Zachariah Kirkland (1821 - 1890)

Born 31 Dec 1821 in Henry, Alabama, United States

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Died 9 Feb 1890 at age 68 in Colmesneil, Tyler, Texas, United States

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Biography

This profile is part of the Kirkland Name Study.

Zachariah moved to Shelby County, Texas in 1859 and lived there until 1880, when he relocated to Tyler County, Texas. He was a farmer and blacksmith by trade. He was a member of the Shelby County Masonic Lodge. He married Sarah Kennedy (Canady, Cassady) 10 June 1846 in Henry County. The bride was a daughter of Reuben and Phoebe (Kirkland) Sanders Kennedy. Phoebe was a daughter of Aaron Kirkland, Senior. Sarah was a sister to Catherine Kennedy, who married Elzy Kirkland, a brother to this Zachariah. Phoebe married a Hutto, after the death of Reuben Kennedy.

Phoebe died before 27 February 1860, when the probate of her estate appears in Henry County OCR Book K, pages 624-625. The final settlement of the estate is on page 635, dated 20 March 1860. The distribution recognized, among the heirs, Catherine Kirkland, wife of Elzy Kirkland and the minor heirs of Sarah Kirkland, who was the deceased wife of Zachariah Kirkland. The court appointed James M. Kirkland as guardian for the interests in the estate held by the minor heirs of Sarah, John J. Kirkland, Matilda E. Kirkland, and Zachariah Kirkland. The guardian was James Madison Kirkland, a brother of the Zachariah treated here.

U. S. Census records of Henry and Dale Counties are of value at this point. The census of 1850 listed this Zachariah with the daughter Matilda, son John J. and one Benjamin F. The 1860 census of Dale County listed Matilda, age 13 years, and Zachariah (full name was Zachariah Taylor Kirkland), age 9 years in the household of Jason Jackson Kirkland and his mother, Ruth. The son John may have been in Texas with his father. There is no further record on Benjamin F. Apparently he died young, or he was the son of Elzy Kirkland of that name, born ca. 1853. Readers are cautioned that there was another Benjamin F. Kirkland born in this time frame, born ca. 1857. He was a son of Harmon S. Kirkland, treated in the Narrative on Moses Kirkland d. 1848.

The distribution from the estate of Phoebe, for the children of her deceased daughter Sarah, was equally divided between John J., Matilda E. and Zachariah Kirkland, in trust of their guardian. Each heir received $35.28. Matilda married George M. Ledmer in Henry County 02 November 1865, and James M. issued her a final settlement 08 January 1867. There is indication that she resided in Georgia, Henry County Estate Packet 1338. The final settlement to her brothers was not located.

The preceding records are sufficient to say the issue of Zachariah and Sarah (Kennedy) Kirkland were as follows: John J. was born 15 March 1845, died 19 May 1917, was buried at Logansport, Louisiana. He married Charlotte Ann Hill 22 November 1877 in Tyler County, Texas. The bride was a daughter of Charles and Nancy (?) Hill. Matilda E. was born ca. 1847, married George M. Ledmer, as reported. Benjamin F. was born ca. 1850 and appears to have died as an infant. The full name of the last child was Zachariah Taylor Kirkland. He was born 12 July 1851, married 1) Eliza Ann Martin 29 January 1874 in Tyler County, Texas, 2) Mary Amanda Ashworth Norsworthy 25 March 1889 in Trinity County, Texas. He died 22 November 1894 in Trinity County. The Mortality Schedule with the U. S. Census for Henry County in 1850 reports Sarah Kirkland died in 1949 from complications of childbirth. The assumption is offered that she was this wife of Zachariah and the child, Benjamin F. Kirkland, died later.

Zachariah remarried to Eliza Ella Catherine Oats 24 December 1859, probably in Dale County, Alabama. This marriage had issue as follows: David Henry was b. 1860 in Shelby County, Texas, died 1899 in Angelina County, Texas. He married Sarah Kirkland, a daughter of Jason Jackson Kirkland; Sarah Ettidora was born ca. 1861, married Allen Williams of Shelby County; Mollie A. was born ca. 1863, died 1902 in Angelina County, married William Henry Kirkland, as his second wife, a son of Jason Jackson Kirkland; Susan was born ca. 1865 and died young; William Brantley was b. ca. 1867, died 1918 in Shelby County, married 1) Emma J. Knowles, a daughter of Mahalia Jane (Kirkland) Knowles, 26 April 1886 and 2) Frances Missouri White 09 February 1893 in Tyler County; Lela was born ca. 1869, married 1) Charlie Brown 2) Allen Williams, after the death of her sister Sarah; James Haywood was born 1872 in Shelby County, died September 1954 in Angelina County, married Emily Collier; Willis was born ca. 1873, married Berthie Woodcock.

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• Kirkland Family Roots, by Dr. JR Peacock, publ 2002, pp 189-191
• 1850 United States Federal Census

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• 1860 United States Federal Census

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• 1870 United States Federal Census

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• 1880 United States Federal Census

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• U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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