Individual Details

Edith Jane White

(26 Aug 1887 - 7 Mar 1969)

Obituary not at genealogybank.com or newspaperarchive.com, September 4, 2017.
Obituary not found at California Digital Newspaper Collection (cdnc.ucr.edu), November 4, 2017.

The Sacramento Bee, Sacramento, California, Saturday, February 5, 1949, Page 21, Cols. 2-4: Kirkpatricks have Reunion After 21 Years. The J. F. Kirkpatrick Family sere reunited for the first time in 21 years at a celebration in the parents' home, 2440 Raymond Avenue, Del Paso Heights. All their children were present. Kirkpatrick is the son of E. A. Kirkpatrick, who prospected the Mother Lode country and in 1850 was a storekeeper in Sacramento. He later became a member of the Oregon Legislature.

J. F. Kirkpatrick sailed on a ship at the age of 20 and after six months at sea landed at Capetown, South Africa. Thee he entered the missionary service. He met his future wife in King Williamstown, where they were married. Their eldest child was born in Africa.

A nice, group picture of the family is with the article. Underneath the photo: Family Reunion--The J. F. Kirkpatricks were united with their seven children at a celebration in the family home at 2440 Raymond Avenue, Del Paso Heights. Front left to right, are Jay Kirkpatrick of Del Paso Heights, Mrs. Kirkpatrick and her husband and Arthur Kirkpatrick of 303 Chennault Court; back left to right, Mrs. Joy Rickard of Del Paso Heights; Mrs.Thelma Lucas of 932 Fiftieth Street; Herbert E. Kirkpatrick of the Hotel Mark Twain; Mrs. Jessie Overholt of 4618 Fourteenth Avenue and Mrs. Dorothy McDougall of Portland.

Events

Birth26 Aug 1887King William's Town, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Marriage7 Jul 1907King William's Town, Eastern Cape, South Africa - Jay Franklin Kirkpatrick
Death7 Mar 1969Los Angeles Co., California
BurialEast Lawn Cemetery, Sacramento, Sacramento Co., California

Families

SpouseJay Franklin Kirkpatrick (1880 - 1956)
ChildJoy Edith Kirkpatrick (1908 - 1957)
ChildArthur Franklin Kirkpatrick (1910 - 1998)
ChildDorothy May Kirkpatrick (1912 - 1976)
ChildJessie Mary Kirkpatrick (1914 - 2009)
ChildThelma D'Alene Kirkpatrick (1916 - 2004)
ChildHerbert Edward "Bing" Kirkpatrick (1917 - 1951)
ChildJay Bramwell Kirkpatrick (1920 - 1994)

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