the first shot of the American Civil War.
Joan de Beauchamp, Countess of Ormond
Joan Beauchamp, Countess of Ormond( 1396 – 3 or 5 August 1430) was the first wife of James Butler, 4th Earl of Ormond, and the mother of his five children.
Their principal residence was Kilkenny Castle in Ireland.
Sir Edmund Butler of Cloughgrenan
Sir Edmund Butler( 1534–1602) of Cloughgrenan( and the Dullough), was the second son of James Butler, 9th Earl of Ormond and Lady Joan Fitzgerald.
He was a Tudor rebel and scion of the noble House of Ormond.
James Butler, 9th Earl of Ormond
James Butler, 9th Earl of Ormond and 2nd Earl of Ossory( 149628 October 1546), known as The Lame, was the son of Piers Butler, 8th Earl of Ormond and Margaret Fitzgerald, Countess of Ormond.
He was created, in 1535, Viscount Thurles, and was confirmed by Act of Parliament, 6 November 1541, in the Earldom of Ormond, as 9th Earl with the pre-eminence of the original earls.
His death by poisoning in London has remained an unsolved mystery to this day.
James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormond
Lieutenant- General James FitzThomas Butler, 1st Duke of Ormond, 1st Marquess of Ormond, 12th Earl of Ormond, 5th Earl of Ossory, 4th Viscount Thurles, 1st Baron Butler of Llanthony, 1st Earl of Brecknock, KG, PC( 1610 – 1688) was an Irish statesman and soldier, known as Earl of Ormond from 1634 to 1642 and Marquess of Ormond from 1642 to 1661.
Following the failure of the senior line of the Butler family, he was the second of the Kilcash branch to inherit the earldom.
His friend, the 1st Earl of Strafford, caused him to be appointed the commander of the Cavalier forces in Ireland.
From 1641 to 1647, he led the Royal Irish Army fighting against the Irish Catholic Confederation.
From 1649 to 1650 he was the leading commander of the Royalist forces in the fight against the Cromwellian conquest of Ireland.
In the 1650s he lived in exile in Europe with King Charles II of England.
Upon the restoration of Charles to the throne in 1660, Ormond became a major figure in English and Irish politics, holding many high government offices.
Anne Welles, Countess of Ormond
Anne Butler, Countess of Ormond( née Welles; 1360 – 13 November 1397), was the first wife of Irish noble James Butler, 3rd Earl of Ormond, and the mother of James Butler, 4th Earl of Ormond.
She was the first countess of Ormond to live at Kilkenny Castle, Ireland.
According to Frederick Tupper, Professor of English at the University of Vermont, she was commemorated as" Anelida, Queen of Armenia" in Geoffrey Chaucer's poem" Anelida and Arcite".

Question: Where was the place of death of Ormond Simkins's father?