Brief Life History of Peter
When Peter Kirkman was born on 9 July 1856, in Iowa City, Johnson, Iowa, United States, his father, Robert Lomax Kirkman, was 35 and his mother, Mary Lawson, was 33. He died on 11 November 1856, in Nebraska, United States, at the age of 0, and was buried in Nebraska, United States.
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Sources (8)
- England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975
- Peter Kirkman, "Find A Grave Index"
- Peter Kirkman, "Utah Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel Database, 1847-1868"
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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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