History of Rush County Indiana Brant & Fuller Chicago 1888 Page 598 and 599 DAVID W. KIRKWOOD, a prosperous farmer and native-borncitizen of Ripley Township, was born near where he now resides, November 25,1841. He was the son of Thomas and Amanda M. Kirkwood, both of whom werenatives of Kentucky, and the former of Harrison County, of Irish and Scotchdescent. His father died October 3, 1851. His paternal grandparents were Davidand Rhoda (Shields) Kirkwood, who were natives of Virginia. His mother’s maidenname was Amanda W. Mcllvaine. When he was yet a young child, less than a yearold, his parents removed to Jasper County, Ill., where his mother and fatherboth died, the former when he was but six years old, and the latter when he wasbut nine years old. His mother died November 6, 1848, and his father died         in October 1851. In May following hisfather’s death, he and his sister, Nancy E., younger than he when brought toRush County by their uncle, Joseph Power, of Center Township, in whose familyour subject remained until he reached the age of twenty-one. For some two orthree years after he became of age he was engaged a part of the time working bythe month upon a farm, and during the rest of the time he was employed upon thefarm of his uncle, Joseph Power. He was married September 27, 1866, toMiss         Mary M. Slier, who is alsoa native of Ripley Township, born June 27, 1841, being the daughter of Jacoband Elizabeth (Reddick) Siler, both of whom were natives of Ohio, of Germandescent.  Her father was the son ofPeter and Elizabeth (Ruby) Siler, and         her mother was the daughter of John and Susan Reddick, all of whom werenatives of Pennsylvania. Mr. and Mrs. Kirkwood, entered upon their married lifein Carthage, this county, where for a period of five years, the former wasengaged at, saw milling. In          March, 1871, they moved to their present home, two mileseast of Carthage, where Mr. Kirkwood has given his whole attention to farmingever since. He owns a farm of eighty acres which is in a good state ofimprovement, and three-fourths of which is in cultivation. Mr. and Mrs.Kirkwood are the parents of three children, as follows: William E., bornNovember 3, 1867; Nora, born December 3, 18O8, and Lizzie M., born July 1, 1871,all of whom are living. Our subject and wife are members of the ChristianChurch.         The former is a memberof the F. & A. M. Lodge, having reached the degree of Knight Templar. HisChapter, Council and Commandry membership is at Knightstown. In politics, he isa Democrat.