William Van Kirk and Sidney A. Van Kirk

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Husband William Van Kirk ^{1 2}

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           Born: 24 Sep 1836 3
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         Father: Dryden Van Kirk (1815-      ) 4 5
         Mother: Matilda Sowers (      -      ) 1

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       Marriage: May 1872 6

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Wife Sidney A. Van Kirk ^{2 6}

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         Father: George Van Kirk (      -      ) 2 7
         Mother: Athalia Closser (      -      ) 2

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Children

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1 F Blanche Van Kirk ⁶

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2 U [Infant] Van Kirk ⁶

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3 M Howard Van Kirk ⁶

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4 M Julius C. Van Kirk ⁶

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5 F Jessie V. Van Kirk ⁶

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6 M Merle W. Van Kirk ⁶

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General Notes: Husband - William Van Kirk

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He passed his early life on the home farm, attending the common schools. Like his father and grandfather, he learned the mason's trade, and followed it until the commencement of the Civil war, when he enlisted, in August, 1862, in Company C, One Hundred and Fortieth P. V. I. His company was commanded by Capt. Acheson, and was sent to the South, where he did guard duty on the West Central Railroad, and thence going to Fredericksburg, he remained with the company until the close of the war. When on the skirmish line near Deep Bottom he was struck by the splinters of a sapling near by, which went through the knapsack and its contents and killed the man beside him. On his return from the war he engaged in buying stock.
He always supported the Republican party, and served as school director, supervisor, and inspector of elections. The family were members of the Disciple Church at Washington.

1 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 1004, 1202.

2 Joseph F. McFarland, 20th Century History of Washington and Washington County, Pennsylvania and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1910), Pg 901.

3 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 1004.

4 Boyd Crumrine, History of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: L. H. Everts & Co., 1882), Pg 657.

5 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 508, 1004, 1202.

6 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 1202.

7 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 1456.