Researching David Kilgore
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 16 people with the Kilgore surname? In that year Kilgore was ranked number 3563 for popularity in the UK. |
The name David means "beloved" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of David Kilgore on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for David Kilgore and the Kilgore Genealogy
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| Did you know that there are currently 121 people with the Kilgore surname in the UK? Kilgore is now ranked number 3929 for popularity in the UK. |
Kilgore Genealogy Databases
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David Kilgore
David Kilgore (April 3, 1804 – January 22, 1879) was a U.S. Representative from Indiana.
Born in Harrison County, Kentucky, Kilgore moved with his father to Franklin County, Indiana, in 1819.As a child, he attended common schools and went on to study law.He was admitted to the bar in 1830 and commenced practice in Yorktown, Indiana.Kilgore served as member of the State House of Representatives in 1833-1836, 1838, 1839, and 1855, and served as speaker in 1855.He served as president judge of the Yorktown circuit 1839–1846.He served as delegate to the State constitutional convention in 1850. Kilgore was also one of the pall bearers for Abraham Lincoln's funeral procession in Indianapolis.
Kilgore was elected as a Republican to the Thirty-fifth and Thirty-sixth Congresses (March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1861). He served as delegate to the Union National Convention which met in Philadelphia August 14, 1866. He died near Yorktown, Indiana on January 22, 1879, and interred in Mount Pleasant Cemetery there.David Kilgore was a great-grandfather of Bernard (Barney) Kilgore, editor and publisher of The Wall Street Journal.
Source: David Kilgore, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Kilgore
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