Individual Details
Edward Morehead Kirkpatrick
(28 Apr 1790 - 3 Sep 1869)
Edward Moorehead Kirkpatrick, youngest of Francis Kirkpatrick's children, was born in Chester County, South Carolina, 4* April 1790. He is named in Francis' will. Joseph Feemster was appointed guardian to Edward (as he was to some of Edward's cousins, the children of Thomas Kirkpatrick). Feemster moved to Tennessee and so did Edward along with his brothers John and Samuel.
Edward married Clarissa Ferris in Jackson County, Tennessee, on 18 October 1812. She died in 1838 and he remarried, this time to Amy Jane (Silkwood) Stroud, on 29 October 1838. She was the daughter of Barzilla Silkwood and had three children by her first husband. This last marriage took place in Franklin County, Illinois.
Edward appears in the 1820 census of Jackson County, Tennessee, and in the Federal census tallies for 1840, 50, & 60 in Franklin County, Illinois. He died 4 September 1869, and is buried in Reid Hill Cemetary near Mulkeytown, Illinois.
In total Edward had, with both wives, 11 children of his own and three step-children (Amy's).
*should be 28 April 1790.
Obituary not found at chroniclingamerica.loc.gov, genealogybank.com or newspaperarchive.com, May 18, 2018.
Edward married Clarissa Ferris in Jackson County, Tennessee, on 18 October 1812. She died in 1838 and he remarried, this time to Amy Jane (Silkwood) Stroud, on 29 October 1838. She was the daughter of Barzilla Silkwood and had three children by her first husband. This last marriage took place in Franklin County, Illinois.
Edward appears in the 1820 census of Jackson County, Tennessee, and in the Federal census tallies for 1840, 50, & 60 in Franklin County, Illinois. He died 4 September 1869, and is buried in Reid Hill Cemetary near Mulkeytown, Illinois.
In total Edward had, with both wives, 11 children of his own and three step-children (Amy's).
*should be 28 April 1790.
Obituary not found at chroniclingamerica.loc.gov, genealogybank.com or newspaperarchive.com, May 18, 2018.
Events
| Birth | 28 Apr 1790 | Chester Co., South Carolina | |||
| Marriage | 18 Oct 1812 | Jackson Co., Tennessee - Clarissa Ferris | |||
| Marriage | 29 Oct 1838 | Franklin Co., Illinois - Amy Jane Silkwood |  | ||
| Death | 3 Sep 1869 | Franklin Co., Illinois | | ||
| Burial | Reid-Kirkpatrick Cemetery, Mulkeytown, Franklin Co., Illinois | | |||
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Families
| Spouse | Clarissa Ferris (1795 - 1838) |
| Child | William Thomas Kirkpatrick (1813 - 1874) |
| Child | Silas Preston Kirkpatrick (1815 - 1894) |
| Child | John Foster Kirkpatrick (1817 - 1869) |
| Child | Matilda A. Kirkpatrick (1820 - ) |
| Child | Leroy S. Kirkpatrick (1822 - 1880) |
| Child | Mary H. Kirkpatrick (1824 - ) |
| Child | Peggy Kirkpatrick (1826 - 1837) |
| Child | Margaret Kirkpatrick (1829 - 1856) |
| Spouse | Amy Jane Silkwood (1803 - 1871) |
| Child | George Marion Kirkpatrick (1839 - 1866) |
| Child | Elizabeth Kirkpatrick (1840 - ) |
| Child | Barzilla S. Kirkpatrick (1841 - 1913) |
| Child | Edward V. Kirkpatrick (1844 - 1867) |
| Father | Francis Kirkpatrick (1737 - 1791) |
| Mother | Margaret Gilmer Rogers (1738 - 1798) |
| Sibling | Eleanor Kirkpatrick (1774 - ) |
| Sibling | Elizabeth Kirkpatrick (1776 - 1846) |
| Sibling | Wallace Kirkpatrick (1781 - 1839) |
| Sibling | William Thomas Kirkpatrick (1784 - 1807) |
| Sibling | John Award Kirkpatrick (1786 - 1859) |
| Sibling | Jane Kirkpatrick (1788 - 1811) |
Notes
Research Notes
E-mail from Jane Grubbs on 4-12-2017 notes change in birth date using the photo of the tombstone at findagrave.com.Endnotes
1. Illinois Marriages On-line.
2. Henderson, Ruby, Cemetery Inscriptions Tyrone Township, Franklin Co. Illinois (n.p: McDowell Publications, 1982, n.d), Page 74.
3. Henderson, Ruby, Cemetery Inscriptions Tyrone Township, Franklin Co. Illinois (n.p: McDowell Publications, 1982, n.d), Page 74.