Brief Life History of James
When James Kirkman was born on 24 April 1854, in Harwood, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Robert Lomax Kirkman, was 33 and his mother, Mary Lawson, was 31. He married Pauline Maston Babcock on 26 July 1905, in Utah, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Springville Election Precinct, Utah, Utah, United States in 1900 and Utah, Utah, United States in 1910. He died on 5 November 1915, in Springville, Utah, Utah, United States, at the age of 61, and was buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Springville, Utah, Utah, United States.
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- James Kirkman, "United States Census, 1900"
- James Kirkman, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"
- Utah, Death and Military Death Certificates, 1904-1961
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World Events (8)
1859 · Lancashire Rifle Volunteers
The Lancashire Rifle Volunteers started in the eighteenth century. Those that fought in the militia were selected by ballot. They were formed because of threat due to the Revolutionary War and the Napoleonic War.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1872 · The First National Park
Yellowstone National Park was given the title of the first national park by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant. It is also believed to be the first national park in the world.
Name Meaning
English (Lancashire): from Middle English kirkman ‘clergyman; churchwarden; lay official responsible for church finances’.
Americanized form of German Kirchmann , a cognate of 1 above, or of its North German cognate Kerkmann (see Kerkman ) and a very rare variant Kirkmann.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Robert Kirkman And His Wife Mary Lawson
Robert Kirkman And His Wife Mary Lawson Written by son, John Kirkman Robert Kirkman was the son of John Kirkman and Ellen Lomax and was born 1 January 1822 at Brightmet, Lancashire, England, and his …
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