Kirtley, Robert E.

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Title: Kirtley, Robert E.
Alias: Kertley, Robt
Gender: Male
Biography: Robert Kirtley was born May 30, 1786 along the Rapidian River in Culpepper (now Madison) County, Virginia, the son of Jeremiah and Mary Kirtley. In 1796 he moved with his parents to Boone County, Kentucky, where he resided for the rest of his life.; Around 1806, Robert married Mary Thompson, the daughter of Asa Thompson of the Bryan's Station area near Lexington, Kentucky. They lived on a farm, and had ten children together, several of whom died in infancy.; In February 1811 Robert Kirtley was baptized by Christopher Wilson, and joined the Bullittsburg Baptist Church. His life in the local religious community was briefly interrupted in 1812 when he entered the Kentucky militia as a Lieutenant, serving under General Harrison. With the end of the War of 1812, Kirtley returned home.; Robert became a Deacon in 1817, and was licensed to preach in July 1819. He was later ordained in August 1822. In 1826 he succeeded James Dicken and Absalom Graves as the sole pastor of Bullittsburg Baptist Church. He served for thirty-one years as a moderator for the North Bend Association of Baptists, retiring from the post in 1865.; With the death of his wife, Mary, on 15 June 1851, Robert soon remarried. His second wife was a widow, Mrs. Louisa Graves. She, too, passed away following a short illness, on 13 September 1858.; Robert Kirtley died early in the morning of 9 April 1872. His funeral was held at Bullittsburg Baptist Church the following day. S.L. Helm officiated. He is buried in Bullittsburg Baptist Church Cemetery.; The 1810 census shows him in Boone, Kentucky with three known enslaved. He was known to have 20 enslaved in the 1830 Boone County, Kentucky census. Robert and Polly Kirtley appear in the 1850 census in District 2, Boone, Kentucky.; In the 1860 census Robert Kirtley is living in Petersburg, Boone, Kentucky and listed as a farmer. The 1870 census shows Robert living in Petersburg, Boone, Kentucky with family. His occupation is listed as minister.
Member: Kirtley family
Birth date: 30 May 1786
Place of birth: Culpeper County (Va.)
Father: Kirtley, Jeremiah
Mother: Robinson, Mary
Life event(s): Marriage 1: 1 Dec 1806; Fayette County (Ky.); Fayette County (Ky.); Marriage 2: 17 Jun 1852; Boone County (Ky.); Boone County (Ky.)
Spouse(s): Thomson, Mary; Graves, Louisa
Child(ren): Kirtley, Asa Thompson; Kirtley, Ann Quarles; Kirtley, James A.; Kirtley, George Robinson; Kirtley, Robert Edward
Death date: 9 Apr 1872
Death and burial information: Bullittsburg Baptist Church Cemetery (Bullittsburg, Ky.)
Occupation(s): Clergy
Employed by: Big Bone Baptist Church (Boone County, Ky.); Bullittsburg Baptist Church (Bullittsburg, Ky.)
Military service: 7th Co., First Regiment, Kentucky Militia
Allegiance: United States of America
Held rank: Lieutenant
Participant in: 1806--Boone Co., Brothers Frederick and Pippen Escape; 1824--Nanny's Letter; 1838--Boone Co., Escape of Frederick; 1865--Boone Co., Mary Enslaved by Kirtley is Excluded from Bullittsburg Baptist Church; n.d.--Boone Co., Silva Excluded from Bullittsburg Baptist Church
Related resource: Reverand Robert E. Kirtley House (Hebron, Ky.)
Member of: Bullittsburg Baptist Church (Bullittsburg, Ky.)
Neighbor of: Neighbors in the 1860 Census: Watson, John; Lindenburg, Philip; Kirtley, James A.
Relationship: Known enslaved: unknown, Burk; unknown, Elva [2]; unknown, Lucy [22]; unknown, male [54]; unknown, Mary [27]; unknown, Pippen; unknown, Silva; unknown, Susan K; unknown, William [11]; Kirtley, Burk; unknown, Elva [2]; unknown, Lucy [22]; unknown, male [54]; unknown, Mary [27]; unknown, Pippen; unknown, Silva; unknown, Susan K.; unknown, William [11]; unknown, Nanny [2]
Description: Enslaved held in 1810: Three; Enslaved held in 1820: Males, 14 thru 25, six; Males, 45 and over, three; Females, 14 thru 25, four; Females, 26 thru 44, one; Females, 45 and over, two; TOTAL: Sixteen; Enslaved held in 1830; Males, under 10, four; Males, 10 thru 23, four; Males, 36 thru 54, three; Females, under 10, three; Females, 10 thru 23, four; Females, 36 thru 54, two; Females, 100 and over, one; TOTAL: Twenty; Enslaved held in 1840: Males, under 10, three; Males, 10 thru 23, three; Males, 24 thru 35, two; Males, 36 thru 54, one; Females, 10 thru 23, one; Females, 24 thru 35, one; Females, 36 thru 54, two; TOTAL: Thirteen; Enslaved held in 1850: Female, 56 years old, black; Male, 56 years old, black; Female, 40 years old, black; Male, 38 years old, black; Male, 20 years old, black; Female, 19 years old, black; Male, 17 years old, black; Male, 15 years old, black; Male, 13 years old, black; TOTAL: Nine; Enslaved held in 1860: Male, 68 years old, black; Female, 68 years old, black; Female, 54 years old, black; Male, 48 years old, black; Female, 30 years old, black; Female, 9 years old, black; Male, 6 years old, black; Female, 2 years old, mulatto; TOTAL: Eight
Bibliographic citation(s): FindAGrave.com, memorial #15698344
Source(s): Third Census of the United States, 1810; Fourth Census of the United States, 1820; Fifth Census of the United States, 1830; Sixth Census of the United States, 1840; Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; Population Schedules of the Seventh Census of the United States, 1850. Slave Schedules; Eighth Census of the United States, 1860; Population Schedules of the Eighth Census of the United States, 1860. Slave Schedules; Ninth Census of the United States, 1870; Kentucky, County Marriage Records, 1783-1965; Personal Property Tax Lists of Buckingham County, Virginia 1764-1792; Find A Grave.com; History of Kentucky Baptists: Kirtley Family

Item sets: AA--Slaveholders--Kentucky--Boone County; War of 1812--Veterans--Kentucky--Boone County