Individual Details
Samuel Henry Kirkpatrick
(Jan 1851 - 5 Mar 1933)
On the 1870 U. S. Census of Sonoma, Sonoma Co., California Henry Kirkpatrick is 18 years old. He is working for a family.
On the 1900 U. S. Census of Bidwell, Butte Co., California, Henry Kirkpatrick born January 1851 in Illinois is listed with his wife Ida and daughters Harriet E., Winfred, Alice and Francis. Henry is a gold miner.
On the 1910 U. S. Census and Indian Population Census of Bidwell, Butte Co., California, Henry Kirkpatrick was born January 1851 in Illinois is listed with his wife Ida A. and seven children: Hattie, Daughter; Grace, Daughter; Alice, Daughter; Francis, Daughter; Emma, Daughter; Willie, Son; Adeline, Daughter. Occupation is not given. Henry's wife Ida is noted as being 1/2 Maidu Indian, native to the Plumas, Butte County areas.
On the 1920 U. S. Census of Mount House Precinct, Bidwell Township, Butte Co., California, Samuel H. Kirkpatrick appears with his wife Ida A. and children William H. and Adeline E. Samuel is a farmer.
On the 1930 U. S. Census of Oroville, Unincorporated area is Plumas National Forest, Butte Co., California, Samuel H. and his wife Ida appear with their son William H., daughter Adeline E. Allen, son-in-law Kenneth V. Allen, grandchildren Charles H., Kenneth T., and Elinor M. Allen. William H. is a laborer in a logging camp and Kenneth Allen is a carpenter's helper. Ida lists her father as mixed blood and mother as a Concow (Native American).
Obituary from Oroville Mercury, Tuesday, March 7, 1933, First Page: Funeral Services Set Thursday for S. H. Kirkpatrick. Services for Samuel Henry Kirkpatrick 82, a resident of Butte county for many years, will be held at Berry Creek cemetery at 2 p.m. Thursday under auspices of Hamilton and Riley's. Kirkpatrick died at his home at Brush Creek at 8 p.m. Sunday without medical attendance. An autopsy performed Monday by Dr. B. C. Epperson established the cause of death as cirrhosis of the liver. Kirkpatrick was born in the southern part of Illinois in 1852. He was brought across the plains as a baby, reaching Marysville in November, 1852. He was reared in Santa Clara county and came to Butte county in 1886. He has followed the mining and lumber industries since then. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Ida A. Kirkpatrick of Brush Creek, four daughters, Mrs. Grace Peterson of Seattle, Mrs. E. W. Riegert of Santa Cruz, Mrs. M. S. Ferguson of Brush Creek, and Mrs. K. V. Allen of Brush Creek and 22 grandchildren.
On the 1900 U. S. Census of Bidwell, Butte Co., California, Henry Kirkpatrick born January 1851 in Illinois is listed with his wife Ida and daughters Harriet E., Winfred, Alice and Francis. Henry is a gold miner.
On the 1910 U. S. Census and Indian Population Census of Bidwell, Butte Co., California, Henry Kirkpatrick was born January 1851 in Illinois is listed with his wife Ida A. and seven children: Hattie, Daughter; Grace, Daughter; Alice, Daughter; Francis, Daughter; Emma, Daughter; Willie, Son; Adeline, Daughter. Occupation is not given. Henry's wife Ida is noted as being 1/2 Maidu Indian, native to the Plumas, Butte County areas.
On the 1920 U. S. Census of Mount House Precinct, Bidwell Township, Butte Co., California, Samuel H. Kirkpatrick appears with his wife Ida A. and children William H. and Adeline E. Samuel is a farmer.
On the 1930 U. S. Census of Oroville, Unincorporated area is Plumas National Forest, Butte Co., California, Samuel H. and his wife Ida appear with their son William H., daughter Adeline E. Allen, son-in-law Kenneth V. Allen, grandchildren Charles H., Kenneth T., and Elinor M. Allen. William H. is a laborer in a logging camp and Kenneth Allen is a carpenter's helper. Ida lists her father as mixed blood and mother as a Concow (Native American).
Obituary from Oroville Mercury, Tuesday, March 7, 1933, First Page: Funeral Services Set Thursday for S. H. Kirkpatrick. Services for Samuel Henry Kirkpatrick 82, a resident of Butte county for many years, will be held at Berry Creek cemetery at 2 p.m. Thursday under auspices of Hamilton and Riley's. Kirkpatrick died at his home at Brush Creek at 8 p.m. Sunday without medical attendance. An autopsy performed Monday by Dr. B. C. Epperson established the cause of death as cirrhosis of the liver. Kirkpatrick was born in the southern part of Illinois in 1852. He was brought across the plains as a baby, reaching Marysville in November, 1852. He was reared in Santa Clara county and came to Butte county in 1886. He has followed the mining and lumber industries since then. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Ida A. Kirkpatrick of Brush Creek, four daughters, Mrs. Grace Peterson of Seattle, Mrs. E. W. Riegert of Santa Cruz, Mrs. M. S. Ferguson of Brush Creek, and Mrs. K. V. Allen of Brush Creek and 22 grandchildren.
Events
| Birth | Jan 1851 | Illinois |  | ||
| Marriage | 4 Dec 1892 | Merrimac, Butte Co., California - Ida A. Foster | | ||
| Death | 5 Mar 1933 | Brush Creek, Butte Co., California | | ||
| Burial | Berry Creek aka Lake Madrone Cemetery, Butte Co., California | |
Families
| Spouse | Ida A. Foster (1872 - 1942) |
| Child | Harriet Elizabeth Kirkpatrick (1893 - 1927) |
| Child | Winifred "Grace" Kirkpatrick (1896 - 1947) |
| Child | Alice Jane Kirkpatrick (1898 - 1965) |
| Child | Frances Vivian Kirkpatrick (1900 - 1952) |
| Child | Emma Aileen Kirkpatrick (1902 - 1918) |
| Child | William Henry Kirkpatrick (1904 - 1930) |
| Child | Adeline E. Kirkpatrick (1909 - 1968) |
| Father | Jesse Walker Kirkpatrick (1810 - 1857) |
| Mother | Elizabeth Law (1821 - 1870) |
| Sibling | Thomas Law Kirkpatrick (1850 - 1899) |
| Sibling | William Walker Kirkpatrick (1853 - 1924) |
| Sibling | Alice J. Kirkpatrick (1855 - 1913) |
Endnotes
1. 1860 Census Santa Clara Co., California.
2. 1900 Census Butte Co., California.
3. Rootsweb.Com.
4. VitalSearch Company (n.p: vitalsearch-worldwide.com, n.d).
5. Rootsweb.Com.