| 1903 Wright brothers 1st plane flight 1908 Ford produces Model T 1913 Edison invents movies w/sound 1914 - 1918 World War I 1929 The Great Depression begins | 1861 - 1865 Civil War, North vs. South 1867 Alaska Territory purchased 1869 Transcontinental Railroad complete 1879 Edison invents phono/light bulb 1898 Spanish-American War | 1789 George Washington first president 1803 Louisiana Territory Purchased 1805 Lewis and Clark reach Pacific 1812 - 1814 War of 1812 with Britain 1846 War w/Mexico,Calif & NM acquired |
![]() | ![]() | ![]() | George Kirkman b.1780 Caroline Co, MD d.1853 Jacksonville, IL | |||||
![]() | ![]() | Thomas Coke Kirkman b.1808 KY d.1845 Hillsboro, IL | Fereby Simpson b. Guilford Co, NC ? d.1847 Jacksonville, IL | |||||
![]() | Bartley William Kirkman b.1832 IL d.1869 Flat Branch, Shelby Co, IL | ![]() | John D. Gorin b. d. | |||||
| William Henry Kirkman b.1860 Shelbyville, Shelby Co, IL d.1939 Santa Clara, Co, CA | ![]() | Maria(h) Gorin b.1810 Christian Co, KY d.1880 Winchester, IL (Prob) | Martha Thomas b. d. | |||||
| Don Alonzo Kirkman b.1863 Shelby Co, IL d. | ![]() | |||||||
| Charles O. Kirkman b.1864 IL d. | ![]() | Samuel Bonaparte Watkins b. d. | ||||||
![]() | Nancy Watkins b.1842 IL d.1878 IL | |||||||
![]() | ![]() | Prudence C. Smith b. d. | ||||||
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