Kirkpatrick Family History, Genealogy & Ancestry

The Kirkpatrick Family

3,721 Kirkpatrick records from public death, burial and census records and the old county histories, in all 12 Midwestern states we cover. Every name is a real person in the public record, and we follow set rules to leave living people out (how).

3,721Records in our database

1826Earliest birth

2Documented families

6Biographies

See the Kirkpatrick family trees →195 Kirkpatrick families pieced together from public birth and death records, county histories and old newspapers

At a glance

3,721 Kirkpatrick records in our database

From public death, burial and census records across 12 Midwestern states. We follow set rules to leave living people out (how). Tap a state or a decade to narrow the list of ancestors below.

Where

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When they were born

Most records: Missouri (874 of 3,721)
Most common birth decade: the 1910s
Earliest birth in the database: Samuel Kirkpatrick, born 1842, Butler County, Ohio
Earliest in the county histories: Matthew H. Kirkpatrick, born 1826

Most common first names

John110 William105 Robert97 Mary90 James79 Charles62 George48 Margaret44 Donald35 Richard35 Dorothy34 Kenneth34

Documented families

Kirkpatrick families we have traced

Written from county histories and public records, every fact cited. We follow set rules to leave living people out (how).

Family histories, generation by generation (2)

The Kirkpatrick family of Guthrie CountyIowaStarts: Alexander Kirkpatrick and Sarah (Williams) KirkpatrickMost recent: Isaac A. Kirkpatrick (b. 1868)The Kirkpatrick family of Linn CountyIowaStarts: John Kirkpatrick and Margaret (Martin) KirkpatrickMost recent: John Kirkpatrick and Margaret (Martin) Kirkpatrick (b. 1901)

The earliest Kirkpatricks in the county histories

Robert KirkpatrickBorn 1806Delaware County, Ohio John KirkpatrickBorn 1816Child of Jacob Kirkpatrick and Isabel KirkpatrickLafayette County, Missouri Elijah KirkpatrickBorn 1826, Fayette countyPutnam County, Ohio Abraham KirkpatrickBorn 1834Pickaway County, Ohio James Lowrey KirkpatrickBorn 1841Butler County, Ohio Lewis KirkpatrickBorn 1848, Blackford countyAtchison County, Missouri

Family trees from the public record

195 Kirkpatrick families: parents, brothers and sistersFrom state birth and death indexes, county histories and old newspapers, most recent deaths first

In old newspapers

7 Kirkpatrick death notices, 1837 to 1925Obituaries and funeral notices from Midwest papers scanned by the Library of Congress, with the original pages

In the county history family index

24 Kirkpatrick people in 18 countiesBirth years, birthplaces, parents and spouses, from the old county histories

Biographies from the county histories (6)

Matthew H. KirkpatrickBorn 1826 · Guthrie County, Iowa John W. KirkpatrickBorn 1829 · Guthrie County, Iowa Ralph KirkpatrickBorn 1853 · Linn County, Iowa John M. KirkpatrickBorn 1861 · Linn County, Iowa Robert KirkpatrickBorn 1867 · Linn County, Iowa Isaac A. KirkpatrickBorn 1868 · Guthrie County, Iowa

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Common questions

Kirkpatrick genealogy: FAQ

Where were Kirkpatrick ancestors recorded?

Our database holds 3,721 Kirkpatrick records from all 12 Midwestern states. The most are in Missouri (874), then Ohio (692) and Illinois (434).

How far back does the Kirkpatrick family tree go?

The earliest Kirkpatrick birth in our database is 1842: Samuel Kirkpatrick, Butler County, Ohio. The old county histories name Matthew H. Kirkpatrick, born 1826. We have pieced together 195 Kirkpatrick family trees from public birth and death records.

Are living Kirkpatrick family members listed here?

Not knowingly. We follow set rules to leave living people out of our public pages. If you find a living relative listed here, email us and we will take the record down.

Is this my Kirkpatrick family?

Maybe. Many people share a name, so treat any match as a possible match until the dates and places line up with what you know about your family. Every person here links to their own page with the details, and we can trace your line for you.