Harrison County Iowa Genealogy

HISTORY OF HARRISON COUNTY, IOWA, 1891
BIOGRAPHIES
Page 955
JAMES KIRKLAND

James KIRKLAND, deceased, was a farmer of St. John's Township, and counted among the pioneer band, who wended their way to Harrison County, in 1855, and pre-empted the farm, now known as the Charles GILMORE place. He improved this place, finally sold it and moved to the village of St. John's, where he remained a year, and rented a small farm of his father. He bought the homestead now occupied by his wife, on section 35, which consisted of eighty acres.

Mr. KIRKLAND was born in Licking County, Ohio, in February, 1830. His parents were Samuel and Elizabeth (BLAIR) KIRKLAND. The father was a farmer and subsequently moved to Hardin County, Ohio, where he cleared up a farm, from out the big woods. Our subject was educated at the common schools of the Buckeye State, and remained in that country until he came to Pottawattamie County, Iowa, in 1854.

He was married in April, 1854, to Miss Rachel DEAL, of Indiana. By this marriage union ten children were born: Joseph, Sarah, Almeda, Robert, Margaret, Candace, John, Harvey, Eliza and May. Politically, Mr. KIRKLAND was a Democrat. He died July 1, 1882, and was buried in Oak Grove Cemetery, near old St. John's.

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