Brief Life History of Jacob Granville
When Jacob Granville Kirk was born on 15 August 1851, in Grayson, Virginia, United States, his father, Jones or James Minitree Kirk, was 33 and his mother, Susannah Griffitts, was 31. He married Rosa Jane Ward on 1 January 1872. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Wilson Creek, Grayson, Virginia, United States in 1870 and Wilson Creek District, Grayson, Virginia, United States in 1880. He died on 13 January 1900, at the age of 48, and was buried in Bridle Creek, Grayson, Virginia, United States.
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- Jacob Kirk in household of Jones Kirk, "United States Census, 1870"
- Jacob G., "Virginia, Bureau of Vital Statistics, Birth Records, 1853-1896"
- J. G. Kirk, "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940"
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1861 · The Battle of Manassas
The Battle of Manassas is also referred to as the First Battle of Bull Run. 35,000 Union troops were headed towards Washington D.C. after 20,000 Confederate forces. The McDowell's Union troops fought with General Beauregard's Confederate troops along a little river called Bull Run.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1865
Abraham Lincoln is assassinated by John Wilkes Booth.
Name Meaning
Scottish, English, and Danish: from Middle English, Danish kirk ‘church’ (Old Norse kirkja), a topographic name for someone who lived near a church. This name has also been established in Ireland since the 16th century or earlier.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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