Caleb Kirkland Jr. (1802 - 1867)

Born 3 Aug 1802 in Edgefield, South Carolina, United States [uncertain]

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth Kirkland — married 15 Sep 1825 in Henry, Alabama

Descendants

Died 1 Apr 1867 at age 64 in Henry, Alabama, United States [uncertain]

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Biography

This profile is part of the Kirkland Name Study.

Caleb Kirkland was born 03 Aug 1802 in South Carolina^[1] to Caleb and Sarah Kirkland.^[2][3][4]

He married Elizabeth Kirkland on 15 Sep 1825 and they first lived in Henry County, Alabama 5 miles south of Abbeville, but moved to Walton County, Florida in 1833 residing there for 7 years. In 1836 during an Indian raid their home was completely burned down, leaving them homeless and on 01 Jan 1839 they returned to Henry County, settling the old Kirkland homestead on the Columbia and Newton Road about ten miles from Columbia. They remained there until the death of Caleb in 1867.^[1][3][4] He and Elizabeth had the following known children:

1. Levi Kirkland was born 09 Feb 1827 in Alabama, died 21 Apr 1903 and is buried in Old Pleasant Plains Cemetery, Headland, Henry County, Alabama.^[5][3]
2. Martha Kirkland was born about 1828 in Alabama.^[3]
3. Matthew C Kirkland was born about 1829 in Alabama.^[6]
4. Sarah Kirkland was born about 1833 in Alabama.^[3]
5. Ethelenda Kirkland was born about 1834 in Florida.^[3]
6. Isaac Kirkland was born about 1833 in Florida.^[3]
7. Catherine Kirkland was born about 1837 in Florida.^[4]
8. Joseph Kirkland was born about 1839 in Alabama.^[3]
9. Wilson R.^[4] Kirkland was born about 1840 in Alabama.^[3]
10. Sidney Kirkland was born about 1843 in Alabama.^[3][4]
11. Mary Kirkland was born about 1845 in Alabama.^[3][4]
12. Ransom Kirkland was born about 1847 in Alabama.^[3][4]
13. Rachel Kirkland was born about 1849 in Alabama.^[3]

The following article appeared in the 4 July 1929 issue of the Abbeville Herald (Abbeville, Alabama): "RECORD OF CALEB KIRKLAND Caleb Kirkland lived at Old Pleasant Plains Church and surrounding vicinity. The last Home Corning Day given at uncle Levi Kirklands' his wife's home, Elizabeth Kirkland just prior to her death. She had 136 children and decendants. As she lived to the age 82 leaving the family of children as follows: Mathew, Isaac, Wilson, Ransom, Sidney, and Levi, and girls are Catherine, Mary, Margaret, and Rachel. All of whom have passed except Aunt Rachel Knowles, who only now survives and known as the family of the said Kirkland in Southeast Alabama, are known to a great height, and as a part of the Kirkland and Brackin are now pretty numerous, therefore his relation bring this family and makes them one of the most noted families in the whole community. As they have grown from these two families some of the most noted characters such as preachers, doctors, lawyers, school teachers, and ___ too numerous to mention. And among the business world, there are merchants, druggists, bankers, mechanics, and farmers. Just toward the last Home Coming Day at Concord, June 12, 1929, when more than five hundred assembled from the different sections and spent the day in song, prayer and preaching and not a jar of discord. All ate to their fill and went their way rejoicing and looking forward to the day, 1930. Rev. Levi Kirkland. Committee." (Spelling is as it appeared in the newspaper.)

Caleb died 01 Apr 1867^[1] and is buried at Old Pleasant Plains Cemetery, Headland, Henry County, Alabama.^[2] The cemetery is located north of the Henry and Houston County line road from Headland to Columbia, on a farm road, almost impassable -- a neglected cemetery.^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Columbia Enterprise. Columbia, Alabama. Volume IV Number 50. 17 Jan 1884. page3.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Tombstone photograph for Caleb Kirkland, son of Caleb and Sarah Kirkland at FindAGrave.
3. ↑ ^{3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12} "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MH59-QTT : 12 April 2016), Caleb Kirkland, Henry county, Henry, Alabama, United States; citing family 959, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6} "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHDR-JVJ : 13 December 2017), Caleb Kirkland, 1860.
5. ↑ Tombstone photograph for Levi Kirkland (09 Feb 1827-21 Apr 1903) at FindAGrave. Note: Year of birth on marker is different from what is on page; as marker is the actual source, we are using that year.
6. ↑ Peacock, Dr. J. R. Kirkland Family Roots Pg. 206 lines 12 & 13; Privately published, 2002. Library of Congress Control No. 2001012345. https://books.google.com/books/about/Kirkland_Family_Roots.html?id=fC_dPAAACAAJ
7. ↑ As of what date, noted by whom? May be cleaned up by now.

• Peacock, Dr. J. R. Kirkland Family Roots. Privately published, 2002. Library of Congress Control No. 2001012345. https://books.google.com/books/about/Kirkland_Family_Roots.html?id=fC_dPAAACAAJ