Individual Details
John Lane Kirkpatrick Jr.
(27 May 1841 - 5 Oct 1909)
This man was the seventh of eleven children and he lived on the paternal farm until his father's death. He was born 27 May 1841 in Morgan County, Illinois, and died 5 October 1909, Macomb, Illinois. He is buried in Camp Creek Cemetery, McDonough County, Illinois. On reaching manhood, he bought 160 acres of the homestead and commenced general farming, stock-raising and feeding. This farm was in McDonough County, Illinois.
Mr. Kirkpatrick was married 15 September 1867 in McDonough County, Illinois, to Mary Frances Munson. She was born 26 January 1846 in Rushville, Schuyler County, Illinois, and died 24 April 1910 in Macomb, Illinois. She is also buried in Camp Creek Cemetery in McDonough County. Her parents were Eliphelet Philbrook and Catherine (Sanders) Munson. Eliphelet was born 11 Jun 1817 in Colchester Vermont. Catherine, his wife was born 22 January in 1821 in Maryland.
John Lane Kirkpatrick's mother, Catherine Matilda (Sims) Kirkpatrick, lived with him on his farm until her death on 8 January 1877. Kirkpatrick improved the farm, enlarging it to 360 acres, including 120 acres of timber and pasture land in Bethel and Industry Townships. On 2 Jun 1860, John Lane Kirkpatrick met with a very serious accident. He had gone hunting with friends and they had all stopped to rest. He momentarily leaned on the barrel of the shot gun and it accidentally discharged. The gun blast necessitated the amputation of his left arm about four inches above his elbow. He continued to farm after the amputation. He was a Republican in politics and a Presbyterian in religion.
There were three children born of the marriage.
On the 1880 Census of Industry, McDonough Co., Illinois John appears with his wife, Mary, children Catherine, George and James. His nephews Pary [Perry] and Benjamin and niece Hariet M. are also in the household.
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Note From Kirkpatrick Pennington of Arkansas in his email dated 5 Jul 2003:
"George Melvin Kirkpatricks' birthplace, 1869, McDonough County, Illinois. (Ref. Photo of homestead)
I am unsure if it still exists in this form. George was the son of John Lane, Jr, who lost an arm in a hunting accident in 1861, just before the surrender of Fort Sumter, and as a result, never served in the Union Army, though his brother and cousins did do so. "
Obituary not found at chroniclingamerica.loc.gov, genealogybank.com or newspaperarchive.com, March 25, 2018.
Mr. Kirkpatrick was married 15 September 1867 in McDonough County, Illinois, to Mary Frances Munson. She was born 26 January 1846 in Rushville, Schuyler County, Illinois, and died 24 April 1910 in Macomb, Illinois. She is also buried in Camp Creek Cemetery in McDonough County. Her parents were Eliphelet Philbrook and Catherine (Sanders) Munson. Eliphelet was born 11 Jun 1817 in Colchester Vermont. Catherine, his wife was born 22 January in 1821 in Maryland.
John Lane Kirkpatrick's mother, Catherine Matilda (Sims) Kirkpatrick, lived with him on his farm until her death on 8 January 1877. Kirkpatrick improved the farm, enlarging it to 360 acres, including 120 acres of timber and pasture land in Bethel and Industry Townships. On 2 Jun 1860, John Lane Kirkpatrick met with a very serious accident. He had gone hunting with friends and they had all stopped to rest. He momentarily leaned on the barrel of the shot gun and it accidentally discharged. The gun blast necessitated the amputation of his left arm about four inches above his elbow. He continued to farm after the amputation. He was a Republican in politics and a Presbyterian in religion.
There were three children born of the marriage.
On the 1880 Census of Industry, McDonough Co., Illinois John appears with his wife, Mary, children Catherine, George and James. His nephews Pary [Perry] and Benjamin and niece Hariet M. are also in the household.
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Note From Kirkpatrick Pennington of Arkansas in his email dated 5 Jul 2003:
"George Melvin Kirkpatricks' birthplace, 1869, McDonough County, Illinois. (Ref. Photo of homestead)
I am unsure if it still exists in this form. George was the son of John Lane, Jr, who lost an arm in a hunting accident in 1861, just before the surrender of Fort Sumter, and as a result, never served in the Union Army, though his brother and cousins did do so. "
Obituary not found at chroniclingamerica.loc.gov, genealogybank.com or newspaperarchive.com, March 25, 2018.
Events
| Birth | 27 May 1841 | Morgan Co., Illinois | |||
| Marriage | 15 Sep 1867 | McDonough Co., Illinois - Mary Frances Munson |  | ||
| Death | 5 Oct 1909 | Macomb, McDonough Co., Illinois | |||
| Burial | Camp Creek Cemetery, Industry, McDonough Co., Illinois | |
Families
| Spouse | Mary Frances Munson (1846 - 1910) |
| Child | Catherine Matilda Kirkpatrick (1868 - 1893) |
| Child | George Melvin Kirkpatrick (1869 - 1950) |
| Child | James Garfield Kirkpatrick (1879 - 1966) |
| 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 | James S. Kirkpatrick (1836 - 1875) |
| Sibling | Harriet K. Kirkpatrick (1839 - 1878) |
| Sibling | Sarah Margaret Kirkpatrick (1843 - 1873) |
| Sibling | Anna Matilda Kirkpatrick (1845 - 1917) |
| Sibling | Eliza Kirkpatrick (1846 - ) |
| Sibling | Charles Kirkpatrick (1847 - ) |
Endnotes
1. Illinois Marriages On-line, No Vol. or Page number.
2. McDonough County Historical and Genealogical Miscellany 1826-1976, Rural Cemeteries of McDonough County, Illinois Vol. VI, Page 14.