Dayton Sirk, b: 1883 -

^{1908 Ford produces Model T}
^{1913 Edison invents movies w/sound}
^{1914 - 1918 World War I}
^{1929 The Great Depression begins}
^{1939 - 1945 World War II}

^{1867 Alaska Territory purchased}
^{1869 Transcontinental Railroad complete}
^{1879 Edison invents phono/light bulb}
^{1898 Spanish-American War}
^{1903 Wright brothers 1st plane flight}

^{1803 Louisiana Territory Purchased}
^{1805 Lewis and Clark reach Pacific}
^{1812 - 1814 War of 1812 with Britain}
^{1846 War w/Mexico,Calif & NM acquired}
^{1861 - 1865 Civil War, North vs. South}


			^John Sirk^{b.1805 Braxton Co., WV d.1866}

		^{Jacob Wesley Sirk}^{b.1840 Clay Co., WV d.1887 Clay Co., WV}	^{Margaret Riffle}^{b.1805 d.1879}

^{Mary Madeline Sirk}^b.1915 d.	^Dayton Sirk^{b.1883 d.1959}		^{William Dickey}^{b. d.}

^{Hazel Lela Sirk}^b.1908 d.		^{Delilah Dickey}^{b.1845 Clay Co., WV d.1904 Clay Co., WV}	^{Juliana Reip}^{b. d.}

^{Francis Remley Sirk}^b.1911 d.

^{Sadie Alma Sirk}^b.1912 d.

^{Walter Bernard Sirk}^{b.1917 d.1994}	^{Sarah Luella Beatty}^{b. d.}

^{Charles Wesley Sirk}^{b.1919 d.1999}

^{James Russell Sirk}^b.1921 d.