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Carl KIRK

Male 1910 - 1998  (88 years)


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  • Name Carl KIRK 
    Born 7 Jul 1910  Martin, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Gender Male 
    Died 25 Jul 1998  Prestonsburg, Floyd, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4] 
    Address:
    Highlands Regional Hospital 
    Person ID I6537  Moore-Preece Family Tree
    Last Modified 2 Feb 2016 

    Father John KIRK 
    Mother Ella MOORE,   b. 6 Nov 1895, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Mar 1986, Louisa, Lawrence, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years) 
    Married 11 Aug 1909  Martin, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F2184  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Lucy PREECE,   b. 19 Aug 1913, Martin, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Nov 2010, Warfield, Martin, Kentucky, United States (last residence) Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 97 years) 
    Married 10 Sep 1949  Martin, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Last Modified 24 Jun 2018 
    Family ID F2181  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 7 Jul 1910 - Martin, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 10 Sep 1949 - Martin, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - Address:
    Highlands Regional Hospital - 25 Jul 1998 - Prestonsburg, Floyd, Kentucky, United States    		 Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S798] Kentucky Birth Marriage and Death records 1852-1910-RM, viewed and downloaded; 2 February 2016; unpaginated 1910 Birth Register, image 2 of 3 digitally; entry for Car [Carl] Kirk; 7 July 1910 (Reliability: 3).
      White, Male, Alive, born in Martin County, KY; Father: John Kirk; Mother: Ellie Moore. Birthplace and residence of both parents: Martin County, KY.
      Birth Register entry for Carl Kirk      		 Birth Register entry for Carl Kirk
      1910 Martin County Birth Register


    2. [S730] Williamson Daily News-Google News Archives, Carl C. Kirk; obituary; 27 July 1998; Carl C. Kirk, Floyd Street, Warfield, Ky., departed this life on Saturday, July 25, 1998, at Highlands Regional Medical Center, Prestonsburg, Ky.; viewed and downloaded; 27 July 1998; p. 2, column 5 (Reliability: 3).
      Carl C. Kirk, Floyd Street, Warfield, Ky., departed this life on Saturday, July 25, 1998, at Highlands Regional Medical Center, Prestonsburg, Ky. A lifelong residence of Martin County, he was born July 7, 1919 (see note 1), on Wolf Creek. The oldest of 14 children, he was born to John and Ella Moore Kirk. He is survived by his wife of 49 years, Lucy Preece Kirk. Three children: George C. and Deborah Kirk, Lexington, Ky., Vanessa Briggs and husband Sidney of Warfield, Ky., and Bruce and wife Vicky Preece of Manchester, Conn., 10 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. Surviving brothers and sisters are Willie Kirk of Lovely, Ky., Martha Slone, Kermit, W. Va., Mary Kirk, Virginia Beach, Va., Dewey Kirk of Thornton, Fla., and Benny Kirk of Kermit, W. Va. His brothers, Everett, Floyd, Richard, Basil, Tommy, Danny, John Jr. and Edward all preceded him in death. During the 1940s when Warfield was first incorporated, Mr. Kirk was elected the first police chief. Always active in the republican politics, he was the brother of Willie Kirk, former county Judge Executive for many years. Retired from Island Creek Coal Co., he was an avid outdoorsman. For 70 years he was fox hunter of the first degree in Eastern Ky., and Southwest W. Va. He and his wife Lucy have been fathful members of the Beauty Church of Christ. Funeral service will be a 2 p.m. Monday at the Beauty Church of Christ with burial to follow in the Warfield Cemetery. memorial contributions in his memory are suggested to the Beauty Church of Christ and the Alzheimer's Association. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Phelps & Son Funeral Home, Inez, Ky.
      Note 1: typo in newspaper. Birth record and SSDI are consistent in listing 7 Jul 1910 as his birthdate.
      Obituary of Carl C. Kirk      		 Obituary of Carl C. Kirk
      Williamson Daily News, p. 2, column 5


    3. [S414] Social Security Death Index-RM, viewed; 2 February 2016; Carl C. Kirk; 236-16-1715; West Virginia (Before 1951) (Reliability: 3).
      Last residence: 41267 Warfield, Martin, Kentucky, USA; Born: 7 Jul 1910; Death: 25 Jul 1998.

    4. [S447] Kentucky Death Index, 1911-2000 RM, viewed; 2 February 2016; entry for Carl C. Kirk, death: 25 Jul 1998, Floyd, Kentucky, USA; citing Volume 39, Certificate 19319 (Reliability: 3).
      Age: 88; Residence: Martin

    5. [S552] Martin County Electronic Marriage Index-RM, citing Marriage Book 29; p. 173; entry for Lucy Preece and Carl Kirk, marriage: 10 Sep 1949 (Reliability: 3).