Husband Dallas Cadwallader Irish 1
Born: 3 Apr 1832 - Lawrence Co, PA 2
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Died: 7 Nov 1899 - Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co, PA 2
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Father: William Beckford Irish (1773-1850) 2 3 4
Mother: Lydia Cadwallader (1799-1870) 2
Marriage: 7 Jan 1869 2
Wife Sarah Melinda "Linda" Jack 2
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Father: Samuel Jack (1817-1852) 5 6 7
Mother: Fanny Say (1815-1899) 5 6 7 8
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1 M William Beckford Irish 2
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Died: 22 Mar 1907 2
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2 F Charlotte Dallas Irish 2
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3 M Franklin Cadwallader Irish 2
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General Notes: Husband - Dallas Cadwallader Irish
His boyhood home was New Lisbon, Ohio, but in 1858 his mother came to New Brighton, Pennsylvania, with her children, and later to Pittsburgh. The young man completed his education at Jefferson (now Washington and Jefferson) College, and afterward conducted successfully a wholesale and retail commission business in Pittsburgh. In 1861 he was appointed by President Lincoln a captain in the regular army and assigned to Company G, Thirteenth Regiment, United States Infantry, then commanded by Colonel William T. Sherman and having as one of its captains Philip H. Sheridan. Captain Irish served during the entire war, won distinction, and brevet promotion to major and lieutenant-colonel for "gallant and meritorious service" at the battle of Arkansas Post and at the siege of Vicksburg, and for a year thereafter remained in service on the plains, at Forts Riley and Leavenworth, Kansas, and also in Colorado. He resigned his commission, April 9, 1866, and returned to Pittsburgh.
A year later Mr. Irish moved to New Castle, Pennsylvania, there residing until 1894, when he returned to Pittsburgh. For many years a Republican, but later associating himself with the Prohibitionists, he took an active part in their affairs. He was a member of Point Breeze Presbyterian Church, inherited his father's membership in the Society of Cincinnati, and in his own right was a member of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States. Through his patriotic grandfather he held membership in the Pennsylvania Society, Sons of the American Revolution.
The Irish property on Federal Street (originally St. Clair Street and later Sixth Street), Pittsburgh, owned by Captain Irish and his sister, was bought by their grandfather, Captain Nathaniel Irish, from John Penn, Jr., and John Penn, Esquire, after the Revolutionary War, the original deed, dated March 6, 1785, was preserved in the Irish family.