Counties of Morgan, Monroe and Brown, Indiana. Historical and Biographical. Charles Blanchard, Editor. Chicago: F. A. Battey & Co., Publishers, 1884. Marion County. [Jefferson Township, Morgan County, Indiana] DANIEL KIRK was born in Shelby County, Ind., October 1, 1828. His parents were William H. and Elizabaeth (Depew) Kirk, natives of Kentucky. The grandfather of our subject, Daniel Kirk, was an early settler of Marion County, Ky., where he died, the father of two children - Lydia and William H. The latter was born March 1, 1799. In 1819, he and his wife, moved to Shelby County, Ind., where Mrs. Kirk died. Mr. Kirk subsequently married Susanna R. Sloan, and in 1838 came to this county, where he died in 1865, the father of sixteen children. Daniel Kirk, the subject of this sketch, married December 7, 1856, Martha E., daughter of Nathan and Matilda Dow, and a native of Clarke County, Ind., born September 9, 1835. This union was cemented by thirteen children - Ellen M., William H. (deceased), Charles H., Harvey A., Mary E., Benjamin R. (deceased), Susan M. (deceased), James E., Daniel P., Nathan F., Benjamin A., Martha J. (deceased) and Maggie R. (deceased). Mr. Kirk is a generally respected citizen. Kirk Depew Sloan Dow = Shelby-IN Morgan-IN Clarke-IN http://www.rootsweb.com/~kygenweb/kybiog/marion/kirk.d.txt