Mahala Kirkland (1845 - 1920)

Born 17 Mar 1845 in Henry, Alabama, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Josiah Morgan Kirkland — married 19 Aug 1863 in Henry County, Alabama

Died 9 Apr 1920 at age 75 in Henry, Alabama, United States

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Biography

This profile is part of the Kirkland Name Study.

Mahala was born in Alabama [1-2, 4, 6-9] in 1845 to Benjamin[5] and Sarah Kirkland. She married Josiah Kirkland in 1863 in Henry County, Alabama [3]. They had 7 children though 2 died young. Mahala died in 1920 and was buried in Brackin/Kirkland Cemetery in Henry County, Alabama [10].

Sources

1. 1850 U.S. Census for the State of Alabama, Henry County, Southern District (Mahala, age 5, born in Alabama, living in the household of Benj. H. Kirkland). [Census available on ancestry.com.]

2. 1860 U.S. Census for the State of Alabama, Henry County, Sanders Beat 13 (Mahala, age 15, living in the household of Benj. H. Kirkland). [Census available on ancestry.com.]

3. Helon H. Cutler, Henry County, Alabama Records. Volume ll: 1821-1901. Marriage Records (Culter Publications, 1993), Page 102.

4. 1870 U.S. Census for the State of Alabama, Henry County, 13th Precinct (Mahalia, age 25, born in Alabama, living in the household of J.M. Kirkland). [Census available on ancestry.com.]

5. Benjamin H. Kirkland died intestate. Orphan's Book X, Pages 863-865 lists the heirs of Benjamin. Included is: Mahala, wife of J. M. Kirkland, of Henry County, AL.

6. 1880 U.S. Census for the State of Alabama, Henry County, Beat 6 (Mahala, age 33, born in Alabama, living with her husband M. Kirkland). [Census available on ancestry.com.]

7. 1900 U.S. Census for the State of Florida, Walton County, Sandy Creek-Precinct 3 (Mahaley, age 55, born in Alabama, married 37 years, mother of 7 children, living with her husband Morgan J. Kirkland). [Census available on ancestry.com.]

8. 1910 U.S. Census for the State of Alabama, Houston County, Precinct 2 (Mahley, age 65, born in Alabama, married 47 years, mother of 7 children, living with her husband Josiah M. Kirkland). [Census available on ancestry.com.]

9. 1920 U.S. Census for the State of Alabama, Geneva County, Precinct 3 (Mahalie, age 74, born in Alabama, living with her husband Josiah M. Kirkland). [Census available on ancestry.com.]

10. Mrs. Marvin Scott, Henry County, Alabama Cemetery Records (Tuscaloosa, Alabama: Willo Publishing Company), page 41.