FIFTH GENERATION

225. James Harrison Kirkpatrick ⁽³⁴⁾ was born on 15 May 1798 in Georgia. ⁽³⁴⁾ He was buried in Jul 1876 in Hillside Cemetery, Grant Co., Wisconsin.⁽³⁸⁾ He died on 8 Jul 1876 in Platteville, Grant Co., Wisconsin. ⁽⁵⁾ James Harrison Kirkpatrick was born in Jackson Co., GA on 15 May 1798. H e came West with his family to Illinois in 1802 and lived a good part o f his life in that territory. He married in Bond Co., Illinois on 30 S ep 1820 to Nancy Hufner. James H. served with his father in the War of 1 812. He is listed (age 16 or 17) with Captain James B. Moor's Company o f Mounted Illinois militia in 1815. His father served in the same comp any for the same span of time.

James H. Kirkpatrick, who usually went by the name of Harrison, moved n orth in Illinois to the Galena area and stayed in this general geograph ic region until his death. He is found on a list of names in a poll boo k dated at Fever River, an early name for the Galena area, 7 August 182 6. The document is in the Peoria County Archives, Peoria, Illinois, bu t the mining area it deals with was the Fever River precinct which incl uded Galena. In 1826 Peoria County included everything North to the St ate Line. He is found in the 1830 census of Iowa County, Michigan Terr itory (later to be Wisconsin Territory).

It is probable that Harrison was married twice. Nancy was the mother o f the three oldest children, but she had probably died by 1830, since n o wife appears in the 1830 census. The 1840 census shows a wife aged b etween 20 and 30, who was too young to have been the older children's m other, but who was probably the mother of the five younger children. B y the time of the 1850 census, this second wife had also probably died. A t least she does not appear in the record. We do not know the name of t his second wife.

In 1836, in the first census of the original counties of "Dubuque and D emoine" in Wisconsin Territory (later Iowa Territory), we find James H. K irkpatrick with a family of eight. Again in 1840 in an Iowa census thi s time, he is found in Dubuque County (Second District). This is an are a across the Mississippi River from the Galena/Iowa County Region.

In 1847 he is listed as living "at the head of the Platte" in Grant Co. , Wisconsin. This census gives a family of eight. In the 1850 U.S. Ce nsus for what is termed the Eastern District of Grant County, Wisconsin , James is again listed but with no wife and children numbering six -- s ome born in Wisconsin, some born in Iowa, and some in Illinois. Among t hose not listed are two children attributed to him by the writings of o thers. They are Samuel D. and Thomas Kirkpatrick. Samuel D. Kirkpatric k lived most of his life in Illinois, first in Alton and then, after 18 68 in Montgomery Co., Illinois. Thomas went to California in 1850 and e ventually moved, first to Washington State, and then in 1859 to British C olumbia, Canada.
[In 1860 Census with son in law Lewis Williams and daughter Mary and th eir children in Lafayette Co. Wisconsin]
In the 1870 U.S. Census Harrison Kirkpatrick is found living in Washbur n, Grant Co., WI (now the town of Arthur), with his daughter and her hu sband Louis Howell and their family. Harrison's age is given as 79, bi rthplace as GA, Occupation as miner. Harrison Kirkpatrick along with m any of his relatives, was in this tri-state region of Iowa/Wisconsin/Il linois because of the lead mining activity in the area.

On 19 Jun 1875, in Platteville, Grant Co., WI, Harrison Kirkpatrick mad e his will. After payment of his expenses and debts he bequeathed any s urplus of his estate to Mary L. Williams, wife of Lewis Williams, of Cl ifton, WI, and to Eliza C. Kirkpatrick of Platteville, WI, his daughter s. He named John Fletcher Kirkpatrick, a cousin, as administrator. On e of the witnesses to the will was Rebecca Loofbourow, who was the rema rried widow of James Harrison Kirkpatrick's brother, Richard H. Kirkpat rick. Richard had been an early settler and miner in this same territo ry.

James Harrison Kirkpatrick died 8 July 1876 in Platteville, Grant Co., W I and is buried in Hillside Cemetery, in that city. His marker given h is age as 78 years, 1 month and 23 days.

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PLATTEVILLE WITNESS-(date unknown)
Obituary of James H. Kirkpatrick-

Kirkpatrick - Died in Platteville, Wis., July 8, 1876, James H. Kirkpat rick
in the 79th year of his age.

He was born in Georgia, moved to the Northwest when quite young, was
married early in life and raised a family - several of whom preceded hi m
to the better land. He has been a widower over 30 years. Converted when a bout 13 years old, he has been a constant member of the Methodist Episc opal church for more than 65 years. He was at the first camp meeting he ld in Wisconsin, and was a member of the first class formed north of Pl atteville. He filled, with acceptibility, several important offices in t he church, such as Sunday School superintendent, class leader, and stew ard. A little reserved in deportment, though clear in Christian experie nce, but never ostentatious. A few days ago he said, my feet are near t he waters of Jordan, but all is bright and clear on the other side, the e nemy has sorely tempted me, but I have the victory.

James Sims, Belmont, July 11, 1876

He was married to Nancy Hufner on 30 Sep 1820 in Bond Co., Illinois. ⁽¹⁵¹⁾ Nancy Hufner was born about 1800. She died about 1830. James Harrison Kirkpatrick and Nancy Hufner had the following children:

+686 i. Samuel D. Kirkpatrick.
+687 ii. Thomas Gillham Kirkpatrick.
+688 iii. Mary L. Kirkpatrick.

He was married to 2nd Wife UnknownJHK about 1830. 2nd Wife UnknownJHK was born about 1815. She died about 1850. James Harrison Kirkpatrick and 2nd Wife UnknownJHK had the following children:

689 i. John D. Kirkpatrick.
+690 ii. James H. Kirkpatrick Jr..
691 iii. Elizabeth C. Kirkpatrick.
692 iv. Sarah S. Kirkpatrick.
+693 v. Eliza A. Kirkpatrick.