Biographical sketch extracted from:

"Biographical and Historical Record of Adams and Wells
Counties," The Lewis Publishing Company, 113 Adams Street, Chicago, 1887. pp. 997-998.

William Kirkwood, Sr., a prominent citizen of Nottingham Township, is a
native of Pennsylvania, born in Franklin County, January 15, 1820, the
youngest son of William and Sophia (Goshard) Kirkwood. The father of our
subject was born in County Dublin, Ireland, a son of William Kirkwood,
who immigrated to America with his family when his son William was three
years old, settling in the state of Pennsylvania. There the father of
our subject grew to manhood, and married, his wife being a native of
Pennsylvania, and of German descent. They were the parents of eleven
children, nine of whom reached maturity, and four still survive. The
father was a farmer by occupation, and followed agricultural pursuits in
Pennsylvania until his death in 1823. His widow moved to Ross County,
Ohio, with her family in 1834, and five years later settled in Fairfield Countynty, of the same state, where she died at the age of ninety years.
The mother being in limited circumstances after the death of her
husband, our subject was forced to earn his own living from an early
age, and when sixteen years old went to earn the tanner's trade in Ross Countynty, serving an apprenticeship of three years. He then worked as a
journeyman in Fairfield County for four years. In 1843 he was united in
marriage to Miss Susannah Gehrett, a daughter of Henry and Susannah
(Feon) Gehrett, who left Berks County, Pennsylvania, for Ohio when Mrs.
Kirkwood was a child. To this union the following children have been
born--Henry, George, Samuel, Mary Ann, Sophia, John E., William, Susan,
and Cerilda. About the year 1843 Mr. Kirkwood engaged in business for
himself in Fairfield County, in company with his brother-in-law, with
whom he was associated for seven years. In the fall of 1850 he
immigrated to Wells County, Indiana, landing in Nottingham Township,
where he purchased eighty acres of heavily timbered land on section 14.
He at once commenced to clear his land, on which he settled, and in
connection with clearing and making improvements on his place he
followed his trade for seven years. In 1851 he purchased an additional
eighty acres, and ten years later added another eighty-acre tract, all
wild land, which he cleared and improved, and by years of toil and close
attention to his pursuits he has acquired a competence for his declining
years, and surrounded his family with all the necessary comforts of
life. In 1852 Mr. Kirkwood was elected to the office of county
commissioner, serving in that capacity one term. Later he served two
terms as township trustee. In 1874 he was again elected county
commissioner, which office he filled three years with honor to himself
and to the entire satisfaction of his constituents. Mr. Kirkwood is a
Democrat, and is an ardent supporter of the principles of that party.
Mrs. Kirkwood is a consistent member of the German Baptist church.

This William Kirkwood is my GGGrandfather, his son Henry was my Great Grandfather, Henrys son Charles B. was my Grandfather. He lived in Petroleum, Ind. He died in 1948 I believe.
Nice to see someone knows of this family.
Thanks,
Sharon

You have a James Forrest Kirkwood who lived in Nottingham Hills, Indiana in your family somehow. He was born in October of 1891.

James Forrest's father was Henry F. Kirkwood of Nottingham Hills and his wife was Mary or May Bouse. I came across James from an old newspaper headline about an accidental death near Enid, Oklahoma in November of 1919. He died of gas fumes and I saw his WW1 draft card and he has the same birthday as the records on Ancestry.com. He worked for Roxana Petroleum County in Oklahoma as a scout.

William Kirkwood was the father of Henry (Harry) Kirkwood, once Sheriff of Wells County. His daughter Jennie married lee Holloway. Their son Joe married Ferne Starr. They are the parents of Stanley Jack Holloway (and 11 others). Jack is my father.

I am Clint Holloway
my father: Stanley Jack Holloway
my grandfather: Joe D. Holloway
my great grandmother: Jennie Kirkwood Holloway
my gggrandfather: Henry (Harry) Holloway, once sheriff of Wells County.
my ggggrandfather, William Kirkwood. His portrait (and also Henry's) and biography can be found in the Biographical history of Adams-Wells County, Indiana published in the 1880s. The Wells County Public Library has a copy of this book.

Opps! That should read Henry (Harry) Kirkwood, not Holloway

This James Forrest Kirkwood married Celestia/Celeste Markley in 1913 in Wells County, Indiana. His father, Henry F. Kirkwood, went by the name of Frank Kirkwood. It looks like his first wife, Mary Bouse, died and he remarried. Henry Frank is somewho the offspring of this family.

Clint,

I am interested in your Holloway connection. My great grandmother was Thesle Marie Holloway; d/o Milton Francis Holloway and Mary Jane Watkins. Thesle married my great grandfather Wilbur Ray McCollister, (always went by Ray), 7 Jan 1915 in Jay Co., IN.

My 2nd great granduncle, James M. McCollister married Nancy M. Gray, 24 Jan 1878. They were married less than a year when he died an untimely death. She then married John E. Kirkwood 16 Nov 1882, Wells Co., IN. John E. is the brother of Henry Kirkwood.

As you can see we have connections on two fronts. I would love to share information. Please contact me here or directly at frankmc4@verizon.net

Thanks,
Frank