Individual Details

William Thompson Kirkpatrick

(28 Jan 1850 - 2 Dec 1923)

Riverside Daily Press, Riverside, California, December 3, 1923, Page 12: Kirkpatrick--In Riverside, California, December 2, 1923, William T. Kirkpatrick, aged 74 years, beloved husband of Mrs. Callie Kirkpatrick, father of Mrs. J. H. Patton and Mrs. D. B. O'Neill of San Bernardino, Mrs. Raymond Cree of Palm Springs; Wert Kirkpatrick of Whittier; F. M. and Leonard Kirkpatrick of Ethanac; T. A. Kirkpatrick of Escondido and Mrs. D. F. Velzy of Riverside; and brother of C. M. Kirkpatrick of West Riverside and Mrs. J. B. Teel of Long Beach. The memorial services will be conducted only at the grave in Evergreen cemetery at 2:00 o'clock, Tuesday afternoon, December 4; Rev. Findley, Officiating. Amstutz, Glen and Preston, directors.

Riverside Daily Press, Riverside, California, Monday December, 3, 1923, Page 6: William T. Kirkpatrick. Funeral services for the late William T. Kirkpatrick will be held at Evergreen cemetery Tuesday afternoon at two o'clock. Rev. Mr. Findley of Long Beach, a close friend of the family, will have charge of the services. There will be no service at the undertaking parlors. Mrs. Kirkpatrick passed away Sunday morning, December 2, at the age of 74 years. For the past forty years he had been a valued resident of Riverside county, dividing his time between the city of Riverside and his ranch at Menifee.

He was born in Gainsborough, Tenn., where he lived until his marriage to Miss Callie Capten of Union City, Tenn., in 1871. Later Mr. and Mrs. Kirkpatrick removed to California, where they lived for a few years in Garden Grove, later coming to Riverside county, where they located in the Menifee valley.

Mr. Kirkpatrick is survived by his widow and nine grown children, all of whom live in this section of the country. Mr. Kirkpatrick is the first member of the large family to pass away. Death came to him at the home of his nurse, Miss Marcia R. Peckens of 376 East Fifth street, where he and Mrs. Kirkpatrick had made their for the past few months. He had been in failing health for the past two years.

Close members of the family who survive the pioneer and his widow, a sister, Mrs. J. B. Teel of Long Beach; a brother, C. M. Kirkpatrick of Riverside; four daughters, Mrs. Jennie K. Velzy of Riverside; Mrs. Betty K. Cree of Palm Springs; Mrs. Mary O'Neill of San Bernardino, and Mrs. Lulu Patton of San Bernardino, and five sons, R. H. Kirkpatrick of Elsinore; Felix and Leonard Kirkpatrick of Menifee; Wert Kirkpatrick of Whittier and Floyd Kirkpatrick of Oceanside.

Events

Birth28 Jan 1850Gainesboro, Jackson Co., Tennessee
Marriage1871Union City, Obion Co., Tennessee - Calpernia "Callie" Portia Patton
Death2 Dec 1923Riverside, Riverside Co., California
BurialEvergreen Memorial Park and Mausoleum, Riverside, Riverside Co., California

Families

SpouseCalpernia "Callie" Portia Patton (1854 - 1945)
ChildLulu Pauline Kirkpatrick (1871 - 1948)
ChildRobert Hamilton Kirkpatrick (1873 - 1957)
ChildWert Porter Kirkpatrick (1877 - 1967)
ChildBettye Kirkpatrick (1879 - 1944)
ChildMary Patton Kirkpatrick (1881 - 1965)
ChildJennie Lind Kirkpatrick (1884 - 1935)
ChildFelix Moore Kirkpatrick (1887 - 1970)
ChildFloyd Anderson Kirkpatrick (1889 - 1964)
ChildLeonard Morris Kirkpatrick (1893 - 1974)
FatherRobert Campbell Kirkpatrick (1823 - 1904)
MotherElizabeth Thompson (1834 - 1866)
SiblingRobert B. Kirkpatrick (1854 - )
SiblingJohn Anderson Kirkpatrick (1856 - 1908)
SiblingAmos G. Kirkpatrick (1858 - 1909)
SiblingNancy "Nannie" "Kezzie" Keziah Kirkpatrick (1859 - 1929)
SiblingMartha Prudence Kirkpatrick (1859 - )
SiblingClaudius Morris Kirkpatrick (1864 - 1935)
SiblingHall "Hallie" Kirkpatrick (1866 - 1888)

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