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William Akin BILL Kirk 1859 – 1947 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Feb 1859

Birth Location: Perry, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 4 Feb 1947

Death Location: Flat Woods, Perry County, Tennessee, USA

Father: James Kirk

Mother: Lucinda Grimmett

Spouse(s): Victoria Whitwell, Elizabeth Kirk

Children(s): Osby Kirk, Obe Kirk, Nesbie Kirk, Gertie Kirk, Elsie Kirk, William Kirk, Mary Kirk, Lexie Kirk, Eula Kirk, Margaret Kirk, Stephen Kirk, Albert Kirk

In 1859, William Akin BILL Kirk entered the world in Perry, Tennessee, USA, born to James Akin Kirk and Lucinda Tennessee Grimmett. William Akin BILL Kirk married Victoria Angeline Whitwell, Elizabeth B Kirk, and had children including Osby C Kirk, Obe Atha Kirk, Nesbie Thomas Kirk, Gertie Claris Kirk, Elsie May Kirk, William Claude Kirk, Mary Lizzie Kirk, Lexie Elmer Kirk, Eula Victoria Kirk, Margaret K Kirk, Stephen L Kirk, Albert E Kirk. William Akin BILL Kirk passed away in 1947 in Flat Woods, Perry County, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1859, William Akin BILL Kirk entered the world in Perry, Tennessee, USA, born to James Akin Kirk and Lucinda Tennessee Grimmett.
  • William Akin BILL Kirk married Victoria Angeline Whitwell, Elizabeth B Kirk, and had children including Osby C Kirk, Obe Atha Kirk, Nesbie Thomas Kirk, Gertie Claris Kirk, Elsie May Kirk, William Claude Kirk, Mary Lizzie Kirk, Lexie Elmer Kirk, Eula Victoria Kirk, Margaret K Kirk, Stephen L Kirk, Albert E Kirk.
  • William Akin BILL Kirk passed away in 1947 in Flat Woods, Perry County, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Kirk's Ancestors

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William Kirk
1859 – 1947
Birth Place: Perry, Tennessee, USA
Parents
James Akin Kirk
1829 – 1896
Maury, Tennessee, USA
Lucinda (Tennessee) Grimmett
1831 – 1908
Maury, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
Peter (Akin) Kirk
1809 – 1873
York, South Carolina, USA
Elizabeth (Tingiles) Locke
1806 – 1901
Tennessee, United States
William Grimmett
1792 – 1884
Georgia, United States of America
Elizabeth (Margaret 'Bitsy ') Fulton
1791 – 1871
Stokes, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Kirk
1787 – 1850
Catherine Akin
1787 – 1833
Walter Lock
1775 – 1851
Sally Locke
1787 – 1807
Josiah Grimmett
1765 – 1837
Mary McCrory
1770 – 1860
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Stephen Kirk
1745 – 1822
Susanna Culp
1750 – 1844
William Bell
1741 – 1828
Mary Bell
1743 – 1800
Robert Grimmett
1736 – 1791
Mary Mathews
1740 –

William Kirk's Descendants

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William (Akin BILL) Kirk (18 Feb 1859 – 4 Feb 1947) m. Victoria (Angeline) Whitwell (28 FEB 1866 – 8 JUN 1936) m. Elizabeth (B) Kirk (1867 – )
  1. 1. Osby (C) Kirk (abt 1887 – )
  2. 2. Obe (Atha) Kirk (16 FEB 1887 – 30 Mar 1955)
  3. 3. Nesbie (Thomas) Kirk (3 Sep 1889 – 24 Mar 1977)
  4. 4. Gertie (Claris) Kirk (6 OCT 1892 – 10 JUL 1893)
  5. 5. Elsie (May) Kirk (17 MAY 1894 – 31 OCT 1895)
  6. 6. William (Claude) Kirk (10 FEB 1898 – 10 JUL 1986)
  7. 7. Mary (Lizzie) Kirk (1 Jun 1900 – 15 Jun 1918)
  8. 8. Lexie (Elmer) Kirk (14 SEP 1901 – 31 JAN 1984)
  9. 9. Eula (Victoria) Kirk (1 APR 1904 – 13 FEB 1995)
  10. 10. Margaret (K) Kirk (abt 1898 – )
  11. 11. Stephen (L) Kirk (abt 1907 – )
  12. 12. Albert (E) Kirk (abt 1911 – )

William Kirk's Timeline

2 Records

1859
18 Feb 1859
Birth of William Akin BILL Kirk in Perry, Tennessee, USA
Perry, Tennessee, USA
1947
4 Feb 1947
Age 88
Death of William Akin BILL Kirk in Flat Woods, Perry County, Tennessee, USA
Flat Woods, Perry County, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Feb 1859
    Event Place: Perry, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Feb 1947
    Event Place: Flat Woods, Perry County, Tennessee, USA

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