Peter Kirkman

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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Family Time Line

Robert Lomax Kirkman
1821–1856
Mary Lawson
1823–1899
Robert Kirkman
1845–1918
John Kirkman
1848–1930
Joseph K Kirkman Sr
1849–1925
Hyrum Kirkman
1852–1867
James Kirkman
1854–1915
Peter Kirkman
1856–1856

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"

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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