Oakwood Cemetery Section A, Lot 14 - Alex Kirkpatrick's family

Here we begin to see some married names of the daughters.... the Groesbecks and the Neals for example. William Groesbeck's parents - Gates B And Ella F. Kirkpatrick Groesbeck - are in this plot. We met cousin William with Herb here.

In Section A, Lot 11, bought by Alex Kirkpatrick on April 6, 1859, we have the following people:

Burial Number       Grave Number       Interments
827                                1                      Andrew Kirkpatrick, age at death 3-1/2 (This child was named                                                                  after his grandfather.)
7113                              2                      Jane Ann Kirkpatrick, age at death 22
12253                            3                      Alex Kirkpatrick age at death 59
13438                            4                      Morris K. Groesbeck, age at death 7 mos.
                                      5                      Maria w. FredK A Neal, age at death 23
19317                            6                      Agnes w. Alex Kirkpatrick, age at death 72
25639                            7                      Gates B. Groesbeck, age at death53
                                      8                      Morris E. Kirkptrick, age at death 75 (later moved to Section                                                                   13)
38281                            9                      Ella F. Groesbeck, age at death 70

I believe this Alex is the oldest brother of William, discussed here.

So, why did Alex buy this plot in 1859? His first child, Andrew, seems to have passed a couple years before. And where would this child have been buried first, if not here? No mention is made about a re-interment.

The second burial is Jane Anne Kirkpatrick and we know she was 22, but we know very little else about her. I assume she was not married... but, that could also be her married name.

The purchaser of the plot is the third to be buried there.

I had to look up: Mitral regurgitation is leakage of blood backward through the mitral valve each time the left ventricle contracts. A leaking mitral valve allows blood to flow in two directions during the contraction.










This is what I have put together in Ancestry.com about this group of people who share a burial plot. I am not saying it is right, but it's what I found and it can be found here for more review and analysis.

PS - Happy birthday, Frances!