Individual Details

George William Kirkpatrick

(11 Aug 1875 - 20 Jan 1951)

On the 1900 U. S. Census of Mosinee, Marathon Co. Wisconsin, George Kirkpatrick appears as a boarder in the same household as his brother Matt. They are both single and day laborers.

On the 1910 U. S. Census of Plateville, Grant Co., Wisconsin, George appears with his wife Lucy and children [unable to read, daughter 12], Blanch, Melvina, Lennie, Theodore, and Lloyd. They have been married 11 years and are the parents of 6 children. George works as a janitor at the mining school.

On the 1920 U. S. Census of Dubuque, Dubuque Co., Iowa, George Kirkpatrick appears with his wife Lucy and children Lennice, Theodore, Lloyd, Lois and Keith. George works as a laborer in a tannery. Lennice works as a laborer in a candy factory. They are living on St. Mary's Street.

On the 1930 U. S. Census of Julien, Dubuque Co., Iowa, George W. Kirkpatrick appears with his wife Lucille M. and children Lloyd, Lois D. and Keith. Lennice Keying, their daughter, and her son Robert L. Keying are living in the household. George is a cement worker, contractor. His son Lloyd also works as a cement worker. Lois is a labeler in a spice company. Lennie works as a packer in licorice factory.

Dubuque Telegraph Herald, Dubuque, Iowa, Sunday, January 21, 1951, Page 2, Col. 6: George W. Kirkpatrick, 75, of 457 W. Locust street, died at 5 a.m. Saturday at the Soldiers home in Marshalltown, Ia., after an extended illness. Friends may call after 2. p.m. Sunday at the Haudenshield funeral home, 1258 Main street, from which services will be held at 9 a.m. Tuesday to St. Patrick's church, Dubuque. Burial will be in St. Patrick's cemetery, Benton, Wis.

Kirkpatrick was a contractor for 20 years in Dubuque. He retired 21 years ago. He was born Aug. 11, 1875 in Shullsburg, Wis., and resided in Dubuque for 41 years. He was a veteran with two years service in the Spanish- American war. He was a member of St. Patrick's church and of the General Fitz Hugh Lee camp No. 1 of Spanish American veterans.

Surviving are the widow, Mrs. Lucy Savary Kirkpatrick; three daughters, Mrs. Blanche Skelton, of Portsmouth, Va., Mrs. L. S. (Lennice) Forrest of Long Beach, Calif., and Mrs. Harold (Lois) Kamm, of Dubuque; two sons, Theodore Kirkpatrick of Walkerton, Ind., and Lloyd Kirkpatrick, of Dubuque; 14 grandchildren; 14 great grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. Mary Tiffanny, of Shullsburg, and two brothers, William Kirkpatrick, of Shullsburg, and John Kirkpatrick, of Darlington, Wis.

Events

Birth11 Aug 1875Shullsburg, Lafayette Co., Wisconsin
Marriage1895Mary Lucille "Lucy" Savary
Residence1910Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head - Platteville Ward 2, Grant Co., Wisconsin
Residence1920Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head - Dubuque Ward 1, Dubuque Co., Iowa
Residence1 Jan 1925Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head - Dubuque, Dubuque Co., Iowa
Residence1930Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head - Julien, Dubuque, Iowa, USA
Death20 Jan 1951Marshalltown, Marshall Co., Iowa
BurialGeorge W. Kirkpatrick, St Patricks Cemetery, Benton, Lafayette Co., Wisconsin

Families

SpouseMary Lucille "Lucy" Savary (1877 - 1956)
ChildAgnes "Mercedes" Kirkpatrick (1897 - 1942)
ChildBlanche Virginia Kirkpatrick (1901 - 1968)
ChildMelvina H. Kirkpatrick (1903 - 1915)
ChildLennice L. Kirkpatrick (1905 - 1986)
ChildTheodore Everest Kirkpatrick (1907 - 1994)
ChildLloyd L. Kirkpatrick (1909 - 2000)
ChildLois Dorothy Kirkpatrick (1912 - 1975)
ChildKeith Lyn Kirkpatrick (1914 - 1935)
FatherJohn Albert Kirkpatrick (1846 - 1906)
MotherJosephine Sylvia Cramer (1851 - 1907)
SiblingLaura Ethel Kirkpatrick (1872 - 1910)
SiblingWilliam James Kirkpatrick (1876 - 1936)
SiblingMilton Matt Kirkpatrick (1878 - 1930)
SiblingAnna May Kirkpatrick (1881 - )
SiblingMyrtle Kirkpatrick (1883 - )
SiblingJennie Almira Kirkpatrick (1885 - 1951)
SiblingJosephine Clara Kirkpatrick (1888 - 1906)
SiblingFrederick Joel Kirkpatrick (1892 - 1980)
SiblingMarie Julia Kirkpatrick (1896 - )

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