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John David Kirby 1848 – 1935 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 November 1848

Birth Location: Randolph County, Alabama, United States of America

Death Date: 26 February 1935

Death Location: Randolph County, Alabama, United States of America

Father: William Kirby

Mother: Nancy Greer

Spouse(s): Sarah Shelnut, Emma Savage, Sarah Shelnutt

Children(s): Nancy Kirby, William Kirby, H. Kirby, J. Kirby, Solomon Kirby, William Kirby, Parmer Kirby, J. Kirby, Solomon Kirby, Ruthie Prince, L. Kirby, Katie Williams, Mabelle Bowen, Nora Messer, John Kirby, Earla Wilson, Emmett Kirby, Verna Adcock, Velma Boots, Parmer Kirby

The story of John David Kirby began in 1848 in Randolph County, Alabama, United States of America. In 1850, John David Kirby resided in Beat 16, Randolph, Alabama, USA. In 1860, John David Kirby resided in Southern Division, Randolph, Alabama, USA. John David Kirby married Sarah Frances Shelnut, Emma Lucinda Savage, Sarah Frances Shelnutt, and had children including Nancy Jane Kirby, William Thomas Kirby, H. L. Kirby, J. R. Kirby, Solomon N Kirby, William Thomas Kirby, Parmer Leona Kirby, J. R. Kirby, Solomon N Kirby, Ruthie Cumi Prince, L. L. Kirby, Katie Williams, Mabelle Bowen, Nora Adelle Messer, John Shellie Kirby, Earla Wilson, Emmett Gilbert Kirby, Verna Leona Adcock, Velma Boots, Parmer Leona Kirby. John David Kirby passed away in 1935 in Randolph County, Alabama, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of John David Kirby began in 1848 in Randolph County, Alabama, United States of America.
  • In 1850, John David Kirby resided in Beat 16, Randolph, Alabama, USA.
  • In 1860, John David Kirby resided in Southern Division, Randolph, Alabama, USA.
  • John David Kirby married Sarah Frances Shelnut, Emma Lucinda Savage, Sarah Frances Shelnutt, and had children including Nancy Jane Kirby, William Thomas Kirby, H. L. Kirby, J. R. Kirby, Solomon N Kirby, William Thomas Kirby, Parmer Leona Kirby, J. R. Kirby, Solomon N Kirby, Ruthie Cumi Prince, L. L. Kirby, Katie Williams, Mabelle Bowen, Nora Adelle Messer, John Shellie Kirby, Earla Wilson, Emmett Gilbert Kirby, Verna Leona Adcock, Velma Boots, Parmer Leona Kirby.
  • John David Kirby passed away in 1935 in Randolph County, Alabama, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Kirby
1810 – 1888
Birth Location: Union County, South Carolina, United States of America
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Nancy Greer
1824 – 1892
Birth Location: Greene County, Georgia, United States of America
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Shelnut
1848 – 1894
Birth Location: Randolph, AL, USA
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Emma Savage
1865 – 1920
Birth Location: Alabama, United States of America
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Sarah Shelnutt
1848 – 1894
Birth Location: Alabama, United States of America
SS

Children(s)

Nancy Kirby
1870 – 1950
Birth Location: Alabama
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William Kirby
1872 – 1922
Birth Location: Haywood, Randolph County, Alabama, United States of America
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H. Kirby
1875 –
Birth Location: Alabama
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J. Kirby
1876 – 1946
Birth Location: Alabama
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Solomon Kirby
1878 – 1955
Birth Location: Alabama
SK
William Kirby
1872 – 1922
Birth Location: Haywood, Randolph County, Alabama, United States of America
WK
Parmer Kirby
1874 – 1949
Birth Location: Roanoke, Randolph County, Alabama, United States of America
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J. Kirby
1876 – 1946
Birth Location: Alabama
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Solomon Kirby
1878 – 1955
Birth Location: Alabama
SK
Ruthie Prince
1883 – 1972
Birth Location: United States of America
RP
L. Kirby
1886 – 1952
Birth Location: –
LK
Katie Williams
1889 – 1971
Birth Location: –
KW
Mabelle Bowen
1892 – 1968
Birth Location: –
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Nora Messer
1893 – 1914
Birth Location: –
NM
John Kirby
1896 – 1956
Birth Location: –
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Earla Wilson
1902 – 1984
Birth Location: –
EW
Emmett Kirby
1903 – 1976
Birth Location: –
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Verna Adcock
1905 – 1987
Birth Location: –
VA
Velma Boots
1906 – 1982
Birth Location: –
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Parmer Kirby
1874 – 1949
Birth Location: Roanoke, Randolph County, Alabama, United States of America
PK

John Kirby's Ancestors

Self
John Kirby
1848 – 1935
Birth Place: Randolph County, Alabama, United States of America
Parents
William Terry Kirby
1810 – 1888
Union County, South Carolina, United States of America
Nancy (Terry) Greer
1824 – 1892
Greene County, Georgia, United States of America
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Kirby's Descendants

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John (David) Kirby (12 November 1848 – 26 February 1935) m. Sarah (Frances) Shelnut (22 September 1848 – 14 November 1894) m. Emma (Lucinda) Savage (17 August 1865 – 15 December 1920) m. Sarah (Frances) Shelnutt (22 August 1848 – 14 November 1894)
  1. 1. Nancy (Jane) Kirby (Abt 1870 – 13 July 1950)
  2. 2. William (Thomas) Kirby (4 August 1872 – 25 Feb 1922) m. Martha (E) Kirby (Oct 1872 – 11 July 1914) m. Lissie Kirby
    1. 1. Clara (Adella) Kirby (Nov 1894 – 8 March 1979)
    2. 2. Ethel (Eugene) Kirby (29 Jun 1897 – 18 May 1951) m. Rebecca (Ann "Beckie") Lancaster (abt 1905 – 8 Apr 1975)
      1. 1. Tommie (Eugene) Kirby (3 Apr 1932 – 10 October 1992)
    3. 3. Minnie (L.) Kirby (26 November 1898 – 16 March 1899)
    4. 4. Clarrence (F) Kirby (abt 1900 – 24 December 1968)
    5. 5. Bryant Kirby (Apr 1900 – )
    6. 6. Tuler (L.) Kirby (15 December 1902 – 3 May 1903)
    7. 7. Hirmitt Kirby (abt 1905 – 12 July 1959)
    8. 8. Rufus (S) Kirby (abt 1907 – 21 October 1970)
  3. 3. H. (L.) Kirby (Abt 1875 – )
  4. 4. J. (R.) Kirby (Abt 1876 – 24 January 1946)
  5. 5. Solomon (N) Kirby (25 Dec 1878 – 12 Feb 1955)
  6. 6. Parmer (Leona) Kirby (14 November 1874 – 19 May 1949) m. James (David) Anderson (26 Jun 1872 – 30 May 1899) m. Willam (Franklin) Hamrick (22 Jul 1867 – 22 Jun 1941)
    1. 1. Maybell Anderson (18 November 1892 – 6 December 1982)
    2. 2. Lewis Anderson (14 Oct 1894 – 27 Feb 1895)
    3. 3. Horace (Elroy) Anderson (1898 – 26 Apr 1911)
    4. 4. Troy (Grady) Anderson (30 December 1897 – 4 March 1969)
    5. 5. Stanley Hamrick (1902 – 19 February 1980)
    6. 6. Minnie (Lee) Hamrick (17 December 1903 – 13 Apr 1983)
    7. 7. Ruby Hamrick (26 March 1906 – 04 Oct 1990)
    8. 8. Harvey (Stanford) Hamrick (22 Mar 1908 – 19 August 1986) m. Margaret (Lucinda) Lancaster (3 Mar 1909 – 1980)
      1. 1. Mary (Margaret) Harris (20 July 1927 – 9 May 2017)
      2. 2. Buck (Henry) Hamrick (12 Apr 1932 – 15 Jun 1990)
      3. 3. Fred (Stanford) Hamrick (16 Jun 1943 – ) m. Mary (Darlene) Springfield m. Mary (Darlene) Springfield
    9. 9. Sadie (Irene) Hamrick (25 March 1910 – 25 Dec 2002)
    10. 10. Bera Hamrick (abt 1913 – 13 Sep 1958)
    11. 11. Della (Bernice) Hamrick (2 January 1914 – 28 December 1990)
    12. 12. J. (W.) Hamrick (14 September 1915 – 15 Feb 1991)
    13. 13. Jessie (Mildred Lyndal) Hamrick (abt 1919 – 29 Dec 2017) m. Wilbour (Raleigh) Foster (16 Oct 1915 – 5 June 2013)
      1. 1. Lyndal (Leone) Foster (24 Mar 1939 – )
  7. 7. Ruthie (Cumi) Prince (November 1883 – 30 November 1972)
  8. 8. L. (L.) Kirby (1886 – 1952)
  9. 9. Katie Williams (5 October 1889 – 8 October 1971)
  10. 10. Mabelle Bowen (28 August 1892 – 24 December 1968)
  11. 11. Nora (Adelle) Messer (28 August 1893 – 7 August 1914)
  12. 12. John (Shellie) Kirby (1896 – 1956)
  13. 13. Earla Wilson (19 April 1902 – 30 April 1984)
  14. 14. Emmett (Gilbert) Kirby (1903 – 1976)
  15. 15. Verna (Leona) Adcock (1905 – 1987)
  16. 16. Velma Boots (27 June 1906 – 9 March 1982)

John Kirby's Timeline

5 Records

1848
12 November 1848
Birth of John David Kirby in Randolph County, Alabama, United States of America
Randolph County, Alabama, United States of America
1850
1850
Age 2
John David Kirby resided here in Beat 16, Randolph, Alabama, USA
Beat 16, Randolph, Alabama, USA
1860
1860
Age 12
John David Kirby resided here in Southern Division, Randolph, Alabama, USA
Southern Division, Randolph, Alabama, USA
1880
1880
Age 32
John David Kirby resided here in Bursons, Randolph, Alabama, USA
Bursons, Randolph, Alabama, USA
1935
26 February 1935
Age 87
Death of John David Kirby in Randolph County, Alabama, United States of America
Randolph County, Alabama, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 November 1848
    Event Place: Randolph County, Alabama, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Bursons, Randolph, Alabama; Roll: 29; Page: 289A; Enumeration District: 109
    [2] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Southern Division, Randolph, Alabama; Roll: M653_22; Page: 709; Family History Library Film: 803022
    [3] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Beat 16, Randolph, Alabama; Roll: M432_14; Page: 410B; Image: 261
    [4] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Beat 16, Randolph, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Beat 16, Randolph, Alabama; Roll: M432_14; Page: 410B; Image: 261

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Southern Division, Randolph, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Southern Division, Randolph, Alabama; Roll: M653_22; Page: 709; Family History Library Film: 803022

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Bursons, Randolph, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Bursons, Randolph, Alabama; Roll: 29; Page: 289A; Enumeration District: 109

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 February 1935
    Event Place: Randolph County, Alabama, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Haywood, Randolph County, Alabama, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current
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