Kentucky: A History of the State, Battle, Perrin, & Kniffin, 3rd ed., 1886. Monroe County. JOHN M. KIRKPATRICK was born October 12, 1846, in Monroe County, where he grew up and now resides. His father, Moses Kirkpatrick, also of Monroe County, was born December 1, 1808. He was a son of William and Tabitha (Wallace) Kirkpatrick. William Kirkpatrick was a son of Moses and Lucy (Smith) Kirkpatrick, of North Carolina. Moses Kirkpatrick was born December 6, 1763. Moses Kirkpatrick, Jr., the father of John M., married, about 1833, Sarah J., daughter of James Gee. From this union sprang eight children, of whom John M. is the seventh. On the 26th of November, 1869, he married Mary E., daughter of Lewis E. and Eliza (Hunter) Philpott, of Cumberland County. To them have been born James D., Robert, Price, Avie L., Moses, William and Ned. Mr. Kirkpatrick is the owner of 350 acres of land; is a member of the Baptist Church, and in politics is a Democrat. His great-grandfather, Moses Kirkpatrick, is said to have been one of the first settlers south of Green River. Gee Hunter Kirkpatrick Philpott Smith Wallace = Cumberland-KY NC http://www.rootsweb.com/~kygenweb/kybiog/monroe/kirkpatrick.jm.txt