Esther (Reed) Kirk (1894 - abt. 1933)

Born 12 Sep 1894 in Audubon Co., Iowa, USA

Ancestors

Wife of William P Kirk — married about 1929 in USA

Died about 1933 at about age 38 in California, USA

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Biography

Esther Reed was born 12 September 1894 in Audubon Co., Iowa. She is the daughter of Marion Reed and Mary Lattig. ^[1]

1895 Iowa State Census -- Exira, Audubon Co., Iowa, USA

MD Reed, age 35, male, married, born Ohio, minister, congregation; Ada Reed, age 31, female, married, born Illinois, keeping house, congregation; Mary Reed, age 31, female, single born Cass Co. Iowa; Alace Reed, age 5, female, single, born Iowa; Esther Reed, age 3, female, single, born Audubon Co. Iowa; Mattie Reed, age 20, female, single, born Ohio, school teacher, congregation^[2]

1900 census -- Glenwood, Mills County, Iowa, USA

Marion D Reed, head, white, male, born Mar 1860, age 40, married 13 years, born Ohio, father born unknown, mother born unknown, clergyman, rent house; Ada M Reed, wife, white, female, born Oct 1863, age 36, married 13 years, 5 children / 4 living, born Illinois, father born Pennsylvania, mother born Pennsylvania; Mary Reed, daughter, white, female, born Sept 1887, age 12, single, born Iowa, father born Ohio, mother born Illinois, at school, attended school; Alace C Reed, daughter, white, female, born Feb 1890, age 10, single, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Illinois, at school, attended school; Esther Reed, daughter, white, female, born Sept 1895, age 5, single, born Iowa, father born Ohio, mother born Illinois; Howard P Reed, son, white, male, born Jan 1898, age 2, single, born Iowa, father born Ohio, mother born Illinois; ^[3]

1905 Iowa Census -- Humboldt Co., Iowa, USA

MD Reed, Mary Reed Sr., Mary Reed Jr., Esther Reed, Howard Reed, Dorothy Joyce Reed^[4]

1910 census -- Weatherford, Custer Co., Oklahoma, USA

Marion D Reed, head, white, male, age 50, married 24 years, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio, congregational minister, rent house; Mary A Reed, wife, white, female, age 46, married 34 years, 6 children / 5 living, born Illinois, father born Pennsylvania, mother born Pennsylvania; Mary Reed, daughter, white, female, age 22, single, born Iowa, father born Ohio, mother born Illinois, public school teacher; Alice C Reed, daughter, white, female, age 19, single, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Illinois, public school teacher; Esther Reed, daughter, white, female, age 15, single, born Iowa, father born Ohio, mother born Illinois, attended school; Howard P Reed, son, white, male, age 12, single, born Iowa, father born Ohio, mother born Illinois, attended school; Dorothy J Reed, daughter, white, female, age 7, single, born Iowa, father born Ohio, mother born Illinois, attended school; Rebecca McEntee, wife's aunt, white, female, age 75, widow, born Pennsylvania, father born Pennsylvania, mother born Pennsylvania.^[5]

1920 census -- Payette, Payette Co., Idaho, USA

Marion D Reed, head, white, male, age 59, married, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio, minister Presbyterian; Mary A Reed, wife, white, female, age 56, married, born Illinois, father born Pennsylvania, mother born Pennsylvania; Esta Reed, daughter, white, female, age 25, single, born Iowa, father born Ohio, mother born Illinois, teacher; Howard P Reed, son, white, male, age 22, single, born Iowa, father born Ohio, mother born Illinois, attended school; Dorothy Reed, daughter, white, female, age 16, single, born Iowa, father born Ohio, mother born Illinois, attended school; Rebecca McEntee, aunt, white, female, age 84, widow, born Pennsylvania, father born Pennsylvania, mother born Pennsylvania.^[6]

She married William P Kirk about 1929 (source needed).

1930 census - Santa Paula, Ventura Co., California, USA

William P Kirk, head, rent $38, white, male, age 40, married, first married @ 39, born Canada, father born Scotland, mother born England, immigrated 1914, alien, pipe liner oil fields; Esther R Kirk, wife, white, female, age 35, married, first married @ 34, born Iowa, father born Illinois, mother born Ohio, public school teacher^[7]

She died in 1933 in California.^[8] She is buried in Pierce Brothers Santa Paula Cemetery in Santa Paula, California.^[9]

Sources

1. ↑ "Iowa, County Births, 1880-1935," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XV6G-799 : 1 April 2020), Reed, 12 Sep 1894; citing Iowa, United States; county district courts, Iowa; FHL microfilm 1,035,100.
2. ↑ "Iowa State Census, 1895", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VT3J-K7C : Thu Jul 20 21:43:35 UTC 2023), Entry for M D Reed and Ada Reed, 1895.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M92Y-CR5 : Thu Aug 03 08:57:30 UTC 2023), Entry for Marion D Reed and Ada M Reed, 1900.
4. ↑ "Iowa State Census, 1905", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVM5-CV1T : Thu Jul 20 21:01:45 UTC 2023), Entry for Esther Reed, 1905.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1910", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MLQD-GST : Tue Jul 18 20:49:28 UTC 2023), Entry for Marion D Reed and Mary A Reed, 1910.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDCB-57T : Sat Jul 15 04:12:21 UTC 2023), Entry for Esther Reed, 1920.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1930", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XCJ6-CRB : Thu Aug 03 00:54:48 UTC 2023), Entry for William P Kirk and Esther R Kirk, 1930.
8. ↑ "California Death Index, 1905-1939," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKS9-7211 : 23 February 2021), Esther R Kirk, 1933; citing 30125, Department of Health Services, Vital Statistics Department, Sacramento; FHL microfilm 1,686,049.
9. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/236356973/esther-kirk: accessed 12 August 2023), memorial page for Esther Reed Kirk (1894–1933), Find A Grave: Memorial #236356973, citing Pierce Brothers Santa Paula Cemetery, Santa Paula, Ventura County, California, USA; Maintained by LEG (contributor 49859190).