Individual Details
Robert Judson Kirkpatrick
(25 Sep 1887 - 18 Oct 1938)
Posted at findagrave.com:
~~~~~Kirkpatrick Motor Company~~~~~
R J Kirkpatrick, Proprietor of the Kirkpatrick Motor Co., was born at OSAGE MISSION, KANSAS, Sept 25, 1887.
Son of R D and Martha E (Penny) Kirkpatrick, distinguished pioneers of Franklin County, who at this time had left their native state to conduct a newspaper in Kansas, later as a manufacturer of linseed and castor oil in St Louis, but journalism again called them and returning to their native community purchased the Benton Republican - other large interests demanding attention, the newspaper was sold and Mr Kirkpatrick, Sr, devoted the remainder of his life to stock, agricultural and coal mining pursuits.
By these parental notations, it can be seen that our subject had the opportunity for early training along various lines. He graduated from the Benton High School in 1914, and after a short period attended the University of Illinois at Urbana, graduating in 1911 (?) with a Degree in B.S. and Mechanical Engineering.
For five years, he sold mining machinery for the Sullivan Machine Co. and then was employed by the U.S. Fuel Co. as Electrical Engineer.
Purchasing his present business from the Walker-Rea Motor Co., he at once assumed active charge of the same and is proving to the business world that he is a true descendant of a worthy sire.
The Kirkpatrick Motor Co. is the home of the Ford Automobile and Fordson Tractor.
R J Kirkpatrick was married to Miss Phyllis White, June 28, 1916, at Wallace, Idaho, while he was on a western trip for the machinery company he represented at the time.
Mr and Mrs Kirkpatrick are the parents of two children: Ester Jane, b Apr 12, 1917 and Minnie Lou, b Nov 28, 1919.
He gives his lodge preference to the Masons and Elks.
Published 1920: “Franklin County, Illinois, War History, 1832-1919. West Frankfort etc." Pub. by H.W. Trovillion for the Franklin County War History Society Page 312.
Contributor:
C D Bird - cdb4204@netzero.com
Carbondale Daily Free Press, Carbondale, Illinois, Wednesday, October 19, 1938, Page 6, Col. 5: Benton Man Dies. Robert Kirkpatrick, about 52, of Benton died Tuesday morning at 2:30 and was buried this afternoon. For a number of years he was the Ford automobile dealer at Benton.
~~~~~Kirkpatrick Motor Company~~~~~
R J Kirkpatrick, Proprietor of the Kirkpatrick Motor Co., was born at OSAGE MISSION, KANSAS, Sept 25, 1887.
Son of R D and Martha E (Penny) Kirkpatrick, distinguished pioneers of Franklin County, who at this time had left their native state to conduct a newspaper in Kansas, later as a manufacturer of linseed and castor oil in St Louis, but journalism again called them and returning to their native community purchased the Benton Republican - other large interests demanding attention, the newspaper was sold and Mr Kirkpatrick, Sr, devoted the remainder of his life to stock, agricultural and coal mining pursuits.
By these parental notations, it can be seen that our subject had the opportunity for early training along various lines. He graduated from the Benton High School in 1914, and after a short period attended the University of Illinois at Urbana, graduating in 1911 (?) with a Degree in B.S. and Mechanical Engineering.
For five years, he sold mining machinery for the Sullivan Machine Co. and then was employed by the U.S. Fuel Co. as Electrical Engineer.
Purchasing his present business from the Walker-Rea Motor Co., he at once assumed active charge of the same and is proving to the business world that he is a true descendant of a worthy sire.
The Kirkpatrick Motor Co. is the home of the Ford Automobile and Fordson Tractor.
R J Kirkpatrick was married to Miss Phyllis White, June 28, 1916, at Wallace, Idaho, while he was on a western trip for the machinery company he represented at the time.
Mr and Mrs Kirkpatrick are the parents of two children: Ester Jane, b Apr 12, 1917 and Minnie Lou, b Nov 28, 1919.
He gives his lodge preference to the Masons and Elks.
Published 1920: “Franklin County, Illinois, War History, 1832-1919. West Frankfort etc." Pub. by H.W. Trovillion for the Franklin County War History Society Page 312.
Contributor:
C D Bird - cdb4204@netzero.com
Carbondale Daily Free Press, Carbondale, Illinois, Wednesday, October 19, 1938, Page 6, Col. 5: Benton Man Dies. Robert Kirkpatrick, about 52, of Benton died Tuesday morning at 2:30 and was buried this afternoon. For a number of years he was the Ford automobile dealer at Benton.
Events
| Birth | 25 Sep 1887 | St. Paul, Neosho Co., Kansas |  | ||
| Marriage | 28 Jun 1916 | Shoshone Co., Idaho - Phyllis White | | ||
| Death | 18 Oct 1938 | Benton, Franklin Co., Illinois | | ||
| Burial | Benton, Franklin Co., Illinois | |
Families
| Spouse | Phyllis White (1893 - 1939) |
| Child | Esther Jane Kirkpatrick (1917 - ) |
| Child | Minnie Lou Kirkpatrick (1918 - 1942) |
| Father | Reuben D. Kirkpatrick (1842 - 1927) |
| Mother | Martha Esther Penny (1846 - 1926) |
| Sibling | Guy Colfax Kirkpatrick (1867 - 1948) |
| Sibling | James G. Kirkpatrick (1869 - 1892) |
| Sibling | Silas N. Kirkpatrick (1871 - 1898) |
| Sibling | Mary Ellsinora Kirkpatrick (1873 - 1880) |
| Sibling | Roy Judson Kirkpatrick (1875 - 1894) |
| Sibling | Reuben Deo Kirkpatrick Jr. (1877 - 1884) |
| Sibling | Terzie Isobel Kirkpatrick (1880 - 1968) |
| Sibling | Beulah L. Kirkpatrick (1882 - 1979) |
| Sibling | Olin Penny Kirkpatrick (1890 - 1978) |
Endnotes
1. 1910 Census Franklin Co., Illinois.
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