Individual Details
James S. Kirkpatrick
(1836 - 23 Jul 1875)
James S. Kirkpatrick was born ca. 1835-36 in Illinois, and died 23 July 1875, McDonough County, Illinois. He is buried in Camp Creek Cemetery near Macomb, Illinois. He married first, 10 March 1859, Morgan County, Illinois, to Harried H. ("Hattie") Ogle, daughter of Absalom Ephraim and Jane (Holland) Ogle. She was born 3 July 1840 and died 8 February 1872 in childbirth. She is buried with James in Camp Creek Cemetery.
James married second on 14 August 1873 to Lydia Pigg, daughter of Anderson and Mary (Sanders) Pigg. Lydia was born 15 July 1845 in Bernadotte Township, Fulton County, Illinois. After James' death, Lydia signed away all of her rights to his estate and moved back to live with her parents. The children by James' marriage to Harriet Ogle were taken in by James' brother John Lane Kirkpatrick and his wife Mary. Lydia raised her two children and two other girls, daughters of her deceased sister and sister-in-law. She also cared for her parents until they died. Lydia died 3 November 1928, in Smithfield, Fulton County, Illinois, and is buried in the Brock Cemetery in Fulton County.**
There were eight children born of the two marriages.
McDonough County sources show that J. S. Kirkpatrick was a pastor of Spring Creek Camp Meetings, a Methodist Episcopal church, after 1857.
** Photo of gravestone at Find-a-Grave.com shows that she is buried in Baughman Cemetery, Smithfield, Fulton Co., Illinois.
James married second on 14 August 1873 to Lydia Pigg, daughter of Anderson and Mary (Sanders) Pigg. Lydia was born 15 July 1845 in Bernadotte Township, Fulton County, Illinois. After James' death, Lydia signed away all of her rights to his estate and moved back to live with her parents. The children by James' marriage to Harriet Ogle were taken in by James' brother John Lane Kirkpatrick and his wife Mary. Lydia raised her two children and two other girls, daughters of her deceased sister and sister-in-law. She also cared for her parents until they died. Lydia died 3 November 1928, in Smithfield, Fulton County, Illinois, and is buried in the Brock Cemetery in Fulton County.**
There were eight children born of the two marriages.
McDonough County sources show that J. S. Kirkpatrick was a pastor of Spring Creek Camp Meetings, a Methodist Episcopal church, after 1857.
** Photo of gravestone at Find-a-Grave.com shows that she is buried in Baughman Cemetery, Smithfield, Fulton Co., Illinois.
Events
| Birth | 1836 | Illinois |  | ||
| Marriage | 10 Mar 1859 | Morgan Co., Illinois - Harriet H. Ogle | | ||
| Marriage | 14 Aug 1873 | Fulton Co., Illinois - Lydia Pigg | | ||
| Death | 23 Jul 1875 | McDonough Co., Illinois | | ||
| Burial | Camp Creek Cemetery, Industry, McDonough Co., Illinois | |
Families
| Spouse | Harriet H. Ogle (1840 - 1872) |
| Child | Perry Newton Kirkpatrick (1860 - 1919) |
| Child | James Barnett Kirkpatrick (1862 - 1935) |
| Child | Benjamin Absolom Kirkpatrick (1865 - 1936) |
| Child | Nellie Belle Kirkpatrick (1868 - 1952) |
| Child | Harriet Matilda Kirkpatrick (1872 - 1955) |
| Child | Alice Jane Kirkpatrick (1872 - 1872) |
| Spouse | Lydia Pigg (1845 - 1928) |
| Child | Frank Kirkpatrick (1874 - 1959) |
| Child | Mary Matilda Kirkpatrick (1875 - 1958) |
| Father | John Lane Kirkpatrick (1799 - 1869) |
| Mother | Catherine "Matilda" Sims (1804 - 1877) |
| Sibling | Thomas Newton Kirkpatrick (1826 - 1896) |
| Sibling | Elizabeth Kirkpatrick (1829 - 1877) |
| Sibling | Wesley Madison Kirkpatrick (1831 - ) |
| Sibling | Mary Jane Kirkpatrick (1833 - 1899) |
| Sibling | Harriet K. Kirkpatrick (1839 - 1878) |
| Sibling | John Lane Kirkpatrick Jr. (1841 - 1909) |
| Sibling | Sarah Margaret Kirkpatrick (1843 - 1873) |
| Sibling | Anna Matilda Kirkpatrick (1845 - 1917) |
| Sibling | Eliza Kirkpatrick (1846 - ) |
| Sibling | Charles Kirkpatrick (1847 - ) |
Endnotes
1. McDonough County Historical and Genealogical Miscellany 1826-1976, Rural Cemeteries of McDonough County, Illinois Vol. VI, Page 37.
2. A Kirkpatrick Genealogy; Melvin Kirkpatrick & David Hudson, 1995.
3. Illinois Marriages On-line, Vol. B, Page 133.
4. A Kirkpatrick Genealogy; Melvin Kirkpatrick & David Hudson, 1995.
7. McDonough County Historical and Genealogical Miscellany 1826-1976, Rural Cemeteries of McDonough County, Illinois Vol. VI, Page 14.
8. A Kirkpatrick Genealogy; Melvin Kirkpatrick & David Hudson, 1995.
9. A Kirkpatrick Genealogy; Melvin Kirkpatrick & David Hudson, 1995.