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Richard Lawrence Kirby 1805–1896 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Feb 1805

Birth Location: Blount County, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 5 Jan 1896

Death Location: Jackson County, Alabama, USA

Father: John Kirby

Mother: Jane Addair

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Gross

Children(s): John Kirby, Mary Kirby, Sarah Kirby, Richard Jr, Eva Kirby, Thomas Kirby, Grieslda Kirby, Virginia Kirby

Richard Lawrence Kirby was born in 1805 in Blount County, Tennessee, USA, the child of John Joseph Kirby And Jane Addair. In 1850, Richard Lawrence Kirby resided in Township 5 Range 5, Jackson, Alabama, USA. Richard Lawrence Kirby married Elizabeth Jane Gross, and had children including Eva Jane Ellie Kirby, Grieslda Orleana Kirby, John Miller Kirby, Mary Emaline Kirby, Porter Kirby, Richard Lawrence Kirby Jr, Sarah Elizabeth Kirby, Thomas Sheppard Kirby, Virginia Ann Kirby. Richard Lawrence Kirby passed away in 1896 in Jackson County, Alabama, USA.

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Biography

  • Richard Lawrence Kirby was born in 1805 in Blount County, Tennessee, USA, the child of John Joseph Kirby And Jane Addair.
  • In 1850, Richard Lawrence Kirby resided in Township 5 Range 5, Jackson, Alabama, USA.
  • Richard Lawrence Kirby married Elizabeth Jane Gross, and had children including Eva Jane Ellie Kirby, Grieslda Orleana Kirby, John Miller Kirby, Mary Emaline Kirby, Porter Kirby, Richard Lawrence Kirby Jr, Sarah Elizabeth Kirby, Thomas Sheppard Kirby, Virginia Ann Kirby.
  • Richard Lawrence Kirby passed away in 1896 in Jackson County, Alabama, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Richard Kirby's Ancestors

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Richard Kirby
1805–1896
Birth Place: Blount County, Tennessee, USA
Parents
John Joseph Kirby
1769–1831
Virginia, USA
Jane Addair
1770–1835
Montgomery, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Richard (Kirby) III
1748–1811
Southampton County, Virginia, USA
Sarah (Jean) Small
1747–1826
Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Richard Kirby's Descendants

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Richard (Lawrence) Kirby (28 Feb 1805–5 Jan 1896) m. Elizabeth (Jane) Gross (25 Oct 1810–15 Jul 1890)
  1. 1. John (Miller) Kirby 1835–1905
  2. 2. Mary (Emaline) Kirby 1833–1881
  3. 3. Sarah (Elizabeth) Kirby 1840–1886
  4. 4. Richard (Lawrence Kirby) Jr 1844–1865
  5. 5. Eva (Jane "Ellie") Kirby 1831–1897
  6. 6. Thomas (Sheppard) Kirby 1851–1884
  7. 7. Grieslda (Orleana) Kirby 1846–1935 m. Hamilton (B) Jarnagin 1838–1908
    1. 1. William (L) Jarnagin 1870–
  8. 8. Virginia (Ann) Kirby 1837–1889 m. David (Christopher Columbus) Boshart 1835–1906

Richard Kirby's Timeline

3 Records

1805
28 Feb 1805
Birth of Richard Lawrence Kirby in Blount County, Tennessee, USA
Blount County, Tennessee, USA
1850
1850
Age 45
Richard Lawrence Kirby resided here in Township 5 Range 5, Jackson, Alabama, USA
Township 5 Range 5, Jackson, Alabama, USA
1896
5 Jan 1896
Age 91
Death of Richard Lawrence Kirby in Jackson County, Alabama, USA
Jackson County, Alabama, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Feb 1805
    Event Place: Blount County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Township 5 Range 5, Jackson, Alabama; Roll: M432_7; Page: 59A; Image: 128
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Township 5 Range 5, Jackson, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Township 5 Range 5, Jackson, Alabama; Roll: M432_7; Page: 59A; Image: 128

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Jan 1896
    Event Place: Jackson County, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Jackson County, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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