Individual Details

William Augustus Kirkpatrick

(9 Nov 1857 - 7 Dec 1921)

William was born 9 November 1857 and died 8 December 1922. In 1880 he married Martha Jane Smith who was born in 1860 and died in July of 1945. She was the daughter of William Cartwright Smith and Rebecca Jane Walker. John and Jane G. (Drennan) Smith of Curran, Illinois were the parents of William C. Smith and grandparents of Martha J. Smith. The pair lived at Carthage, Hancock County, Illinois. William and Martha were second cousins, and she was baptized by Peter Cartwright.

There were two (2) children born of the marriage.

Information on the Smith line was provided via email from Neil C. Smith, citing a book by John Carroll Power and wife, S. A. Power; under the auspices of the Old Settlers' Society, a History of the Early Settlers of Sangamon County, Illinois; "Centennial Record", Edward A. Wilson & Co., Springfield, Ill., 1876, pg. 670.

On the 1900 U. S. Census of Carthage, Hancock, Co., Illinois, William A. Kirkpatrick appears with his wife Martha J. and children Eddy and Jessie. He is a building contractor.

On the 1910 U. S. Census of Carthage, Hancock Co., Illinois William A. Kirkpatrick appears with his wife Martha J. They have been married 30 years. Martha is the mother of 2, both of whom are currently living. William is a contractor. The family immediately after William is his son-in-law Russell Smith and family.

Events

Birth9 Nov 1857Illinois
Marriage4 Feb 1880St Clair Co., Illinois - Martha Jane Smith
Death7 Dec 1921Carthage, Hancock Co., Illinois
BurialMoss Ridge Cemetery, Carthage, Hancock Co., Illinois
Research Notes

Families

SpouseMartha Jane Smith (1860 - 1945)
ChildEddy "Dick" Smith Kirkpatrick (1884 - 1928)
ChildJessie Marie Kirkpatrick (1886 - 1946)
FatherJoseph Hunter Kirkpatrick (1831 - 1895)
MotherSarah Jane Kennedy (1833 - 1895)
SiblingClara Anne Kirkpatrick (1854 - 1936)
SiblingJames Fletcher Kirkpatrick (1860 - 1940)
SiblingJohn Richard Kirkpatrick (1862 - 1870)
SiblingJoseph Eddy Kirkpatrick (1863 - 1874)
SiblingStella Elizabeth Kirkpatrick (1866 - 1924)
SiblingArthur Chapman Kirkpatrick (1872 - 1964)
SiblingMargaret Bell Kirkpatrick (1876 - 1876)

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