1843 - 1926 (83 years)
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Name |
William Jacob Kirk [1, 2] |
Born |
4 Jan 1843 |
Marion County, Alabama [2, 3, 4, 5] |
- In modern-day Lamar County.
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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
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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]
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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 |
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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.
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