Robert Campbell Kirkwood

Robert Campbell Kirkwood (1834 - ), son of Thomas Kirkwood and Margaret Cuisbuill, was born 14 August 1834 at Glasgow, Scotland. He emigrated to Utah in 1856 with his widowed mother and three brothers.

The Journey to Utah

"Let me tell you of James Kirkwood. James was from Glasgow, Scotland. On the trip west, James was accompanied by his widow mother and three brothers, one of whom, Thomas, was nineteen and crippled and had to ride in the handcart. James’ primary responsibility on the trek was to care for his little four-year-old brother, Joseph, while his mother and oldest brother, Robert, pulled the cart. As they climbed Rocky Ridge, it was snowing and there was a bitter cold wind blowing. It took the whole company twenty seven hours to travel fifteen miles. When little Joseph became too weary to walk, James, the older brother, had no choice but to carry him. Left behind the main group, James and Joseph made their way slowly to camp. When the two finally arrived at the fireside, James “having so faithfully carried out his task, collapsed and died from exposure and overexertion.” - Elder James E. Faust, November 1992 Ensign

Sources

• Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel: Robert Campbell Kirkwood; James G. Willie Company (1856); Age at departure: 21.

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Son of Thomas Kirkwood and Margaret Campbell

Married Mary Mathews, 21 Oct 1860, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah

Children - Albert Centennial Kirkwood, Annie Mathews Kirkwood, Thomas Mathews Kirkwood, Heber Charles Kirkwood, William Kirkwood, Richard Cahoon Kirkwood, Ruth Mathews Kirkwood, Mary Elizabeth Kirkwood, Emma Blanche Kirkwood, Clarissa Mary Kirkwood, Margaret Kirkwood, Robert Campbell Kirkwood

Married Elizabeth Cook, 1 Jul 1865, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah

Children - Samuel Milton Kirkwood, Berdie Kirkwood, John Alfred Kirkwood, Bird Lavern Kirkwood, Joseph Kirkwood, Nellie Louise Kirkwood, Zella Edna Kirkwood, Rachel Cook Kirkwood, Katherine Eliza Kirkwood, Della Maud Kirkwood, Lillie Kirkwood, Minnie Kirkwood

Married Eliza Cook, 17 Jan 1870, Provo, Utah, Utah

Children - James Eugene Kirkwood, Alice Martha Kirkwood, Ella May Kirkwood, Tennie Sariah Kirkwood, Jessie Campbell Kirkwood, Lauraetta Marie Kirkwood, Daniel Kirkwood

Sealer of weights and measures and city councilman in Provo. Superintendent Co-op. stores 1874-85; merchant. Father of 27 children.

Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel, James G. Willie Company (1856); Age at departure: 21

• Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: May 11 2017, 4:59:33 UTC