Zachariah Taylor Kirkland Family
Alabama


Zachariah Taylor Kirkland
b. Aug 1850 Henry Co., Alabama
d. 12 Feb. 1929* or 2 Dec. 1929 Abbeville, Henry Co, AL
buried City Cem., Abbeville, Henry Co., AL

1m. Elizabeth Matilda Majors after 1 Feb1871 Henry Co., AL
b. b. 24 Apr 1854
d. d. 5 Feb 1927
her father: probably William Majors
her mother: Harriett Rebecca (Blackshear)

father : Zacheriah Kirkland(c1770-80 - d. c1840)
mother: Mary Cole
Children of Matilda Major
Mary Lena Kirkland b. 17 Dec. 1871 AL d. 14 Nov. 1917 m. John A. Peterman in Henry Co., 23 Feb 1890
Hosea Kirkland b. 19 Jan 1874 AL d. 29 Dec. 1919 m. Martha Linda (Pearl?) Whitehead in Henry Co,. 24 June 1897
Angus Kirkland b. 10 Nov 1875 Abbeville, Henry Co., AL d. 9 May 1934
m. Lucy Culpepper in Henry Co., 15 July 1899
Carrie Kirkland b. 24 Sep 1877 AL d. 24 Nov 1951 m. Carl Gordon Reynolds
Edward Seymour Kirkland b. 25 July 1879, AL d. 2 Mar 1941 m. Vallis Petty in Henry Co. May 1882
Oscar T. Kirkland (, ) b. 29 Jan. 1882 AL d. 18 May 1901 by lightning while m.
Curtis Robert Kirkland b. 25 Jan 1889 AL d.15 Nov 1945 Vienna, Georgia 1m. Sarah Hutto, (b. 1885 d. 1922) dau. of Augustus Jesse and Mary (Johnson) Hutto,
2m. Nannie ?

*death date according to the First Methodist Church in Abbeville.
# death date according to Mrs. Howell

15 or 18 Oct 1870 - Seymour applies for a marriage license to Sara Blacklidge [Henry Co., marriages, KSB v2 p36] She is the daughter of Edmond and Nancy Blacklidge where "Sergeant" Kirkland was listed in his household in 1870 census. [Alabama Series Vol. 1 - Marriages by Helen Foley, 1971 as in KSBR v2 p51]

1871- 1 Feb - Z. Taylor Kirkland applies for a marriage license to Eliz. M. Majors [Henry Co., marriages, KSBR v2 p36]

1872, before Sep 20 - Alice (Kirkland) Merritt dies. She leaves her husband, Francis M. Merritt whom she married 19 Feb. 1864, the son of Jcob and Sybil (?) Merritt. Her issue was: Marry S. Merritt, (1m. J. Murphy 2m. J. D. Jackson); Malinda F. Merritt (m. P. S. Whitehead); Clifford L. Merritt (m. J. B. Whitehead) ; and an unknown child who died young. 1876- Friday, July 7 - "Mrs. Sallie Kirkland, wife of Seymour Kirkland, of Abbeville, died on 4th instant, at home of her father, Edmond Blackledge. She leaves a husband, mother, father, several brothers and sisters and four small children." [Death Notices, The Henry County Register, 1875, KSBR v.1 p313]

1896-Zacheriah T. Kirkland became a very skilled carpenter and designer. Along with one of his brothers , Edward Seymour "Tuck" Kirkland and cousins, Angus Allen Kirkland and Irving Kirkland, Zacheriah designs and builds the interior of the First Methodist Church in Abbeville, Henry County, Alabama then known as Methodist Episcopal Church. South in 1896. This building still exists and is considered one of the best historical buildings in Henry County for its supreme carpentery and design. This put it on the Historical Register.

1907 - "Cherokee Indian petition #23936- It seems that Mary Elizabeth Bradshaw, wife of Calip Ransom Kirkland, is part Cherokee Indian according to the following petition.
The petition reveals that Calip Kirkland was b. 15 Feb. 1856, m. Mary Elizabeth Bradshaw (d/o Sanford Fort Bradshaw and Pattie Jane Busby. In 1907 Mary Elizabeth Kirkland lived Ellisville, Jones Co., Miss. Her father, Sandford Fort Bradshaw was b. ILL., living in TX in 1851. Her mother, Pattie Jane Busby Bradshaw, was b. Wayne Co., Miss., d. 2 Feb. 1898. In 1907 Sandfort Bradshaw was still living. His father was Stephen Bradshaw. Pattie Jane's father was Nathan Busby. Chn. of Calip and Mary Elizabeth Kirkland:


Henry County Courthouse, apparently designed by Zacheriah T. Kirkland. Demolished about 1950.
1929- there is confict with sources for the death date of Zachariah T. Kirkland. Mrs. Howell gives 2 Dec., 1929 where the First Methodist Church give 12 Feb. 1929.

sources:

Kirkland Family Index || Elroy's Family Index || Ancestoral Chart #10 || Kirklands of Henry Co., AL


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