John Edward Kirkham

   Cause of his death was Acute Dilatation of Heart.

  General Notes:

See research notes on his grand mother, Sarah Draper Young, for 1860 & 1870 census facts ... by 1860 his parents apparently have died and he went to live with his mother's mother.

The 1880 Federal Census for Petersburg, Dinwiddie Co., Virginia, District 99, page 477B, dated June 3, 1880 records John E. Kirkham (22 - VA/VA/VA) with his wife Hettie F. Kirkham (17 - VA/VA/VA) and their daughter Florence J. Kirkham (5/12 - December). John is employed as a Printer.

The 1900 Federal Census for Petersburg, Ward 6, Dinwiddie Co., Virginia, District 106, page 223B, dated June 8, 1900 records John Kirkham (Sept 1858 - VA/VA/VA) with his wife Hettie F. Kirkham (Nov 1863 - VA/VA/VA) and their daughter, Florence J. Kirkham (Dec 1880), and son, Willie L. Kirkham (April 1882), living at 338 Halifax Street. John is a employed as a Job Printer and has been married to Hettie for 22 years. They have had 2 children.

The 1910 Federal Census for Petersburg, Ward 3, Dinwiddie Co., Virginia, District 82, page 129A records John E. Kirkham (52 - VA/VA/VA) with his wife Hettie F. Kirkham (47 - VA/VA/VA) and their married daughter, Florence J. Jones (30) and her husband Geo D. Jones (35) and their son Edward C. Jones (6) living at 338 Halifax Street. John is a employed as a Job Printer and has been married to Hettie for 31 years. They have had 2 children both of whom are still living. George is a employed as an Assistent Manager at the Telephone Company and has been married to Florence for 9 years. They have had 1 child.

The 1920 Federal Census for Petersburg, Ward 5, Dinwiddie Co., Virginia, District 84, page 272A, dated January 2, 1920 records John E. Kirkham (62 - VA/VA/VA) with his wife Hettie Kirkham (57 - VA/VA/VA) living at 608 Halifax Street. Next door is their married daughter, Florence Jones (40) and her husband George D. Jones (44) and their children Edward C. Jones (16) and John K. Jones (7) living at 606 Halifax Street. John is a employed as a Printer and George is a employed as a Manager at a Truck Factory.

The 1930 Federal Census for Petersburg, Ward 6, Dinwiddie Co., Virginia, District 20, page 278A, dated April 3, 1930 records the widow Hettie Kirkham (57 - VA/VA/VA) living at 608 Halifax Street. Next door is their married daughter, Florence K. Jones (50) and her husband George D. Jones (54) and their son John K. Jones (17) living at 606 Halifax Street. On the other side of Hettie is her son William L. Kirkham (48) and his wife Minnie B. (45). William has been married for 27 years and is a employed as a Collector at the Rail Way and George is a employed as a Coal Dealer at the Coal Yard.

  Research Notes:

Below is a marriage record for a son of John & Hettie Kirkham:
Name: Wm Lawrence Kirkham
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Age: 21
Birth Date: 1882
Birth Place: Petersburg, VA.
Marriage Date: 28 Apr 1903
Marriage Place: Petersburg, Virginia
Father: Jno E
Mother: Hettie F.
Spouse: Minnie Lee Brockwell
FHL Film Number: 2048494
Reference ID: Line No. 59

  Medical Notes:

Virginia, Death Records, 1912-2014
Name: Jno Edward Kirkham (married)
Residence: 608 Halifax Street, Petersburg, VA
Occupation: Printer (member of the firm J. E. Kirkham & Co.)
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age at Death: 70
Birth Date: 12 Sep 1857 in Petersburg, VA
Death Date: 12 May 1928
Death Place: Petersburg, Dinwiddie Co., Virginia
Burial: May 14, 1928 at Petersburg, VA
Registration Date: 14 May 1928
Father: Wm Kirkham born Dinwiddie Co., Virginia
Mother: Indiana Young born Dinwiddie Co., Virginia
Spouse: Hettie T Kirkham
Informant: Geo D. Jones [son-in-law] of Petersburg, VA

John married Hettie Florence Tucker on 28 Jan 1879 in Petersburg, VA. (Hettie Florence Tucker was born on 2 Nov 1862 in Petersburg, Dinwiddie Co., Virginia, died on 9 Nov 1944 in Petersburg, VA and was buried on 11 Nov 1944 in Blandford Cemetery, Petersburg, VA.) The cause of her death was Lobar Pneumonia.

  Marriage Notes:

Virginia, Select Marriages, 1785-1940 <http://www.ancestry.com>
Name: John E. Kirkham
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Single
Age:21
Birth Date: 1858
Birth Place: Petg.
Marriage Date: 28 Jan 1879
Marriage Place: Petersburg City, Virginia
Father: Wm. A.
Mother: Indiana
Spouse: Hettie F. A. Tucker
FHL Film Number: 33441
Reference ID: 95