Wilson R
Kirkland
Born about in Alabama, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Caleb Kirkland Jr.
and Elizabeth Kirkland
Brother of
Levi Kirkland, Matthew C Kirkland, Sarah Kirkland, Isaac W Kirkland, Margaret Ethalinda (Kirkland) Brackin, Ann Catherine (Kirkland) Johnson, Joseph Kirkland, Sidney Kirkland, Mary Elizabeth (Kirkland) Worrell, Ransom Caleb Kirkland and Rachel Jane (Kirkland) Knowles
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at about age 21
in Port Gibson, Claiborne, Mississippi, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 12 Dec 2015
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Biography
This profile is part of the Kirkland Name Study.
Wilson was born in Alabama [1-2] to Caleb and Elizabeth (Kirkland) Kirkland. He worked on his father's farm until May of 1862. W. R. Kirkland served as a Private in Company I, 46th Alabama Infantry Regiment during the Civil War. He enlisted at age 22 on May 10, 1862 at Columbia, Alabama. On May 1st he was wounded at Port Gibson, Mississippi where his unit suffered greatly. He died on May 23rd and was buried in Wintergreen Cemetery in Port Gibson.
Sources
- 1850 U.S. Census for the State of Alabama, Henry County, Southern District (Wilson, age 10, born in Alabama, living in the household of Caleb Kirkland). [Census available on ancestry.com.]
- 1860 U.S. Census for the State of Alabama, Henry County, Kirkland Beat #4 (Wilson R., age 19, born in Alabama, working as a farmer, living in the household of Caleb Kirkland). [Census available on ancestry.com.]
- https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/13547386/wilson-r-kirkland
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Wilson R by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Wilson R by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
- Jefferson Kirkland
:
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 111 markers, haplogroup I-M253, FTDNA kit #974864
-
~2.34%
Edward Kirkland :
AncestryDNA
-
~1.56%
Glenn Brackin :
23andMe, GEDmatch A454595 [compare]
+
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A454595 [compare], Ancestry member GlennBrackin
-
~1.56%
Sandra (Huggins) Cortez :
23andMe, GEDmatch M216768 [compare]
-
~1.56%
Vera (Smith) Miller :
23andMe
+
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member VeraMiller81
-
~1.56%
George Athey :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T673925 [compare], FTDNA kit #8468
-
~1.56%
Robert Barnard :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T313058 [compare], FTDNA kit #607887
-
~1.17%
Ronald Kirkland :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A140534 [compare], yourDNAportal RONe011c294, Ancestry member RonaldKirkland55
-
~0.78%
Darlene (Athey) Athey-Hill :
23andMe, GEDmatch A179614 [compare]
+
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A179614 [compare], Ancestry member DarAthey
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch A179614 [compare], FTDNA kit #B14089
+
MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch A179614 [compare]
-
~0.78%
K. Jones :
23andMe, GEDmatch M648648 [compare]
+
AncestryDNA
-
~0.78%
Terrence White :
23andMe, GEDmatch M142005 [compare]
+
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch M142005 [compare], Ancestry member revenant1963
-
~0.78%
Daniel Riley :
23andMe
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #960161
-
~0.78%
Nancy (Riley) Richburg :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member nrrichburg46
-
~0.78%
Mark Shelby :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member mshelbyfla
-
~0.78%
Rick Athey :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T063220 [compare], FTDNA kit #587036
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