Who Was Who II of Hanover, IL - Grant Home

Howard Weede Kilpatrick on February 14, 1951 in Davis, Illinois and four daughters
were born to this union: Mary (Kilpatrick) Currier, Marcia (Kilpatrick) Maize, Shirley
(Kilpatrick) Brill, and Sharon (Kilpatrick) Hastings. The family lived in Dakota, Illinois
for many years. Alta died July 19, 1989 and is buried in Log Church Cemetery.
Kilpatrick, Barbara Elizabeth (Gillespie) was born March 31, 1915 in Juda,
Wisconsin and was the daughter of the Reverend James Wallace and Jessie Mae
(Kramer) Gillespie. She graduated from Auburn High School and attended Northern
Illinois University, De Kalb. Barbara married James Irwin Kilpatrick on December 8,
1951 in Thomson, Illinois and two children were born to this union: James Robert
Kilpatrick, who was stillborn in 1954, and Jean Ann (Kilpatrick) Ruebner. Barbara was
a homemaker and also helped her husband farm in rural Hanover for many years.
Barbara and Irwin moved to Galesburg to be near their daughter. Barb died in
Galesburg on January 2, 1999. She was first buried in Evergreen Cemetery and later
moved to the Log Church Cemetery.
Kilpatrick, Elva was buried in Log Church Cemetery on July 27, 2004.
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Kilpatrick, Erma Claire (Pressly) was born July 15, 1916 in Ainsworth, Iowa and was
the daughter of Joseph Blaine and Jessie Lola (Walker) Pressly. She graduated from the
Burlington, Iowa School of Business. She married the Reverend Marion Clifford
Kilpatrick on May 3, 1940 in Ainsworth, Iowa and two sons were born to this union:
John Pressly Kilpatrick and William Byron Kilpatrick. They moved to Hanover in
1946, where Marion was the pastor at the United Presbyterian Church. Erma later began
working at the Savanna Army Depot. Erma died March 25, 2006 and is buried in
Ainsworth.
Kilpatrick, Howard Weede was born April 12, 1911 Hanover Township and was the
son of Howard Thomas and Fannie Estella “Stella” (Weede) Kilpatrick. He graduated
from Hanover High School in 1930. In 1944 he graduated from Palmer College of
Chiropractic, Davenport, Iowa and was a 1947 graduate from Sterling College, Sterling,
Kansas. He married Alta M. Tielkemeier on February 14, 1951 in Davis and four
daughters were born to this union: Mary (Kilpatrick) Currier, Marcia (Kilpatrick)
Maize, Shirley (Kilpatrick) Brill, and Sharon (Kilpatrick) Hastings. Howard lived in
Dakota, Illinois for a number of years and was employed in the shipping department at
Micro Switch before retiring in 1977. Howard died June 5, 1996 and is buried in Log
Church Cemetery.
Kilpatrick, James Irwin was born October 13, 1916 in Hanover and was the son of
Howard Thomas and Fannie Estella “Stella” (Weede) Kilpatrick. He graduated from
Hanover High School in 1933 and attended Monmouth College for two years. He
married Barbara Elizabeth Gillespie on December 8, 1951 in Thomson, Illinois and two
children were born to this union: James Robert Kilpatrick who was stillborn in 1954
and Jean Ann (Kilpatrick) Ruebner. He farmed in rural Hanover for most of his life.
Irwin was a member of the Hanover School Board for 13 years. After they retired from
farming they later moved to Galesburg to be near their daughter. Irwin died January 1,
2005 in Galesburg and is buried in Log Church Cemetery.
Kilpatrick, John Philip was born April 23, 1948 in rural Hanover and was the son of
David William and Marion Cathern (Dresser) Kilpatrick. He graduated from Hanover
High School in 1966, from Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, Illinois in 1970, and in
1976 earned his Master’s Degree from Loras College in Dubuque, Iowa. John married