William W. Kirk

KIRK

Posted By: Gordon Felland (email)
Date: 9/21/2005 at 20:43:09

William W. Kirk, a prominent merchant at Fertile village, was born in Trumbull Co., Ohio, Berlin township, Nov. 6, 1831, and reared in Mahoning county. His parents were born and raised in Ohio, where the father died in 1848. The mother is living in Mason City, Iowa. Mr. Kirk received a common school education. He was married in March, 1853, to Lucinda E. Wen, born in the same township. In May, 1862, he came to Fertile township, and lived here until 1864, when he removed to Cerro Gordo Co., Iowa, where he remained six years, and then returned to Fertile township, and settled on section 36, where resided until two years ago, when the came to their present farm on section 25, containing 160 acres. Mr. Kirk is the junior member of the firm of Grove & Kirk, at Fertile. He votes with the republicans, and has held local offices. Mr. and Mrs. Kirk have six children – Rosa, Maud, Martha, Dora, James and Lucy.

Source: History of Mitchell and Worth Counties, Iowa, 1883, page 767.