Anderson Emma (Moss) Kirkpatrick-TN 1800
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LUCILIUS M. KIRKPATRICK, Muhlenburgh [sic] County, was born July 18, 1829,
in Wilson County, Tenn.He is the eldest of nine children - four boys and
five girls - born to Anderson and Emma E. (Moss) Kirkpatrick, natives of
Wilson and Sumner Counties, Tenn., respectively, of Scotch-Irish and
German descent.Anderson Kirkpatrick was a son of John Kirkpatrick, who
married a Miss Clendening; they were natives of North Carolina and Virginia
respectively.John Kirkpatrick was the son of Alexander Kirkpatrick, who
was born in Ireland.The family came to Tennessee about 1780.The mother
of our subject was a daughter of John Moss, who married Miss Lawrence
Slainks; they were natives of Virginia.Lucilius M. was reared on a farm,
and received a common school education; he taught several terms of school
in Tennessee; he lived with his parents until the age of twenty, when he
engaged as salesman for one year in Lebanon, Tenn.He the engaged in
business for himself at Cole's Ferry, on the Cumberland River, for eight
years.In 1859, he moved to Logan County, Ky., and engaged in farming for
two years.When the war broke out he returned to Tennessee, and engaged
in farming and trading until 1877, when he moved back to Logan County.In
1879, he located near Penrod, where he has been engaged in the mercantile
business, railroad contracting and farming.He was married in September,
1853, to Vandelia S. Coles, of Tennessee, a daughter of Samuel and Sallie
(Walker) Coles; natives of Wilson County, Tn., and of Irish descent.
Her grandfather, William T. Coles, was born in Dublin, Ireland.To Mr.
and Mrs. Kirkpatrick were born thirteen children: Laura L. (deceased wife
of _____ Kennedy), Sallie E. (Crewsdon), John W., Mary E. (deceased),
Lizzie M. (Mohon), Lucilius Z., Colista A., Anderson D., Samuel T., Robert
H., Harry L., Sue D., Frizzella.Mr. and Mrs. Kirkpatrick are members of
the Presbyterian church.He is a member of the F. & A.M.