Individual Details
Martha Louise Kirkpatrick
(25 Dec 1839 - 30 May 1920)
Martha Louise Kirkpatrick was born 25 December 1839 (or 25 January 1839, according to one source), Lee County, IA, and died 30 May 1920. She married 3 March 1859 at Lowell, Henry County, Iowa, to Thomas D. Dilts, son of Wilkinson Stine and Catherine (Newell) Dilts. Thomas was born 9 March 1831, West Liberty, Logan County, Ohio, and died 3 Jun 1914. In 1864, they moved from Louisa County to Baltimore Township, Henry County, Iowa and in 1870 they moved to Jackson Township, Henry County.
There were four children born of the marriage.
The Daily Gate City & Constitution-Democrat, Keokuk, Iowa, June 1, 1920, Page 9, Col. 5: Salem. Mrs. Martha Dilts, after an illness of many months' duration, passed away at her home on West Main street Friday night. She was an aged, long time, highly esteemed resident of Salem. She is survived by two sons and one daughter, Dr. W. A. Dilts, Shenandoah; Dr. J. J. Dilts, and Mrs. Owen Garretson, Salem. Funeral was held from the M. E. church at 2:30 Sunday afternoon. Rev. Victor Bloomquist officiating. Burial in East cemetery.
There were four children born of the marriage.
The Daily Gate City & Constitution-Democrat, Keokuk, Iowa, June 1, 1920, Page 9, Col. 5: Salem. Mrs. Martha Dilts, after an illness of many months' duration, passed away at her home on West Main street Friday night. She was an aged, long time, highly esteemed resident of Salem. She is survived by two sons and one daughter, Dr. W. A. Dilts, Shenandoah; Dr. J. J. Dilts, and Mrs. Owen Garretson, Salem. Funeral was held from the M. E. church at 2:30 Sunday afternoon. Rev. Victor Bloomquist officiating. Burial in East cemetery.
Events
Birth | 25 Dec 1839 | Lee Co., Iowa | |||
Marriage | 3 Mar 1859 | Lowell, Henry Co., Iowa - Thomas D. Dilts | |||
Death | 30 May 1920 | Salem, Henry Co., Iowa | |||
Burial | Salem East Cemetery, Salem, Henry Co., Iowa |
Families
Spouse | Thomas D. Dilts (1831 - 1914) |
Child | William Amos Dilts (1860 - 1935) |
Child | Emma Josephine Dilts (1861 - 1932) |
Child | John Joseph Dilts (1863 - 1931) |
Child | Anna Laura Dilts (1872 - 1889) |
Father | William P. Kirkpatrick (1806 - 1885) |
Mother | Mary Pratt (1810 - 1885) |
Sibling | Susan Jane Kirkpatrick (1831 - 1897) |
Sibling | Charles Thomas Kirkpatrick (1833 - 1902) |
Sibling | Matilda Maria Kirkpatrick (1835 - 1914) |
Sibling | Mary Lucinda Kirkpatrick (1837 - 1902) |
Sibling | Margaret Caroline Kirkpatrick (1842 - 1903) |
Sibling | Elizabeth Emily "Emma" Kirkpatrick (1843 - 1911) |
Sibling | Sarah Catherine Kirkpatrick (1846 - 1905) |
Sibling | William Rogers Kirkpatrick (1849 - 1927) |
Sibling | Joseph Asbury Kirkpatrick (1855 - 1934) |
Endnotes
1. Iowa WPA Graves, iowawpagraves.org.
2. Family Search.
3. Ancestry.com.
4. Obituary of Martha Louise Kirkpatrick Dilts, The Daily Gate City & Constitution-Democrat, Keokuk, Iowa, June 1, 1920, Page 9, Col. 5.
5. Iowa WPA Graves, iowawpagraves.org.
6. Obituary of Martha Louise Kirkpatrick Dilts, The Daily Gate City & Constitution-Democrat, Keokuk, Iowa, June 1, 1920, Page 9, Col. 5.