Kirby, William

KIRBY

Posted By: Joyce Hickman (email)
Date: 3/13/2008 at 16:25:27

William Kirby

(From the 1883 History of Pottawattamie County, Iowa, by J. H. Keatley, p.128, Keg Creek Twp.)
William Kirby, farmer, P. O. Silver City, Mills County, was born in Yorkshire, England, February 13, 1850, son of James and Jane (Croft) Kirby, natives of Yorkshire, England, he, born in 1808, was a large farmer, and died in Clyde, Ill., July 22, 1866; she born october 15, 1819, and is now living in Keg Creek Township. They were the parents of four children - three boys and one girl. Our subject received his schooling in Logan County, Ill., and started in life as a farmer. It was in 1854 that he came to the United States, and he lived in Illinois for eighteen years. March 4, 1875, he came to Keg Creek Township and bought 160 acres of prairie land, at $11, $12.50 and $16.75 per acre. he ahs made many substantial improvements, and carries on general farming. Since his residence in this county, he has dealt considerably in land, having been in the real estate business for some time. He votes the Republican ticket.