Brief Life History of William Archival
When William Archival Kirkland was born on 5 December 1909, in Rockport, Spencer, Indiana, United States, his father, James Henry Kirkland, was 41 and his mother, Sarah Belle Beeler, was 40. He married Helen Barbara Thuringer on 9 June 1952, in Slayton, Murray, Minnesota, United States. He lived in Luce Township, Spencer, Indiana, United States in 1910 and Ohio Township, Spencer, Indiana, United States for about 10 years. He died on 19 February 1973, in Iowa City, Johnson, Iowa, United States, at the age of 63, and was buried in Algona, Kossuth, Iowa, United States.
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Sources (8)
- William Kirkland in household of James H Kirkland, "United States Census, 1910"
- William Archival Kirkland, "Minnesota, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1947"
- William Kirkland, "United States Social Security Death Index"
Spouse and Children
1909–1973 Male
1918–2008 Female
Parents and Siblings
1868–1949 Male
1869–1946 Female
Siblings (4)
1892–1954 Female
1898–1979 Male
1905– Female
1909–1973 Male
World Events (8)
1910 · The BSA is Made
Age 1
1913 · The Completion of the Keokuk Dam
Age 4
1926 · Iowa becomes a provider of food to the world
Age 17
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from any of several places called Kirkland (Cumbria, Lancahires; Ayrshire, Dumfriesshire, Lanarkshire), all named with Old Norse kirkja ‘church’ + land ‘land’, except for the Lancashire placename, which derives from kirkja + lúndr ‘small wood, grove’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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