Individual Details
Levi Herbert Kirkpatrick
(11 Aug 1876 - 20 Jul 1941)
On the World War I draft registration of Levi Herbert Kirkpatrick in Madison Co., Illinois in 1918 it shows he was born August 11, 1876, he works as an assistant pattern tender at American Steel Foundry. He is married to Margaret Jane and they live at 1801 D St., Granite City, Illinois.
On the 1920 U. S. Census of Granite, Madison Co., Illinois, Lee H. Kirkpatrick appears with his wife Margaret and son Jerome W. Lee works as a foreman at American Steel.
On the 1930 U. S. Census of Granite City, Madison Co., Illinois, Levy Kirkpatrick appears with his mother Alice and son Jerome. Levy is a widower and Alice is a widow. Levy works as a foreman in the pattern shop at a steel foundry.
From Jane Grubbs, August 2017: Grundy's son Levi ran a medicine show before he worked in the factory. He married a Snider and his grandmother was a Snider. Grundy's mother was Mary Polly Snider. After they moved to Granite City, his son Jerome would go down to Franklin County in the summer's to be with his cousins.
Christopher Progress, Christopher, Illinois, Thursday, July 24, 1941, Front Page, Col. 1: Levi H. Kirkpatrick Died at Granite City. Levi H. Kirkpatrick, 65, died at Granite City Sunday morning from a paralytic stroke. He was a brother of Mrs. Barney Rentfro of Mulkeytown. The body was brought to her home, where it was held until the funeral services Wednesday. The deceased was also a brother of Mrs. Orlen Burkitt of this city. Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon from the First Christian church in Mulkeytown, with Rev. Marsolf officiating. Interment took place in the Mulkeytown cemetery.
Probate Court note from The Edwardsville Intelligencer, Edwardsville, Illinois, 27 August 1941, "Levi H. Kirkpatrick, deceased, proof of death intestate. Proof of heirship made. Ordered letters issue to J. W. Kirkpatrick. Inventory approved. Claim date first Monday of October.
On the 1920 U. S. Census of Granite, Madison Co., Illinois, Lee H. Kirkpatrick appears with his wife Margaret and son Jerome W. Lee works as a foreman at American Steel.
On the 1930 U. S. Census of Granite City, Madison Co., Illinois, Levy Kirkpatrick appears with his mother Alice and son Jerome. Levy is a widower and Alice is a widow. Levy works as a foreman in the pattern shop at a steel foundry.
From Jane Grubbs, August 2017: Grundy's son Levi ran a medicine show before he worked in the factory. He married a Snider and his grandmother was a Snider. Grundy's mother was Mary Polly Snider. After they moved to Granite City, his son Jerome would go down to Franklin County in the summer's to be with his cousins.
Christopher Progress, Christopher, Illinois, Thursday, July 24, 1941, Front Page, Col. 1: Levi H. Kirkpatrick Died at Granite City. Levi H. Kirkpatrick, 65, died at Granite City Sunday morning from a paralytic stroke. He was a brother of Mrs. Barney Rentfro of Mulkeytown. The body was brought to her home, where it was held until the funeral services Wednesday. The deceased was also a brother of Mrs. Orlen Burkitt of this city. Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon from the First Christian church in Mulkeytown, with Rev. Marsolf officiating. Interment took place in the Mulkeytown cemetery.
Probate Court note from The Edwardsville Intelligencer, Edwardsville, Illinois, 27 August 1941, "Levi H. Kirkpatrick, deceased, proof of death intestate. Proof of heirship made. Ordered letters issue to J. W. Kirkpatrick. Inventory approved. Claim date first Monday of October.
Events
| Birth | 11 Aug 1876 | Illinois |  | ||
| Marriage | 1904 | Margaret Jane Snider | | ||
| Death | 20 Jul 1941 | Granite City, Madison Co., Illinois | | ||
| Burial | Mulkeytown Cemetery, Mulkeytown, Franklin Co., Illinois | |
Families
| Spouse | Margaret Jane Snider (1879 - 1928) |
| Child | Erma Kirkpatrick (1908 - 1915) |
| Child | Jerome Woodrow Kirkpatrick (1912 - 1988) |
| Father | Grundy Monroe Kirkpatrick (1851 - 1907) |
| Mother | Alice Ruth Mulkey (1857 - 1940) |
| Sibling | Mary Elizabeth Kirkpatrick (1878 - 1971) |
| Sibling | Elsie May Kirkpatrick (1880 - 1971) |
| Sibling | Thomas Franklin Kirkpatrick (1883 - 1970) |
| Sibling | Edley Logan Kirkpatrick (1885 - 1962) |
| Sibling | Harley Monroe Kirkpatrick (1893 - 1978) |
| Sibling | Anna Sylvia Kirkpatrick (1900 - 1975) |
Endnotes
1. 1880 Census Franklin Co., Illinois.
2. Ancestry.com.
3. Kirkpatricks of Southern Illinois, by Paul Mabus--- received April 9, 1999.
4. 1930 Census Madison Co., Illinois.
5. Henderson, Ruby, Cemetery Inscriptions Tyrone Township, Franklin Co. Illinois (n.p: McDowell Publications, 1982, n.d), Page 20.
6. Illinois Dept. of Public Health Death Index.
7. Henderson, Ruby, Cemetery Inscriptions Tyrone Township, Franklin Co. Illinois (n.p: McDowell Publications, 1982, n.d), Page 20.