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Family HistoryFamily History - Lawrence Irwin Kiplinger


Key:1.“+” before a child’s name indicates the child has their own entry in the next generation.
 2.“born xxxx” indicates the child is under 18 years of age so the birth date is not shown.
This family history features Lawrence Irwin Kiplinger and one of his descendants down to the second generation.


First and Second Generations
1. Lawrence Irwin Kiplinger,1 born 2 September 1867, the son of Samuel Kiplinger and Henrietta _____;1, 2 died 17 May 1900 in Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado.3 Lawrence married, ca. 1893, Kate K. Child (born 6 June 1868 in Oneida, Knox County, Illinois, the daughter of Aaron P. Child and Emily L. Babcock;4, 5, 6 Kate died 10 November 1937 in Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado1, 3). Lawrence and Kate are buried in Graceland Cemetery, Creston, Union County, Iowa.1

Mrs. Kate Kiplinger was among the members of the Young People’s Society of Christian Endeavor listed in Century Chest Transcription 41, which was dated 4 August 1901. It is part of the contents of the Century Chest which was opened 31 December 2001.7


Child of Lawrence Irwin Kiplinger and Kate K. Child:

 2i. Lawrence Child Kiplinger, born 25 June 1894 in Creston, Union County, Iowa.8

  1. Iowa WPA Graves (website). The information contained on this website was originally recorded by Iowa WPA (Works Progress Administration) workers during late 1930s. In 2006 it was transcribed into a searchable electronic format.
  2. U.S. Federal Census, 1880, Iowa, Benton County, Belle Plain, Enumeration District 31, Page No. 32. The census lists Lawrence as 11 years old, which conflicts with the cemetery inscription from the WPA (see).
  3. Obituary, Beford Times-Press, Iowa; Access Newspaper Archive (website), 18 November, 1937.
  4. Iowa County Marriages, 1838-1934; Henry W. Gazly, 54, born in Luxton, New York, father: Henry C. Gazly; mother: Sara E. Cornwall; Kate C. Child Kiplinger, 40, born in Ouda [sic, probably meaning Oneida], Illinois, father: Aaron P. Child; mother: Emily L. Babkok; married on 31 March 1909 in Bedford, Taylor County, Iowa.
  5. U.S. Federal Census, 1870, Illinois, Knox County, City of Onieda, page no. 1.
  6. Obituary, Times-Republican, Benton, Iowa; Access Newspaper Archive, 16 December, 1915. This is the obituary for Kate’s aunt, Fannie Ames (Babcock) Burch. The article names Kate and her parents.
  7. Colorado College Special Collections, Century Chest.
  8. Draft Registration Card, World War I, Lawrence Child Kiplinger, Card No. 125.