Biographical Sketch of James B. S. Kirtley, Lafayette County, Missouri

>From "History of Lafayette County, Mo., carefully written and compiled
from the most authentic official and private sources" St. Louis, Mo.
Historical Company, 1881.
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Capt. James B. S. Kirtley, P. O. Lexington.  Capt. Kirtley was born in
Boone county, Kentucky, February 2, 1844.  His father, William Kirtley,
is now living in this county, a short distance south of Dover.  His 
mother, Elizabeth Kirtley, was a daughter of Isaac Shelby, who formerly
lived in this county.  In the year of his birth, 1844, Capt. Kirtley
moved with his parents to this county, and settled on the farm where his
father still resides.  He was raised in this county and partly educated
here and partly in the Baptist College, at Georgetown, Kentucky, where 
he graduated in 1867.  During the war he served under Gen. Shelby in the
confederate army.  He first enlisted in 1861 in the state guard, in which
he was captured by Jim Lane in Bates county.  He was released on parole, 
and came home and assisted his father in moving his slaves to Arkansas,
and then rejoined Shelby.  After the battle of Corinth he enrolled in 
Company A, First Missouri Cavalry, Gordon's regiment, of which he was 
elected second lieutenant, and was captain from 1863 to the end of the
war.  During that period he was on Col. Shank's staff.  After the surren-
der he went with Shelby to Mexico.  He was in nearly all of the principal
battles west of the river, and some east, from Carthage in 1861 to 
Price's last raid in 1864.  After remaining a year in Mexico, he returned
home and went to Georgetown, Kentucky, college and graduated.  He was 
married on November 11, 1873, to Miss Sarah T. McCord, daughter of
William McCord, deceased.  They have had four children, all girls, the
two youngest of whom are living.  He is a member of the Missionary 
Baptist church.  He was raised on a farm, and is now engaged in farming
on the old McCord farm three miles east of Lexington.  He also deals
largely in stock.

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