William Robert Kirby (1850 - 1919)

Born 29 Aug 1850 in Albemarle County, Virginia, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah Ellen (Thomas) Kirby — married 30 Jul 1872 (to 1887) in Fluvanna, Virginia, United States

Husband of Amanda Barnard (Thomas) Kirby — married 20 Apr 1887 (to 7 Dec 1919) in Clermont County, Ohio

Descendants

Died 7 Dec 1919 at age 69 in Fluvanna County, Virginia

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Biography

William Robert Kirby was born August 29, 1850, in Albemarle County, Virginia, to parents Edmond Robert Kirby and Mildred Cary (Thomas) Kirby.

Timeline

• 1850 U. S. Census: William, age <1, lived in Albemarle County, Virginia with parents Edmond, 35, and Mildred, 25, and siblings Randel, 5, and Mary, 2. Edmond was a Cooper.^[1]
• 1860 U. S. Census: William, age 9 but recorded as age 6, lived in District 2, Buckingham, Virginia with parents Edmond, 40, and mother named as Elizabeth, 35, and siblings Jefferson (Randel), 14, (Mary) Elizabeth, 12, and Joseph, 4. Edmond's age should have been 45 & William's 9. Edmond's occupation was Cooper, value of real estate was $400 (smeared on film), personal property valued at $100. Elizabeth, Jefferson & William attended school; Edmond could not read or write.^[2]
• 1861-1865 William was 11-15 years old, possibly served in the civil war, but no record found.
• 1872 William R. Kirby, age 22, married Sarah E. Thomas, age 21, on July 30, 1872, in Fluvanna, Virginia. Both were born in Albemarle County. William lived in Albemarle County; Sarah lived in Fluvanna County. William's parents were E.R. and Mildred C. Kriby. Sarah's parents were William O. and Ann Thomas. William's occupation was cooper. ^[3]
• 1880 U. S. Census: William R., 30, (census reads 33) lived in Cunningham, Fluvanna County, Virginia with wife Sallie, 23, and parents Edward, 64, and Kary, 53. Also present were William and Sallie's children: George W., 7, Nellie G., 5, William, 4 and Effeline, 2. Edward's occupation was farmer, Kary's was keeping house, and William's was farm laborer.^[4] NOTE: Found on Image 29 of census.
• 1887 Death of wife, Sallie, who died after having 3 more children. No death record found.
• 1887 Marriage: William Kirby, age 36, married Amanda Thomas, age 28, on April 20, 1887, in Clermont County, Ohio. Marriage record reads Mrs. Amanda Thomas. Image attached.
• 1900 U.S. Census Virginia: Wm R., age 49, lived in Cunningham Township, Fluvanna, Virginia, with wife Nannie B., 42, born April, 1858. They had been married 11 years. Nannie had 6 children, 5 living. Also listed were William's sons with Sallie: Eddie, 20, Bernard, 17, and Macejah, 14. William's occupation was farmer and 3 sons reported as farm laborers. Also listed were his children with Nannie: Lillian, 10, Vera, 9, Nora, 8, Wesley, 7, and Mary, 2. Family spoke, read and wrote English. Only Macejah attended school. William owned his farm.^[5]
• 1910 U.S. Census Virginia: W. R. Kirby, 59, lived in Cunningham, Fluvanna County Virginia, with wife Nannie B., 51, and all 6 of their children: Lillian, 20, Vera, 19, Nora, 18, Wesley, 16, Mary, 11, and Ashby, 8. William reported this is his second marriage, Nannie's first marriage, and they had been married 21 years. William's occupation was farmer, both parents were born in Virginia. Family spoke, read and wrote English; Nora, Wesley, Mary and Ashby attended school. Vera was a milliner; Wesley worked on the farm. Older 7 children from previous marriage not mentioned. ^[6]
• 1919 Death Certificate: W. R. Kirby of Fluvanna County, Virginia died on December 7, 1919, age 64, cause of death was diabetes, occupation at time of death was farmer.^[7]
• 1919: William Robert Kirby, age 69, died on December 7, 1919 and was buried in Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery, Fluvanna County, Virginia. Find A Grave: Memorial #10700702 ^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M882-TDR : 12 April 2016), William Kirby in household of Edmond Kirby, Albemarle county, part of, Albemarle, Virginia, United States; citing family 815, NARA microfilm publication M432 (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:M41S-5BS : 13 December 2017), Edmund Kirby, 1860.
3. ↑ "Virginia, Vital Records, 1715-1901", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G9XF-NVJZ?cc=4149585 : 21 December 2022), > image 1 of 1.
4. ↑ United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC5S-6LY : 15 July 2017), William R Kirby in household of Edward Kirby, Cunningham, Fluvanna, Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district ED 50, sheet 441C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,255,365.
5. ↑ United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MMF1-875 : accessed 23 April 2018), Wm R Kirby, Cunningham Township (north part), Fluvanna, Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 72, sheet 9A, family 165, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,708.
6. ↑ United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MPPJ-7TW : accessed 23 April 2018), W R Kirby, Cunningham, Fluvanna, Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 85, sheet 1A, family 11, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1628; FHL microfilm 1,375,641
7. ↑ Source Citation: Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia Source Information: Ancestry.com. Virginia, Deaths, 1912-2001 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Original Data: Virginia, Deaths, 1912–2014. Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, Virginia.
8. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 23 April 2018), memorial page for William Robert Kirby (29 Aug 1850–7 Dec 1919), Find A Grave Memorial no. 10700702, citing Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery, Fluvanna County, Virginia, USA ; Maintained by Heather from VA (contributor 39720311) .