Joel Inez “Sailor” Newkirk (1895-1966)

Joel Inez “Sailor” Newkirk

Birth

1 May 1895

Kyana, Dubois County, Indiana, USA

Death

22 Jan 1966 (aged 70)

Eldorado, Saline County, Illinois, USA

Burial

Wolf Creek Cemetery

Eldorado, Saline County, Illinois, USA Show Map

Plot

Area 4, Part 5, Row 26, 8th marker from left

Memorial ID

View Source

Professional baseball player 1919-1920. Pitcher for the Chicago Cubs.

Brother of Floyd Elmo Newkirk

Inscription

ILLINOIS
BM1 USNRF
WORLD WAR I

Family Members

Parents

Caleb W Newkirk

1876–1945
Florence Newkirk

1878–1961

Spouse

Vivian Capitola Stiles Newkirk

1900–1974

Siblings

Vollie Leo Newkirk

1897–1957
Edna Newkirk

1899–1900
Velma Newkirk Bryant

1906–1964
PFC Floyd Elmo "Three-Fingers" Newkirk

1908–1976

Children

Betty Joel Newkirk Westfall

1921–1996

See more Newkirk memorials in:

Wolf Creek Cemetery
Eldorado
Saline County
Illinois
USA
Find a Grave

Flower Delivery Sponsor and Remove Ads

Records on Ancestry

1940 United States Federal Census
U.S., Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940
U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995
U.S., Professional Baseball Player Profiles, 1876-2004
1900 United States Federal Census

Memorial updated successfully.

Yeah, no more ads! Memorial has been sponsored successfully.

Your suggestions have been submitted and will be reviewed by the memorial manager.

Your edit did not contain any changes from the original.

Thank you! Your suggested merge has been submitted for review.

You are now the manager of this memorial.
Thanks for helping with Find a Grave!

You may request to transfer up to 250,000 memorials managed by Find a Grave. more details

You are nearing the transfer limit for memorials managed by Find a Grave. more details

Photo request sent successfully.

Photo Request successfully deleted.

Failed to delete photo request. Try again later.

Memorial Transfer Successful

The Photo Request has been fulfilled.

Joel Inez “Sailor” Newkirk

Inscription

Family Members

Caleb W Newkirk

Florence Newkirk

Vivian Capitola Stiles Newkirk

Vollie Leo Newkirk

Edna Newkirk

Velma Newkirk Bryant

PFC Floyd Elmo "Three-Fingers" Newkirk

Betty Joel Newkirk Westfall

See more Newkirk memorials in:

Records on Ancestry

File Name

Welcome to a Find a Grave Memorial Page

Cover photo and vital information

Show Map

Photos

Photos Tab

Flowers

Family Members

Related searches

Sponsor This Memorial

Share

Save to

Edit or Suggest Edit

Have Feedback

Memorial updated successfully.

Yeah, no more ads! Memorial has been sponsored successfully.

Your suggestions have been submitted and will be reviewed by the memorial manager.

Your edit did not contain any changes from the original.

Thank you! Your suggested merge has been submitted for review.

You are now the manager of this memorial. Thanks for helping with Find a Grave!

You may request to transfer up to 250,000 memorials managed by Find a Grave. more details

You are nearing the transfer limit for memorials managed by Find a Grave. more details

Photo request sent successfully.

Photo Request successfully deleted.

Failed to delete photo request. Try again later.

Memorial Transfer Successful

The Photo Request has been fulfilled.

Joel Inez “Sailor” Newkirk

Inscription

Family Members

Caleb W Newkirk

Florence Newkirk

Vivian Capitola Stiles Newkirk

Vollie Leo Newkirk

Edna Newkirk

Velma Newkirk Bryant

PFC Floyd Elmo "Three-Fingers" Newkirk

Betty Joel Newkirk Westfall

See more Newkirk memorials in:

Records on Ancestry

File Name ·

Welcome to a Find a Grave Memorial Page

Cover photo and vital information

Show Map

Photos

Photos Tab

Flowers

Family Members

Related searches

Sponsor This Memorial

Share

Save to

Edit or Suggest Edit

Have Feedback

You are now the manager of this memorial.
Thanks for helping with Find a Grave!

File Name