William Jacob Kirk^[1]

1843 - 1926  (83 years)

• Name	William Jacob Kirk  [1, 2]
  Born	4 Jan 1843	Marion County, Alabama   [2, 3, 4, 5]
  	In modern-day Lamar County.
  Gender	Male
  Census	1850	Beat 11, Marion, Alabama   [6]
  Residence	1850	Beat 11, Marion, Alabama   [6]
  	With parents John W and Nancy Kirk and four siblings
  Census	1860	Western Dist., Marion, Alabama   [5]
  	Pikeville P.O.
  Residence	1860	Western Dist., Marion, Alabama   [5]
  	With parents John Y and Nancy Kirk, eight siblings, and an older woman, likely his grandmother
  Civil War Veteran	2 Sep 1862	Tuscumbia, Colbert, Alabama   [2]
  	Enlisted at the rank of Private in Co. C, 10th Alabama Cavalry, CSA
  Civil War Veteran	Nov 1862  [2]
  	Discharged
  Civil War Veteran	1 Apr 1863	Fayette Court House, Fayette, Alabama   [2, 7, 8]
  	Enlisted at the rank of Private in Co. B, 58th Alabama Infantry, CSA. He participated in the battles of Maclemore Cove and Chickamauga.
  Civil War Veteran	Jan 1864	Lamar County, Alabama   [9]
  	Returned to his home for a sick leave
  Civil War Veteran	29 Jun 1864	Hillsboro, Lawrence, Alabama   [2, 10]
  	Captured at Pond Springs, the home plantation of CSA General Joe Wheeler, while en route from his home back to his unit after his lengthy sick furlough. He was transported to Camp Morton, Indiana via Decatur, Alabama, Nashville, Tennessee, and Louisville, Kentucky.
  Civil War Veteran	30 Jul 1864  [10]
  	Recorded as absent without leave in the regimental record. He was returning from sick leave and not on duty when captured and so the regimental records did not reflect his POW status. This later greatly complicated his attempts to attain a pension
  Civil War Veteran	18 Mar 1865	Richmond, Virginia   [2]
  	Paroled during a prisoner exchange
  Census	1870	Twp. 14 Range 14, Sanford, Alabama   [4]
  	Vernon & Moscow P.O. (Part of modern-day Lamar County)
  Occupation	1870	Twp. 14 Range 14, Sanford, Alabama   [4]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1870	Twp. 14 Range 14, Sanford, Alabama   [4]
  	With wife Amelia C (Gann) Kirk
  Residence	12 Jun 1894	Lamar County, Alabama   [7]
  	On this date he applied for a pension as a CSA veteran
  Occupation	1 Mar 1898	Sizemore, Lamar, Alabama   [11]
  	Farming
  Residence	1 Mar 1898	Sizemore, Lamar, Alabama   [11]
  Census	1900	Beat 3, Lamar, Alabama   [12]
  	Enumeration District 45
  Occupation	1900	Beat 3, Lamar, Alabama   [12]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1900	Beat 3, Lamar, Alabama   [12]
  	With wife Amelia C (Gann) Kirk, a niece and nephew and their two children
  Residence	1907	Guin, Lamar, Alabama   [2]
  	Guin is in Marion County but is near to Lamar and may have served as the postal location
  Census	1910	Sizemore, Lamar, Alabama   [13]
  	Enumeration District 59
  Occupation	1910	Sizemore, Lamar, Alabama   [13]
  	Farmer, General farm
  Residence	1910	Sizemore, Lamar, Alabama   [13]
  	Beaverton Road With wife Amelia C (Gann) Kirk
  Census	1920	Sizemore, Lamar, Alabama   [14]
  	Enumeration District 40
  Occupation	1920	Sizemore, Lamar, Alabama   [14]
  	Farmer, General farm
  Residence	1920	Sizemore, Lamar, Alabama   [14]
  	With wife Amelia C (Gann) Kirk
  Occupation	23 Feb 1921	Lamar County, Alabama   [8]
  	Minister
  Residence	23 Feb 1921	Lamar County, Alabama   [8]
  	Guin RR 2 Box 64 With wife Amelia C (Gann) Kirk
  Died	17 Apr 1926  [3]
  Buried	Lamar County, Alabama   [3]
  	Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery [3]
  		Rev W. J. Kirk (1843 - 1926) - Find A Grave Memorial Includes headstone photo. Created by: Sharon Rhoades Added: 25 Jun 2008 Find a Grave Memorial 27818254
  Person ID	I4335	Wm L Gann Ancestors
  Last Modified	26 Nov 2020

  
  

  Family	Amelia C Gann,   b. 30 May 1845, Alabama ,   d. 22 Apr 1922  (Age 76 years)  [1]
  Married	12 Oct 1865	Marion County, Alabama   [8, 12]
  Photos		Gann, Amelia C and Kirk, Rev. W. J. - Portrait c1870-1900
  Last Modified	26 Nov 2020
  Family ID	F1989	Group Sheet

  
  

• Sources

  [S233] Marion County, Alabama Deed Records, 1887-1901, Alabama. Probate Court (Marion County) (Main Author), (Salt Lake City, Utah : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1993), vol. 3, pp. 276-77 (Reliability: 3), 9 Nov 2020. [S239] Alabama Census of Confederate Soldiers, 1907 and 1921, Alabama Department of Archives & History, (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010), 1907, Roll Number: 202, Multiple Regiments (Lamar County #38), pg. 28 (Reliability: 2), 25 Nov 2020. [S40191] Find a Grave, Jim Tipton, founder, (http://www.findagrave.com), Find a Grave Memorial 27818254 (Reliability: 2), 9 Nov 2020. [S34634] 1870 United States Federal Census, United States Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009), fam. 71, pg. 10, Twp. 14 Range 14, Sanford, Alabama (Reliability: 2), 25 Nov 2020. [S40178] 1860 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009), fam. 833, pg. 129, Western Dist., Marion, Alabama (Reliability: 2), 25 Nov 2020. [S34621] 1850 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009), fam. 45, pg. 126, Beat 11, Marion, Alabama (Reliability: 2), 26 Nov 2020. [S157] Alabama, Texas and Virginia, Confederate Pensions, 1884-1958, Ancestry.com, (Montgomery, Alabama: Alabama Department of Archives and History), img. 1542, King, J. B. - Kirkland, Aaron S. (Reliability: 3), 25 Nov 2020. [S239] Alabama Census of Confederate Soldiers, 1907 and 1921, Alabama Department of Archives & History, (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010), 58th Alabama Infantry Regiment, 1921 (Reliability: 2), 25 Nov 2020. [S157] Alabama, Texas and Virginia, Confederate Pensions, 1884-1958, Ancestry.com, (Montgomery, Alabama: Alabama Department of Archives and History), img. 1552, King, J. B. - Kirkland, Aaron S. (Reliability: 3), 25 Nov 2020. [S157] Alabama, Texas and Virginia, Confederate Pensions, 1884-1958, Ancestry.com, (Montgomery, Alabama: Alabama Department of Archives and History), img. 1548, King, J. B. - Kirkland, Aaron S. (Reliability: 3), 25 Nov 2020. [S157] Alabama, Texas and Virginia, Confederate Pensions, 1884-1958, Ancestry.com, (Montgomery, Alabama: Alabama Department of Archives and History), img. 1556, King, J. B. - Kirkland, Aaron S. (Reliability: 3), 25 Nov 2020. [S34623] 1900 United States Federal Census, United States Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900), fam. 206, pg. 12, ED 45, Beat 3, Lamar, Alabama (Reliability: 2), 25 Nov 2020. [S40176] 1910 United States Federal Census, United States Department of Commerce, (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1910), fam. 21, pg. 2A, ED 59, Sizemore, Lamar, Alabama (Reliability: 2), 25 Nov 2020. [S40175] 1920 United States Federal Census, Bureau of the Census, (National Archives, Washington, D.C.), fam. 85, pg. 5B, ED 40, Sizemore, Lamar, Alabama (Reliability: 2), 25 Nov 2020.