Pleasant Kirk (abt. 1848 - abt. 1919)

Born about 5 Oct 1848 in Mercer, Missouri, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Rachel Ann (Fitch) Kirk — married 8 Oct 1868 in Iowa, United States

Died about 8 Jul 1919 at about age 70 in Davis City, Decatur, Iowa, United States

Biography

Son of William Elvin Kirk and Rebecca Frances Smith.

Husband of Rachel Ann Fitch.

1850 Census, Decatur, Iowa

• William Kirk age 35 b TN
• Rebecca Kirk age 25 b TN
• Josiah Kirk age 9 b TN
• James N Kirk age 7 b TN
• Willis Kirk age 6 b MO
• Mary A. Kirk age 4 b MO
• Pleasants Kirk age 2 b MO

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1860 Census, Eden Township, Decatur, Iowa:

• William Kirk age 44 b TN
• Rebecca Kirk age 45 b TN
• Josiah Kirk age 19 b TN
• James Kirk age 18 b MO
• Willis Kirk age 16 b MO
• Mary A Kirk age 14 b MO
• Pleasant Kirk age 12 b MO
• Jemima Kirk age 10 b MO
• Nancy Kirk age 8 b MO
• Riley Kirk age 6 b Iowa
• David L Kirk age 4 b Iowa
• Charles Kirk age 1 b Iowa

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1870 Census, Eden, Decatur, Iowa

• Pleasant Kirk age 21 b MO
• Rachel A Kirk age 20 b Ohio
• William D Kirk b Iowa age 11 Months b August b Iowa

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1875 Kansas State Census

• Pleasant Kirk age 26 b MO
• Rachel Kirk age 26 b Ohio
• Wm Kirk age 5 b Iowa
• Edward Kirk age 0 b Nebraska

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1895 Iowa State Census

• Pleasant Kirk age 46 b Missouri
• Rachel Kirk age 46 b Ohio
• Edward Kirk age 20
• Thomas Shoafstall age 85
• William Shoafstall age 53

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Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZ4D-ZBZ : 12 April 2016), Pleasants Kirk in household of William Kirk, Decatur county, Decatur, Iowa, United States; citing family 120, 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:M82J-XQL : 13 December 2017), Willis Kirk in entry for Wm Kirk, 1860.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDJY-VZF : 12 April 2016), Pleasant Kirk, Iowa, United States; citing p. 25, family 173, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 545,885.
4. ↑ "Kansas State Census, 1875," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QL6X-KJXQ : 12 November 2017), Pleasant Kirk, Phillips, Kansas, United States; citing Census, Phillips, Kansas, United States, 17, Kansas State Historical Society, Topeka; FHL microfilm 570,215.
5. ↑ "Iowa State Census, 1895," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VTQP-74Y : 11 March 2018), Pleasant Kirk, Union, Iowa, United States; citing p. 685, 1895, State Historical Society, Des Moines; FHL microfilm 1,022,186.

"United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFPR-DR8 : 19 February 2021), Pleasant Kirk, Prairie Dog, Decatur, Kansas, United States; citing enumeration district ED 57, sheet 281D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,379.

• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9KZ-DGM : accessed 3 May 2021), Pleasant Kirk, New Buda Township Davis city (part), Decatur, Iowa, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 50, sheet 4B, family 78, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,428.

• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M2CY-D1J : accessed 3 May 2021), Pleasant Kirk, Clayton, Norton, Kansas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 111, sheet 6B, family 136, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 449; FHL microfilm 1,374,462.

• "Iowa State Census, 1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK4R-GRZH : 17 March 2018), Pleasant Kirk, 1915; citing Davis City, Decatur, Iowa, United States, card no. , Iowa State Historical Department, Des Moines; FHL microfilm 1,437,614.

• "Iowa, Death Records, 1904-1951," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP8Z-7MW1 : 18 October 2019), Plesant Kirk, 8 Jul 1919, Iowa, United States; citing certificate #, State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines; FamilySearch digital folder 102842721.

• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/157175382