| 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 |
| John Crittenden Kirkman b. d. | ![]() | ![]() | George Kirkman b.1735 Maryland d.1820 Guilford C, North Carolina | |||||
| Emily Anna Kirkman b. d. | ![]() | Leven Kirkman b.1765 Cambridge, MD d.1858 Guilford Co, NC | Elizabeth b. d. | |||||
| Daniel Webster Kirkman b. d. | Leven Kirkman b.1805 Guilford C, North Carolina d. | |||||||
| Abel Gardner Kirkman b. d. | ![]() | Martha Swift b. d. | ||||||
| Mary Eliza Kirkman b. d. | ![]() | |||||||
| Martha Jane Kirkman b. d. | ||||||||
| Thomas Clarkson Kirkman b. d. | Rachel Gardner b. d. | |||||||
| Louisa Adeline Kirkman b. d. | ||||||||
| Rachel Florina Kirkman b. d. | ![]() | |||||||
| Seymour Addison Kirkman b. d. | ||||||||
| Charles Phillips Kirkman b. d. | ||||||||