Individual Details
John Ellsworth Kirkpatrick
(25 Jun 1891 - 27 Aug 1953)
On the U. S. Census 1930 of Laramie, Albany Co., Wyoming he is listed with the last name Elsie. He changed his name when another John Kirkpatrick was working for the same railroad. John is with his wife Hattie, son Loyd and daughter Eva Mae. Their oldest daughter Dorothy is in the same town with her husband Gustaf Carlson.
John was a train engineer killed in train accident near Denver in 1953 from copy of train wreck photo given to us by Eileen Martensen.
Hi, just to inform you. I found John and Hattie Kirkpatrick in Crown Hill's records, just under their other assumed name Elsie. Also, Lloyd is located there as well under Elsie. However, Lloyd does not have a ma[r]ker.
Added by Elyce Hurd on Feb 24, 2014 1:44 PM
John changed their last name to Elsie because of another person working for the railroad with the same name.
John was a train engineer killed in train accident near Denver in 1953 from copy of train wreck photo given to us by Eileen Martensen.
Hi, just to inform you. I found John and Hattie Kirkpatrick in Crown Hill's records, just under their other assumed name Elsie. Also, Lloyd is located there as well under Elsie. However, Lloyd does not have a ma[r]ker.
Added by Elyce Hurd on Feb 24, 2014 1:44 PM
John changed their last name to Elsie because of another person working for the railroad with the same name.
Events
| Birth | 25 Jun 1891 | Cozad, Dawson Co., Nebraska |  | ||
| Marriage | 24 Oct 1909 | Gothenburg, Dawson Co., Nebraska - Hattie May Jenkins | | ||
| Death | 27 Aug 1953 | Railroad Crossing North of Denver, Colorado | | ||
| Burial | John Elsie, Crown Hill Cemetery, Wheat Ridge, Jefferson Co., Colorado | |
Families
| Spouse | Hattie May Jenkins (1889 - 1959) |
| Child | Dorothy Violet Kirkpatrick (1911 - 2000) |
| Child | Lloyd Ellsworth Kirkpatrick (1917 - 1998) |
| Child | Eva Mae Kirkpatrick (1921 - 1970) |
| Father | Irenious Roscoe "Ross" Kirkpatrick (1855 - 1920) |
| Mother | Addie Florence Campbell (1860 - 1939) |
| Sibling | Orville Hale Kirkpatrick (1881 - 1938) |
| Sibling | Myrtle Rachel Kirkpatrick (1885 - 1950) |
| Sibling | Bertha Mary Kirkpatrick (1885 - 1964) |
| Sibling | Verne Whitfield Kirkpatrick (1892 - 1904) |
Endnotes
1. Letter from Elvera Block Klein dated May 7, 1978.
2. Pedigree chart by Elvera Block Klein.
3. Dawson County, Nebraska marriage index 1873-1937, Vol. 6, Page 129.
4. Copy of photo of train wreck 1953.
5. Family Search Internet Genealogy Service.
6. Research of Elvera Block Klein.