T. M. Kirby, aged 83 years, died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. A. C. Arnold of Milwaukee near Portland on March 27th. Mr. Kirby was an early settler of Washington county, coming here from Illinois in 1867. He moved to Oregon in 1889. He leaves to mourn his departure two daughters, Mrs. Mary Arnold, Mrs. Lizzie Beattie, of Portland and Dr. Ed G. Kirby of La Grande. Mrs. Kirby, wife and mother of his children, passed away in 1910.

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The Oregonian (Portland, OR)

March 29, 1922

Funeral services for Thomas Martin Kirby, who died Monday morning at his home in this city at the age of 82 years, will be held at the Whitee Temple this afternoon at 2 o'clock. Interment will be in Riverview cemetery. Mr. Kirby had been a resident of Oregon since 1889 and of Portland since 1910. He was born in Tralee, Ireland, and came to the United States in 1849. He served through the civil war with distinction as a member of G company, 11th Illinois infantry.

Mr. Kirby came to Oregon from Blair, Neb., and settle on a farm near Salem. He was a member of the Baptist church for 67 years. He also was a member of the republican party. Mr. Kirby is survived by two daughters and a son - Mrs. A. C. Arnold and Mrs. L. J. Beattie of Portland and Dr. E. G. Kirby of La Grande, Or.

~~~Obituaries courtesy of the Nebraska Washington County Genealogical Society. Newspaper clippings on file in the Blair, Nebraska Public Library~~~