Agnes P. Kirkpatrick, daughter of Edward James (1833-1913) and Mary Rebecca (Graham) (1843-1925) Kirkpatrick, was born in Ontario Province, Canada, 28 April 1875. Both of Agnes' parents were native Canadians with deep roots in Ireland. Between 1871 and 1879 the Kirkpatrick family migrated from Ontario into Michigan. Agnes and a sister, Alvia, were among the Okemos students of 1888. Agnes would go on to further her education and became a teacher for many years in the Okemos and Williamston school districts.
Agnes married Loren Lee Polhemus on 18 April 1893 in Okemos. Lee, as he was known, was born 25 July 1872, in Okemos. He was employed as a “laborer.” The couple would have one daughter, Mary Elizabeth, “Lizzie,” before Lee's untimely death 14 March 1896 of “La-grippe.” Lee was interred Fowler Cemetery, Aurelius Township, Ingham County, Michigan.
Agnes then married a Mr. George A. Young in Mason, Ingham County, 30 April 1898. George, born 9 August 1859, Michigan, was a fruit farmer. The couple would have have 2 sons together before George passed away 23 May 1911 in Eaton Rapids, Eaton County, Michigan. Agnes interred her 2nd husband in Rosehill Cemetery, Eaton Rapids, Eaton County, Michigan.
With children still at home, Agnes, in the following years, taught school and owned a millinery business in Eaton Rapids. She was also active with the Order of the Eastern Star (OES), the Okemos Grange and the Okemos Pioneer Ladies. Agnes' club activities were frequently reported in newspaper clippings during the decades after her husband George's death. Agnes died in Lansing, 7 December 1972 and was interred with husband George in Rosehill Cemetery.
Kirkpatrick, Agnes (married Polhemus, Young), Millinery store, Lansing State Journal 11 Sept 1912, Page 2
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Kirkpatrick, Agnes (married Polhemus, Young) father's obit, Lansing State Journal 1 April 1913, Page 4
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Kirkpatrick, Agnes (married Polhemus, Young) Okemos Pioneer Ladies, Lansing State Journal, 29 May 1950, Page 14
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Kirkpatrick, Agnes (married Lee Polhemus, GEorge A. Young) obit, Lansing State Journal, 8 December 1972, Page 16
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