EIGHTH GENERATION

2862. Orville Hale Kirkpatrick ⁽⁷⁸⁰⁾ was born on 31 Mar 1881 in Henry Co., Iowa.⁽¹¹⁷¹⁾ He died on 28 Jul 1938 in Cozad, Dawson Co., Nebraska.⁽¹¹⁷²⁾ He was buried in Walnut Grove Cemetery, Dawson Co., Nebraska. ⁽¹¹⁷³⁾ Orville Hale Kirkpatrick was born 31 March 1881 at Henry County, Iowa. H e was the oldest of five children born to Irenious Roscoe & Addie Flore nce (Campbell) Kirkpatrick. He moved at an early age with his family f rom Henry County, Iowa to the Cozad, Dawson County, Nebraska area. His f ather and himself were farmers. Orville died 28 July 1938 from injurie s received from being knocked to the pavement by a local police officer o ver a parking infraction. Orville is buried at Walnut Grove Cemetery, D awson County, Nebraska.

On 22 March 1905 Orville married Lillian Belle Garner, youngest child b orn to Robert B. & Eliza Jane (Wine) Garner. Orville and Lillian were d ivorced in 1923. Orville remained on the family farm taking care of hi s aged mother. Lillian was born 1 Mach 1881 at Unionville, Putnam Coun ty, Missouri and died 29 August 1954 at Eureka, Humboldt County, Califo rnia. Lillian is buried at Sunset Memorial Cemetery, Eureka, Californi a. Next to her are her children, James, Roscoe & Jennie.

Cozad Local, Tues. Aug. 6, 1938 page 1 col. 3. OBITUARY
Orville Hale Kirkpatrick was born March 31, 1881 in Jefferson county, I owa and passed away July 28, 1938 at the age of 57 years, 3 months and 2 8 days.
In October 1882, he came with his parents to Nebraska, where they hom esteaded on a farm nine miles north of Cozad, which was his home at the t ime of his death. He was married to Miss Lillie Garner March 22, 1905. T o this union three children were born, two sons, James and Roscoe, and o ne daughter Jennie.
He and his wife moved to Arthur county where they homesteaded, and co ntinued to make their home for several years, after which he returned t o live with his mother on the home place. In the year 1898 he united w ith the Walnut Grove church taking a letter of membership in the commun ity where they resided.
He leaves to mourn his passing three children, James, Roscoe and Jenn ie, his mother Mrs. Addie Kirkpatrick, two sisters, Mrs. L. H. Klein of C allaway, Nebr., and Mrs. Alfred Anderson of Cozad, Nebr., one brother, J ohn Kirkpatrick of Laramie, Wyo. , four nieces and four nephews, togeth er with other numerous relatives and friends. His father I. R. Kirkpat rick, and one brother, preceded him in death.

[poem]

There is a day of sunny rest,
For every dark and troubled night;
and grief may bide an evening guest,
But joy shall come with early light.

For God hath marked each sorrowing day,
And numbered every secret tear,
And heaven's long age of bliss shall pay,
For all His children suffer here.

Funeral services were held at the Walnut Grove church Sunday afternoon, R ev. Almond officiating. Interment was in the Walnut Grove cemetery.
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Cozad Local, Tues., Aug., 2, 1938 Page 1, col. 1 & 2 Officer Cloyd Abs olved of Blame in Death of Orville Kirkpatrick
Last Thursday afternoon a tragic accident occurred in Cozad which cau sed the death of Orville Kirkpatrick, well known farmer residing north o f town. The deceased was in the habit of parking his truck in restrict ed districts and previously had been asked to move his truck and horses t o a side street. This evidently irritated Mr. Kirkpatrick to the exten t that he wrote in his correspondence in The Gothenburg Times to the ef fect that he would give the officer a horse whipping if it occurred aga in. On Thursday afternoon Mr. Kirkpatrick came to Cozad and again park ed his truck in a restricted district. Officer Cloyd proceeded to plac e him under arrest for the infraction of the traffic laws.
In the scuffle which ensued, Kirkpatrick in falling to the pavement, r eceived head injuries which proved fatal a few hours later at the Cozad h ospital.
Friday afternoon a Coroner's inquest was held at the City Hall under t he direction of Coroner Elbert Smith, and the following men were chosen a s the jury: Verne Thomspon, William Lanham, W. E. McKee, S.D. Ralston, F ay Adams, and William Mundell.
Witnesses called to present testimony of the happenings included C. H agadone, Officer Cloyd, James Frew, Albert Christensen, Arndt Ballmer, H arvey Rhoades, and Dr. C. H. Sheets. The testimony of each of the witn esses was virtually the same, each bringing out the point that the dece ased was the aggressor of the unfortunate occurrence.
Following the instructions of the Coroner the jury went into session a nd returned the following verdict:

STATE OF NEBRASKA ) ss.
COUNTY OF DAWSON )
At an inquisition, held at Cozad, in said County on the 29th day of J uly A.D. 1938, before me, Elbert H. Smith, Coroner of said County, upon t he body of Orville H. Kirkpatrick, lying dead, by the Jurors whose name s are hereto subscribed, the said Jurors, upon their oath, do say that t he said Orville H. Kirkpatrick met his death at about 8:45 o'clock P. M . July 28, 1938, by an accidental fall at about 4:00 o'clock P. M., res ulting in a basal skull fracture. The fall being the result of resisti ng arrest by Percy Cloyd, who was acting in the line of duty as a polic e officer of the City of Cozad and using no unreasonable force. We fin d said death to be accidental and not felonius.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, the said Jurors have hereunto set their hands t he day and year aforesaid.
Verne Thompson
Wm. W. Lanham
W. E. McKee
Wm. Mundell
S. D. Ralston
Fay Adams
ATTEST:
Elbert H. Smith

Funeral services for Mr. Kirkpatrick were held at Walnut Grove Sunday a fternoon. The obituary will be published in a later issues of The Loca l.

He was married to Lillian Belle Garner (daughter of Robert B. Garner and Eliza Jane Wine) on 22 Mar 1905 in Unionville, Putnam Co., Missouri.⁽¹¹⁷⁴⁾ He was divorced from Lillian Belle Garner in 1923 in Nebraska. Lillian Belle Garner⁽¹¹⁷⁵⁾ was born on 1 Mar 1881 in Unionville, Putnam Co., Missouri.⁽¹¹⁷⁶⁾ She died on 29 Aug 1954 in Eureka, Humboldt Co., California. ⁽¹¹⁷⁷⁾ She was buried in Sunset Memorial Park, Eureka, Humboldt Co., California.⁽¹¹⁷³⁾ In the 1900 census of Putnam Co. Missouri, Lillian's occupation is teac her.

On the 1920 census of Blue Creek Precinct, Garden Co., Nebraska is Orvi lle H., Lillie B., James P., Roscoe W. and Jennie B. Kirkpatrick. Orvi lle's occupation is farmer.

On the 1930 U. S. Census of Eureka, Humboldt Co., California Lily appea rs with brother James as head of household. Her daughter Jennie is als o in the household. Lily is working as a housekeeper to a private fami ly. Lily states marital status as widow.

Humboldt Time,Tues. Aug. 31, 1954 Obituary of Mrs. Lillian Bell Kirkpat rick. Lillian Bell Kirkpatrick, 73, died Sunday morning at the home of h er daughter, Mrs. Roy O. Stephens [Stevens is correct] of 1001 Californ ia Street. She was born in Unionville, Missouri and had lived in Eure ka for the last 25 years. She was a member of the Grandmother's Club o f the Baptist Church. She was the wife of the late Orville H. Kirkpatr ick. She is survived by two sons, Roscoe Kirkpatrick of Eureka and Jam es Kirkpatrick of Antioch, one daughter, Mrs. Roy O. Stevens of Eureka, o ne sister, Mrs. Will Michael of Enid, Oklahoma; the following grandchil dren: Wayne Kirkpatrick of Eureka, Mrs. Vernon Middaugh of Casper, Wyom ing; Lillie Edna Stevens of Eureka; Roland Stevens of Eureka; David, Be njamin, Sue, John, & Timothy Kirkpatrick of Antioch; Zed Kirkpatrick of P ortola; Linda Middaugh of Casper; Verleen Middaugh of Casper and three g reat grandchildren. Orville Hale Kirkpatrick and Lillian Belle Garner had the following children:

+4310 i. James Parker Kirkpatrick.
+4311 ii. Roscoe Alfred Kirkpatrick.
+4312 iii. Jennie Hester Kirkpatrick.