Charles Dewey Kirby (1899 - 1928)

Born 29 Apr 1899 in Lamar, Randolph, Alabama

Ancestors

Died 1 Jun 1928 at age 29 in Douglas, Georgia

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Biography

Charles D Kirby was born in April 29th 1899 in Alabama, his father, Benjamin, was 30 and his mother, Mary, was 27. He had seven brothers and three sisters. Charles married Effie before 1920 they had a number of children including Lorene Nelson and Faye Charles died June 1, 1928 by a gun shoot wound sustained in his barn. An inquest verdict was death was ruled a suicide. The family believed it was accidental. Charles died on June 1st 1928 and is interred at Friendship Baptist Church Cemetery Douglasville Douglas County Georgia.

Known children of Charles and Effie Kirby

1. Lorene Kirby
2. Inez Kirby
3. Nelson Kirby
4. Faye Kirby Pittman 1926-2017
5. Charlotte Kirby

Charles D Kirby in the 1900 United States Federal Census

Name: Charles D Kirby Age: 1 Birth Date: Apr 1899 Birthplace: Alabama Home in 1900: Lamar, Randolph, Alabama Sheet Number: 3A Number of Dwelling in Order of Visitation: 33 Family Number: 33 Race: White Gender: Male Relation to Head of House: Son Marital Status: Single Father's name: Bengman H Kirby Father's Birthplace: Alabama Mother's name: Mary K Kirby Mother's Birthplace: Alabama Neighbors: View others on page

Household Members:

Name Age

Bengman H Kirby 31

Mary K Kirby 26

Relia Kirby 8

David T Kirby 7

James J Kirby 6

Charles D Kirby 1

Charles Kirby in the 1920 United States Federal Census

Name: Charles Kirby Age: 20 Birth Year: abt 1900 Birthplace: Alabama Home in 1920: Fairplay, Douglas, Georgia Street: Pumpkintown Road House Number: Farm Race: White Gender: Male Relation to Head of House: Head Marital Status: Married Spouse's Name: Effie Kirby Father's Birthplace: Alabama Mother's Birthplace: Alabama Able to Speak English: Yes Occupation: Farmer Industry: General Farm Employment Field: Own Account Attended School: No Neighbors: View others on page

Household Members:

Name Age

Charles Kirby 20

Effie Kirby 19

Lorene Kirby 1

C D Kirby Georgia, Deaths-Certificate

Georgia, Deaths

Name: C D Kirby

Event Type: Death

Event Date: 01 Jun 1928

Death Year (Estimated): 1928

Event Place: Douglas, Georgia, United States

Gender: Male

Age: 29

Marital Status: Married

Race: White

Race (Original): W

Spouse's Name: Effie Kirby

Birth Year (Estimated): 1899

Birthplace: Alabama

Father's Name: B H Kirby

Mother's Name: Mary Strain

Certificate Number: 15438

Digital Folder Number: 004334923 , Image Number: 00209

Find A Grave

Birth: Apr., 1899 Randolph County Alabama

Death: Jun. 1, 1928 Douglas County Georgia, USA

Charles' death was a shooting in a barn. He kept a pistol in the barn to shoot the rats. He was found at the bottom of the loft, dead from a gun shot. Charles was a farmer. At the time of his death, he resided at Rt. #2 Winston, Georgia. His family believed his death was an accidental shooting since he always went up to the hay loft to feed the animals before dark. Verdict at inquest was that his death was ruled a suicide. He was 29 years old at the time of his death, June 1. Charles was married to Effie, they had a son named Nelson and a number of other children.

Burial at Friendship Baptist Church. Undertaker J.T. Hixon.

Parents: Mary Katherine Strain Kirby (1871 - 1968)

Burial: Friendship Baptist Church Cemetery Douglasville Douglas County Georgia, USA

Sources

• Source Citation

Year: 1900; Census Place: Lamar, Randolph, Alabama; Roll: 37; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0054; FHL microfilm: 1240037 http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1900usfedcen&indiv=try&h=34899621

• Source Citation

Year: 1920; Census Place: Fairplay, Douglas, Georgia; Roll: T625_254; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 38; Image: 752 http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&db=1920usfedcen&h=9125367&tid=80597346&pid=42455710618&usePUB=true&usePUBJs=true&rhSource=7884

• Citing this Record

"Georgia, Deaths, 1928-1938," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JJWN-S4Z : accessed 23 March 2015), C D Kirby, 01 Jun 1928; citing Douglas, Georgia, United States, certificate number 15438, Georgia Archives, Morrow.

• Source

Find A Grave Created by: Connie Meeks Duffey Record added: Aug 01, 2014 Find A Grave Memorial# 133648921 http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=133648921