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Scarce Cemetery Plot Deed for The Trustees of the Odd Fellows Cemetery in Manchester, Ohio for Charles E. Kirker dated January 18th 1882. Mr. Kirker is reserved lot 34 in the Odd Fellows cemetery. Charles E. Kirker was the properitor of the famed KIRKER Grocery and Hardware Store in Manchester,Ohio.
The business was established in 1870 by A. J. McIntire (1848-1927) and Charles E. Kirker (1849-1932), who are listed in the 1880 Adams County business directory as wholesale and retail dealers in groceries, coal, iron, nails, lime, cement, farming implements, etc. The store has changed hands several times over the years, but continued to operate as the Kirker Hardware Store.
The Kirker name and family have a long treasured history in Ohio and Adams County in particular. Ohio’s second Governor was Thomas Kirker and his descendants maintained prominence in a number of endeavors both politically and industrially in the Buckeye State.
8 ½ x 13 1/2 inches/two pages with natural folds on thick stock.
This deed came from an archive associated with the Collings/Kirker family of Adams Co., Ohio, including: Archive of materials from the Kirker-Collings-Gibson family of Adams Co., Ohio, from just before statehood to the end of the 20th century. Two of the progenitors of this clan are James R. Gibson and his wife, Martha King Gibson.
The Gibsons had at least three children, J. King Gibson, Mary King Gibson and Alice Gibson. Marymarried C.E. (Charles Evans) Kirker and they had George Gibson Kirker and Alice Kirker Charles. Alice Gibson married Henry Collings. Their offspring included Henry Davis Collings, George Gibson Collings (1888-1890) and Mary King Collings. George Collingsrican war (brother?) (1800-1862) married Jane Collings. Their offspring included George E. Collings (1839-1882), who married Harriet A. Collings. Their son was Ralph Collings. This archive appears to have been accumulated and come through Mary King Collings, who, it appears never married.
*Please take a moment to examine my other items from this family archive currently listed in my shop. ~Thank you.
ref: Kirker/Collings/Gibson document archival archive box
The business was established in 1870 by A. J. McIntire (1848-1927) and Charles E. Kirker (1849-1932), who are listed in the 1880 Adams County business directory as wholesale and retail dealers in groceries, coal, iron, nails, lime, cement, farming implements, etc. The store has changed hands several times over the years, but continued to operate as the Kirker Hardware Store.
The Kirker name and family have a long treasured history in Ohio and Adams County in particular. Ohio’s second Governor was Thomas Kirker and his descendants maintained prominence in a number of endeavors both politically and industrially in the Buckeye State.
8 ½ x 13 1/2 inches/two pages with natural folds on thick stock.
This deed came from an archive associated with the Collings/Kirker family of Adams Co., Ohio, including: Archive of materials from the Kirker-Collings-Gibson family of Adams Co., Ohio, from just before statehood to the end of the 20th century. Two of the progenitors of this clan are James R. Gibson and his wife, Martha King Gibson.
The Gibsons had at least three children, J. King Gibson, Mary King Gibson and Alice Gibson. Marymarried C.E. (Charles Evans) Kirker and they had George Gibson Kirker and Alice Kirker Charles. Alice Gibson married Henry Collings. Their offspring included Henry Davis Collings, George Gibson Collings (1888-1890) and Mary King Collings. George Collingsrican war (brother?) (1800-1862) married Jane Collings. Their offspring included George E. Collings (1839-1882), who married Harriet A. Collings. Their son was Ralph Collings. This archive appears to have been accumulated and come through Mary King Collings, who, it appears never married.
*Please take a moment to examine my other items from this family archive currently listed in my shop. ~Thank you.
ref: Kirker/Collings/Gibson document archival archive box
