My 3rd great grandfather is Elijah Kirtley b, bet 1896 and 1897 in Kentucky. He is the son
of John Kirtley and Agatha Christy and was married to my 3rd great grandmother Catherine
?. From the way it sounds from a bio about his son Wilson, he (Elijah) died in Grant
County Indiana. The last census he appeared on was the 1860 U.S. census, Grant County,
Indiana, population schedule, Green Township, Rigdon P.O., p. 237. Catherine was living
with her son-in-law and daughter Benjamin and Elizabeth Osborn in 1870 and may have moved
to Missouri with them.
I'm looking for someone who can look at the Grant County death indexes for Elijah
since he would have to have died between 1860 and 1870 seeing that Catherine was living
with her daughter in 1870. If nothing else I'd at least like to find out when he died
and then see if he left a will or if there are any estate papers.
If there are any other Kirtley researchers see this I got my info from Ruth Dunlap which
can be seen at:
http://genforum.genealogy.com/kirtley/messages/559.html
Thanks in advance,
Duane Miller
Six Lakes, Michigan