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Joseph Lidel Kirby (1815 - 1858)

Joseph Lidel Kirby
Born in East, Davidson, Tennessee, USAmap
Ancestors ancestors
Son of and
Brother of , , and
Husband of — married about 1837 in Alabamamap
Descendants descendants
Father of , and
Died at age 42 in Johnson County, Arkansas, USAmap
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Biography

Joseph was born in Tennessee in 1815 to War of 1812 veteran Clinton Kirby and Mariah Pauline Trice. His father moved the family to Alabama by 1830, where Joseph enlisted to fight in the Seminole Wars. Afterwards, he bought property, married Susan Catherine Trice and had his first child before moving his family to Mississippi in 1840. Joseph passed away in 1858 in Arkansas at 42 years old.

Timeline

  • 1815 Aug 19 - Birth - East, Davidson, Tennessee
  • 1830 United States Federal Census[1] - Jackson, Alabama - living with his parents
    • Free White Persons - Males - Under 5 - 1; 5 thru 9 - 1; 10 thru 14 - 3; 15 thru 19 - 1; 30 thru 39 - 1
    • Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 14 - 1; 30 thru 39 - 1
  • c 1835 - U.S. Army Indian Campaign[2]
    • Name: Joseph L. Kirby
    • Rank: Corpl.
    • Unit: Witt's Co., Cawlfield's Batt'n Alabama Mounted Vols.
    • War: Florida War[3]
  • 1837 Aug 5 - Purchased 39 acres - Jackson County, Alabama[4] - Doc #8442
  • 1837 Aug 5 - Purchased 39 acres - Jackson County, Alabama[5] - Doc #8666
  • 1838 Jun 7 - Birth of Daughter Virginia Jane Kirby - Jackson County, Alabama [6]
  • 1840 United States Federal Census[7] - Jackson County, Alabama (Note: this is probably an extended combination of family members.)
    • Free White Persons - Males - Under 5 - 1; 5 thru 9 - 3; 30 thru 39 - 1
    • Free White Persons - Females - Under 5 - 1; 20 thru 29 - 1; 30 thru 39 - 1
    • Slaves - Males - 10 thru 23 - 1
  • 1840 - Move to Mississippi
  • 1840 Aug 9 - Birth of Daughter Marian Liddy Kirby - Tippah County, Mississippi[8]
  • 1850 United States Federal Census[9] - Division 3, Tippah, Mississippi
HouseholdRoleSexAgeBirthplaceMar
Stat		Occupation
Joseph L Kirby Head M 34 TennesseeMFarmer
Susan C Kirby Wife F 28 AlabamaM
Virginia J Kirby Daughter F 11 AlabamaS
Alabama Kirby Daughter F 8 MississippiS
Ethbert Kirby Son M 6 MississippiS
David C Kirby Son M 0 MississippiS


  • 1854 Apr 8 - Birth of Son Joseph M Kirby - Tippah County, Mississippi [10]
  • 1855 - Pension Application[11]
    • Appl # 15673,
    • State filed: Arkansas
    • Remarks: Ind. War
    • Service: Private, Witt; Fla
    • Discharged: 1837
  • 1856 Jun 21 - Birth of Daughter Mary Elizabeth Kirby[12]
  • 1858 Feb 20 - Death - Johnson County, Arkansas — Burial - Hogan Cemetery, Clarksville, Johnson, Arkansas [13]

Sources

  1. ↑ "United States Census, 1830," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHPY-9L9 : 20 February 2021), Clinton Kirtz, Jackson, Alabama, United States; citing 89, NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 1; FHL microfilm 2,328.
  2. ↑ U.S. Army Indian Campaign Service Records Index, 1815-1858 $Fold3
  3. ↑ Wikipedia on Seminole/Florida Wars[1]
  4. ↑ U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907[2]
  5. ↑ U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907[3]
  6. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #14544311
  7. ↑ "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHTL-HRB : 2 October 2021), Joseph L Kirby, Jackson, Alabama, United States; citing p. 13, NARA microfilm publication , (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll ; FHL microfilm .
  8. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #10162447
  9. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4LN-XQ9 : 22 December 2020), Joseph L Kirby, Tippah, Mississippi, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
  10. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #34580754
  11. ↑ "United States Old War Pension Index, 1815-1926," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZPT-PQD : 13 March 2018), Joseph L Kirby, 1855; citing Pension, Arkansas, NARA microfilm publication T316 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 821,606.
  12. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #6317622
  13. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #34579668




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