Elijah Kirkman, b: 1816

^{1846 War w/Mexico,Calif & NM acquired}
^{1861 - 1865 Civil War, North vs. South}
^{1867 Alaska Territory purchased}
^{1869 Transcontinental Railroad complete}
^{1879 Edison invents phono/light bulb}

^{1776 Declaration of Independence}
^{1789 George Washington first president}
^{1803 Louisiana Territory Purchased}
^{1805 Lewis and Clark reach Pacific}
^{1812 - 1814 War of 1812 with Britain}

^{1735 Freedom of press established}
^{1740 Colony population = 1.5 million}
^{1754 - 1763 Anglo-French War}
^{1773 Boston Tea Party tax rebellion}
^{1775 - 1783 Revolutionary War}


			^{George Kirkman}^{b.1735 Maryland d.1820 Guilford C, North Carolina}

		^{Elijah Kirkman}^{b. Caroline Co, MD d. Morgan Co, IL}	^Elizabeth^{b. d.}

^{Mary Jane Kirkman}^{b.1839 Morgan Co, IL d.1922 Morgan Co, IL}	^{Elijah Kirkman}^{b.1816 TN d.1868 Jacksonville, IL}

^{Marilda Kirkman}^{b.1842 Jacksonville, IL d.1896 Springfield, IL}		^{Barbara Smith}^{b. d.}

^{Elizabeth Kirkman}^{b.1844 Morgan Co, IL d.1911}

^{George Franklin Kirkman}^{b.1846 Morgan Co, IL d.1928 Stockton, Cedar Co, MO}

^{Zachary Taylor Kirkman}^{b.1849 Morgan Co, IL d.1915 Morgan Co, IL}	^{Maria(h) Brown}^{b.1814 Morgan Co, IL d. Jacksonville, IL}

^{Elijah Kirkman}^{b.1851 Morgan Co, IL d.1853 Morgan Co, IL}

^{Martha Maria Kirkman}^{b.1854 Morgan Co, IL d.1909 Morgan Co, IL}