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John Albert Kirk 1856–1949 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Mar 1856

Birth Location: Illinois, USA

Death Date: 01 Apr 1949

Death Location: Pringle, Custer County, South Dakota, United States of America

Father: Thomas Kirk

Mother: Mary Kirk

Spouse(s): Anna Zeimet

Children(s): Thomas Kirk, Clara Kirk, Samuel Kirk, John Kirk, Anna Gorsuch, Ralph Kirk, Ellen Farrar

John Albert Kirk was born in 1856 in Illinois, USA, the child of Thomas Taylor Kirk And Mary Kirk. John Albert Kirk married Anna Katherine Zeimet, and had children including Anna Theresa Kirk Gorsuch, Clara Jane Kirk, Ellen Katherine Kirk Farrar, John Stanley Kirk, Ralph E Kirk, Samuel Albert Kirk, Thomas P Kirk. John Albert Kirk passed away in 1949 in Pringle, Custer County, South Dakota, United States of America.

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Biography

  • John Albert Kirk was born in 1856 in Illinois, USA, the child of Thomas Taylor Kirk And Mary Kirk.
  • John Albert Kirk married Anna Katherine Zeimet, and had children including Anna Theresa Kirk Gorsuch, Clara Jane Kirk, Ellen Katherine Kirk Farrar, John Stanley Kirk, Ralph E Kirk, Samuel Albert Kirk, Thomas P Kirk.
  • John Albert Kirk passed away in 1949 in Pringle, Custer County, South Dakota, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Kirk
1833–1904
Birth Location: England
TK
Mary Kirk
1830–1873
Birth Location: Switzerland
MK

Spouses(s)

Anna Zeimet
1883–1918
Birth Location: Mazeppa, Wabasha, Minnesota, USA
AZ

Children(s)

Thomas Kirk
1903–1978
Birth Location: Custer, South Dakota, United States
TK
Clara Kirk
1905–1942
Birth Location: Pringle, Custer, South Dakota, USA
CK
Samuel Kirk
1907–2000
Birth Location: Pringle, Custer, South Dakota, USA
SK
John Kirk
1909–1929
Birth Location: Custer, South Dakota, USA
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Anna Gorsuch
1912–2002
Birth Location: Pringle, Custer, South Dakota, USA
AG
Ralph Kirk
1915–1929
Birth Location: Pringle, Custer, South Dakota, USA
RK
Ellen Farrar
1918–2013
Birth Location: Pringle, Custer, South Dakota, USA
EF

John Kirk's Ancestors

Self
John Kirk
1856–1949
Birth Place: Illinois, USA
Parents
Thomas Taylor Kirk
1833–1904
England
Mary Kirk
1830–1873
Switzerland
Grandparents
Samuel Kirk
1805–1913
Swaby, Lincolnshire, England
Mary (Ann) Kirk
1801–
Long Buckby, Northamptonshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Richard Kirk
1763–1825
Elizabeth Taylor
1779–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Kirk's Descendants

1.
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John (Albert) Kirk (21 Mar 1856–01 Apr 1949) m. Anna (Katherine) Zeimet (28 December 1883–5 December 1918)
  1. 1. Thomas (P) Kirk 1903–1978 m. Dora Kirk 1907–1988
    1. 1. Tim 1940–2005
    2. 2. Clair (Francis) Kirk 1935–2018
  2. 2. Clara (Jane) Kirk 1905–1942
  3. 3. Samuel (Albert) Kirk 1907–2000
  4. 4. John (Stanley) Kirk 1909–1929
  5. 5. Anna (Theresa Kirk) Gorsuch 1912–2002
  6. 6. Ralph (E.) Kirk 1915–1929
  7. 7. Ellen (Katherine Kirk) Farrar 1918–2013

John Kirk's Timeline

7 Records

1856
21 Mar 1856
Birth of John Albert Kirk in Illinois, USA
Illinois, USA
1857
11 Oct 1857
Age 1
Birth of John Albert Kirk in Pecatonica, Winnebago, Illinois, United States
Pecatonica, Winnebago, Illinois, United States
1890
03 Jul 1890
Age 34
John Albert Kirk was married
None
1901
1901
Age 45
John Albert Kirk was married
None
1901
13 Nov 1901
Age 45
John Albert Kirk was married in Hot Springs, Fall River, South Dakota, USA
Hot Springs, Fall River, South Dakota, USA
1949
01 Apr 1949
Age 93
Death of John Albert Kirk in Pennington, South Dakota
Pennington, South Dakota
1949
01 Apr 1949
Age 93
Death of John Albert Kirk in Pennington, South Dakota, USA
Pennington, South Dakota, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Oct 1857
    Event Place: Pecatonica, Winnebago, Illinois, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Mar 1856
    Event Place: Illinois, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 03 Jul 1890

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1901

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 13 Nov 1901
    Event Place: Hot Springs, Fall River, South Dakota, USA

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 01 Apr 1949
    Event Place: Pennington, South Dakota
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 01 Apr 1949
    Event Place: Pennington, South Dakota, USA

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Pringle, Custer County, South Dakota, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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