Brief Life History of Henry Alva
When Henry Alva Kilpatrick was born on 30 October 1877, in Fort Meade, Polk, Florida, United States, his father, John Marion Kilpatrick, was 22 and his mother, Missouri A Hancock, was 34. He married Elizabeth L Branch on 23 April 1902, in Polk, Florida, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Brewster, Polk, Florida, United States in 1935 and Election Precinct 1 Brewster, Polk, Florida, United States in 1940. He died on 1 July 1957, in Polk, Florida, United States, at the age of 79.
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- Henry A Kilpatrick, "Florida State Census, 1935"
- Henry A Kilpatrick, "Florida, County Marriages, 1830-1957"
- Heiry Absalom Kilpatrick, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
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1878 · St. Mary's Episcopal Church is Built
The Episcopal Diocese of Florida organized a mission church in 1878 to provide a location that could serve seasonal guests. Visitors and residents from Green Cove Springs raised over $1000 to build the church. On March 10, 1879, the Church held its first service. This location is notable because it would eventually be added to U.S. National Register of Historic Places (February 17, 1978).
1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.
1898 · War with the Spanish
After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.
Name Meaning
Irish (Ulster): shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Giolla Phádraig ‘son of the servant of (Saint) Patrick’ (Irish Pádraig). See also Fitzpatrick .
Scottish: habitational name from any of various places called in Gaelic as cill Padraig ‘church of (Saint) Patrick’. See also Kirkpatrick .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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