Brief Life History of Oscar Erwin
When Oscar Erwin Kirkland was born on 30 April 1908, in Columbia, Caldwell, Louisiana, United States, his father, Elijah Monroe Kirkland, was 53 and his mother, Emaline Octavia Haddox, was 39. He lived in Police Jury Ward 9, Caldwell, Louisiana, United States for about 10 years. He died on 24 April 1990, in Ruston, Lincoln, Louisiana, United States, at the age of 81, and was buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Ruston, Lincoln, Louisiana, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (6)
- Oscar Kirkland in household of C M Kirkland, "United States Census, 1920"
- Oscar Erwin Kirkland, "Louisiana First Registration Draft Cards, compiled 1940-1945"
- Oscar E Kirkland, "Find A Grave Index"
Spouse and Children
1908–1990 Male
1913–1984 Female
Parents and Siblings
1854–1933 Male
1869–1957 Female
Siblings (6)
1891–1968 Female
1892–1984 Female
1899–1984 Female
1903–1926 Female
1908–1990 Male
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World Events (8)
1909 · The NAACP is formed
Age 1
1910 · The BSA is Made
Age 2
1931
Age 23
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from any of several places called Kirkland (Cumbria, Lancahires; Ayrshire, Dumfriesshire, Lanarkshire), all named with Old Norse kirkja ‘church’ + land ‘land’, except for the Lancashire placename, which derives from kirkja + lúndr ‘small wood, grove’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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