For
Muscatine County Iowa
1879
| Biographies For Muscatine County Iowa 1879 | |
Here is what the abbreviations in the bios stand for: far: farm; Co.: company or county; dir: dealer; IVA: Iowa Volunteer Artillery; IVC: Iowa Volunteer Cavalry; IVI: Iowa Volunteer Infantry; P.O.: Post Office; S. or Sec.: section; and st.: street.
Source: History of Muscatine County Iowa, Biographical Section, 1879, page 646
ROBERT KIRK, farmer, Sec.24; P. O. Muscatine; born in Ireland Nov. 11, 1815; came to Muscatine Co. in 1852, and settled on his present farm of 242 acres. Married Miss Martha Hopper April 11, 1842; born in Ireland June 25, 1825; they have eight children--Eliza J. (now Mrs. Battin), born March 3, 1842; Matilda, born Jan. 9, 1844 (now Mrs. Millhall) Thomas, born June 5, 1847; Sarah, born Jan. 21, 1849 (now Mrs. Bunker); Robert C., born March 10, 1852; Emma, born May 3, 1854 (now Mrs. Wiggins); Martha E., born Sept. 8, 1857; William J., born July 9, 1860. Mrs. K. is a member of the Congregational Church.
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