Husband George Washington Irwin 1 2
Born: 15 Apr 1800 - near Meadville, Crawford Co, PA 1
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Died: 18 May 1878 - Forward Twp, Butler Co, PA 1
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Father: Archibald Irwin ( - ) 3
Mother: [Unk] Fletcher ( - )
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Wife Ozilla Hanna 1
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Died: 1868 - Nashville, Davidson Co, TN 1
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Father: W. M. Hanna ( - ) 1
Mother: [Unk] Thompson ( - )
Children
1 M John A. Irwin 1 2
Born: 21 Apr 1832 - Cadiz, Harrison Co, OH 1
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Died: 16 Apr 1901 2
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Spouse: Margaret F. Calvin ( - ) 2
General Notes: Husband - George Washington Irwin
He was born near Meadville, Penn-sylvania, removed to Pittsburgh with his parents in 1806, and thence to Butler county. In 1812 he went to Pittsburgh for the purpose of learn-ing the blacksmith's trade, and at the age of nineteen years was employed in one of the iron works of that city as superintendent of the blacksmithing department. He was later engaged as an engineer on the Ohio river. He afterwards embarked in the manufacture of boilers at Pittsburg, and also carried on a paper mill in Ohio. In 1847 he engaged in the manufacture of boilers at Nashville, Tennessee, where he remained until the war commenced. When the Federal troops captured Nashville they took charge of his plant and thus destroyed his business. Being a stanch Union man, he fought in the battle of Nashville as a Union soldier. In 1868 he returned to Pittsburgh, and thence to Butler County, where he was engaged in farming until his death. He was prominent in the iron industry of Pittsburgh for many years and was well known among the manufacturers of that city. Politically, he was a Republican. [HBC 1895, 1126]
He and his wife had ten children, eight of whom grew to maturity.
In a letter written by George W. Irwin, in 1853, to his son, John A., we find the following record of the Irwin genealogy: "In your last you wished to know something of your ancestry. My great-grandfather Irwin was an Episcopalian preacher in Ireland. My grandfather was his eldest son, and came to this country when young, married in Pennsylvania, and had two sons and one daughter, my father being the eldest. My grandfather served in the Colonial forces under General Grant, and was present at the battle between the English and French, known as Braddock's defeat. For his services in the army he was granted a tract of land in the vicinity of Fort Pitt, now Pittsburg, but allowed the grant to go by default, as land was then of little value. He afterwards served under Washington in the Revolution. My father being young then had his share of the difficulties of the Revolutionary period. He learned the blacksmithing trade with a Mr. Porter, at Redstone, Pennsylvania. He assisted in electing General Washington as first president of our country. His last vote was cast for James K. Polk for president. He claimed to be a Democrat all his life, and was eighty-three years of age when he died. My maternal grandparents, Thomas Fletcher and wife, came from Scotland to Pennsylvania, and became wealthy farmers. They were of the Seceder persuasion, and were well thought of. Your maternal grandfather, W. M. Hanna, came from Ireland, settled in Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, and was a wealthy farmer. Your grandmother Hanna, was the daughter of W. M. Thompson, a native of Scot-land, who settled in Allegheny county, Pennsylvania, was a justice of the peace, and a prosperous farmer. They were all Presbyterians in religious faith." [HBC 1895, 1125]