Individual Details
William Ashby Kirkpatrick
(1840 - 1895)
William Ashley Kirkpatrick was born about 1840 in Illinois, and married Rebecca A. _____. He served as a sergeant in Company F, 63d Illinois Volunteer Infantry. He was enrolled in February 1862 and mustered out in 1865. His wife received a pension following his death, by special act of Congress.* She was paid at the rate of $15.00 per month after the passage of the act on 3 March 1897. She died 10 May 1904. We have no death date for William A. Kirkpatrick. Rebecca lived in Oswego, Labette County, Kansas in 1897. We have no information on the children of this couple.
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* W. A. Kirkpatrick's brother, Snyder Solomon Kirkpatrick, was on the Congressional Committee dealing with veteran's pensions at the time of the passage of this special bill. One cannot help but feel that, since the file includes correspondence from S. S. Kirkpatrick, he was instrumental in getting the bill passed to support his brother's widow. It is asserted that W. A. Kirkpatrick served both as sergeant and lieutenant. The papers indicate no service as lieutenant, yet it appears that William's widow was paid at the higher rate of a commissioned officer.
On the 1870 U. S. Census of Mulkeytown, Franklin Co., Illinois, W. A. Kirkpatrick appears with his wife Rebecca and daughters Minnie and Mattie. W. A. works as a merchant.
On the 1880 U. S. Census of Osage Mission, Neosho Co., Kansas, William A. Kirkpatrick appears with his wife Rebecca A. and daughters Minnie, Lula and Hester. Also in the household is William's mother Hester M. Kirkpatrick. William works as a commercial agent.
Obituary not found at chroniclingamerica.loc.gov, genealogybank.com or newspaperarchive.com, April 6, 2018.
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* W. A. Kirkpatrick's brother, Snyder Solomon Kirkpatrick, was on the Congressional Committee dealing with veteran's pensions at the time of the passage of this special bill. One cannot help but feel that, since the file includes correspondence from S. S. Kirkpatrick, he was instrumental in getting the bill passed to support his brother's widow. It is asserted that W. A. Kirkpatrick served both as sergeant and lieutenant. The papers indicate no service as lieutenant, yet it appears that William's widow was paid at the higher rate of a commissioned officer.
On the 1870 U. S. Census of Mulkeytown, Franklin Co., Illinois, W. A. Kirkpatrick appears with his wife Rebecca and daughters Minnie and Mattie. W. A. works as a merchant.
On the 1880 U. S. Census of Osage Mission, Neosho Co., Kansas, William A. Kirkpatrick appears with his wife Rebecca A. and daughters Minnie, Lula and Hester. Also in the household is William's mother Hester M. Kirkpatrick. William works as a commercial agent.
Obituary not found at chroniclingamerica.loc.gov, genealogybank.com or newspaperarchive.com, April 6, 2018.
Events
| Birth | 1840 | Illinois |  | ||
| Marriage | 22 Mar 1866 | Franklin Co., Illinois - Rebecca Araminta Tinsley | | ||
| Death | 1895 | | |||
| Burial | Oswego Cemetery, Oswego, Labette Co., Kansas | |
Families
| Spouse | Rebecca Araminta Tinsley (1840 - 1904) |
| Child | Minnie Kirkpatrick (1868 - 1920) |
| Child | Mattie Lula Kirkpatrick (1869 - ) |
| Child | Hester A. Kirkpatrick (1871 - 1930) |
| Father | John Foster Kirkpatrick (1817 - 1869) |
| Mother | Hester Ann Dial (1818 - 1899) |
| Sibling | Reuben D. Kirkpatrick (1842 - 1927) |
| Sibling | Margaret Anne Kirkpatrick (1844 - ) |
| Sibling | Snyder Solomon Kirkpatrick (1847 - 1909) |
| Sibling | David Elwood Kirkpatrick (1848 - 1915) |
| Sibling | Frances Elizabeth Kirkpatrick (1851 - 1887) |
| Sibling | Nancy Jane Kirkpatrick (1853 - 1936) |
| Sibling | Isaac Barber Kirkpatrick (1856 - 1923) |
Endnotes
1. Rice, Tina & Ellis ,Jane, Tombstone Inscriptions Labette County Kansas Vol. II (n.p: 1986, n.d), Page 213.
2. Illinois Marriages On-line, Vol. 3, Page 27.
3. Rice, Tina & Ellis ,Jane, Tombstone Inscriptions Labette County Kansas Vol. II (n.p: 1986, n.d), Page 213.
4. Find A Grave.