Brief Life History of William Daniel
When William Daniel Kirby was born in 1830, in Tennessee, United States, his father, Wright Kirby, was 33 and his mother, Sarah Bryant, was 30. He married Nancy Ross on 28 October 1846, in Carroll, Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 5 daughters. He died in 1865, in Carroll, Tennessee, United States, at the age of 35.
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Sources (10)
- Daniel Kerby, "United States Census, 1860"
- Legacy NFS Source: Daniel Kirby - Published information: birth-name: Daniel Kirby
- Daniel Kirby, "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950"
Spouse and Children
1830–1865 Male
1827–1881 Female
Children (8)
1848–1890 Female
1851–1945 Male
1852–1884 Female
1855– Female
1856–1931 Female
+3 More Children
Parents and Siblings
1797–1870 Male
1800– Female
Siblings (12)
1816–1916 Male
1821–1873 Male
1824– Female
1825– Female
1827–1897 Male
+7 More Children
World Events (6)
1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Age 0
1835 · The Hermitage is Built
Age 5
1846
Age 16
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from any of numerous places in northern and eastern England called Kirby or Kirkby, from Old Norse kirkja ‘church’ + bȳ ‘farmstead, village’.
Irish: adopted for Ó Garmhaic ‘descendant of Cíarmhac’, a personal name meaning ‘dark son’. Compare Kerwick .
Irish: Anglicized form of Mac Geirble ‘son of Geirble’, a personal name of uncertain origin. The name is preserved in the townland name of Carrowkeribly in County Mayo.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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