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Notes for Ralph Van Kirk and Martha Ann Hughes

Martha Hughes married Ralph Van Kirk. They had children Cornelia, Charles, Wesley, Sarah, Martha, and Mack. [1]

1842 Ralph Van Kirk and Martha Ann Hughes were married on February 17 in Trenton, Mercer County, New Jersey. (FHL film 007577246). [2]

1860 Ralph Vankirk (born in New Jersey) lived in Bordentown, Burlington County, New Jersey, in a household with Martha A Vankirk (38), Charels Vankirk (17), Wesley Vankirk (14), Prenelia Vankirk (12), William H Vankirk (8), Sarah Vankirk, and Martha Vankirk (5/12). Ralph Vankirk was a conductor. [3]

1870 Ralph Vankirk (age 48, born in New Jersey) lived in Bordentown, Burlington County, New Jersey, in a household with Martha Vankirk (47), Charles M Vankirk (28), Wesley Vankirk (24), Sarah Vankirk (13), Martha Vankirk (10), Humpry Vankirk (8), and Helen Holcomb (13). Ralph Vankirk was a deputy keep in prison. [4]

1880 Ralph Vankirk (age 58, born in New Jersey, married), father-in-law, lived in Trenton, Mercer County, New Jersey, in a household with Wm C Brant (25), Sally Brant (23), Carl Brant (2), Ralph Brant (8/12), Martha A Vankirk (57), and Martha Vankirk (20). Ralph Vankirk's parents were both born in New Jersey. [5]

1896 Martha Ann Van Kirk, spouse of Ralph Van Kirk, died on July 14. She was born on August 17, 1823, daughter of Charles Hughes and Sarah Hughes. [6] [7]

1902 On 15 November, Ralph Van Kirk died and was buried at First Presbyterian Churchyard, Hamilton Square, Mercer County, New Jersey. [8] [9] [10]


Footnotes:

[1] Francis Bazley Lee, ed., Genealogical and Personal Memorial of Mercer County, New Jersey, Vol. 2 (1907), 588, [HathiTrust], [GoogleBooks].

[2] New Jersey, Marriage Records, 1670-1965, [AncestryRecord].

[3] United States Federal Census, 1860, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].

[4] United States Federal Census, 1870, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].

[5] United States Federal Census, 1880, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].

[6] Find A Grave Memorial at Ancestry.com, [AncestryRecord].

[7] Find A Grave Memorial 53190595, [FindAGrave].

[8] Find A Grave Memorial 53190610, [FindAGrave].

[9] New Jersey, U.S., Death Index, 1848-1878, 1901-2017, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].

[10] Find A Grave Memorial at Ancestry.com, [AncestryRecord].