The following is information regarding KIRBYs buried in Salem Cemetery, Waller Co., Texas:

Henry KIRBY was born in NC (probably present day Stokes Co.) on 4 Sep 1776 and died in Austin Co. (now Waller Co.), TX on 23 Jun 1854. Henry was the son of Edmund KERBY/KIRBY and Sarah SHEPPARD. Henry was the brother of my gr-gr-grandfather, Francis KIRBY. Henry married Sarah S. HARPER (daughter of Robert Banister HARPER and Lucy GROCE) on 2 Apr 1809 in Lincoln Co., GA. Henry and Sarah had at least three children: Jared Ellison KIRBY, Lucinda "Lucy" KIRBY, and Elizabeth S. KIRBY. Jared Ellison KIRBY married three times: (1) Indiana Eugenia TATE (b 10 Jun 1829, d 18 Jun 1854), (2) Caroline Elizabeth HELT (or HOLT) (b 13 Mar 1829, d 8 Jul 1857), and (3) Helen Marr SWEARINGEN (b 17 Jan 1837, d 29 Nov 1921). Helen Marr KIRBY became the first Dean of Women at The University of Texas. Jared Ellison KIRBY died 14 Oct 1865. Henry KIRBY moved to TX from GA at least by Dec 1850 when he purchased land in Austin Co. (now Waller Co.). According to land records, Henry’s wife, Sarah S. HARPER, died between 1861 and 1868. Several members of Henry KIRBY’s family are buried in Salem Cemetery north of Hempstead in Waller Co., TX. The cemetery is located about two and one-half miles west of Texas Highway 6 on State FM 1736. I have not yet located the graves of Henry’s wife, Sarah HARPER, or their son, Jared E. KIRBY. The tombstones in the "KIRBY" area read as follows (spelling is as shown on tombstones):

Henry KIRBY / born in the state of North Carolina / September 4, 1776 / Departed this Life / on the / 23 of June A.D. 1854 / Aged / 77 years 9 months 12 days / After a long life of energetic usefulness / He is gone forever to us on earth / He was ever / A patriotic citizen, a devoted friend / A kind Father and Husband / and died a / True and humble follower of Jesus.

Indiana Eugenia / infant daughter / of / Col. Jared & Indiana Eugenia / KIRBY / Born March 5, 1851 / Died August 12, 1852 / Now fare thee well thou early gone / Ere life’s young rosebud burst in bloom / To sleep til Heaven’s great day shall dawn / And light the darkness of the tomb.

Mrs. Indiana Eugenia / Consort of / Col. Jared E. KIRBY / daughter / Maj. Zimiri W. & Margaret / TATE / Born in the State of Georgia / June 10, 1829 / Died / June 18, 1851 in Texas / Rest loved one Rest / The Precious spirit’s gone before / Waiting on Heaven’s peaceful shore / To you a welcome dear / Without one spot upon the dress / of your ethereal loveliness / Watching around us here.

Henry Eldred / infant son / of / Col. Jared E. & Caroline / KIRBY / Born September 28, 1855 / died / August 16, 1856.

Mrs. Elizabeth S. WHITE / Consort of / Thomas B. WHITE / & daughter of / Henry & Sarah S. / KIRBY / Born in Georgia / Jan 17, 1815 / Died / June 3, 1857. (Note: her middle name was Sheppard.)

Mrs. Caroline Elizabeth / KIRBY / Consort of / Col. Jared E. KIRBY / Daughter of / Hon. George E. & Mary A. / HELT / Born in the state of Alabama / March 13, 1829 / Died / July 8, 1857 / The good, the loved has passed away / Like morning dew from flowers exhaled to heaven / Amid the brightness of the summer day / Its beauty and its happiness had given, / Her life star went not down in gloom and night / But mid the blaze of Heaven’s maridan (sic) day / Gleamed in the sky and linged (sic) her soul with light / It faded softly into heaven away. (Note: marriage bond says "HOLT" instead of "HELT.")

Caroline E. / daughter of / Jared E. KIRBY / Born June 15, 1857 / Died / February 4, 1858.

Mrs. Margaret N. / Consort of / Thomas B. WHITE / & daughter of / Robert & Lucy HARPER / born / in the state of Georgia / December 23, 1809 / died / July 20, 1861 / In the maturity of life she / passed away. Her earthly / mission of love to her family / and mankind Was filled / by an amiable disposition / and a kind heart. A devoted / mother, friend and wife. / To society, an example and / ornament. Deep piety pervaded / her life. A calm and confiding / Christian in death. Now an / angel in Heaven. We emulate / her virtues and we / cherish her memory.

Four infants of T. B. and E. S. WHITE: Robert Harper, Leonard White, Lucy Groce, and William Bannister.

Unknown child’s grave.

Unknown adult’s grave.

 

I descend from the Henry KERBY whose will was probated in Stokes Co., NC in
1790.  My line goes through Henry's son Edmund.  Edmund reportedly married
Sarah SHEPPARD around 1772.  The children of Edmund and Sarah were:  Jesse,
Francis, Edmund S., Henry, Sarah, James, Martha (Patsy), and John.  Edmund
and most of his eight children moved to Georgia around 1806.  My line comes
down through Edmund's son Francis.

However, the information I am submitting is about Edmund's son Henry who
moved from GA around 1843, stopped in AL around 1844, and was in TX by 1850.
These KIRBYs are buried in Salem Cemetery, Waller Co., Texas:


Henry KIRBY was born in NC (probably present day Stokes Co.) on 4 Sep 1776
and died in Austin Co. (now Waller Co.), TX on 23 Jun 1854. Henry was the
son of Edmund KERBY/KIRBY and Sarah SHEPPARD. Henry was the brother of my
gr-gr-grandfather, Francis KIRBY. Henry married Sarah S. HARPER (daughter of
Robert Banister HARPER and Lucy GROCE) on 2 Apr 1809 in Lincoln Co., GA.
Henry and Sarah had at least three children: Jared Ellison KIRBY, Lucinda
"Lucy" KIRBY, and Elizabeth S. KIRBY. Jared Ellison KIRBY married three
times: (1) Indiana Eugenia TATE (b 10 Jun 1829, d 18 Jun 1854), (2) Caroline
Elizabeth HELT (or HOLT) (b 13 Mar 1829, d 8 Jul 1857), and (3) Helen Marr
SWEARINGEN (b 17 Jan 1837, d 29 Nov 1921). Helen Marr KIRBY became the first
Dean of Women at The University of Texas. Jared Ellison KIRBY died 14 Oct
1865. Henry KIRBY moved to TX from GA at least by Dec 1850 when he purchased
land in Austin Co. (now Waller Co.). According to land records, Henry’s
wife, Sarah S. HARPER, died between 1861 and 1868. Several members of Henry
KIRBY’s family are buried in Salem Cemetery north of Hempstead in Waller
Co., TX. The cemetery is located about two and one-half miles west of Texas
Highway 6 on State FM 1736. I have not yet located the graves of Henry’s
wife, Sarah HARPER, or their son, Jared E. KIRBY. The tombstones in the
"KIRBY" area read as follows (spelling is as shown on tombstones):


Henry KIRBY / born in the state of North Carolina / September 4, 1776 /
Departed this Life / on the / 23 of June A.D. 1854 / Aged / 77 years 9
months 12 days / After a long life of energetic usefulness / He is gone
forever to us on earth / He was ever / A patriotic citizen, a devoted friend
/ A kind Father and Husband / and died a / True and humble follower of
Jesus.


Indiana Eugenia / infant daughter / of / Col. Jared & Indiana Eugenia /
KIRBY / Born March 5, 1851 / Died August 12, 1852 / Now fare thee well thou
early gone / Ere life’s young rosebud burst in bloom / To sleep til Heaven’s
great day shall dawn / And light the darkness of the tomb.


Mrs. Indiana Eugenia / Consort of / Col. Jared E. KIRBY / daughter / Maj.
Zimiri W. & Margaret / TATE / Born in the State of Georgia / June 10, 1829 /
Died / June 18, 1851 in Texas / Rest loved one Rest / The Precious spirit’s
gone before / Waiting on Heaven’s peaceful shore / To you a welcome dear /
Without one spot upon the dress / of your ethereal loveliness / Watching
around us here.


Henry Eldred / infant son / of / Col. Jared E. & Caroline / KIRBY / Born
September 28, 1855 / died / August 16, 1856.


Mrs. Elizabeth S. WHITE / Consort of / Thomas B. WHITE / & daughter of /
Henry & Sarah S. / KIRBY / Born in Georgia / Jan 17, 1815 / Died / June 3,
1857. (Note: her middle name was Sheppard.)


Mrs. Caroline Elizabeth / KIRBY / Consort of / Col. Jared E. KIRBY /
Daughter of / Hon. George E. & Mary A. / HELT / Born in the state of Alabama
/ March 13, 1829 / Died / July 8, 1857 / The good, the loved has passed away
/ Like morning dew from flowers exhaled to heaven / Amid the brightness of
the summer day / Its beauty and its happiness had given, / Her life star
went not down in gloom and night / But mid the blaze of Heaven’s maridan
(sic) day / Gleamed in the sky and linged (sic) her soul with light / It
faded softly into heaven away. (Note: marriage bond says "HOLT" instead of
"HELT.")


Caroline E. / daughter of / Jared E. KIRBY / Born June 15, 1857 / Died /
February 4, 1858.


Mrs. Margaret N. / Consort of / Thomas B. WHITE / & daughter of / Robert &
Lucy HARPER / born / in the state of Georgia / December 23, 1809 / died /
July 20, 1861 / In the maturity of life she / passed away. Her earthly /
mission of love to her family / and mankind Was filled / by an amiable
disposition / and a kind heart. A devoted / mother, friend and wife. / To
society, an example and / ornament. Deep piety pervaded / her life. A calm
and confiding / Christian in death. Now an / angel in Heaven. We emulate /
her virtues and we / cherish her memory.


Four infants of T. B. and E. S. WHITE: Robert Harper, Leonard White, Lucy
Groce, and William Bannister.


Unknown child’s grave.


Unknown adult’s grave.
Glenn, no, I have not heard of a J.A.J. Kirby in Waller Co., TX.  Do you
have any more information on him?  You asked for a list of Henry Kirby's
children.  I don't know all of them.  He had a son named Jared Ellison Kirby
who was born in 1809 and died in 1865; a son (name unknown) born about 1810,
a daughter named Lucinda who was born between 1810-1815, and a daughter
named Elisabeth S. who was born in 1815 and died in 1857.  There may have
been others.

Henry's son, Jared, was named for Jared Ellison Groce.  Connections between
the Kirby and Groce families go back to 1774 when Henry's grandfather, Henry
Kerby (would you expect a Kirby to have any other name?), witnessed a deed
in Halifax Co., VA, with Jared Ellison Groce, Sr.  Jared Ellison Groce, Jr.
was one of Moses Austin's original group of 500 settlers to Texas.  Henry
Kerby (the younger) married Sarah Harper, a grand-daughter of Jared Ellison
Groce, Sr.

Jared Ellison Kirby and Leonard Groce (son of Jared Ellison Groce, Jr.)
became the two largest plantation owners in Austin Co. (now Waller Co.).
Jared Kirby married three times, losing his first two wives shortly
following childbirth.  When Jared Ellison Kirby was tragically killed in
1865 following the Civil War, his widow was unable to keep the plantation
(called "Alta Vista") going and sold the land to the State of Texas which
later used the land to build Prarie View A&M University.  Between 1884 and
1919 Jared Ellison Kirby's widow, Helen Marr Swearengin Kirby, served as
"Lady Assistant" then as the first Dean of Women at the University of Texas.
Their son, Robert Harper Kirby, was a well-known philanthropist and
prohibitionist in Texas, serving as president of the "Anti-Saloon League of
Texas."

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Shirley,  J.A.J. Kirby according to his Civil War Record was from Grimes
Co, which is adjoining Waller Co.  His family is on the 1850 Tx  cesus as
follows.:
Jesse Kirby   32  N.C
Susan  "        22  Ga.
Andrew J. "    5   Ga.
Thomas R. "   3    "
John          "          TX.

In Waller Co., the following lived:
Gared E. Kirby    31            Ga.
Jribleana (?)Kirby       21    "
Lucy     Kirby        3     Miss
Walter Rice (overseer) 40 Ga.
Soloman A. Rice 19 (tending stock) 19  Miss

The above info may help you.  As these Kirbys are not of my line, I did
not pursue any more about them.  I was interested in Andrew because he
owned land in the vicinity of my Kirbys in Lampasas Co for awhile.
Glenn Kirby