George Washington Kirk (abt. 1837 - 1905)

Born about 25 Jun 1837 in Greeneville, Greene, Tennessee, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Maria Louisa (Jones) Kirk — married 28 Feb 1860 in Greene, Tennessee, United States

Descendants

Died 17 Feb 1905 at about age 67 in Gilroy, Santa Clara, California, United States

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Biography

George was born about 1837. He passed away about 1905. He was the son of Alexander and Sarah Jane Kirk.

In the 1850 census George (age 13) was in Division 9, Greene, Tennessee, United States.^[1]

He served with the 3rd North Carolina Mounted Infantry (US)

George worked as a carpenter in Rheatown, Tennessee (GCGS Pioneer Vol 9 No 1, May 1993).

He married Louisa Jones 28 Feb 1860 in Greene County, Tennessee.^[2] He and Louisa are found in Greene County for the 1860 Census.^[3]

By 1870 they were in Washington County, Tennessee. Their sons were John A. Kirk b 1861 and William Kirk b 1865.^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ 1850 Census: "1850 United States Federal Census"
   The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Division 9, Greene, Tennessee; Roll: 880; Page: 202a; Line Number: 40
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8054 #6162294
   George W Kirk (13) in Division 9, Greene, Tennessee, USA. Born in Tennessee.
2. ↑ "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XZ7B-D23 : 17 January 2021), George W Kirk and Louisa Jones, 28 Feb 1860; citing Greene, Tennessee, United States, Marriage, p. 827, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville and county clerk offices from various counties; FHL microfilm 1,148,743.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8TX-BZ4 : 11 November 2020), George W Kirk, 1860.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD8Z-DBD : 4 January 2021), George W Kirk, 1870.

• Wikipedia

• "United States, Freedman's Bank Records, 1865-1874," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NSTC-P21 : 9 March 2018), Geo W. Kirk in entry for John A. Kirk, ; citing bank District of Columbia, United States, NARA microfilm publication M816 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1970); FHL microfilm 928,575.

• "California Great Registers, 1850-1920," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VYDP-DKT : 25 July 2019), George Washington Kirk, 13 Jul 1900; citing Voter Registration, 720 H St, Yuba, California, United States, county clerk offices, California; FHL microfilm 1,738,595.

• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MVGF-N4L : accessed 20 January 2021), George W Kirk, Douglas Judicial Township, San Joaquin, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 117, sheet 3A, family 72, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 102; FHL microfilm 1,374,115.

• "California Deaths and Burials, 1776-2000", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HGZR-1N2M : 4 February 2020), Geo. W. Kerk, .

• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/33515051/george-washington-kirk