Brief Life History of Penelope Catherine
When Penelope Catherine Kirksey was born in 1818, in Pickens, Pickens, South Carolina, United States, her father, Elhanon William Kirksey, was 47 and her mother, Catherine Cobb, was 41. She married John Benjamin Franklin Holland on 8 February 1839, in Pickens, South Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 6 daughters. She lived in District 872, Whitfield, Georgia, United States in 1860.
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Family Time Line
Sources (3)
- Cath K Holland in household of B F Holland, "United States Census, 1860"
- P* Ken* in entry for Allice Mitchell, "Georgia Deaths, 1914-1927"
- Penelope Holland in household of B F Holland, "United States Census, 1850"
Spouse and Children
1821–1900 Male
1818– Female
Children (9)
1840– Female
1842– Female
1844–1923 Female
1845–1890 Male
1847–1919 Male
+4 More Children
Parents and Siblings
1771–1854 Male
1777–1837 Female
Siblings (10)
1795–1882 Female
1796–1851 Male
1798–1853 Male
1800–1871 Male
1804–1882 Male
+5 More Children
World Events (8)
1819 · Panic! of 1819
Age 1
1822 · Slave Rebellion
Age 4
1851
Age 33
Name Meaning
English: probably a habitational name from a lost or unidentifiedplace.
History: According to family lore, this name was brought to the southernStates by Isaac I. Kirksey in the second half of the 17thcentury. He is believed to have been born c. 1660, probably inone of the midland counties of England.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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