Individual Details
James Kirkpatrick
(19 Mar 1790 - 13 Sep 1845)
A Kirkpatrick Genealogy; Melvin Kirkpatrick & David Hudson, 1995, Page 400 & 401. Isaac T. Reneau, a Disciples of Christ minister in Tennessee, wrote of a visit to the Old Bethel Church in Jackson county in September of 1845. In this account he wrote of James and the effects of an epidemic in the neighborhood. "The fifth [to die] was brother James Kirkpatrick, whom the Gospel had five years in---in earnest. His life was a good comment on the profession [of faith]. He understood Christianity to be a perfect system of absolute and relative morality, and temporal death if be nobel [sic] institution. brother Kirkpatrick kept u regular worship in his home. He and his beloved wife Margret read the Testament in both translations, he in the common * and she, the same portion in the new.** This was their regular order--stand to sing and kneel to pray. Brother Kirkpatrick was anticipating a protracted meeting to commence like 12th of September, he promised himself great satisfaction with this brethren in general, and Brother J. M. Mulkey and myself as preachers is particular. But sometime previous to the meeting he was taken with the fever, which prevented his seeing the meeting, but on the 11th day of September, 2nd day of the meeting at about 7 o'clock P.M. e took his leave of his pious, intelligent and dutiful wife Margaret, and his only child and daughter, General S. Saddler's wife. Together with other brethren and friends, brother Mulkey and myself visited him on the evening of the 12 shortly after our arrival at the meeting--he was still sensible and could speak, but...saw he must die. He seized our hands and drew Brother Mulkey's head near his own and said 'I suffer greatly, but my prospects are glorious.' ***
*King James Version
**The translation of Alexander Campbell, founder of the Disciples of Christ.
***Reneau, Isaac, "Isaac Reneau Visits Old Bethel Church, 1845--Jackson Co., Tn. Upper Cumberland Genealogical Association Bulletin, vol. 16
*King James Version
**The translation of Alexander Campbell, founder of the Disciples of Christ.
***Reneau, Isaac, "Isaac Reneau Visits Old Bethel Church, 1845--Jackson Co., Tn. Upper Cumberland Genealogical Association Bulletin, vol. 16
Events
| Birth | 19 Mar 1790 | Madison Co., Kentucky |  | ||
| Marriage | Abt 1818 | Tennessee - Margaret Scantland | | ||
| Death | 13 Sep 1845 | Jackson Co., Tennessee | | ||
| Burial | AKA Hix Cemetery, Kirkpatrick Cemetery, Big Bottom Cemetery, Jackson Co., Tennessee |
Families
| Spouse | Margaret Scantland (1793 - 1871) |
| Child | Helen M. Kirkpatrick (1819 - 1821) |
| Child | Zerilda Kirkpatrick (1820 - 1849) |
| Father | Robert Kirkpatrick (1754 - 1833) |
| Mother | Mary Campbell (1758 - ) |
| Sibling | Nancy Kirkpatrick (1774 - ) |
| Sibling | William Kirkpatrick (1777 - 1856) |
| Sibling | Amos Kirkpatrick (1779 - 1861) |
| Sibling | Anne Kirkpatrick (1793 - 1869) |
| Sibling | Jonathon "John" Kirkpatrick (1799 - 1871) |
| Sibling | Robert Kirkpatrick Jr (1806 - 1858) |
| Sibling | Susanne Kirkpatrick (1807 - ) |
Endnotes
1. Find A Grave, Contributor request to add or delete information.
2. A Kirkpatrick Genealogy; Melvin Kirkpatrick & David Hudson, 1995.
3. A Kirkpatrick Genealogy; Melvin Kirkpatrick & David Hudson, 1995.
4. A Kirkpatrick Genealogy; Melvin Kirkpatrick & David Hudson, 1995.