Margaret Alice Kirkland b. 1 Apr 1924 Jackson, Florida, USA d. 14 Jun 2014 Gainesville, Alachua, Florida, USA: acw

1924 - 2014 (90 years)

Personal Information | Sources | Event Map | All | PDF

Name	Margaret Alice Kirkland [1]
Birth	1 Apr 1924	Jackson, Florida, USA [1, 2, 3, 4]
Gender	Female
Race	White [1, 2]
Name	Margaret A Littlefield [3, 4, 5]
Name	Margaret Alice Byrd [2, 6]
Residence	1935	Baker, Florida, USA [1]
Residence	1 Apr 1940	Baker, Florida, USA [1]
Residence	Age: 16; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Residence	1945	Precinct 2, Olustee, Baker, Florida, USA [2]
Residence	2014	Lake City, Columbia, Florida, USA [3]
Death	14 Jun 2014	Gainesville, Alachua, Florida, USA [3, 4]
Death	Mrs. Margaret Kirkland Littlefield of Lake City died June 14, 2014 following an extended illness. The daughter of the late Clarence and Bernice Kirkland was born in Jackson County, but lived in Lake City most of her life. A graduate of Columbia High, she worked as a pharmacy technician before retiring to care for family members throughout the remainder of her life. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Homer L. Byrd, who was killed during WWII, her second husband of over 55 years, Douglas Littlefield, and her brother Ray Kirkland. She is survived by her daughter, Julie Byrd Gafford (Frank), two grandchildren, Wendy Bishop Vola (Bill) of Baytown , TX, and David Bishop of Lake City; two great-grandchildren, Julianna Turi, Baytown TX, and Dawson Bishop of Lake City. Also surviving is her brother Clarence Kirkland (Nancy of Gainesville. She was a member of White Springs United Methodist Church. She was also a member and past Registrar of Edward Rutledge Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, member of Magna Charta Dames, past member of United Daughters of the Confederacy, Colonial Dames XVII Century, Lake City Garden Club, and Lake City Women’s Club. Funeral services will be conducted at White Springs United Methodist Church, US Hwy 41, Thursday, June 19, at 2:00 PM with Pastor Brian Leonardson officiating. Interment will follow in Memorial Cemetery. The family will receive friends in the fellowship hall one hour prior to the service. In lieu of flowers, donations to Haven Hospice or White Springs United Methodist Church will be appreciated. Arrangements are under the direction of Gateway-Forest Lawn Funeral Home, 3596 S US Hwy 441, Lake City, Fl., 32025, (386) 752-1954. Please leave words of love and comfort for the family at www.gatewayforestlawn.com http://www.gatewayfuneralhome.com/obituaries/Margaret-Littlefield/#!/Obituary Age: 90
Burial	19 Jun 2014	Memorial Cemetery, Lake City, Columbia, Florida, USA [4]
Person ID	I31974	tng Genealogy

Father	Clarence Nathaniel Kirkland, b. 16 Sep 1895, Jackson, Florida, USA d. 22 Aug 1969, Lake City, Columbia, Florida, USA (Age 73 years)
Relationship	natural
Mother	Bernice Messer, b. 22 Nov 1904, Jackson, Florida, USA d. 28 Nov 1984, Lake City, Columbia, Florida, USA (Age 80 years)
Relationship	natural
Marriage	25 Dec 1921	Greenwood, Jackson, Florida, USA
Family ID	F11154	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family 1 Homer Lamar Byrd, b. 2 Sep 1916, Georgia, USA d. 8 Jun 1943, Marin, California, USA (Age 26 years)

Marriage 1942 Wakulla, Florida, USA [6]

Children

1. Living

Family ID F11331 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Family 2	Douglas Littlefield, b. 29 Aug 1918, Baker, Florida, USA d. 7 Dec 2001, Lake City, Columbia, Florida, USA (Age 83 years)
Marriage	10 Aug 1947	Quitman, Brooks, Georgia, USA [6]
Divorce	Jul 1956	Baker, Florida, USA [5]
Family ID	F11332	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Event Map

Load the map

	Birth - 1 Apr 1924 - Jackson, Florida, USA
	Residence - 1935 - Baker, Florida, USA
	Residence - Age: 16; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter - 1 Apr 1940 - Baker, Florida, USA
	Marriage - 10 Aug 1947 - Quitman, Brooks, Georgia, USA
	Divorce - Jul 1956 - Baker, Florida, USA
	Residence - 2014 - Lake City, Columbia, Florida, USA
	Death - 14 Jun 2014 - Gainesville, Alachua, Florida, USA
	Burial - 19 Jun 2014 - Memorial Cemetery, Lake City, Columbia, Florida, USA

= Link to Google Earth

Sources

[S474] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).
Year: 1940; Census Place: Baker, Florida; Roll: T627_574; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 2-2
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1940usfedcen&h=130193048&indiv=try
[ View Federal Census Document]
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1940usfedcen&h=130193048&indiv=try
[S351] Ancestry.com, Florida State Census, 1867-1945, (Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2008;).
Census Year: 1945; Locality: Precinct 2; County: Baker; Page: 14; LINE: 4; Archive Series #: S1371, Roll 1
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=floridastatecen1867&h=3175873&indiv=try
[ View Florida Census Document]
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=floridastatecen1867&h=3175873&indiv=try
[S458] Ancestry.com, U.S. Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;), Publication Place: Lake City, Florida, USA; Web edition: http://www.gatewayfuneralhome.com/obituaries/.
Record for Margaret Kirkland Littlefield
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=USCemFuneral&h=276827256&indiv=try
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=USCemFuneral&h=276827256&indiv=try
[S541] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/131634587/margaret-littlefield.
Record for Margaret Littlefield
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=FindAGraveUS&h=107899889&indiv=try
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=FindAGraveUS&h=107899889&indiv=try
[S358] Ancestry.com, Florida Divorce Index, 1927-2001, (Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2005;).
Certificate Number: 10185
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=fldivorce&h=609957&indiv=try
[ View marriage certificate]
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=fldivorce&h=609957&indiv=try
[S529] Ancesrty.com, Georgia, Marriage Records From Select Counties, 1828-1978, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2013;).
Record for Douglas Littlefield and Margaret Alice Kirkland Byrd
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=gamarriages&h=121777&indiv=try
[ View marriage certificate]
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=gamarriages&h=121777&indiv=try