Individual Details
William Henry Kirk
(21 Apr 1909 - 19 Oct 2001)
Daily Advocate, Stamford, Connecticut, Thursday, October 25, 200, Page 5, Cols. 5 & 6: Rev. William Henry Kirk, NYC community leader. Associated Press. Branford---The Rev. William Henry Kirk, a community leader in East Harlem, N. Y., who helped integrate the neighborhood both socially and economically, has died. He was 92. The Rev. Kirk lived in Hamden and on Isle au Haut, Maine. He died Friday. The Rev. Kirk was the executive director of the Union Settlement from 1949 until 1971. He helped build the settlement into an organization with 16 sites in East Harlem, offering many services.
Events
Birth | 21 Apr 1909 | New Castle, Lawrence Co., Pennsylvania | |||
Death | 19 Oct 2001 | Hamden, New Haven Co., Connecticut | |||
Burial | Unknown |
Families
Spouse | Mary Elizabeth Michel (1908 - 1989) |
Child | Nancy Kirk ( - ) |
Child | Susan Kirk ( - ) |
Child | Judy Kirk ( - ) |
Father | Howard Manning Kirk (1868 - 1952) |
Mother | Elizabeth Raney (1875 - 1950) |
Sibling | Helen Raney Kirk (1900 - 1990) |
Sibling | Elizabeth R. Kirk (1901 - 2008) |
Sibling | Leander Raney Kirk (1903 - 1955) |
Sibling | Howard Manning Kirk Jr. (1905 - 1997) |
Endnotes
1. 1910 Census Lawrence Co., Pennsylvania.
2. Family Search.
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