Ransom Caleb Kirkland (1847 - 1923)

Born 21 Nov 1847 in Henry, Alabama, United States

Ancestors

Died 1 Oct 1923 at age 75 in Castleberry, Conecuh, Alabama, United States

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Biography

This profile is part of the Kirkland Name Study.

Rev Ransom Caleb Kirkland was born in November of 1847 in Henry, Alabama to Caleb and Sarah "Elizabeth" (Ransom) Kirkland. He is listed with his parents on both: the 1850 Census^[1] and the 1860 Census.^[2] On December 6, 1868 he married "Lou" Lucinda Elizabeth-Jane Burdeshaw (1847–1912).^[3] They are listed together on the following census reports:

• 1870 Census (with one daughter listed)^[4]
• 1880 Census (with five children listed)^[5]
• 1900 Census (with five children listed)^[6]

Based on the data provided in the census reports it is believed that Ransom and Lou had the following children:

• 1. Mittie Luverta (Kirkland) Gray (1870–1954)
• 2. Dempsey Wilson Kirkland (1871–1953)^[7][8]
• 3. Delphia Arminda (Kirkland) Hodge English (1874–1964)^[9]
• 4. Daniel Morton Kirkland (1877–1947)^[10]
• 5. William Joe Kirkland (1879–1965)^[11]
• 6. Mollie Frances (Kirkland) Webb (1882–1930)^[12]
• 7. Carrie H. (Kirkland) Worrell (1885–1966)
• 8. Anderson H Kirkland (1887–1967)^[13]

He passed away at the age of 75 in 1923 and is buried in the Cedar Creek Baptist Cemetery in Castleberry, Conecuh County, Alabama.^[14]

• Note: his wife and six of his children are now linked to his find-a-grave memorial; profiles need to be created for them :)

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MH59-QYH : 19 December 2020), Ransane Kirkland in household of Caleb Kirkland, Henry, Alabama, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHDR-JVP : 18 February 2021), Ranson Kirkland in entry for Caleb Kirkland, 1860.
3. ↑ "Alabama Marriages, 1816-1957", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FQNC-TQV : 13 February 2020), Ranson C. Kirkland, 1868.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHK8-T46 : 1 January 2021), Ransom Kirkland, 1870.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4J2-FV6 : 19 February 2021), R C Kirkland, Hardwicks, Henry, Alabama, United States; citing enumeration district ED 82, sheet 619C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,015.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M984-D1C : accessed 6 March 2021), Ransom Kirkland, Precinct 6 Castleberry Castleberry, Conecuh, Alabama, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 50, sheet 3B, family 48, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,010.
7. ↑ "Alabama Marriages, 1816-1957", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FQDN-64T : 13 February 2020), R. C. Kirkland in entry for D. W. Kirkland, 1892.
8. ↑ "Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J6FX-D7S : 11 January 2021), Rance Kirkland in entry for Dempsey W. Kirkland, 1953.
9. ↑ "Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JFCB-T2T : 11 January 2021), Rance Kirkland in entry for Delphia Minda Hodge English, 1964.
10. ↑ "Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JKS1-GQY : 11 January 2021), R.c. Kirkland in entry for D. Morton Kirkland, 1947.
11. ↑ "Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JF6H-1RL : 11 January 2021), Ramsom C. Kirkland in entry for William Joe Kirkland, 1965.
12. ↑ "Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JDLT-8FZ : 11 January 2021), R. C. Kirkland in entry for Mollie Frances Webb, 1930.
13. ↑ "Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JXVJ-JYR : 11 January 2021), R. T. Kirkland in entry for Anderson Homer Kirkland, 1967.
14. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 06 March 2021), memorial page for Rev Ransom Caleb Kirkland (21 Nov 1847–1 Oct 1923), Find a Grave Memorial no. 49968837, citing Cedar Creek Baptist Cemetery, Castleberry, Conecuh County, Alabama, USA ; Maintained by Kay Kelly (contributor 47213923) .

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• "Alabama, Confederate Pension Applications, ca. 1880-1930's," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:WKK1-S4MM : 3 December 2019), Ransom C Kirkland, 23 Jun 1913; citing Pension, Conecuh, Alabama, United States, Alabama Department of Archives ...