Ida Beryl Shy

Brief Life History of Ida Beryl

When Ida Beryl Shy was born on 2 March 1884, in Kansas Township, Edgar, Illinois, United States, her father, James Andrew Shy, was 46 and her mother, Mary Docia Bragg, was 34. She married Claude Murlin Kirkham on 20 February 1909, in Carroll, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 9 daughters. She lived in Kansas, Edgar, Illinois, United States for about 30 years. She died on 22 June 1974, in Edgar, Illinois, United States, at the age of 90, and was buried in Kansas, Edgar, Illinois, United States.

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Family Time Line

Claude Murlin Kirkham
1877–1968
Ida Beryl Shy
1884–1974
Marriage: 20 February 1909
Nina Pauline Kirkham
1910–2002
Mary Lucile Kirkham
1912–2006
Mary Lucille Kirkham
1912–
Lily Jane Kirkham
1914–2003
Daisy Ann Kirkham
1917–2008
Daisy Ann Kirkham
1917–2008
Robert Shy Kirkham
1919–2004
Ida Pearl Kirkham
1922–2018
Ida Pearl Kirkham
1922–2018
Wayne Andrew Kirkham
1924–2004
Laura May Kirkham
1927–1989

Sources (16)

  • Ida Kirkenn, "United States Census, 1920"
  • Shy, "Illinois Births and Christenings, 1824-1940"
  • Ida Beryl Shy Kirkham, "Find A Grave Index"

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1886

Statue of Liberty is dedicated.

1908 · The Bureau of Investigation is formed

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Name Meaning

Perhaps an Americanized form of Norwegian Schei .

Chinese: variant of Shi .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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