Melvin Gene Kirk: Hedges Genealogy

1928 - 2014 (86 years)

Generation: 1

Melvin Gene Kirk was born on 13 Oct 1928 in Fayette County, Kentucky (son of Greeley A. Kirk and Pearl I. Ignight); died on 28 Oct 2014; was cremated in location of ashes unknown.

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Occupation: minister

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M. Gene Kirk - age 86 of Lenoir City passed away early Tuesday morning, October 28, 2014. Gene was a graduate of the University if Tennessee Knoxville and the Candler School of Theology at Emory University in Atlanta. He dedicated his life to God and was a retired minister with the Holston United Methodist Conference and current member of Central United Methodist Church in Knoxville. Gene served in the U. S. Naval Reserves. He was an avid photographer, loved music and was a professional singer.

Preceded in death by his parents, G. A. Kirk and Pearl Kirk, and grandmother, Sally Ignight. Survived by his wife of 59 years, Cathryn Bolton Kirk; children, Wesley Kirk, Martin Kirk and wife, Jordan, Karen Thompson and husband, Michael, Mark Kirk and wife, Tracy; grandchildren: Adaya, Liel, Tali, and Abi Kirk, Erica and Mikaela Chambers, Jessica Couch, Westley and Austin Thompson and Jonathan Kirk; great grandchild, Nolan Couch; sister, Carolyn Attaway; sister-in-law, Carolyn Cofer; he was an uncle to several nieces and nephews.

Memorial services will be held at 3 p.m. on Saturday, November 1st at Central United Methodist Church in Knoxville with Pastor Mark Kirk officiating. A visitation will follow at the church. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Central United Methodist Church in Knoxville.
Funeral Home, Lenoir City is in charge of arrangements.

https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/knoxnews/name/m-kirk-obituary?id=12677734
and
https://www.clickfuneralhome.com/obituaries/M-Gene-Kirk?obId=1363578

Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/137922750/m-gene-kirk

Generation: 2

Greeley A. Kirk was born on 24 Nov 1901 in Kentucky (son of William Alvin Kirk and Laura Alice Million); died on 22 Oct 1993; was buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.

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Occupation: shoe parlor
Census: 1930, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee

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Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/100172125/greeley-a-kirk

Greeley married Pearl I. Ignight. Pearl was born on 2 Aug 1907 in Kentucky; died on 12 Dec 1999 in Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Pearl I. Ignight was born on 2 Aug 1907 in Kentucky; died on 12 Dec 1999 in Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.

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Kirk, Pearl I. – age 92, of Knoxville, passed away Sunday, Dec. 12, 1999 at Ft. Sanders Park West. Member of Central United Methodist Church. Widow of Greely A. Kirk. Survivors: daughters & son-in-law, Carolyn & Bill Attaway; son & daughter-in-law, Rev. Gene & Cathryn Kirk; 8 grandchildren; 11 great grandchildren. Funeral service 1 p.m. Wednesday Rose Chapel with Rev. Mark Kirk & Rev. Gene Kirk officiating. Interment Greenwood Cemetery. The family will receive friends 11:30-1 p.m. Wednesday at Rose Mortuary Broadway Chapel.
The Knoxville News-Sentinel, Knoxville, Tennessee. Monday, 13 December 1999.

Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/100172094/pearl-i-kirk

Children:

1. Melvin Gene Kirk was born on 13 Oct 1928 in Fayette County, Kentucky; died on 28 Oct 2014; was cremated in location of ashes unknown.

Generation: 3

William Alvin Kirk was born on 21 Jun 1879 in Fleming County, Kentucky; died on 3 Dec 1956 in Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky; was buried on 5 Dec 1956 in Hillcrest Memorial Park, Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky.

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Occupation: farmer, shoe maker, minister
Census: 1910, Big Creek, Cass County, Missouri
Census: 1920, Nicholasville, Jessamine County, Kentucky
Census: 1930, Woodford County, Kentucky

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William A. Kirk
William A. Kirk, 77, of 341 Blackburn Avenue, died at 8:10 a.m. today at a local convalescent home after a long illness.
Mr. Kirk, a retired shoe-repair shop operator, had been a resident of Lexington and Fayette County for the past 50 years. He was born in Fleming County, a son of the late Abram and Mary Bowling Kirk.
He was a member of the Nazarene Church.
Survivors are his wife, Mrs. Laura Million Kirk; two daughters, Mrs. William McKenzie, Wilmington, Ohio, and Mrs. Frank H. Kemble, Lexington; seven sons, Greely Kirk, Knoxville, Tenn.; James and Elbert Kirk, Houston, Texas, and William, Robert, Kirby and Ben Kirk, all of Lexington; four sisters, Mrs. William Million and Mrs. Ellen Parker, Mt. Carmel; Mrs. George Parker, Bushburg, and Mrs. Oscar Montgomery, Versailles; 21 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.
The body was taken to Kerr Brothers Funeral Home.
Lexington Herald-Leader, Lexington, Kentucky. Monday, 3 December 1956.

Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/225375325/william-a-kirk

William married Laura Alice Million. Laura (daughter of James Lafayette "Lafe" Million and Almira Louisa "Mira" Gilkison) was born on 9 Feb 1879 in Kentucky; died on 14 Jun 1968 in Fayette County, Kentucky; was buried in Hillcrest Memorial Park, Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Laura Alice Million was born on 9 Feb 1879 in Kentucky (daughter of James Lafayette "Lafe" Million and Almira Louisa "Mira" Gilkison); died on 14 Jun 1968 in Fayette County, Kentucky; was buried in Hillcrest Memorial Park, Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky.

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Census: 1940, Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky

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Mrs. Laura A. Kirk, 78, of 354 Blackburn, widow of W.A. Kirk, died at 10 a.m. today at a local nursing home following a long illness.
She was a daughter of the late Laff and Almara Gilkerson Million. She was a member of Wesleyan Methodist Church.
Survivors include seven sons, William Kirk, Robert Kirk, Kirby Kirk and Benjamin Kirk, all of Lexington; James Kirk and Robert Kirk, Houston, Texas, and Greely Kirk, Knoxville, Tenn.; two daughters, Mrs. Frank Kemble, Lexington, and Mrs. Willard McKenzie, Wilmington, Ohio; two sisters, Mrs. Rosa Bishop, Lexington, and Mrs. Alma Kirk, Cincinnati; 23 grandchildren and 35 great-grandchildren.
The body was taken to the Kerr Brothers Funeral Home.
Lexington Herald-Leader, Lexington, Kentucky. Friday, 14 June 1968.

Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/225375296/laura-a-kirk

Children:

2. Greeley A. Kirk was born on 24 Nov 1901 in Kentucky; died on 22 Oct 1993; was buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.
Vinnie Lee Kirk was born on 29 Nov 1903 in Kentucky; died on 1 Nov 1992 in Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio; was buried in Hillcrest Memorial Park, Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky.
Elbert Wilmore Kirk was born on 17 Feb 1914 in Jessamine County, Kentucky; died on 16 May 1989 in Angelina, Harris County, Texas.
Kirby Michael Kirk was born on 29 May 1917 in Pike, Kentucky; died on 13 Aug 1981 in Fayette County, Kentucky; was buried in Hillcrest Memorial Park, Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky.
Benjamin Grant Kirk was born on 20 Apr 1920 in Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky; died on 11 Sep 1998 in Fayette County, Kentucky.

Generation: 4

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James Lafayette "Lafe" Million was born on 9 Feb 1839 in Fleming County, Kentucky (son of Robert Calvin Million and Eleanor Hamm); died on 18 Oct 1919 in Fleming County, Kentucky; was buried in Martin Cemetery, Fleming County, Kentucky.

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Occupation: farmer
Census: 1870, Fox Springs, Fleming County, Kentucky
Census: 1880, Mount Carmel Cemetery, Mount Carmel, Fleming County, Kentucky
Census: 1900, Fleming County, Kentucky
Census: 1910, Fleming County, Kentucky

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Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/134103316/james-lafayette-million

James married Almira Louisa "Mira" Gilkison. Almira (daughter of William Gilkison and Sarah Hedges) was born on 22 Nov 1842 in Fleming County, Kentucky; died on 27 May 1900 in Fleming County, Kentucky; was buried in Martin Cemetery, Fleming County, Kentucky. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Almira Louisa "Mira" Gilkison was born on 22 Nov 1842 in Fleming County, Kentucky (daughter of William Gilkison and Sarah Hedges); died on 27 May 1900 in Fleming County, Kentucky; was buried in Martin Cemetery, Fleming County, Kentucky.

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Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/134104339/almira-louisa-million

Children:

Sarah Ethel Million was born on 4 Jan 1862 in Kentucky; died on 3 Apr 1925 in Fleming County, Kentucky; was buried in Pleasant Valley Cemetery, Fleming County, Kentucky.
William Robert Monroe Million was born on 7 Jun 1864 in Rowan County, Kentucky; died on 4 Jun 1951 in Mount Carmel, Fleming County, Kentucky; was buried in Mount Carmel Cemetery, Mount Carmel, Fleming County, Kentucky.
Malinda Million was born about 1863 in Kentucky; died before 1870.
Emma Million was born on 13 Dec 1869 in Kentucky; died on 1 Oct 1879 in Kentucky; was buried in Million Cemetery, Lewis County, Kentucky.
Ulysses Sanford Million was born in Jan 1873 in Kentucky; died on 19 Feb 1919 in Belton, Cass County, Missouri; was buried on 24 Feb 1919 in Mount Carmel Cemetery, Mount Carmel, Fleming County, Kentucky.
Amanda S. Million was born on 26 Apr 1878 in Fleming County, Kentucky; died on 13 Feb 1948 in Mason County, Kentucky; was buried in Hillcrest Memorial Park, Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky.
5. Laura Alice Million was born on 9 Feb 1879 in Kentucky; died on 14 Jun 1968 in Fayette County, Kentucky; was buried in Hillcrest Memorial Park, Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky.
Alma Effie Million was born in Dec 1881 in Fleming County, Kentucky; died on 30 Nov 1968 in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio; was buried in Laurel IOOF Cemetery, Madisonville, Hamilton County, Ohio.
Rosa Lee Million was born on 1 Oct 1885 in Kentucky; died on 18 Nov 1975 in Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky; was buried in Hillcrest Cemetery, Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky.

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