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Rilla Bell Kirkwood 1892–1959 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Sep 1892

Birth Location: Abilene, Dickinson, Kansas, USA

Death Date: 8 Aug 1959

Death Location: Rossland, British Columbia, Canada

Father: Samuel Kirkwood

Mother: Mary Lank

Spouse(s): Avery Davis

Children(s): Melvin Davis, Marvin Davis, Edith Davis, Hazel Davis, Margaret Davis, Floyd Davis, Lloyd Davis, Beulah Davis

In 1892, Rilla Bell Kirkwood entered the world in Abilene, Dickinson, Kansas, USA, born to Samuel Albert Kirkwood And Mary Jane Lank. Rilla Bell Kirkwood married Avery Davis, and had children including Beulah Davis, Edith Kirkwood Davis, Floyd William Davis, Hazel Davis, Lloyd George Davis, Margaret Emma Davis, Marvin Wilfred Davis, Melvin Davis. Rilla Bell Kirkwood passed away in 1959 in Rossland, British Columbia, Canada.

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Biography

  • In 1892, Rilla Bell Kirkwood entered the world in Abilene, Dickinson, Kansas, USA, born to Samuel Albert Kirkwood And Mary Jane Lank.
  • Rilla Bell Kirkwood married Avery Davis, and had children including Beulah Davis, Edith Kirkwood Davis, Floyd William Davis, Hazel Davis, Lloyd George Davis, Margaret Emma Davis, Marvin Wilfred Davis, Melvin Davis.
  • Rilla Bell Kirkwood passed away in 1959 in Rossland, British Columbia, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Rilla Kirkwood's Ancestors

Self
Rilla Kirkwood
1892–1959
Birth Place: Abilene, Dickinson, Kansas, USA
Parents
Samuel Albert Kirkwood
1862–1956
Pennsylvania, USA
Mary (Jane) Lank
1863–
Greensboro, Caroline, Maryland, USA
Grandparents
James Kirkwood
1825–1902
Washington Township, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA
Hannah (Elizabeth) Vanzandt
1832–1920
Guernsey County, Ohio, United States of America
Robert (John) Lank
1833–1929
Frederica, Delaware, USA
Sarah (Jane) Watson
1843–1916
Maryland,USA
Great-Grandparents
Hugh Kirkwood
1791–1847
Mary Thompson
1799–1875
Samuel Vanzandt
1803–
Mary A
1804–
John Lank
1807–1881
Sarah Anderson
1811–1875
George Watson
1819–
Sarah Rust
1822–1891
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Kirkwood
1748–1817
Elizabeth
1748–1824
Nicholas Vanzandt
1780–1846
Hannah BUCKMAN
1780–1858
Thomas Lank
1764–1838
Levisa Collins
1769–1844
James Anderson
1780–1836
Mary Dill
1783–1851

Rilla Kirkwood's Descendants

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Rilla (Bell) Kirkwood (19 Sep 1892–8 Aug 1959) m. Avery Davis (19 Aug 1890–16 March 1969)
  1. 1. Melvin Davis 1930–2011
  2. 2. Marvin (Wilfred) Davis 1929–2004 m. Gertrude Malarski 1930–2016
  3. 3. Edith (Kirkwood) Davis 1927–2019 m. Walter (Tarrant) MARSHALL 1923–2010
  4. 4. Hazel Davis 1924–2009 m. Daniel (William) Hannas 1914–2010
    1. 1. Lorraine (Louise) Hannas 1944–2016
  5. 5. Margaret (Emma) Davis 1920–2008
  6. 6. Floyd (William) Davis 1914–1968
  7. 7. Lloyd (George) Davis 1914–1977
  8. 8. Beulah Davis 1930–2025 m. Clarence (Robert) Turner 1929–1993

Rilla Kirkwood's Timeline

7 Records

1892
19 Sep 1892
Birth of Rilla Bell Kirkwood in Abilene, Dickinson, Kansas, USA
Abilene, Dickinson, Kansas, USA
1911
1911
Age 19
Rilla Bell Kirkwood resided here in Alberta
Alberta
1918
1918
Age 26
Rilla Bell Kirkwood resided here in Crookston, Polk, Minnesota, USA
Crookston, Polk, Minnesota, USA
1921
1 Jun 1921
Age 29
Rilla Bell Kirkwood resided here in 53, Victoria Tp 53 Rge 14W 4, Victoria, Alberta, Canada
53, Victoria Tp 53 Rge 14W 4, Victoria, Alberta, Canada
1926
1926
Age 34
Rilla Bell Kirkwood resided here in Alberta, Canada
Alberta, Canada
1931
1931
Age 39
Rilla Bell Kirkwood resided here in Athabasca, Alberta, Canada
Athabasca, Alberta, Canada
1959
8 Aug 1959
Age 67
Death of Rilla Bell Kirkwood in Rossland, British Columbia, Canada
Rossland, British Columbia, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Sep 1892
    Event Place: Abilene, Dickinson, Kansas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Border Crossings: from U.S. to Canada
    [2] British Columbia Death Index: 1872 to 1979
    [3] OneWorldTree
    [4] 1911 Census of Canada
    [5] 1921 Census of Canada
    [6] 1931 Census of Canada, Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Seventh Census of Canada, 1931; Folder Number: T-27348; Census Place: Athabaska, Alberta, Canada; Page Number: 11
    [7] 1926 Prairie Census of Canada, Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, ON, Canada; 1926 Prairie Census
    [8] Web: Minnesota, U.S., Alien Registration Index, 1918, Iron Range Research Center; Chisholm, Minnesota, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1900
    Record Source: 1911 Census of Canada

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1910
    Record Source: 1921 Census of Canada

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1911
    Record Source: 1931 Census of Canada, Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Seventh Census of Canada, 1931; Folder Number: T-27348; Census Place: Athabaska, Alberta, Canada; Page Number: 11

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1911
    Event Place: Alberta
    Record Source: 1911 Census of Canada

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1918
    Event Place: Crookston, Polk, Minnesota, USA
    Record Source: Web: Minnesota, U.S., Alien Registration Index, 1918, Iron Range Research Center; Chisholm, Minnesota, USA

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 26 Jan 1919
    Event Place: Emerson, Manitoba
    Record Source: Border Crossings: from U.S. to Canada

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Jun 1921
    Event Place: 53, Victoria Tp 53 Rge 14W 4, Victoria, Alberta, Canada
    Record Source: 1921 Census of Canada

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1926
    Event Place: Alberta, Canada
    Record Source: 1926 Prairie Census of Canada, Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, ON, Canada; 1926 Prairie Census

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1931
    Event Place: Athabasca, Alberta, Canada
    Record Source: 1931 Census of Canada, Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Seventh Census of Canada, 1931; Folder Number: T-27348; Census Place: Athabaska, Alberta, Canada; Page Number: 11

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Canada
    Record Source: Border Crossings: from U.S. to Canada

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Polk, Minnesota
    Record Source: Minnesota Naturalization Records Index, 1854-1957

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Polk, Minnesota, USA
    Record Source: Minnesota, U.S., Naturalization Index

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Aug 1959
    Event Place: Rossland, British Columbia, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] British Columbia Death Index: 1872 to 1979
    [2] OneWorldTree

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