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Josiah Davis Kirby 1840–1913 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Mar 1840

Birth Location: Warren County, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 10 Jan 1913

Death Location: Plano, Warren County, Kentucky, USA

Father: Jesse Kirby

Mother: Mary Tibbs

Spouse(s): Jennie Whalen, Mary Reed

Children(s): Percy Kirby, Lillie Kirby, Rosie Kirby, Thomas Kirby, Edward Kirby, Maggie Kirby, Jesse Kirby

The story of Josiah Davis Kirby began in 1840 in Warren County, Kentucky, USA. Josiah Davis Kirby married Jennie Whalen, Mary Townsend Reed, and had children including Edward Franklin Kirby, Jesse Read Kirby, Lillie May Kirby, Maggie L Kirby, Percy Warren Kirby, Rosie Bell Kirby, Thomas Hubert Kirby. Josiah Davis Kirby passed away in 1913 in Plano, Warren County, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Josiah Davis Kirby began in 1840 in Warren County, Kentucky, USA.
  • Josiah Davis Kirby married Jennie Whalen, Mary Townsend Reed, and had children including Edward Franklin Kirby, Jesse Read Kirby, Lillie May Kirby, Maggie L Kirby, Percy Warren Kirby, Rosie Bell Kirby, Thomas Hubert Kirby.
  • Josiah Davis Kirby passed away in 1913 in Plano, Warren County, Kentucky, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jesse Kirby
1811–1881
Birth Location: Plano, Warren, Kentucky, USA
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Mary Tibbs
1813–1888
Birth Location: Allen County, Kentucky, USA
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Spouses(s)

Jennie Whalen
1863–1918
Birth Location: Warren County, Kentucky, USA
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Mary Reed
1849–1888
Birth Location: Warren County, Kentucky, USA
MR

Children(s)

Percy Kirby
1889–1972
Birth Location: Plano, Warren County, Kentucky, USA
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Lillie Kirby
1866–1898
Birth Location: Warren County, Kentucky, USA
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Rosie Kirby
1869–1886
Birth Location: Warren County, Kentucky, USA
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Thomas Kirby
1873–1906
Birth Location: Warren County, Kentucky, USA
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Edward Kirby
1874–1943
Birth Location: Kentucky, USA
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Maggie Kirby
1876–1893
Birth Location: Warren County, Kentucky, USA
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Jesse Kirby
1879–1946
Birth Location: Warren County, Kentucky, USA
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Josiah Kirby's Ancestors

Self
Josiah Kirby
1840–1913
Birth Place: Warren County, Kentucky, USA
Parents
Jesse Anderson Kirby
1811–1881
Plano, Warren, Kentucky, USA
Mary (Ann Rebecca) Tibbs
1813–1888
Allen County, Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
Major (William H "Major Bill") Kirby
1785–1846
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Lavenia Anderson
1779–1820
Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Jesse Kirby
1757–1852
Sophia Kerby
1760–1853
Bailey Sr
1754–1840
Mary Wyatt
1756–1818
2nd-Great-Grandparents
David Kirby
1738–1811
Elizabeth Tarrant
1741–1811
Tully Choice
1706–1785
Ann Choice
1720–1785
John Anderson
1724–1781
Sarah Carney
1732–1807

Josiah Kirby's Descendants

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Josiah (Davis) Kirby (14 Mar 1840–10 Jan 1913) m. Jennie Whalen (25 Nov 1863–9 Oct 1918) m. Mary (Townsend) Reed (17 Feb 1849–19 Jan 1888)
  1. 1. Percy (Warren) Kirby 1889–1972 m. Bessie (Eva) Wheeler 1895–1961 m. Anna (Katherine ‘Annie’) Stovall 1899–1981
    1. 1. Virginia Kirby 1917–1945 m. Cary (Milton) Goodrum 1917–1997
      1. 1. Donald (Lee) Goodrum 1942–2013
      2. 2. Margaret (Ann) Goodrum 1936–2021 m. Brodus (Carline) Tabor 1930–2011
    2. 2. Edith (Beatrice) Kirby 1915–1942
    3. 3. Mary (Frances) Kirby 1924–2018 m. Louis (Milet) Markham 1924–1995
      1. 1. Lynn (Kirby) Markham 1947–2008
  2. 2. Lillie (May) Kirby 1866–1898
  3. 3. Rosie (Bell) Kirby 1869–1886
  4. 4. Thomas (Hubert) Kirby 1873–1906
  5. 5. Edward (Franklin) Kirby 1874–1943
  6. 6. Maggie (L) Kirby 1876–1893
  7. 7. Jesse (Read) Kirby 1879–1946

Josiah Kirby's Timeline

2 Records

1840
14 Mar 1840
Birth of Josiah Davis Kirby in Warren County, Kentucky, USA
Warren County, Kentucky, USA
1913
10 Jan 1913
Age 73
Death of Josiah Davis Kirby in Plano, Warren County, Kentucky, USA
Plano, Warren County, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Mar 1840
    Event Place: Warren County, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Jan 1913
    Event Place: Plano, Warren County, Kentucky, USA
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