Husband George Calvin Kirk 1
Born: 3 Apr 1837 - Brady Twp, Clearfield Co, PA 1
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Father: Thomas Kirk (1811-1898) 2
Mother: Eliza Foster Brisbin (1817-1892) 2
Marriage: 18 Apr 1861 2
Wife Margaret Elizabeth Hamilton 2
Born: 26 Dec 1835 - West Buffalo Twp, Union Co, PA 3
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Father: Joseph Hamilton ( - ) 3
Mother: Mary Michaels ( - ) 3
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1 F Mary E. Kirk 3
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Spouse: Charles S. Carpenter ( - ) 3
2 F Lydia J. Kirk 3
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3 F Ida E. Kirk 3
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4 M Austin I. Kirk 3
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5 M Thomas J. Kirk 3
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6 M Lewis N. Kirk 3
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Spouse: Florence Reams ( - ) 3
7 F Sarah M. Kirk 3
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8 M William F. Kirk 3
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9 F Anna M. Kirk 3
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General Notes: Husband - George Calvin Kirk
He had to work hard in his youth as the eldest of a large family, but he had unusual ambition although there was little encouragement or even opportunity to stimulate it. His educational advantages were meager, but he made the most of his chances and later became an acceptable school teacher. He learned the carpenter and cabinetmaking trade and worked at it for a time, but whatever occupation or industry he was engaged in he devoted every moment of spare time to acquiring a knowledge of surveying and civil engineering. Only those who have been equally persevering can appreciate the hard studying he had to do before he was able to perform satisfactory work along this line, but those who gave him the first contracts soon realized that he thoroughly understood every principle and the method of application, although he was entirely self taught. Mr. Kirk did a large amount of surveying for John DuBois, when that enterprising man first began his great lumbering operations in the dense woods that still covered the country surrounding DuBois, and he also did professional work of great importance in Clearfield, Jefferson and other counties. Mr. Kirk continued to work at his profession and each day spent some hours surrounded by his maps and charts, and frequently became so interested in his calculations that ordinary bed-time found him yet busy. In addition to his teaching, surveying and engineering, Mr. Kirk was a very successful farmer for a number of years, owning several hundred acres of excellent land, purchasing his first 100 acres from James Irvin, paying $800 for the same and clearing it himself. He improved his land and erected substantial buildings and still made his home on that farm, even after he sold it to his son, Lewis N., on May 7, 1910. Mr. Kirk was also one of the organizers of the Luthersburg Pottery, which supplied all that section with earthenware for many years. He was also one of the organizers of the S. N. B. Telephone Company, and showed interest in and gave encouragement to other enterprises which proved beneficial to the community.
In politics Mr. Kirk was a Democrat. For a number of years he served on the township school board and during a large part of the time was its treasurer. He was identified fraternally with Lodge No. 753, Odd Fellows, at Troutville, Pennsylvania.