Brief Life History of James Harrison
When James Harrison Kirkham was born on 11 January 1800, in Barren, Kentucky, United States, his father, Henry Kirkham, was 30 and his mother, Mary Gay, was 26. He married Elizabeth Ann Whitesides on 1 November 1835, in Jefferson, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Jefferson, Kentucky, United States in 1850. He died on 5 May 1857, in Kansas, Edgar, Illinois, United States, at the age of 57.
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Family Time Line
Sources (14)
- James Kirkham, "United States Census, 1850"
- James Kirkham to Eliza Ann Whitesides, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
- William Kirkham in entry for Richard N B Kirkham, "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947"
Spouse and Children
1800–1857 Male
1819–1884 Female
Children (9)
1836–1899 Male
1838–1888 Female
1840–1911 Male
1842–1924 Female
1845–1920 Female
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Parents and Siblings
1769–1845 Male
1773–1820 Female
Siblings (11)
1794–1870 Female
1796–1869 Female
1798–1871 Female
1800–1857 Male
1802–1872 Male
+6 More Children
World Events (8)
1801 · Cane Ridge Revival
Age 1
1803
Age 3
1818 · Jackson Purchase
Age 18
Name Meaning
English (mainly northwestern): habitational name from any of the places in Lancashire and East Yorkshire named Kirkham. The placenames derive from Old Norse kirkja ‘church’ + Old English hām ‘village, homestead’ or Old Norse heim ‘homestead, estate’.
Possibly an altered form of German Kirchham, a habitational name from either of two places called Kirchham, in Austria or Bavaria.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Kirkham's and the Poulter's
James Harrison Kirkham Sr. died in May 1, 1857. Three years later, the 1860 Census lists his wife Elizabeth Ann (Whitesides) Kirkham (40), along with her children William (23), James Jr (20), Eliza A …
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