Individual Details

Cornelius Franklin "Frank" Kirkpatrick

(23 Aug 1863 - 5 Apr 1936)

Cornelius Franklin Kirkpatrick, the seventh child of Samuel and Margaret Kirkpatrick, was born in Mississippi on 23 August 1863 and died 5 April 1936. He married in December 1890 Adelia Kilgo who was born in Mississippi in 1872 and died on 4 September 1956.

There were five (5) children born of the marriage.

On the 1900 U. S. Census of Amory, Monroe Co., Mississippi, Delia Kirkpatrick is listed just under her husband's listing. He doesn't show a first name, it is blank. Also in the household are their children Greely, Rosell and Furman. The couple has been married 9 years and Delia is the mother of 3 with all three currently living. Frank is a blacksmith. Also on the same page of the census is his brother S. S. Kirkpatrick with his wife Bettie and son Euel. S. S. is also a blacksmith.

On the 1910 U. S. census of Amory, Monroe Co., Mississippi, Frank C. Kirkpatrick is listed with his wife Delia and children Greely, Roselle M., Furman and Udell. Frank is a blacksmith.

On the 1920 U. S. Census the family is at Tupelo, Lee Co., Mississippi. The household consists of Frank, Delia, Eudell and Yvonne, age 4.

From the Times-Picyune newspaper of April 7, 1936, list of dead in the Tupelo Tornado shows Frank Kirkpatrick. The tornado was the 4th deadliest in American history, over 200 people died between April 5-7, 1936.

Events

Birth23 Aug 1863Mississippi
Marriage6 Dec 1889Monroe Co., Mississippi - Adelia "Delia" Kilgo
Death5 Apr 1936Mississippi

Families

SpouseAdelia "Delia" Kilgo (1872 - 1956)
ChildGreely Cornelius Kirkpatrick (1892 - 1965)
ChildRoselle Margaret Kirkpatrick (1895 - 1972)
ChildThoda Furman Kirkpatrick (1897 - 1968)
ChildLolita Kirkpatrick (1903 - 1906)
ChildEudell Kirkpatrick (1905 - 1974)
ChildYvonne Kirkpatrick (1911 - )
FatherSamuel Kirkpatrick Jr (1832 - 1880)
MotherMargaret Gamble (1829 - 1880)
SiblingJames Monroe Kirkpatrick (1853 - 1922)
SiblingElizabeth Jane Kirkpatrick (1854 - 1930)
SiblingPermelia Everline Kirkpatrick (1855 - 1888)
SiblingMargaret Susan Kirkpatrick (1857 - 1931)
SiblingMartha Alice Kirkpatrick (1859 - 1860)
SiblingHezekiah Wesley Kirkpatrick (1861 - 1862)
SiblingFrances Ladora "Dora" Kirkpatrick (1863 - 1953)
SiblingWilliam David Kirkpatrick Sr. (1866 - 1960)
SiblingSamuel Sylvenus "S. S." Kirkpatrick (1868 - 1921)

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