Individual Details
Hobart Elmer Kirkpatrick Sr.
(17 Aug 1861 - 27 Nov 1903)
Hobart, third child of James W. and Rachel (Burge) Kirkpatrick, was born 17 August 1861 at New London, Henry County, Iowa, and died 27 November 1903. On 6 Jun 1884 at his mother's home in Jefferson County, Iowa, he married Anna McCracken, age 19, and daughter of Hiram and Dinah (Hadley) McCracken of Woolson in Jefferson County. The McCrackens, Hiram and Dinah, are buried in the Friends Cemetery, Pleasant Plains, Iowa. Anna was born about 1865 in Richland, Keokuk County, Iowa. At the time of the marriage Hobart was a farmer residing at Baker in Jefferson County.
Unknown newspaper from Dawson County Area, Nebraska.
H. E. Kirkpatrick, who resided in Lexington, died Nov. 27, 1903 of heart failure after an illness of about 10 days, he had been in very poor health the past summer. He was born in Henry County Iowa, Aug. 17, 1861, age 42 years, 3 mo. and 10 days. He was married to Miss Anna McCracken on June 6, 1884. Six children were born to this union, two dying in infancy, four children, his wife and mother, three brothers, two sisters and a host of friends are left to mourn his loss. He with his wife removed to Dawson County, Nebraska in the fall of 1884 where he has since resided. Funeral services were held at Lexington, Dec. 3, Rev. Knight officiating. The remains were then conducted to the Walnut Grove church where a short service was held by Rev. Carpenter. He was buried in the honors of the Masonic order to which he was a member. The funeral was delayed until the arrival of his mother from Los Angeles, Cal., who arrived Wednesday evening.
Card of Thanks
The family and relatives of the late H. E. Kirkpatrick, desire to express their thanks to the friends, choir, and Rev. Carpernter of Walnut Grove, also the Masonic Order of Cozad who kindly assisted them in the burial of their departed loved one H. E. Kirkpatrick. Mrs. H. E. Kirkpatrick
Mrs. R. J. Kirkpatrick
I R Kirkpatrick
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Hobart is buried at the Greenwood Cemetery, Lexington, Dawson Co., Nebraska in Block 44, Lot 4, Space 1.
1900 U. S. Census of Lexington, Dawson Co., Nebraska shows H. E. Kirkpatrick. wife Anna and children Lake Erie, Hobart E., Rachel F. and Francis G. Occupation of H. E. is Teamster.
Unknown newspaper from Dawson County Area, Nebraska.
H. E. Kirkpatrick, who resided in Lexington, died Nov. 27, 1903 of heart failure after an illness of about 10 days, he had been in very poor health the past summer. He was born in Henry County Iowa, Aug. 17, 1861, age 42 years, 3 mo. and 10 days. He was married to Miss Anna McCracken on June 6, 1884. Six children were born to this union, two dying in infancy, four children, his wife and mother, three brothers, two sisters and a host of friends are left to mourn his loss. He with his wife removed to Dawson County, Nebraska in the fall of 1884 where he has since resided. Funeral services were held at Lexington, Dec. 3, Rev. Knight officiating. The remains were then conducted to the Walnut Grove church where a short service was held by Rev. Carpenter. He was buried in the honors of the Masonic order to which he was a member. The funeral was delayed until the arrival of his mother from Los Angeles, Cal., who arrived Wednesday evening.
Card of Thanks
The family and relatives of the late H. E. Kirkpatrick, desire to express their thanks to the friends, choir, and Rev. Carpernter of Walnut Grove, also the Masonic Order of Cozad who kindly assisted them in the burial of their departed loved one H. E. Kirkpatrick. Mrs. H. E. Kirkpatrick
Mrs. R. J. Kirkpatrick
I R Kirkpatrick
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Hobart is buried at the Greenwood Cemetery, Lexington, Dawson Co., Nebraska in Block 44, Lot 4, Space 1.
1900 U. S. Census of Lexington, Dawson Co., Nebraska shows H. E. Kirkpatrick. wife Anna and children Lake Erie, Hobart E., Rachel F. and Francis G. Occupation of H. E. is Teamster.
Events
| Birth | 17 Aug 1861 | New London, Henry Co., Iowa |  | ||
| Marriage | 30 Jun 1884 | Jefferson Co., Iowa - Anna McCracken | |||
| Death | 27 Nov 1903 | Lexington, Dawson Co., Nebraska | | ||
| Burial | body buried at Walnt Grove cemetery. Marker with wife at Greenwood Cemetery., Greenwood Cemetery, Lexington, Dawson Co., Nebraska | |
Families
| Spouse | Anna McCracken (1866 - 1944) |
| Child | Lake Erie Kirkpatrick (1885 - 1976) |
| Child | Mary Christine Kirkpatrick (1888 - 1889) |
| Child | Hobart Elmer Kirkpatrick Jr. (1893 - 1920) |
| Child | Rachel Fay Kirkpatrick (1897 - 1962) |
| Child | Francis Glenn Kirkpatrick (1899 - 1979) |
| Child | Baby Girl Kirkpatrick (1902 - 1902) |
| Father | James Whitfield Kirkpatrick (1833 - 1883) |
| Mother | Rachel Jane Burge (1838 - 1916) |
| Sibling | Irenious Roscoe "Ross" Kirkpatrick (1855 - 1920) |
| Sibling | Jacob Dean "Jake" Kirkpatrick (1856 - 1931) |
| Sibling | Thomas W. Kirkpatrick (1859 - 1865) |
| Sibling | Emma Kirkpatrick (1868 - 1872) |
| Sibling | Nancy Louise "Lou" Kirkpatrick (1870 - 1938) |
| Sibling | Celia Mary "Mamie" Kirkpatrick (1872 - 1966) |
| Sibling | Francis "Frank" Asbury Kirkpatrick (1873 - 1921) |
Endnotes
1. Nashua Post, Newspaper Obituary (n.p: 13 March 1946, n.d).
2. Melvin Kirkpatrick & David Hudson, A Kirkpatrick Genealogy - The Family of James Kirkpatrick of South Carolina (n.p: 2nd Edition; 1995, n.d), Page 154.
3. Nebraska Gen-Web Site.
4. Greenwood Cemetery Listing/Census.