man‎Torrence Dow Kirkpatrick‏‎ 1) 2) 3), son of Lorenzo Dow Kirkpatrick and Annie Eve "Anna E. Schrecengost" Schrecengost‏.
Born ‎ Dec 20, 1888 at Rural Valley, Armstrong Co. PA‎ 1) 4), died ‎ Sep 27, 1926 at South Fayette Twp., Allegheny Co. PA‎, 37 years 2) 5) 6), buried ‎ at Rural Valley Cemetery, Rural Valley, Armstrong Co. PA 2) 5) 6)
Alt. Birth: (‎ 1887) Birth year recorded on headstone. 5)
Alt. Birth: (‎ Dec 20, 1889 at Rural Valley, Armstrong Co. PA) 2)
Census (‎ 1900 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with parents and siblings. 1)
Located: (‎ Feb 1919 at Bridgeville, Allegheny Co. PA) 3)
Census (‎ 1920 at Bridgeville, Allegheny Co. PA) Roller in a steel mill. Living with wife and foster sons John Robert Barwell, age 4-3/12, and John Clemmins, age 2-1/12. 7)

Married ‎ Feb 11, 1919 at Martinsburg, Berkeley Co. WV 3) (7 years married) to:

womanVenora Lee Gates‏ 2) 3)
Born ‎ Mar 18, 1891 at Clinton Co. OH‎ 7) 8), died ‎ Jan 4, 1948 at Dayton, Montgomery Co. OH‎, 56 years 8) 9), buried ‎ at Miami Cemetery, Corwin, Warren Co. OH 8) 9), ‎1st marriage to: Torrence Dow Kirkpatrick, 2nd married to: Charley P. Day
Venora's death certificate identifies her parents as Martin V. Gates and Venora Fields, both born in Brown Co. OH. 8)
Alt. Birth: (‎± 1891 at Berkeley Co. WV) 3)
Census (‎ 1920 at Bridgeville, Allegheny Co. PA) Living with husband and foster sons John Robert Barwell, age 4-3/12, and John Clemmins, age 2-1/12. 7)
Census (‎ 1930 at Bridgeville, Allegheny Co. PA) Servant doing house work. Living with children. 10)
Located: (‎ Mar 1933 at Bridgeville, Allegheny Co. PA) 11)
Census (‎ 1940 at Waynesville, Warren Co. OH) Living with second husband Charley P. Day and children. 12)

Children:

1.
man‎Torrence McGarvey Kirkpatrick‏‎ 13)
Born ‎ Feb 26, 1923 at Allegheny Co. PA‎ 13), died ‎ Dec 19, 1983‎, 60 years 13) 14), buried ‎ at Miami Cemetery, Corwin, Warren Co. OH 14)
Full birth and death dates on grave marker. 14)
Census (‎ 1940 at Waynesville, Warren Co. OH) Assistant janitor. Living with mother, siblings and stepfather. 12)
Located: (‎ Jan 1948 at Waynesville, Warren Co. OH) 9)

2.
man‎George R. Kirkpatrick‏‎ 10)
Born ‎ Sep 20, 1925 at Allegheny Co. PA‎ 10) 15) 16) 17) 18) 19), died ‎ Mar 17, 1988 at Pinellas Co. FL‎, 62 years 16) 17) 18) 19), buried ‎ at Memorial Park Cemetery, Saint Petersburg, Pinellas Co. FL 19)
Last address on file with Social Security was Saint Petersburg, Pinellas Co. FL. 16)
Census (‎ 1930 at Bridgeville, Allegheny Co. PA) Living with mother and siblings. 10)
Census (‎ 1940 at Waynesville, Warren Co. OH) Living with mother, siblings and stepfather. 12)
Military Service: (‎between Jun 8, 1943 and Jul 13, 1946) U.S. Navy 18)
Located: (‎ Jan 1948 at Waynesville, Warren Co. OH) 9)


Sources

1) source: 1900 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Cowanshannock Twp. (South Division), Armstrong Co. PA, page: ED 2, Sheet 14-A, Dwelling 273, Family 281, Lorenzo D. Kirkpatrick Family
2) source: Death Certificate of Torrence D. Kirkpatrick
3) source: Marriage License and Certificate of Torrence Dow Kirkpatrick and Venora Lee Gates
4) source: World War I Draft Registration of Torrence D. Kirkpatrick
5) source: Find-a-Grave, page: Memorial for Torrence Don Kirkpatrick (Memorial # 68776889)
6) source: Torrence Kirkpatrick Is Claimed By Death
7) source: 1920 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Bridgeville, Allegheny Co. PA, page: ED 44, Sheet 7-A, Dwelling 113, Family 139, T. D. Kirkpatrick Family
8) source: Death Certificate of Venora Kirkpatrick
9) source: Venora Kirkpatrick
10) source: 1930 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Bridgeville, Allegheny Co. PA, page: ED 2-530, Sheet 4-A, Dwelling 56, Family 70, Venora L. Kirkpatrick Family
11) source: Mrs. Annie Eve Kirkpatrick
12) source: 1940 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Waynesville, Warren Co. OH, page: ED 83-34, Sheet 9-B, Household 235, Charley P. Day Family
13) source: Social Security Applications and Claims Index, extra text: Name Torrence McGarvey Kirkpatrick [Torrence Kirkpatrick]
Gender Male
Race White
Birth Date 26 Feb 1923
Birth Place Alleghany Co, Pennsylvania
Death Date Dec 1983
Father
Torrence D Kirkpatrick
Mother
Venora Gats
SSN 274129420
Notes Mar 1939: Name listed as TORRENCE MCGARVEY KIRKPATRICK; 29 Dec 1987: Name listed as TORRENCE KIRKPATRICK, page: Entry for Torrence McGarvey Kirkpatrick
14) source: Find-a-Grave, page: Memorial for Torrence M. Kirkpatrick (Memorial # 176984945)
15) source: Draft Card of George R. Kirkpatrick
16) source: Social Security Death Index, extra text: Name George R. Kirkpatrick
Social Security Number 290-14-9553
Birth Date 20 Sep 1925
Issue year Before 1951
Issue State Ohio
Last Residence 33703, Saint Petersburg, Pinellas, Florida, USA
Death Date 17 Mar 1988, page: Entry for George R. Kirkpatrick
17) source: Florida Death Index, 1877-1998, extra text: Name George R Kirkpatrick
Race White
Age at Death 62
Birth Date 20 Sep 1925
Death Date 17 Mar 1988
Death Place Pinellas, Florida, United States, page: Entry for George R. Kirkpatrick
18) source: US Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, extra text: Name George R Kirkpatrick
Gender Male
Birth Date 20 Sep 1925
Death Date 17 Mar 1988
SSN 290149553
Enlistment Branch NAVY
Enlistment Date 8 Jun 1943
Discharge Date 13 Jul 1946
Page number 1, page: Entry for George R. Kirkpatrick
19) source: Find-a-Grave, page: Memorial for George R. Kirkpatrick (Memorial # 209726012)

Citation for: Family Page
"Family Page: Torrence Dow Kirkpatrick & Venora Lee Gates." HuMo-genealogy - A Rural Valley and Cowanshannock Family Tree (http://www.ruralvalleyhistory.com/family.php?tree_id=37&id=F7739&main_person=I21397 : accessed 04 October 2025) Torrence Dow Kirkpatrick #I21390, born ‎ Dec 20, 1888 at Rural Valley, Armstrong Co. PA


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