Gwinnett-Troup County GaArchives Obituaries.....Kirby, James Ransom "Uncle Ranse' March 24, 1924 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Candace (Teal) Gravelle http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00023.html#0005680 May 13, 2006, 9:24 pm "The Roanoke Leader" -- Roanoke, Randolph Co., Alabama NEWSPAPER Issue of Wednesday, March 26, 1924 ROCK STAND News Mr. J.R. Kirby, the oldest citizen of our section and well known as "Uncle Ranse", died here Monday afternoon, March 24th, at the home of his son Mr. M.B. Kirby. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ NEWSPAPER Issue of Wednesday, April 2, 1924 THE PASSING OF J.R. KIRBY, A GOOD MAN J.R. Kirby was born in Gwinnett County, Georgia on May 17, 1835. His ancestors came from the Carolinas and settled in Georgia where the subject of this sketch was born and reared. On May 15, 1861 he was married to Miss Elizabeth Gilliam. To this union thirteen children were born, eleven of whom still survive their father and all were with him when he breathed his last. Shortly after marrying, Mr. and Mrs. Kirby came to Alabama from which state he entered the service of the Confederacy. He served his state faithfully in that capacity during the trying period of the war and was honorably discharged after the surrender of Lee at Appomatox. For half a century "Uncle Ranse" has resided in this section and the remarkable thing about it is there is no one to gainsay a single act of his life. He numbered his friends by his acquaintances. An index to his character is the life being lived by his children. It was a prayer of his to see his children in the church before he died. This prayer was answered several years before he died. Another prayer was that his children might be with him to the last; this was granted; still another was that he might not survive his companion; this also was granted. His faith in right, justice and final triumph of the saints was implicit. Truly an extraordinary citizen has been transplanted to the Home land of the skies. Additional Comments: Alabama Deaths, 1908-59 Name: Fance Kerby Death Date: Mar 1924 Death County: Randolph Volume: 14 Roll: 2 Page #: 6820 * 1920 United States Federal Census Name: James Kirby Age: 83 years Estimated birth year: abt 1837 Birthplace: Georgia Race: White Home in 1920: Roanoke, Randolph, Alabama Home owned: Rent Sex: Male Marital status: Married Relation to Head of House: Head Able to Write: No Mother's Birth Place: South Carolina Father's Birth Place: South Carolina Image: 936 * Georgia Marriages, 1851-1900 Name: RANSOM KIRB Spouse: ELIZABETH GILHAM Marriage Date: 05 May 1861 County: Troup State: GA * Civil War Soldiers Buried In Randolph County http://files.usgwarchives.net/al/randolph/military/civilwar/other/civilwa r108gmt.txt File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Linda Ayres WWLSARANDOLPH@AOL.COM April 23, 2005, 1:14 pm Kirby, James R. born May 17, 1836, died Mar 24, 1924, Private in Higginbotham's Company and Talladega Camp of Instruction, buried Rock Stand Randolph County This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/gafiles/ File size: 3.5 Kb