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Hugh Kirkland

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Hugh Kirkland

Birth
Sorn, East Ayrshire, Scotland
Death
23 Oct 1899 (aged 83)
Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, USA
Burial
Richland, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, USA Add to Map
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IN AYR COUNTRY.
Was Hugh Kirkland Born-His Death Monday.
Hugh Kirkland passed away Monday afternoon at 5:30 at his home, 619 west Main street. His health had been falling for two years and he was confined to his room just 11 weeks.
To trace the life history of Hugh Kirkland one has to go to the land of the thistle of Wallace and Bruce, for the subject of this sketch was born Aug. 12,1816, in Ayr, Scotland, the village which is filled with memories of its poet, Robert Burns. The business of Mr. Kirkland's father was on the land of Lady Summervllle, a lady of quality who owned an estate of exceedingly large domain. He received his education in the parish school and later became a student at Glasgow university. He was a classical scholar and his favorite studies wore history and biography. Robert Burns, his countryman, was also his poet. The Bible was Mr. Kirkland's daily text book and there was never a night but that he met his God in prayer. At the age of 18 years he came to this country with his parents and his younger brother, Thomas, now deceased. The family went immediately to Richland, in the fall of 1834, at which time the farm was purchased which he owned at the time of his death. Mr. Kirkland was married to Miss Janet Flockhart of Gun Plains, whose birth place also was in Bonnie Scotland. To them four children were born, two daughters who died and two sons, the Rev. James Kirkland, pastor of the North Presbyterian church of this city, and Henry Kirkland of Petoskey. Mr. Kirkland's first wife is buried in Richland. His marriage to Dr. Helen Upjohn Kirkland took place in this city Nov. 19, 1875, and they went immediately to the present home. Mr. Kirkland united with the Scotch Presbyterian church while yet in the old country and was a constant attendant at the First Presbyterian church of Kalamazoo until two years ago, when on account of failing health he was obliged to give up public service. He was able to give his attention to his business until about a month ago. In temperament he was genial and in character he was a man who wished always the right to prevail. The wife survives as well as the sons mentioned. The funeral will be held Thursday morning at 10:30 at the home, The Rev. John Gray, D. D., will officiate. Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Leavitt will sing several selections. Interment will be by carriage at Richland. Kalamazoo Daily Telegraph October 24, 1899 page 7

AT RICHLAND
The Late Hugh Kirkland Laid at Rest.
The funeral of Hugh Kirkland was held this morning at 10:30 at the home, 619 west Main street. The Rev. John Gray, D. D., officiated. Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Leavitt sang. The remains were encased in a handsome casket of black broadcloth with nameplates of silver, "Hugh Kirkland, 1816 1899." There was a profusion of flowers including daybreak carnations and ferns from the North Presbyterian church, of which Mr. Kirkland's son James is pastor. There were beautiful white chrysanthemum and ferns. The offering of Mrs. Thomas Kirkland of Petoskey was a sheaf of wheat with many double violets. Carnations of all varieties and exquisite pink roses were gifts of sympathy from friends and neighbors. The bearers ware Col. C. E. Smith, David McDonald, L. M. Gates and the Rev. John Redpath of Petoskey, who married a sister of Mrs. Kirkland, Dr. W. E. and Dr. J. T. Upjohn. Interment was by carriage to Richland where the Rev. Mr. Rea of the Presbyterian church there, officiated. The bearers at Richland were old friends of Mr. Kirkland who reside near Richland. Among those in attendance were Mrs. Kirkland of Petoskey, widow of Mr. Kirkland's brother Thomas, and her granddaughter; Mr. and Mrs. Henry Kirkland of Petoskey; Mrs. M. Bailey of Ann Arbor, a niece of Mr. Kirkland's first wife; the Rev. Robert Redpath of Petoskey, a missionary. Kalamazoo Daily Telegraph October 26, 1899 page 1

HUGH KIRKLAND, who is one of the few surviving pioneers of Western Michigan, has assisted in the development of Kalamazoo County, where he has been a resident for over half a century. By his industry, he has reached a position of well-merited ease, comforted by the presence of a congenial wife and numerous friends and is in the enjoyment of a handsome competency. Hugh Kirkland was born at Sorn, Ayrshire, Scotland, August 9, 1814. His parents, James and Anna (McCracken) Kirkland, were also natives of Scotland, where the father was a farmer and a limeburner. In the fall of 1834, the elder Mr. Kirkland emigrated to the New World with his little family, and, coming direct to Michigan, secured a tract of land in Gull Prairie, this county, where he made his home only a short time, as he died the year after locating here; his wife survived him a few years. Our subject, in company with a younger brother, Thomas, improved and cultivated the farm and was the main support of the family. They bravely put their shoulder to the wheel to build up a name and a fortune for themselves. They added from time to time to the original purchase until they had acquired an extensive and valuable tract of land. Our subject, in connection with his brother, is the owner of the old homestead, which consists of five hundred acres, besides another farm in Martin Township, Kalamazoo County. The brothers continued together for a number of years, when Thomas took up his residence in Petoskey, where he still makes his home. About sixteen years ago, Hugh Kirkland became a resident of Kalamazoo, where he has a pleasant home on West Main Street. Of the early settlers of Gull Prairie, only two, besides our subject, survive-Deacon Mason, of Richland, and Samuel Brown, of this city. When starting out for himself, Mr. Kirkland determined to make a success of life, and at all times and under all circumstances, he remained at his post of duty, while others would become discouraged and move on to more inviting fields. He was married, when twenty-three years of age, to Janet Flockhart, also a native of Scotland, and who became a resident of Kalamazoo County two years after our subject located here. Mrs. Kirkland died in 1871, leaving a family of two sons, James and Henry. James is a graduate of Cornell University, and later took a course in the Union Theological Seminary at New York. He was ordained a minister of the Gospel of the Presbyterian Church, and now holds a charge at Edwardsburg, Cass County, this State. Henry is a farmer near Petoskey. In politics, our subject has always been a Republican, and during the war was a stanch Union man. November 19, 1875, Mr. Kirkland was married to Helen Maria Upjohn, daughter of Dr. Uriah Upjohn. A sketch will be found of Mrs. Kirkland elsewhere in this volume. Reared by strict Scotch Presbyterian parents, our subject early became a member of that denomination and is one whose daily life has shown him to be a man to be relied upon under all circumstances. Portrait and biographical record of Kalamazoo, Allegan and Van Buren counties, Michigan, 1892. p. 970 and 973

Baptismal records show birth 9 August 1813 in Sorn, Ayrshire, Scotland
IN AYR COUNTRY.
Was Hugh Kirkland Born-His Death Monday.
Hugh Kirkland passed away Monday afternoon at 5:30 at his home, 619 west Main street. His health had been falling for two years and he was confined to his room just 11 weeks.
To trace the life history of Hugh Kirkland one has to go to the land of the thistle of Wallace and Bruce, for the subject of this sketch was born Aug. 12,1816, in Ayr, Scotland, the village which is filled with memories of its poet, Robert Burns. The business of Mr. Kirkland's father was on the land of Lady Summervllle, a lady of quality who owned an estate of exceedingly large domain. He received his education in the parish school and later became a student at Glasgow university. He was a classical scholar and his favorite studies wore history and biography. Robert Burns, his countryman, was also his poet. The Bible was Mr. Kirkland's daily text book and there was never a night but that he met his God in prayer. At the age of 18 years he came to this country with his parents and his younger brother, Thomas, now deceased. The family went immediately to Richland, in the fall of 1834, at which time the farm was purchased which he owned at the time of his death. Mr. Kirkland was married to Miss Janet Flockhart of Gun Plains, whose birth place also was in Bonnie Scotland. To them four children were born, two daughters who died and two sons, the Rev. James Kirkland, pastor of the North Presbyterian church of this city, and Henry Kirkland of Petoskey. Mr. Kirkland's first wife is buried in Richland. His marriage to Dr. Helen Upjohn Kirkland took place in this city Nov. 19, 1875, and they went immediately to the present home. Mr. Kirkland united with the Scotch Presbyterian church while yet in the old country and was a constant attendant at the First Presbyterian church of Kalamazoo until two years ago, when on account of failing health he was obliged to give up public service. He was able to give his attention to his business until about a month ago. In temperament he was genial and in character he was a man who wished always the right to prevail. The wife survives as well as the sons mentioned. The funeral will be held Thursday morning at 10:30 at the home, The Rev. John Gray, D. D., will officiate. Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Leavitt will sing several selections. Interment will be by carriage at Richland. Kalamazoo Daily Telegraph October 24, 1899 page 7

AT RICHLAND
The Late Hugh Kirkland Laid at Rest.
The funeral of Hugh Kirkland was held this morning at 10:30 at the home, 619 west Main street. The Rev. John Gray, D. D., officiated. Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Leavitt sang. The remains were encased in a handsome casket of black broadcloth with nameplates of silver, "Hugh Kirkland, 1816 1899." There was a profusion of flowers including daybreak carnations and ferns from the North Presbyterian church, of which Mr. Kirkland's son James is pastor. There were beautiful white chrysanthemum and ferns. The offering of Mrs. Thomas Kirkland of Petoskey was a sheaf of wheat with many double violets. Carnations of all varieties and exquisite pink roses were gifts of sympathy from friends and neighbors. The bearers ware Col. C. E. Smith, David McDonald, L. M. Gates and the Rev. John Redpath of Petoskey, who married a sister of Mrs. Kirkland, Dr. W. E. and Dr. J. T. Upjohn. Interment was by carriage to Richland where the Rev. Mr. Rea of the Presbyterian church there, officiated. The bearers at Richland were old friends of Mr. Kirkland who reside near Richland. Among those in attendance were Mrs. Kirkland of Petoskey, widow of Mr. Kirkland's brother Thomas, and her granddaughter; Mr. and Mrs. Henry Kirkland of Petoskey; Mrs. M. Bailey of Ann Arbor, a niece of Mr. Kirkland's first wife; the Rev. Robert Redpath of Petoskey, a missionary. Kalamazoo Daily Telegraph October 26, 1899 page 1

HUGH KIRKLAND, who is one of the few surviving pioneers of Western Michigan, has assisted in the development of Kalamazoo County, where he has been a resident for over half a century. By his industry, he has reached a position of well-merited ease, comforted by the presence of a congenial wife and numerous friends and is in the enjoyment of a handsome competency. Hugh Kirkland was born at Sorn, Ayrshire, Scotland, August 9, 1814. His parents, James and Anna (McCracken) Kirkland, were also natives of Scotland, where the father was a farmer and a limeburner. In the fall of 1834, the elder Mr. Kirkland emigrated to the New World with his little family, and, coming direct to Michigan, secured a tract of land in Gull Prairie, this county, where he made his home only a short time, as he died the year after locating here; his wife survived him a few years. Our subject, in company with a younger brother, Thomas, improved and cultivated the farm and was the main support of the family. They bravely put their shoulder to the wheel to build up a name and a fortune for themselves. They added from time to time to the original purchase until they had acquired an extensive and valuable tract of land. Our subject, in connection with his brother, is the owner of the old homestead, which consists of five hundred acres, besides another farm in Martin Township, Kalamazoo County. The brothers continued together for a number of years, when Thomas took up his residence in Petoskey, where he still makes his home. About sixteen years ago, Hugh Kirkland became a resident of Kalamazoo, where he has a pleasant home on West Main Street. Of the early settlers of Gull Prairie, only two, besides our subject, survive-Deacon Mason, of Richland, and Samuel Brown, of this city. When starting out for himself, Mr. Kirkland determined to make a success of life, and at all times and under all circumstances, he remained at his post of duty, while others would become discouraged and move on to more inviting fields. He was married, when twenty-three years of age, to Janet Flockhart, also a native of Scotland, and who became a resident of Kalamazoo County two years after our subject located here. Mrs. Kirkland died in 1871, leaving a family of two sons, James and Henry. James is a graduate of Cornell University, and later took a course in the Union Theological Seminary at New York. He was ordained a minister of the Gospel of the Presbyterian Church, and now holds a charge at Edwardsburg, Cass County, this State. Henry is a farmer near Petoskey. In politics, our subject has always been a Republican, and during the war was a stanch Union man. November 19, 1875, Mr. Kirkland was married to Helen Maria Upjohn, daughter of Dr. Uriah Upjohn. A sketch will be found of Mrs. Kirkland elsewhere in this volume. Reared by strict Scotch Presbyterian parents, our subject early became a member of that denomination and is one whose daily life has shown him to be a man to be relied upon under all circumstances. Portrait and biographical record of Kalamazoo, Allegan and Van Buren counties, Michigan, 1892. p. 970 and 973

Baptismal records show birth 9 August 1813 in Sorn, Ayrshire, Scotland


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