Rev. William Dickson Irons, D.D. and Edith Van Orsdell

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Husband Rev. William Dickson Irons, D.D. ^{1 2}

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           Born: 16 Jul 1852 - Beaver Co, PA 2
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         Father: Joseph Irons (1818-1890) 1 2 3 4 5
         Mother: Margaret H. Douds (1822-      ) 2 5 6 7

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       Marriage: Jun 1874 8

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Wife Edith Van Orsdell ⁸

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         Father: [Father] Van Orsdell (      -      )
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1 M Harrold Meredith Irons ⁸

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2 F Mabel Irons ⁸

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         Spouse: John S. Moore (      -      ) 8

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3 F Laura Irons ⁸

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         Spouse: W. H. Cramer (      -      ) 8

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4 M William Irons ⁸

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5 M Joseph Irons ⁸

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General Notes: Husband - Rev. William Dickson Irons, D.D.

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He obtained his primary education in the schools of Beaver County, Pennsylvania, and from them entered Westminster College, at New Wilmington, subsequently attending the Allegheny Theological Seminary. Dr. Irons came to McDonald in 1880, finding the church but poorly supplied with accommodations. Through his energy, zeal and executive ability, the small frame building soon gave way to a commodious brick church edifice and this charge became one of the important ones of the denomination. When Dr. Irons became the pastor of the present church he had other claims on his time, attention and strength, being also placed in charge of Engleside Academy and the French Mission. For about fifteen years Dr. Irons was at the head of that academic school, which later passed out of existence, but during that period the students included numbers of men who became prominent in professional life-lawyers, ministers, physicians, teachers and missionaries. He also built up at McDonald one of the most flourishing French missions in the state.

1 —, History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Its Past and Present (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 661.

2 Joseph F. McFarland, 20th Century History of Washington and Washington County, Pennsylvania and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1910), Pg 646.

3 —, History of Beaver County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia and Chicago: A. Warner & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 854.

4 —, Book of Biographies, Biographical Sketches of Leading Citizens of Beaver County, Pennsylvania (Buffalo, NY: Biographical Publishing Company, 1899), Pg 355.

5 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Beaver County, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Co., 1914), Pg 1071.

6 —, History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Its Past and Present (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 660.

7 —, History of Beaver County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia and Chicago: A. Warner & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 843.

8 Joseph F. McFarland, 20th Century History of Washington and Washington County, Pennsylvania and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1910), Pg 649.