Individual Details
Harold Roy Kirkpatrick
(20 Jan 1904 - 6 Nov 1929)
His death certificate posted at findagrave.com states he was married. He died of epidemic cerebrospinal meningitis.
Jefferson City Post Tribune, Jefferson, Missouri, Monday, November 4, 1929, Page 1, Col. 6: Meningitis Is Fatal To Convict, Another Is Ill. Kirkpatrick of Lawrence County In Dangerous Condition. Henry Kern Died Sunday. Third Convict Is Under Observation, Suspected As Carrier.
Discovery of another case of spinal meningitis in the Missouri Penitentiary, following the death Saturday night of Henry Kern, Newton county convict from the disease has caused prison officers and state board of health authorities to renew their efforts to stop the spread of the contagious malady.
Harold Kirkpatrick, serving a two year sentence from Lawrence county for forgery, is in the isolation ward at the prison hospital in dangerous condition. Another convict, Pete Severns, serving two years from Ozark county for grand larceny, is under observation. Physicians say he is expected of being a "carrier" of the disease.
Convicts who have come in contact with Kirkpatrick and Severns have been isolated in a special building. Meanwhile the quarantine against visitors and new convicts continues in force. Convicts whose time is up are being held several days for observation, and preventative measures continue for convicts and guards throughout the institution.
Kansas City Star, Kansas City, Missouri, Wednesday, November 6, 1929, Page 23, Col. 3: A second Meningitis Death. No New Cases Are Discovered in Missouri Prison, However. (by the Associated Press) Jefferson City, Mo.---Nov. 6---Harold Kirkpatrick convict in the Missouri penitentiary from Lawrence County, died today in the prison isolation hospital from spinal meningitis. He is the second victim in the last five days.
Kirkpatrick contracted the disease shortly after the death of Henry Kern, Newton County convict, Saturday. The prison has been quarantined since last week, and all convicts who have been in contact with the two victims are being given special preventative treatment. No visitors are permitted and no new convicts are received but daily tasks inside the prison continue.
Governor Caulfield yesterday directed Dr. James Stewart, state heath commissioner, to use every means to check further spread of the disease. No new cases have been discovered.
Jefferson City Post Tribune, Jefferson, Missouri, Monday, November 4, 1929, Page 1, Col. 6: Meningitis Is Fatal To Convict, Another Is Ill. Kirkpatrick of Lawrence County In Dangerous Condition. Henry Kern Died Sunday. Third Convict Is Under Observation, Suspected As Carrier.
Discovery of another case of spinal meningitis in the Missouri Penitentiary, following the death Saturday night of Henry Kern, Newton county convict from the disease has caused prison officers and state board of health authorities to renew their efforts to stop the spread of the contagious malady.
Harold Kirkpatrick, serving a two year sentence from Lawrence county for forgery, is in the isolation ward at the prison hospital in dangerous condition. Another convict, Pete Severns, serving two years from Ozark county for grand larceny, is under observation. Physicians say he is expected of being a "carrier" of the disease.
Convicts who have come in contact with Kirkpatrick and Severns have been isolated in a special building. Meanwhile the quarantine against visitors and new convicts continues in force. Convicts whose time is up are being held several days for observation, and preventative measures continue for convicts and guards throughout the institution.
Kansas City Star, Kansas City, Missouri, Wednesday, November 6, 1929, Page 23, Col. 3: A second Meningitis Death. No New Cases Are Discovered in Missouri Prison, However. (by the Associated Press) Jefferson City, Mo.---Nov. 6---Harold Kirkpatrick convict in the Missouri penitentiary from Lawrence County, died today in the prison isolation hospital from spinal meningitis. He is the second victim in the last five days.
Kirkpatrick contracted the disease shortly after the death of Henry Kern, Newton County convict, Saturday. The prison has been quarantined since last week, and all convicts who have been in contact with the two victims are being given special preventative treatment. No visitors are permitted and no new convicts are received but daily tasks inside the prison continue.
Governor Caulfield yesterday directed Dr. James Stewart, state heath commissioner, to use every means to check further spread of the disease. No new cases have been discovered.
Events
| Birth | 20 Jan 1904 | Carl, Adams Co., Iowa |  | ||
| Death | 6 Nov 1929 | Jefferson City, Cole Co., Missouri | | ||
| Burial | Missouri State Penitentiary Cemetery, Jefferson City, Cole Co., Missouri | |
Families
| Father | Alvin Guthrie Kirkpatrick (1868 - 1943) |
| Mother | Edith Alma Knodle (1878 - 1947) |
| Sibling | Willis Hugh Kirkpatrick (1898 - 1969) |
| Sibling | Charles Orris Kirkpatrick (1900 - 1957) |
| Sibling | Forest Glen Kirkpatrick (1902 - 1968) |
| Sibling | R. Kenneth Kirkpatrick (1905 - 1995) |
| Sibling | Dwight Lee Kirkpatrick (1908 - 1958) |
| Sibling | Velma Irene Kirkpatrick (1910 - 1976) |
Endnotes
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