He was born 1791 according to Info from Reba Cooper from Goodspeed History of Northeast Arkansas, Craighead, however, most other records have 1794 as his birth date.
William Kirksey appears for the first time in 1827 where he applied for a marriage license in Butts Co., GA. He married Martha White 10 Jan 1827. In 1830, the census of Butts Co. (1/2/0 (M/F/S) shows William, Martha and Delila b. 1829 (based on later census)
He resided in Jasper Co. in 1824 and was a land lottery registrant.
He appears on the 1830 and 1840 Butts Co. Ga, censuses
In 1850 and 1860 he resided in Campbell Co. on the census (Campbelton)
In 1870 he and his family are in Burnt Hickory District in Paulding Co., Ga.
Shortly after this census, he moved to Arkansas.
He is the father of the following children:
Marriage 10 Jan 1827 Butts Co., Ga
1830; Census Place: Butts, Georgia; Series: M19; Roll: 16; Page: 177; Family History Library Film: 0007036
Year: 1840; Census Place: District 614, Butts, Georgia; Roll: 37; Page: 180; Family History Library Film: 0007042
Year: 1850; Census Place: District 10, Campbell, Georgia; Roll: M432_62; Page: 431A; Image: 429
Year: 1870; Census Place: Burnt Hickory and Eutah, Paulding, Georgia; Roll: M593_168; Page: 342A; Image: 193816; Family History Library Film: 545667 https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCSF-G6C : 12 April 2016
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