Brief Life History of Silas Preston
When Silas Preston Kirkpatrick was born on 31 July 1815, in Jackson, Tennessee, United States, his father, Edward Morehead Kirkpatrick, was 25 and his mother, Clarisa Farris, was 19. He married Mary Polly Snider on 8 March 1840. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in Illinois, United States in 1870 and Franklin, Illinois, United States in 1880. He died on 18 April 1894, in Mulkeytown, Franklin, Illinois, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in Mulkeytown, Franklin, Illinois, United States.
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- Silas Kirkpatrick, "United States Census, 1840"
- Silas Kirkpatrick, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"
- Silas Preston Kirkpatrick, "Find A Grave Index"
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1818
Illinois is the 21st state.
1818
Historical Boundaries: 1818: Franklin, Illinois Territory, United States 1818: Franklin, Illinois, United States
1836 · Remember the Alamo
Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.
Name Meaning
Scottish: habitational name from either of two places in Dumfriess called Kirkpatrick or any of various other places in Scotland, all so named from the dedication of their church to Saint Patrick. The Scottish word kirk sometimes replaced Gaelic cill ‘church’ in placenames; compare Kilpatrick .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Silas Preston Kirkpatrick
Silas has 9 children by Polly, Margaret M (in Reid Kirkpatrick Cemetery), Sophronia J (in Reid Kirkpatrick Cemetery), Leanna ((in Silkwood cemetery), Clarissa P (in Silkwood cemetery), Hiram R (in Re …
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