Person:George Kirkpatrick (14)

Photo of the children of John and Eliza Kirkpatrick

Children of John and Eliza Kirkpatrick about 1865. From left to right: Benjamin Jackson, Eliza (McCreary), James Madison, John David, George Washington, Sarah Jane (McAdams), William Franklin

Close-up of George Washington Kirkpatrick in the photo

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} Find A Grave.

   Name: George Washington Kirkpatrick
   Birth: 3 May 1839
   Death: 5 Sep 1937; Carthage, Hancock County, Illinois, USA
   Buried: Elvaston City Cemetery, Elvaston, Hancock County, Illinois, USA

2. ↑ Helen Mae Alexander. Kirkpatrick Family History
   pg. 11, 17, 21, 1926-1928.

   "4. John(3) Kirkpatrick born Sept. 19, 1802, married in East Tenn. July 4, 1825 to Eliza, daughter of Benjamin Cox (mentioned previously). Eliza was born June 7, 1808. John and family moved to Ill. with the other Kirkpatricks. He was a wagon maker and farmer; his death occurred Feb. 28, 1865, wife died Jan. 31, 1872. Both buried at Lima, Ill. Four of the sons were six reet tall and weighed more than 200 pounds. Issue as per Bible in possession of George W. Kirkpatrick, of Carthage, Ill.
   
   1. Benjamin Jackson(4) Kirkpatrick, born 4-8-1826 (at Nashville, Tenn [handwritten])
   2. Rachel M.(4) Kirkpatrick 10-31-1827
   3. James Madison(4) Kirkpatrick 11-30-1829
   4, Sarah Jane(4) Kirkpatrick 12-10-1831
   5. William Franklin(4) Kirkpatrick 5-22-1835
   6, George Washington(4) Kirkpatrick 5-23-1839
   7. Ann Eliza(4) Kirkpatrick 5-7-1842
   8. John David(4) Kirkpatrick 3-5-1845" (pg 11)
   
   "6. George W. Kirkpatrick born May 23, 1839; is now in his 96th year, living at Carthage, Ill. In May, 1934, Mrs. Paul Marshall published two very interesting articles in the Carthage Republican on the reminiscences of Mr.. Kirkpatrick. He cast his first ballot in a presidential election for Abraham Lincoln in 1860 and has voted for every Republican candidate since. One day a notice was posted in the post office that t two negro slaves had run away from their owners in northeast Missouri, and offered a reward of $500 for their capture. George Kirkpatrick and a young man named Ab Weaver blacked their faces and marched through town, which caused quite a commotion, the whole town turned out for the reward. The boys hid in a cornfield while they were hunted with dogs; fortunately for them the dogs recognized them in spite of their disguise. When the deception finally became known, most of the hunters wanted to whip them.
   
   Mr. Kirkpatrick was the constable of the town of Lima, in the days when a peace officer had a real job and very little pay. At one time he had a warrant for a man named Black, who was reputed to be a particularly dangerous character. He tried to secure a posse to go with him to make the arrest but was unsuccessful, so he went alone and brought in the criminal without any trouble. About the time of the Civil War a band of thieves were stealing horses in Hancock County and taking them across the river into Missouri. This led to the organization of a local band of Vigilantes, which was known as the “anti-horse Thief Association". The organization caught one of the thieves and turned him over to the Constable for safe keeping until the trial could be held. Mr. Kirkpatrick put him in a room over his wagon and cooper shop and left him in charge of four armed guards. When he went down early next morning though, he had neither prisoner or guards, as a mob had taken the prisoner; he was found hanging to a tree about half-way between Lima and Tioga with a bullet hole in his chest.
   
   Mrs. Marshall relates other interesting incidents among which is an account of the runaway of a team of oxen, driving a team of horses across the frozen Mississippi River at Keokuk when the ice had begun to thaw, and a visit Mr. Kirkpatrick made to the shipyards in Philadelphia during the World War.
   
   George Kirkpatrick married first, Sept. 17, 1862 to Sarah Rohrbough, she born Jan. 25, 1841, a daughter of William Rohrbough. " (pg. 17)
   
   "George W. Kirkpatrick was born May 23rd, 1839. -
   
   (his wife)
   
   Sarah Ann Kirkpatrick " " January 25, 1841
   
   (Their Children)
   
   Ida Veturia Kirkpatrick " " June 7th, 1863
   Orville Clark Kirkpatrick " " May 13, 1867
   Ernest W. Kirkpatrick " February 7th, 1870-
   
   Sarah Ann Kirkpatrick Died February 12, 1880 -
   George Washington Kirkpatrick, Sarah Ann Rohrbough were
   
   married on Wednesday September 17th, 1862.-
   
   George Washington Kirkpatrick and Lydia Casandra Alcorn were
   
   married January 6, 1881.
   
   Lydia C. Kirkpatrick was born March 27, 1843." (pg. 21)

3. ↑ Adams, Illinois, United States. 1850 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration Publication M432)
   Sheet 146A, 1850.

   House Number: 3
   Digital Folder Number: 004193246
   Record Number: 12210
   
   Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
   John Kirkpatrick M 47 Tennessee
   Eliza Kirkpatrick F 43 Tennessee
   James V M Kirkpatrick M 20 Illinois
   William F Kirkpatrick M 15 Illinois
   George W Kirkpatrick M 11 Illinois
   Ann E Kirkpatrick F 8 Illinois
   John D M Kirkpatrick M 5 Illinois
   
   Household ID: 3
   Line Number: 12
   Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
   Affiliate Publication Number: M432
   Affiliate Film Number: 97
   GS Film Number: 7670
   Digital Folder Number: 004193246
   Image Number: 00299
   Image Number: 00299
   Indexing Project (Batch) Number: N00995-8

   
4. ↑ Adams, Illinois, United States. 1860 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration Publication M693)
   Page: 385, 1860.

   Event Place: Lima 2 North 9 West, Adams, Illinois, United States
   Page: 385
   Record Number: 1393
   
   Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
   John Kirkpatrick M 58 Tenn
   Eliza Kirkpatrick F 53 Tenn
   George W Kirkpatrick M 21 Ills
   Anne Kirkpatrick F 20 Ills
   John D Kirkpatrick M 15 Ills
   Eliza J Kirkpatrick F 15 Ills
   
   Household ID: 3017
   Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
   Affiliate Publication Number: M653
   Affiliate Film Number: 155
   GS Film Number: 803155
   Digital Folder Number: 005165726
   Image Number: 00045
   Indexing Project (Batch) Number: N01699-8

   
5. ↑ Hancock, Illinois, United States. 1870 U.S. Census Population Schedule
   Sheet 289A, 1870.

   Name: George Kirkpatrick
   Sex: Male
   Age: 31
   Event Place: Prairie Township, Hancock, Illinois, United States
   Birthplace: Illinois
   Race: White
   Page Number: 21
   
   Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
   George Kirkpatrick M 31 Illinois
   Sarah A Kirkpatrick F 29 Virginia
   Ida V Kirkpatrick F 6 Illinois
   Orvill Kirkpatrick M 3 Illinois
   Earnest Kirkpatrick M 0 Illinois

   
6. ↑ Hancock, Illinois, United States. 1880 U.S. Census Population Schedule
   Sheet 176A, 1880.

   Name: George Kirkpatrick
   Sex: Male
   Age: 41
   Event Place: Monte Bello, Hancock, Illinois, United States
   Birthplace:Illinois, United States
   Marital Status: Widowed
   Occupation: Farmer
   Race: White
   Relationship to Head of Household: Self
   Father's Birthplace: Illinois, United States
   Mother's Birthplace: Virginia, United States
   Person Number: 0
   Sheet Letter: C
   Sheet Number: 176
   Volume: 1
   Image Number: 00356
   
   Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
   George Kirkpatrick Self M 41 Illinois
   Ida V Kirkpatrick Daughter F 17 Illinois
   Orville C Kirkpatrick Son M 13 Illinois
   William E Kirkpatrick Son M 10 Illinois, United States
   Lucy Alexandra F 18 Illinois

   
7. ↑ Hancock, Illinois, United States. 1900 U.S. Census Population Schedule
   Sheet 60B, 1900.

   Name: George W Kirkpatrick
   Age: 61
   Birth Date: May 1839
   Birthplace: Illinois, USA
   Ward of City: 2
   Street: Walnut
   House Number: 8
   Sheet Number: 11
   Number of Dwelling in Order of Visitation: 278
   Family Number: 286
   Race: White
   Gender: Male
   Relation to Head of House: Head
   Marital Status: Married
   Spouse's Name: Lydia C Kirkpatrick
   Years Married: 19
   Father's Birthplace: Alabama, USA
   Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee, USA
   Occupation: General Store
   Months Not Employed: 0
   Can Read: Yes
   Can Write: Yes
   Can Speak English: Yes
   House Owned or Rented: Rent
   Home Free or Mortgaged: Mortgaged
   Farm or House: H
   Neighbors:
   
   Household Members, Age, Relationship, Birthplace
   George W Kirkpatrick, 61, Head, Illinois
   Lydia C Kirkpatrick, 57, Wife, Delaware
   Ida V Kirkpatrick, 36, Daughter, Illinois

   
8. ↑ Hancock, Illinois, United States. 1910 U.S. Census Population Schedule
   Sheet 266A, 1910.

   Name: George W Kirkpatrick
   Sex: M
   Age: 70
   Birthplace: Illinois
   Marital Status: Married
   Race: W
   Relationship to Head of Household: Head
   Father's Birthplace: Alabama
   Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee
   Sheet Letter: A
   Sheet Number: 7
   
   Household Members, Role, Age, Relationship, Birthplace
   George W Kirkpatrick, Head, 70, Illinois
   Lydia C Kirkpatrick, Wife, 67, Delaware
   Thomas Singleton, Roomer, 52, Illinois