Son of Jacob George and Hannah Shaffer Zirkle. Married to Susannah Zerkel 01 Feb 1862 Champaign Co, OH. Moved to KS in 1869. 8 children.
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Excerpt from History of Shawnee County, Kansas, and representative citizens, 1905
According to this article, William A. was in Shawnee County in 1855:
EARLY MONMOUTH SETTLERS
The township enjoyed a good growth in 1855, some of the new settlers being W. M. Jordan, William McCutcheon, John Morris, Hiram Shields, William and Richard Disney, J. S. Freeland, Frank Helton, R. O. Johnson, Aaron Coberly, Charles Allen, Harris Lyons, Silas Lyons, Isaiah Cox, N. L. Williams, William Linn, John Helton, J. W. Riggs, T. D. Kemp and Joseph Coberly. Most of the settlers were from Ohio, Indiana and Illinois. In later years some of the best known citizens of the township were Maj. L. J. Beam, C. A. Thresher, Jacob Coblentz, Alfred A. Disney, Emmor England, Joseph P. Heil, Dr. H. M. Howard, Horace G. Lyons, Alexander McQuiston, Dr. Isaiah M. Tevis, H. M. Zirkle and William A. Zirkle.
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William G. Cutler's History of the State of Kansas
SHAWNEE COUNTY, Part 52
MONMOUTH TOWNSHIP
WM. A. ZIRKLE, farmer, Section 29, P. O. Richland; owns 260 acres, all enclosed and 150 in cultivation, twenty in timber and the rest in pasture and meadow. Raises general crops, his wheat average per acre in 1882 is thirty bushels and oats forty-seven bushels; has comfortable frame dwelling, barn and out buildings; has seven horses, forty head of cattle and forty hogs. Was born in Shenandoah County, Virginia, in 1837, and when eight years of age emigrated with his parents to Ohio, where he remained until 1869, when he came to Kansas and located on his present farm. Was married in 1862 to Miss Susanna, Zirkle, a native of Ohio. They have eight boys and have never had sickness in their family and never paid a doctor bill.
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The Daily Commonwealth, 24 Dec 1879, Wednesday
Wm. A. Zirkle, one of the permanent fixtures of Monmouth township, started for Ohio on the 20th inst. He goes to Champaign and adjoining counties.
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The Topeka Daily Commonwealth, 04 Jun 1885, Thursday
Monmouth Items.
Wm. A. Zirkle has gone to Virginia to visit the scenes of his childhood.
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The Topeka Weekly Commonwealth, 25 Jun 1885, Thursday
Mr. Zirkle has returned from a five weeks' visit to Virginia.
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Overbrook Citizen, Osage County, Kansas, August 4, 1927, page 1:
DEATH OF WILLIAM A. ZIRKLE
Had Been Resident of Shawnee County Fifty-Eight Years
William A. Zirkle, 89, resident of Shawnee County fifty-eight years, died Friday at his home near Richland.
Mr. Zirkle was born near New Market, Va., January 22, 1838, and moved to a farm near Urbana, O., in 1845. He came to Kansas in 1869 and settled near Richland where he has lived ever since.
He was married in 1862 to Susanna Zerkel. They were the parents of eight sons, seven of whom are living. They are: Charles M. Zirkle, Berryton; E.I. Zirkle, Delia; J. H. and William E. Zirkle, Richland; W.E. Zirkle, Norman, Okla.; D.L. Zirkle, Winfield; and Claude Zirkle, Topeka. He is also survived by a brother, H.M. Zirkle, Richland; two sisters, Mrs. F.W. Leonard, Richland, and Mrs. Clara Disney, Los Angeles, Cal. Twenty-seven grandchildren also survive him.
A short funeral service will be held at the Zirkle home at 10 o'clock Sunday afternoon, then the body will be taken to Pleasant Hill Church where a service will be held at 2 o'clock. Burial will be in Pleasant Hill Cemetery.
-----Topeka State Journal
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The Richland Citizen, 15 Jun 1939, Thursday
FAMILY PICNIC
The children of the late Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Zirkle met for a day together in Topeka at Gage Park last Sunday.
They were: Mr. and Mrs. John Zirkle and family, Miss Zola Zirkle, Mr. and Mrs. Merton Woodward and children, Mr. and Mrs. Emory Zirkle and family of Delia; Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Zirkle and family of Berryton; Mr. and Mrs. Claude Zirkle and family of Topeka; Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Zirkle and son of Tulsa, Oklahoma; Mr. and Mrs. Dave Zirkle of Winfield.
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Excerpt from History of Shawnee County, Kansas, and representative citizens, 1905
According to this article, William A. was in Shawnee County in 1855:
EARLY MONMOUTH SETTLERS
The township enjoyed a good growth in 1855, some of the new settlers being W. M. Jordan, William McCutcheon, John Morris, Hiram Shields, William and Richard Disney, J. S. Freeland, Frank Helton, R. O. Johnson, Aaron Coberly, Charles Allen, Harris Lyons, Silas Lyons, Isaiah Cox, N. L. Williams, William Linn, John Helton, J. W. Riggs, T. D. Kemp and Joseph Coberly. Most of the settlers were from Ohio, Indiana and Illinois. In later years some of the best known citizens of the township were Maj. L. J. Beam, C. A. Thresher, Jacob Coblentz, Alfred A. Disney, Emmor England, Joseph P. Heil, Dr. H. M. Howard, Horace G. Lyons, Alexander McQuiston, Dr. Isaiah M. Tevis, H. M. Zirkle and William A. Zirkle.
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William G. Cutler's History of the State of Kansas
SHAWNEE COUNTY, Part 52
MONMOUTH TOWNSHIP
WM. A. ZIRKLE, farmer, Section 29, P. O. Richland; owns 260 acres, all enclosed and 150 in cultivation, twenty in timber and the rest in pasture and meadow. Raises general crops, his wheat average per acre in 1882 is thirty bushels and oats forty-seven bushels; has comfortable frame dwelling, barn and out buildings; has seven horses, forty head of cattle and forty hogs. Was born in Shenandoah County, Virginia, in 1837, and when eight years of age emigrated with his parents to Ohio, where he remained until 1869, when he came to Kansas and located on his present farm. Was married in 1862 to Miss Susanna, Zirkle, a native of Ohio. They have eight boys and have never had sickness in their family and never paid a doctor bill.
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The Daily Commonwealth, 24 Dec 1879, Wednesday
Wm. A. Zirkle, one of the permanent fixtures of Monmouth township, started for Ohio on the 20th inst. He goes to Champaign and adjoining counties.
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The Topeka Daily Commonwealth, 04 Jun 1885, Thursday
Monmouth Items.
Wm. A. Zirkle has gone to Virginia to visit the scenes of his childhood.
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The Topeka Weekly Commonwealth, 25 Jun 1885, Thursday
Mr. Zirkle has returned from a five weeks' visit to Virginia.
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Overbrook Citizen, Osage County, Kansas, August 4, 1927, page 1:
DEATH OF WILLIAM A. ZIRKLE
Had Been Resident of Shawnee County Fifty-Eight Years
William A. Zirkle, 89, resident of Shawnee County fifty-eight years, died Friday at his home near Richland.
Mr. Zirkle was born near New Market, Va., January 22, 1838, and moved to a farm near Urbana, O., in 1845. He came to Kansas in 1869 and settled near Richland where he has lived ever since.
He was married in 1862 to Susanna Zerkel. They were the parents of eight sons, seven of whom are living. They are: Charles M. Zirkle, Berryton; E.I. Zirkle, Delia; J. H. and William E. Zirkle, Richland; W.E. Zirkle, Norman, Okla.; D.L. Zirkle, Winfield; and Claude Zirkle, Topeka. He is also survived by a brother, H.M. Zirkle, Richland; two sisters, Mrs. F.W. Leonard, Richland, and Mrs. Clara Disney, Los Angeles, Cal. Twenty-seven grandchildren also survive him.
A short funeral service will be held at the Zirkle home at 10 o'clock Sunday afternoon, then the body will be taken to Pleasant Hill Church where a service will be held at 2 o'clock. Burial will be in Pleasant Hill Cemetery.
-----Topeka State Journal
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The Richland Citizen, 15 Jun 1939, Thursday
FAMILY PICNIC
The children of the late Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Zirkle met for a day together in Topeka at Gage Park last Sunday.
They were: Mr. and Mrs. John Zirkle and family, Miss Zola Zirkle, Mr. and Mrs. Merton Woodward and children, Mr. and Mrs. Emory Zirkle and family of Delia; Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Zirkle and family of Berryton; Mr. and Mrs. Claude Zirkle and family of Topeka; Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Zirkle and son of Tulsa, Oklahoma; Mr. and Mrs. Dave Zirkle of Winfield.
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Son of Jacob George and Hannah Shaffer Zirkle. Married to Susannah Zerkel 01 Feb 1862 Champaign Co, OH. Moved to KS in 1869. 8 children.
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Excerpt from History of Shawnee County, Kansas, and representative citizens, 1905
According to this article, William A. was in Shawnee County in 1855:
EARLY MONMOUTH SETTLERS
The township enjoyed a good growth in 1855, some of the new settlers being W. M. Jordan, William McCutcheon, John Morris, Hiram Shields, William and Richard Disney, J. S. Freeland, Frank Helton, R. O. Johnson, Aaron Coberly, Charles Allen, Harris Lyons, Silas Lyons, Isaiah Cox, N. L. Williams, William Linn, John Helton, J. W. Riggs, T. D. Kemp and Joseph Coberly. Most of the settlers were from Ohio, Indiana and Illinois. In later years some of the best known citizens of the township were Maj. L. J. Beam, C. A. Thresher, Jacob Coblentz, Alfred A. Disney, Emmor England, Joseph P. Heil, Dr. H. M. Howard, Horace G. Lyons, Alexander McQuiston, Dr. Isaiah M. Tevis, H. M. Zirkle and William A. Zirkle.
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William G. Cutler's History of the State of Kansas
SHAWNEE COUNTY, Part 52
MONMOUTH TOWNSHIP
WM. A. ZIRKLE, farmer, Section 29, P. O. Richland; owns 260 acres, all enclosed and 150 in cultivation, twenty in timber and the rest in pasture and meadow. Raises general crops, his wheat average per acre in 1882 is thirty bushels and oats forty-seven bushels; has comfortable frame dwelling, barn and out buildings; has seven horses, forty head of cattle and forty hogs. Was born in Shenandoah County, Virginia, in 1837, and when eight years of age emigrated with his parents to Ohio, where he remained until 1869, when he came to Kansas and located on his present farm. Was married in 1862 to Miss Susanna, Zirkle, a native of Ohio. They have eight boys and have never had sickness in their family and never paid a doctor bill.
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The Daily Commonwealth, 24 Dec 1879, Wednesday
Wm. A. Zirkle, one of the permanent fixtures of Monmouth township, started for Ohio on the 20th inst. He goes to Champaign and adjoining counties.
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The Topeka Daily Commonwealth, 04 Jun 1885, Thursday
Monmouth Items.
Wm. A. Zirkle has gone to Virginia to visit the scenes of his childhood.
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The Topeka Weekly Commonwealth, 25 Jun 1885, Thursday
Mr. Zirkle has returned from a five weeks' visit to Virginia.
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Overbrook Citizen, Osage County, Kansas, August 4, 1927, page 1:
DEATH OF WILLIAM A. ZIRKLE
Had Been Resident of Shawnee County Fifty-Eight Years
William A. Zirkle, 89, resident of Shawnee County fifty-eight years, died Friday at his home near Richland.
Mr. Zirkle was born near New Market, Va., January 22, 1838, and moved to a farm near Urbana, O., in 1845. He came to Kansas in 1869 and settled near Richland where he has lived ever since.
He was married in 1862 to Susanna Zerkel. They were the parents of eight sons, seven of whom are living. They are: Charles M. Zirkle, Berryton; E.I. Zirkle, Delia; J. H. and William E. Zirkle, Richland; W.E. Zirkle, Norman, Okla.; D.L. Zirkle, Winfield; and Claude Zirkle, Topeka. He is also survived by a brother, H.M. Zirkle, Richland; two sisters, Mrs. F.W. Leonard, Richland, and Mrs. Clara Disney, Los Angeles, Cal. Twenty-seven grandchildren also survive him.
A short funeral service will be held at the Zirkle home at 10 o'clock Sunday afternoon, then the body will be taken to Pleasant Hill Church where a service will be held at 2 o'clock. Burial will be in Pleasant Hill Cemetery.
-----Topeka State Journal
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The Richland Citizen, 15 Jun 1939, Thursday
FAMILY PICNIC
The children of the late Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Zirkle met for a day together in Topeka at Gage Park last Sunday.
They were: Mr. and Mrs. John Zirkle and family, Miss Zola Zirkle, Mr. and Mrs. Merton Woodward and children, Mr. and Mrs. Emory Zirkle and family of Delia; Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Zirkle and family of Berryton; Mr. and Mrs. Claude Zirkle and family of Topeka; Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Zirkle and son of Tulsa, Oklahoma; Mr. and Mrs. Dave Zirkle of Winfield.
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Excerpt from History of Shawnee County, Kansas, and representative citizens, 1905
According to this article, William A. was in Shawnee County in 1855:
EARLY MONMOUTH SETTLERS
The township enjoyed a good growth in 1855, some of the new settlers being W. M. Jordan, William McCutcheon, John Morris, Hiram Shields, William and Richard Disney, J. S. Freeland, Frank Helton, R. O. Johnson, Aaron Coberly, Charles Allen, Harris Lyons, Silas Lyons, Isaiah Cox, N. L. Williams, William Linn, John Helton, J. W. Riggs, T. D. Kemp and Joseph Coberly. Most of the settlers were from Ohio, Indiana and Illinois. In later years some of the best known citizens of the township were Maj. L. J. Beam, C. A. Thresher, Jacob Coblentz, Alfred A. Disney, Emmor England, Joseph P. Heil, Dr. H. M. Howard, Horace G. Lyons, Alexander McQuiston, Dr. Isaiah M. Tevis, H. M. Zirkle and William A. Zirkle.
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William G. Cutler's History of the State of Kansas
SHAWNEE COUNTY, Part 52
MONMOUTH TOWNSHIP
WM. A. ZIRKLE, farmer, Section 29, P. O. Richland; owns 260 acres, all enclosed and 150 in cultivation, twenty in timber and the rest in pasture and meadow. Raises general crops, his wheat average per acre in 1882 is thirty bushels and oats forty-seven bushels; has comfortable frame dwelling, barn and out buildings; has seven horses, forty head of cattle and forty hogs. Was born in Shenandoah County, Virginia, in 1837, and when eight years of age emigrated with his parents to Ohio, where he remained until 1869, when he came to Kansas and located on his present farm. Was married in 1862 to Miss Susanna, Zirkle, a native of Ohio. They have eight boys and have never had sickness in their family and never paid a doctor bill.
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The Daily Commonwealth, 24 Dec 1879, Wednesday
Wm. A. Zirkle, one of the permanent fixtures of Monmouth township, started for Ohio on the 20th inst. He goes to Champaign and adjoining counties.
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The Topeka Daily Commonwealth, 04 Jun 1885, Thursday
Monmouth Items.
Wm. A. Zirkle has gone to Virginia to visit the scenes of his childhood.
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The Topeka Weekly Commonwealth, 25 Jun 1885, Thursday
Mr. Zirkle has returned from a five weeks' visit to Virginia.
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Overbrook Citizen, Osage County, Kansas, August 4, 1927, page 1:
DEATH OF WILLIAM A. ZIRKLE
Had Been Resident of Shawnee County Fifty-Eight Years
William A. Zirkle, 89, resident of Shawnee County fifty-eight years, died Friday at his home near Richland.
Mr. Zirkle was born near New Market, Va., January 22, 1838, and moved to a farm near Urbana, O., in 1845. He came to Kansas in 1869 and settled near Richland where he has lived ever since.
He was married in 1862 to Susanna Zerkel. They were the parents of eight sons, seven of whom are living. They are: Charles M. Zirkle, Berryton; E.I. Zirkle, Delia; J. H. and William E. Zirkle, Richland; W.E. Zirkle, Norman, Okla.; D.L. Zirkle, Winfield; and Claude Zirkle, Topeka. He is also survived by a brother, H.M. Zirkle, Richland; two sisters, Mrs. F.W. Leonard, Richland, and Mrs. Clara Disney, Los Angeles, Cal. Twenty-seven grandchildren also survive him.
A short funeral service will be held at the Zirkle home at 10 o'clock Sunday afternoon, then the body will be taken to Pleasant Hill Church where a service will be held at 2 o'clock. Burial will be in Pleasant Hill Cemetery.
-----Topeka State Journal
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The Richland Citizen, 15 Jun 1939, Thursday
FAMILY PICNIC
The children of the late Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Zirkle met for a day together in Topeka at Gage Park last Sunday.
They were: Mr. and Mrs. John Zirkle and family, Miss Zola Zirkle, Mr. and Mrs. Merton Woodward and children, Mr. and Mrs. Emory Zirkle and family of Delia; Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Zirkle and family of Berryton; Mr. and Mrs. Claude Zirkle and family of Topeka; Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Zirkle and son of Tulsa, Oklahoma; Mr. and Mrs. Dave Zirkle of Winfield.
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