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Francis Washington Kirkham

Male 1877 - 1972  (95 years)

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  • Name Francis Washington Kirkham
    Birth 8 Jan 1877  Lehi, Utah, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male
    Death 14 Sep 1972  Salt Lake City, Utah, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial 18 Sep 1972  Lehi City Cemetery, Lehi, Utah, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I780  Petersen-de Lanskoy
    Last Modified 21 Jun 2026

    Family Rosetta Marguerite Burnhope,   b. 28 Feb 1898, Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Jun 1981, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years)
    Marriage 18 Nov 1942  Salt Lake City, Utah, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F191  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 30 Jun 2026

  • Notes 
    • RESEARCH_NOTES:
      1. Ogden Family History Library, Book, 979.2 V22br: "Bear River City, Box Elder County, Utah Cemetery Records," does not list this individual.

      2. Censuses:
      1880 US: American Fork, Utah, Utah, NA T9-1339, FHL 1255339, p. 289D:
      James Kirkham, marr., 30, Eng Eng Eng, farmer.
      Martha, wife, 26, UT Eng Eng, keeping house.
      Emma, wife, 27, Eng Eng Eng, keeping house.
      James, son, 7, UT Eng Eng.
      Mary, dau., 5, UT Eng UT.
      Francis, son, 3, UT Eng UT.
      Albert, son, 3, UT Eng Eng.
      Oscar, son, 5m, UT Eng UT.

      3. All information from Kenneth Burnhope by email 1 Dec 2002. Also notes parents are James Kirkham and Martha Mercer. He cites source as the records of second wife. First wife was Martha Alzina Robison m. 2 Jan 1901 in Salt Lake City.

      4. Francis left twelve missionary journals spanning from 1896 to 1900 with the Harold B. Lee Library of the Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah. Each journal averages about 200 pages. As of Dec. 2007, the are available to be read from digital pages on the Internet at the following Website: http://www.lib.byu.edu/dlib/mmd/

      BIRTH:
      1. Per Burial Index cited below. Same information in endowment information.

      MARRIAGE:
      1. Robison: Per Ancestry.com 9 Dec 2002 database "dpo32902": Martha Alzina Robison, b. 1 Apr 1879 at Fillmore, Millard, Utah, d. 7 Oct 1941 at Lehi, Utah, Utah, m. 2 Jan 1901 at Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah. Seven children born of this union. Online Ordinance Index marriage sealing record has her name as Martha Alzuia Robison.

      2. Online Ordinance Index notes license date was 17 Nov 1942 and marriage on 18 Nov 1942 for marriage with Burnhope.

      DEATH:
      1. Utah State Historical Society Burials Database, online: Francis W. Kirkham, b. 8 Jan 1877 at Lehi, UT, d. 14 Sep 1872 at Salt Lake City of natural causes, bur. 18 Sep 1972 at Lehi City Cemetery 20_13_1.

      BURIAL:
      1. Per Burial Index cited above.