Individual Details
Henry Manning Kirk
(6 Nov 1820 - 25 Jan 1902)
This family changed from Kirkpatrick to Kirk.
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Henry Manning Kirkpatrick was the 13th of 14 children born to Thomas Kirkpatrick. He was born on November 6, 1825* in Youngstown, OH. Henry married Margaret Sample on November 2, 1853. They had 6 children, all born near New Castle, Pa.:
1- Mary Elizabeth Kirkpatrick born 8-16-1854,. m. William Crawford, later when he died she married Dr. Harris. She died in 7-11-1893 in New Castle, PA
2- Thomas Sample Kirkpatrick born 4-22-1856, m. Elizabeth Sword, d. 1941
3- Charles Jackson Kirkpatrick born 8-13-1858, m Effie Peebles, d. 1937 in New Castle
4- Harris Kirk born 4-1-1863, m. Elizabeth Baker, d. 1958 in Bozeman, MT.
5- Howard Manning Kirk, born 8-14-1868, m. Elizabeth Raney, d. 1952 in New Castle
6- Sophia D. Payne born 10-2-1847 (who was adopted) m. Cassius Lamb
In the 1840's the Sample family opened a hardware store in Mahoningtown some five miles from New Castle. Henry married a Sample daughter, Margaret, and began to assume responsibility for running the store. This hardware store apparently merged with Thomas Kirkpatrick's store in New Castle. Henry became tired of signing his name to payroll checks, so he shortened it to Kirk about 1860. In 1861 he formed a partnership with Issac and his son C.C. Dickson. It was named Kirk and Dickson. Then Kirk and Thompson and later Kirk and Johnson. In 1880, Henry left the management of the store to Charles (age 22) and journeyed west to find a dry climate to relieve his asthma. He settled in Gallatin County in the Montana Territory. According to records in the Gallatin County Court House, he bought a 320 acre ranch from Zachary Sales located 2 miles North West of Salesville (now Gallatin Gateway), MT.
Three years after Henry arrived in Montana, he asked his wife and 2 of his sons to join him. Harris was a junior at Penn State College while Howard was in high school. Henry bought another farm of 160 acres 4 miles west of Salesville in 1884. The same year he and Margaret bought an 80 acre dairy farm for $3500, located at 1511 West Babcock, Bozeman.
About this time Harris bought a 2560 acre ranch 4 miles west of Salesville (now called Gallatin Gateway). Thomas bought a farm near Salesville but lived in Bozeman. Howard returned to New Castle in 1886 to help Charles manage the hardware store. A year later Montana became a state. Margaret died on 9-20-1891. Henry married Susan C. [Hancock] Kirk and they bought a 160 acre farm 5 miles North East of Manhattan, Mt. in 1896. Henry died on 1-25-1902 in Denver at 76 and is buried in Bozeman. His will bequeathed his 3 farms totaling 720 acres to Susan, Thomas, Harris, Charles, Howard and 2 grand daughters, Mrs. George Patterson (age 24) and Mary Harris (age 8). The next year Charles, Effie and son, Herbert, went West to help settle the estate.
Anaconda Standard, Anaconda, Montana, January 31, 1902, Vol. XIII, Issue 147, Page 2: Special correspondence of the Standard. Bozeman, Jan. 20---The funeral of Henry M. Kirk, who died in Denver, Colo., last Saturday, took place from the family residence, one miles west of town, this afternoon, The services were conducted by Rev. J. N. Madison, assisted by Rev. Davis Wilson. Mrs. Lester B. Willeen sand a sacred song and the services were ended with the hymn, "Abide With Me." The pallbearers were Thomas Lewis, W. B. Burkett, Walter Cooper, John McDonald, E. M. Gardner and Jonas Henderson. The funeral was largely attended by the many friends of the deceased.
Henry M. Kirk was born in Lawrence County, Pa., in November 1890. He was engaged in the hardware business in Newcastle, Pa., for many years but came to Montana in 1878 and engaged extensively in stock raising and ranching. He leaves besides his widow, four children, Charles Kirk and Howard Kirk of Newcastle, Pa.; Harris Kirk and Thomas S. Kirk, county commissioner of Gallatin county.
Posted at findagrave.com:
Henry Manning Kirkpatrick was the 13th of 14 children born to Thomas Kirkpatrick. He was born on November 6, 1825* in Youngstown, OH. Henry married Margaret Sample on November 2, 1853. They had 6 children, all born near New Castle, Pa.:
1- Mary Elizabeth Kirkpatrick born 8-16-1854,. m. William Crawford, later when he died she married Dr. Harris. She died in 7-11-1893 in New Castle, PA
2- Thomas Sample Kirkpatrick born 4-22-1856, m. Elizabeth Sword, d. 1941
3- Charles Jackson Kirkpatrick born 8-13-1858, m Effie Peebles, d. 1937 in New Castle
4- Harris Kirk born 4-1-1863, m. Elizabeth Baker, d. 1958 in Bozeman, MT.
5- Howard Manning Kirk, born 8-14-1868, m. Elizabeth Raney, d. 1952 in New Castle
6- Sophia D. Payne born 10-2-1847 (who was adopted) m. Cassius Lamb
In the 1840's the Sample family opened a hardware store in Mahoningtown some five miles from New Castle. Henry married a Sample daughter, Margaret, and began to assume responsibility for running the store. This hardware store apparently merged with Thomas Kirkpatrick's store in New Castle. Henry became tired of signing his name to payroll checks, so he shortened it to Kirk about 1860. In 1861 he formed a partnership with Issac and his son C.C. Dickson. It was named Kirk and Dickson. Then Kirk and Thompson and later Kirk and Johnson. In 1880, Henry left the management of the store to Charles (age 22) and journeyed west to find a dry climate to relieve his asthma. He settled in Gallatin County in the Montana Territory. According to records in the Gallatin County Court House, he bought a 320 acre ranch from Zachary Sales located 2 miles North West of Salesville (now Gallatin Gateway), MT.
Three years after Henry arrived in Montana, he asked his wife and 2 of his sons to join him. Harris was a junior at Penn State College while Howard was in high school. Henry bought another farm of 160 acres 4 miles west of Salesville in 1884. The same year he and Margaret bought an 80 acre dairy farm for $3500, located at 1511 West Babcock, Bozeman.
About this time Harris bought a 2560 acre ranch 4 miles west of Salesville (now called Gallatin Gateway). Thomas bought a farm near Salesville but lived in Bozeman. Howard returned to New Castle in 1886 to help Charles manage the hardware store. A year later Montana became a state. Margaret died on 9-20-1891. Henry married Susan C. [Hancock] Kirk and they bought a 160 acre farm 5 miles North East of Manhattan, Mt. in 1896. Henry died on 1-25-1902 in Denver at 76 and is buried in Bozeman. His will bequeathed his 3 farms totaling 720 acres to Susan, Thomas, Harris, Charles, Howard and 2 grand daughters, Mrs. George Patterson (age 24) and Mary Harris (age 8). The next year Charles, Effie and son, Herbert, went West to help settle the estate.
Anaconda Standard, Anaconda, Montana, January 31, 1902, Vol. XIII, Issue 147, Page 2: Special correspondence of the Standard. Bozeman, Jan. 20---The funeral of Henry M. Kirk, who died in Denver, Colo., last Saturday, took place from the family residence, one miles west of town, this afternoon, The services were conducted by Rev. J. N. Madison, assisted by Rev. Davis Wilson. Mrs. Lester B. Willeen sand a sacred song and the services were ended with the hymn, "Abide With Me." The pallbearers were Thomas Lewis, W. B. Burkett, Walter Cooper, John McDonald, E. M. Gardner and Jonas Henderson. The funeral was largely attended by the many friends of the deceased.
Henry M. Kirk was born in Lawrence County, Pa., in November 1890. He was engaged in the hardware business in Newcastle, Pa., for many years but came to Montana in 1878 and engaged extensively in stock raising and ranching. He leaves besides his widow, four children, Charles Kirk and Howard Kirk of Newcastle, Pa.; Harris Kirk and Thomas S. Kirk, county commissioner of Gallatin county.
Events
| Birth | 6 Nov 1820 | Youngstown, Mahoning Co., Ohio |  | ||
| Marriage | 2 Nov 1853 | Margaret Ann Sample | | ||
| Marriage | 17 Aug 1893 | Bozeman, Gallatin Co., Montana - Susan Hancock | | ||
| Death | 25 Jan 1902 | Denver, Denver Co., Colorado | | ||
| Burial | Sunset Hills Cemetery, Bozeman, Gallatin Co., Montana | |
Families
| Spouse | Susan Hancock (1836 - ) |
| Spouse | Margaret Ann Sample (1836 - 1891) |
| Child | Mary Elizabeth Kirk (1854 - 1893) |
| Child | Thomas Sample Kirk Sr. (1856 - 1941) |
| Child | Charles Jackson Kirk (1858 - 1937) |
| Child | Harris Kirk (1863 - 1958) |
| Child | Howard Manning Kirk (1868 - 1952) |
| Father | Thomas Kirkpatrick (1769 - 1856) |
| Mother | Phebe Dodd Baldwin (1781 - 1841) |
| Sibling | Elizabeth Kirkpatrick (1800 - 1881) |
| Sibling | Baldwin Kirkpatrick (1808 - 1876) |
| Sibling | Daniel McFarland Kirkpatrick (1813 - 1897) |
Endnotes
1. E-Mail from Ryan Elizabeth Blue Kirkpatrick, Received Dec. 23, 2018.
2. Find A Grave.
3. E-Mail from Ryan Elizabeth Blue Kirkpatrick, Received Dec. 23, 2018.
4. Family Search.
5. E-Mail from Ryan Elizabeth Blue Kirkpatrick, Received Dec. 23, 2018.
6. Find A Grave.
7. Find A Grave.