James Douglas KIRKPATRICK

1867 - 1933  (66 years)

• Name	James Douglas KIRKPATRICK
  Birth	23 Feb 1867	Cook's Ferry (Spence's Bridge), BC, Canada   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	9 Mar 1933	Calgary, AB, Canada   [2, 3]
  	Obituary says: James Douglas Kirkpatrick, 66 years of age, 2437 Thirty-first Street West, died in a local hospital, Thursday morning following a lengthy illness. Deceased was born at Spence's Bridge, B.C., and came to Alberta in 1917, residing in Redcliff. He moved to Calgary in 1923, where he has since resided. He was well-known in the Caribou district, B.C., and was one of the pioneers of the Caribou Trail. He is survived by seven daughters, Mrs. A. Salter, Mrs. A. Robertson, Mrs. J. H. Shortt, Mrs. J. Ison, and Miss Mary Kirkpatrick, all of Calgary, and Mrs. L. Menard, Fisher Branch, Man., and Mrs. John Colvin of Spence's Bridge, B.C.; four sons, Frank and John, Vancouver, and George and Sam, in Calgary. Three brothers in B.C. also survive. His wife predeceased him in 1925. Funeral services will be held from the Armstrong funeral home, Saturday afternoon, at 3:30 o'clock, Reverend H. M. Horricks officiating. Interment will be made in Burnsland cemetery.
  Burial	Burnsland Cemetery, Calgary, AB, Canada
  Person ID	I42	kirkpatrick
  Last Modified	12 Apr 2014

  
  

  Father	Thomas Gilham KIRKPATRICK,   b. 3 Nov 1823, Bond County, Illinois, U.S.A. d. 7 May 1907, Ashcroft, BC, Canada (Age 83 years)
  Mother	TGK 3rd wife (Jane?) UNKNOWN
  Family ID	F22	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Emma BOWE,   b. 8 Mar 1872, Alkali Lake, BC, Canada d. 1 Apr 1925, Calgary, AB, Canada (Age 53 years)
  Marriage	29 Jul 1895	Kamloops
  	Witnesses were Lawrence Quinsy (sp?) and Ida J. Kirkpatrick. Married by E. Flewelling Source: Wedding registration.
  Children	1. Annie Christine "Nana" KIRKPATRICK,   b. 23 Mar 1896, Alkali Lake, BC, Canada d. 21 Feb 1999, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada (Age 102 years)   2. Alice Isobel KIRKPATRICK,   b. 22 Oct 1897, Dog Creek, BC, Canada d. 24 Sep 1966 (Age 68 years)   3. James Douglas KIRKPATRICK,   b. 1 Sep 1899, Alkali Lake Ranch, BC, Canada d. 11 Oct 1918, Vimy Ridge, France (Age 19 years)   4. Francis Ludwig ("Lud") KIRKPATRICK,   b. 23 Nov 1901, Alkali Lake Ranch, BC, Canada d. Jul 1963 (Age 61 years)   5. Charlotte May (goes by May) KIRKPATRICK,   b. 22 Oct 1903, Alkali Lake Ranch, BC, Canada d. 27 Dec 1983, Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada (Age 80 years)   6. John Gilham KIRKPATRICK,   b. 22 Oct 1903, Alkali Lake Ranch, BC, Canada d. 1982 (Age 78 years)   7. Elsabe Violet KIRKPATRICK,   b. 10 Nov 1905, North Vancouver, BC, Canada d. 1972 (Age 66 years)   8. Jean Caroline KIRKPATRICK,   b. 3 Feb 1907, North Vancouver, BC, Canada d. 2 Oct 1949, Winnipeg, MB (Age 42 years)   9. George Theodore KIRKPATRICK,   b. 8 Oct 1910, Hope, BC, Canada d. 24 Mar 1972, Calgary, AB, Canada (Age 61 years)   10. Olivine Emma KIRKPATRICK,   b. 12 Dec 1912, North Vancouver, BC, Canada d. 13 Mar 1990 (Age 77 years)   11. Samuel Thomas KIRKPATRICK,   b. 23 Nov 1914, North Vancouver, BC, Canada d. 26 Dec 1979, Calgary, AB, Canada (Age 65 years)
  Family ID	F16	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	11 Apr 2013

  
  

  Family 2	"Kitty Jim" UNKNOWN,   b. Abt 1870   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F40725	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 May 2009

  
  

• Notes

  James and Emma met at a dance at Bowe ranch. The attraction was strong and immediate, according to Samuel D. Kirkpatrick. Jim got on as a blacksmith and stayed with the Bowes for several years. When he first learned about this opportunity, he "rushed to find Emma. She was in the kitchen alone, when he told her the news she threw up her Hands and shouted Huray, then she threw a Pair of Powerful Arms around him and Put a Seal on their Future Lives, a Seal that was never Broken." ------------------ Ad in the Ashcroft Journal (?), dated February 3, 1900 says: "RESTAURANT! Next door to Cargile Hotel. Open day and night. Meals 25c. J. D. Kirkpatrick." ------------------ [4]

  
  

• Sources

  [S413] Government of Canada, 1901 Canadian Census, Yale Cariboo District (Reliability: 3). [S416] Our Family Tree - donated by Kenneth George Kirkpatrick, (Ken Kirkpatrick had an original copy and a photocopy of this document, the latter of which he gave to me, Dawn Kirkpatrick. A note on the original was signed "Frances," which he believes was Lud's (Francis Ludwig K's) daughter, who was sending it to Ken's mom. A signature at the end says, "Fran, Feb. 1985."). [S425] Kenneth Geo. Kirkpatrick's personal collection, (A miscellany of photocopies of records, hand-written notes, images, etc. Photocopied and scanned by Dawn-Ann Kirkpatrick on June 19, 2009.), "Index Report" printed on 2 May 2004 (Reliability: 3). [S427] Samuel D. Kirkpatrick, A Short History of James Douglas Kirkpatrick, (Typed by Samuel by hand, approximately 1963.), Pages 4 & 5 (Reliability: 3).