Individual Details
Milton Orville Kirkpatrick
(24 Oct 1846 - 11 Jun 1895)
Milton was the sixth child of Jesse M. and Minerva (Kirkpatrick) Kirkpatrick. He was born 24 October 1846 in Lima, Adams County, Illinois. According to his Civil War enlistment papers in 1865 he was 5 feet 8 inches tall, with hazel eyes, fair complexion, and auburn hair.
Milton served in the Civil War, enlisting 7 March 1865 at Quincy, Illinois. He was assigned as a private/musician to Company E, 18th Regiment of Illinois Volunteer Infantry, and played drums. The drums have been lost over the years, but the drumsticks are still in the possession of descendants. Enlisting as he did in the final days of the war, he saw no front-line action, but the Civil War nevertheless left it's mark on his health. He was mustered out at Pine Bluff, Arkansas on 16 December 1865 and discharged at Springfield, Illinois.
After his discharge, Milton went to live and work with his sister and brother-in-law, Sarah and Davis Colvin, who at that time had a stock farm in Adams County, Illinois. After Sarah died in 1869, he married Emily Davis Colvin, Davis Colvin's daughter from his first marriage to Elizabeth Booth. Emily was born 18 February 1850 in Ursa, Illinois. They were married at Ursa, Adams County, Illinois, on 14 February 1870. Shortly after their marriage, Milton and Emily moved to Chariton County, Missouri, where Emily's older brother, Joshua Colvin, and many other Adams County people were living. They settled in the Newcomer area of Brunswick Township, and began farming. They first bought a ten-acre parcel on 27 December 1870, which they later sold. After buying another ten-acre parcel, they bought on 12 March 1875 an eighty-acre farm upon which the family lived until their departure from Missouri in 1903.
On 17 July 1890, Milton applied for an invalid pension. He cited "piles, partial paralysis and disease of the heart" as the basis of his application. he was granted the pension and received it until his death, which occurred on 11 June 1895 in Brunswick, Chariton County, Missouri. His last pension check, paid in May 1895 was for $6.00 (certificate #635223). After Milton's death, Emily applied for and received a widow's pension of $35.00 per month (certificate #641413).
According to family lore, Milton's son, James Melton continued to work the Missouri farm until his brother Harry finished Marion Simms Medical School (now Washington University in St Louis), and then around 1903-1905 the family left the farm and Missouri and emigrated to southern California. They may have settled first in Bakersfield, because Lillie Colvin, daughter of Davis Colvin and Sarah Caroline Kirkpatrick, was living there. About 1909, the family moved to Taft, the new oil-boom center for the San Joaquin Valley.
Emily died on 26 June 1931 in Long Beach, California, and is buried in Compton, California.
There were seven children born of the marriage.
In the book Grand Army of the Republic, Missouri Division, Index to Death Rolls 1882-1940, Page 91 lists Kirkpatrick, M. O. member post #268 in Brunswick, Chariton Co., Age at death: 48. See report for 1896 pp. 66-71.
Cemetery Inscription: MOSN M. O. Co E 18 Ill inf.
June 11, 1895, Unknown newspaper
DEPARTED THIS LIFE
Mr. M. O. Kirkpatrick
A prominent farmer of Newcomer, was found lying on the ground near his barn Saturday last, unconscious from a stroke of apoplexy. He started to repair a fence on his farm, and not reaching the point for [from] which he started, search was made with the above result. Dr. A. W. Zillman was called and he gave the stricken man all the attention possible, but without avail. Mr. Kirkpatrick lingered until Tuesday morning at 3:10 when he died without having regained consciousness. The attack which caused his death, was the third one, he having sustained two slight strokes of apoplexy at intervals several years ago.
Milton Orville Kirkpatrick was born in Adams county, Illinois, October 24th, 1846, therefore was aged 48 years, 7 months, and 17 days. On April 14th 1870, he was married to Emily Davis Colvin, and the same year settled in Missouri, joining the Christian church in 1875. The deceased leaves a widow and seven children-three sons: Harry M., James. And Homer; four daughters: Zephirena, Luella, Minnie and Stella. The late Mr. Kirkpatrick served as a musician in the 18th Illinois Infantry during the late war. James, the second son, was on his way by wagon to Colorado, when his father was stricken. Telegrams were sent to various points for the purpose of intercepting him, but up to the time of the funeral he had not been heard from.
The funeral services took place at the home of the deceased on his farm near Newcomer, Wednesday morning, Elder F. M. McNamare of the Christian church officiating. Pinhart Post, No. 268, of Brunswick and John Tietjan Post, No. 506, of Indian Grove attended the funeral, the deceased being a member of the former named organization. The casket was covered by an American flag, on which was deposited a wreath and cross of white flowers. At the conclusion of the services at the house, Pallbearers George Kuevhler, John Foggin, Russell Lawrence, John Stewart, J. W. Howard and John P. Randolph bore the casket to the hearse and attended by Mr. John Bachtel, officer of the day, and Mr. John Foggin as mounted guards of honor, the long procession of vehicles proceeded on their way to the cemetery. Commander Benjamin Showers conducted the service at the grave according to the G. A. R. ritual, assisted by Chaplin Joseph Cross, of Pinhart Post, and Past Commander B. J. Edemann, of the Indian Grove Post. The large attendance at the funeral indicated the esteem in which the lamented Mr. Kirkpatrick was held by his neighbors, friends and the union veterans of the late war.
Milton served in the Civil War, enlisting 7 March 1865 at Quincy, Illinois. He was assigned as a private/musician to Company E, 18th Regiment of Illinois Volunteer Infantry, and played drums. The drums have been lost over the years, but the drumsticks are still in the possession of descendants. Enlisting as he did in the final days of the war, he saw no front-line action, but the Civil War nevertheless left it's mark on his health. He was mustered out at Pine Bluff, Arkansas on 16 December 1865 and discharged at Springfield, Illinois.
After his discharge, Milton went to live and work with his sister and brother-in-law, Sarah and Davis Colvin, who at that time had a stock farm in Adams County, Illinois. After Sarah died in 1869, he married Emily Davis Colvin, Davis Colvin's daughter from his first marriage to Elizabeth Booth. Emily was born 18 February 1850 in Ursa, Illinois. They were married at Ursa, Adams County, Illinois, on 14 February 1870. Shortly after their marriage, Milton and Emily moved to Chariton County, Missouri, where Emily's older brother, Joshua Colvin, and many other Adams County people were living. They settled in the Newcomer area of Brunswick Township, and began farming. They first bought a ten-acre parcel on 27 December 1870, which they later sold. After buying another ten-acre parcel, they bought on 12 March 1875 an eighty-acre farm upon which the family lived until their departure from Missouri in 1903.
On 17 July 1890, Milton applied for an invalid pension. He cited "piles, partial paralysis and disease of the heart" as the basis of his application. he was granted the pension and received it until his death, which occurred on 11 June 1895 in Brunswick, Chariton County, Missouri. His last pension check, paid in May 1895 was for $6.00 (certificate #635223). After Milton's death, Emily applied for and received a widow's pension of $35.00 per month (certificate #641413).
According to family lore, Milton's son, James Melton continued to work the Missouri farm until his brother Harry finished Marion Simms Medical School (now Washington University in St Louis), and then around 1903-1905 the family left the farm and Missouri and emigrated to southern California. They may have settled first in Bakersfield, because Lillie Colvin, daughter of Davis Colvin and Sarah Caroline Kirkpatrick, was living there. About 1909, the family moved to Taft, the new oil-boom center for the San Joaquin Valley.
Emily died on 26 June 1931 in Long Beach, California, and is buried in Compton, California.
There were seven children born of the marriage.
In the book Grand Army of the Republic, Missouri Division, Index to Death Rolls 1882-1940, Page 91 lists Kirkpatrick, M. O. member post #268 in Brunswick, Chariton Co., Age at death: 48. See report for 1896 pp. 66-71.
Cemetery Inscription: MOSN M. O. Co E 18 Ill inf.
June 11, 1895, Unknown newspaper
DEPARTED THIS LIFE
Mr. M. O. Kirkpatrick
A prominent farmer of Newcomer, was found lying on the ground near his barn Saturday last, unconscious from a stroke of apoplexy. He started to repair a fence on his farm, and not reaching the point for [from] which he started, search was made with the above result. Dr. A. W. Zillman was called and he gave the stricken man all the attention possible, but without avail. Mr. Kirkpatrick lingered until Tuesday morning at 3:10 when he died without having regained consciousness. The attack which caused his death, was the third one, he having sustained two slight strokes of apoplexy at intervals several years ago.
Milton Orville Kirkpatrick was born in Adams county, Illinois, October 24th, 1846, therefore was aged 48 years, 7 months, and 17 days. On April 14th 1870, he was married to Emily Davis Colvin, and the same year settled in Missouri, joining the Christian church in 1875. The deceased leaves a widow and seven children-three sons: Harry M., James. And Homer; four daughters: Zephirena, Luella, Minnie and Stella. The late Mr. Kirkpatrick served as a musician in the 18th Illinois Infantry during the late war. James, the second son, was on his way by wagon to Colorado, when his father was stricken. Telegrams were sent to various points for the purpose of intercepting him, but up to the time of the funeral he had not been heard from.
The funeral services took place at the home of the deceased on his farm near Newcomer, Wednesday morning, Elder F. M. McNamare of the Christian church officiating. Pinhart Post, No. 268, of Brunswick and John Tietjan Post, No. 506, of Indian Grove attended the funeral, the deceased being a member of the former named organization. The casket was covered by an American flag, on which was deposited a wreath and cross of white flowers. At the conclusion of the services at the house, Pallbearers George Kuevhler, John Foggin, Russell Lawrence, John Stewart, J. W. Howard and John P. Randolph bore the casket to the hearse and attended by Mr. John Bachtel, officer of the day, and Mr. John Foggin as mounted guards of honor, the long procession of vehicles proceeded on their way to the cemetery. Commander Benjamin Showers conducted the service at the grave according to the G. A. R. ritual, assisted by Chaplin Joseph Cross, of Pinhart Post, and Past Commander B. J. Edemann, of the Indian Grove Post. The large attendance at the funeral indicated the esteem in which the lamented Mr. Kirkpatrick was held by his neighbors, friends and the union veterans of the late war.
Events
| Birth | 24 Oct 1846 | Lima, Adams Co., Illinois |  | ||
| Marriage | 14 Feb 1870 | Ursa, Adams Co., Illinois - Emily Davis Colvin | | ||
| Death | 11 Jun 1895 | Brunswick, Chariton Co., Missouri | | ||
| Burial | Newcomer Cemetery, Mendon Township, Chariton Co., Missouri | |
Families
| Spouse | Emily Davis Colvin (1850 - 1931) |
| Child | Harry Everett Kirkpatrick (1871 - 1949) |
| Child | Zephirena Kirkpatrick (1874 - 1958) |
| Child | James Melton Kirkpatrick (1876 - 1941) |
| Child | Louella Kirkpatrick (1878 - 1969) |
| Child | Minnie May Kirkpatrick (1882 - 1958) |
| Child | Stella Belle Kirkpatrick (1884 - 1970) |
| Child | Homer D. Kirkpatrick (1886 - 1949) |
| Father | Jesse Milton Kirkpatrick (1812 - 1885) |
| Mother | Minerva Jane Kirkpatrick (1813 - 1870) |
| Sibling | Sarah Caroline Kirkpatrick (1835 - 1869) |
| Sibling | Hester A. Kirkpatrick (1837 - 1857) |
| Sibling | Nancy J. Kirkpatrick (1839 - ) |
| Sibling | America Amanda Kirkpatrick (1842 - 1920) |
| Sibling | Francis Augustine Kirkpatrick (1844 - 1914) |
Endnotes
1. U. S. Gen Web Site, Chariton Co., Missouri Look up by Susan Swindell January 15, 2012.
2. Obituary of M. O. Kirkpatrick, Unknown Chariton Co., Missouri area newspaper.
3. A Kirkpatrick Genealogy; Melvin Kirkpatrick & David Hudson, 1995.
5. U. S. Gen Web Site, Chariton Co., Missouri Look up by Susan Swindell January 15, 2012.
6. A Kirkpatrick Genealogy; Melvin Kirkpatrick & David Hudson, 1995.
7. U. S. Gen Web Site, Chariton Co., Missouri Look up by Susan Swindell January 15, 2012.