Solomon Irons and Rachel Dickson
Husband Solomon Irons 1 2 3 4
Born: Abt 1776 Christened: Died: 1847 - Hopewell Twp, Beaver Co, PA 1 Buried:
Father: [Father] Irons ( - ) Mother:
Marriage:
Wife Rachel Dickson 2 4 5 6
AKA: Rachel Dixon 1 Born: 13 Nov 1782 - Washington Co, PA 5 Christened: Died: Jun 1828 1 Buried:
Father: George Dickson (1735-1817) 1 6 7 8 9 Mother: Rachel McKee (Abt 1741- ) 8 9
Children
1 M James Irons 2 6 10
Born: Christened: Died: Bef 1888 Buried:
2 F Rachel Irons 2 6 10
Born: Christened: Died: Bef 1888 Buried:Spouse: [Unk] Maloney ( - ) 2
3 F Rosannah Irons 2 10
Born: Christened: Died: Bef 1888 Buried:Spouse: [Unk] Nevin ( - ) 2
4 F Mary Irons 2 10 11
Born: Abt 1808 Christened: Died: 29 Apr 1887 12 Buried:Spouse: Benoni Dawson Douds (1809- ) 11 12 Marr: 16 Mar 1833 12
5 M George Irons 2 6 10
Born: Christened: Died: Bef 1888 - Pike Co, OH Buried:Spouse: Margaret Nevins ( - ) 6
6 M John Irons 2 10 13
Born: 1811 - Hopewell Twp, Beaver Co, PA 14 Christened: Died: 11 Mar 1851 - Scottsville, Beaver Co, PA 10 Buried:Spouse: Ann Moore ( -1851) 10 14
7 M William W. Irons 2 10 15
Born: 9 Jan 1814 - Hopewell Twp, Beaver Co, PA 10 Christened: Died: 1891 16 Buried:Spouse: Hannah Dixon ( -Bef 1859) 10Spouse: Sarah Jane Harper (1826-1904) 1 17 Marr: 31 May 1859 18
8 F Elizabeth Irons 2 10
Born: Christened: Died: when fourteen years old Buried:Spouse: Did Not Marry
9 M Joseph Irons 1 2 4 6 19
Born: 8 May 1818 - Beaver Co, PA 1 Christened: Died: 1890 4 Buried:Spouse: Margaret H. Douds (1822- ) 4 6 11 12 Marr: 8 Apr 1841 12
10 M Rev. Andrew Irons 2 10 20
Born: Christened: Died: Bef 1888 Buried:Spouse: Agnes Reid ( -1902) 21 22
11 M Samuel Irons 2 10
Born: Christened: Died: Bef 1888 Buried:
12 F Agnes Irons 10
Born: Christened: Died: when six years old Buried:Spouse: Did Not Marry
General Notes: Husband - Solomon Irons
He was a native of Ireland, came to America at the age of fifteen years and finally settled near Noblestown, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, where he married. He and his wife had seven sons and five daughters. He came to Hopewell township, Beaver County, and bought 100 acres of land, to which he added by subsequent purchase. He was a prominent member of the Seceder's church. [HBC 1888, 854]
He came to Hopewell township, Beaver County, in 1807, and with his father-in-law bought 300 acres of land, of which he retained 200 acres.
William Irons, his father, was born in Ireland, and emigrated to America prior to 1800. Solomon Irons was born in the state of Pennsylvania. [GPHBC, 984]
He was the pioneer of this branch of the Irons family in Beaver County. There were three brothers, one settled back of Economy, Pennsylvania, and the third settled in Ohio, where some of his descendants still live. Solomon settled near where Woodlawn is, on the south side of the Ohio river in Beaver County, which was then known as Logstown. It was formerly a very noted part of the Indian reservation. It is thought that he was a soldier in the Revolutionary army [sic]. [GPHBC, 1071] Other sources give dates for him that make this last item impossible.
Three brothers, Solomon, Samuel and George, came to this country from County Derry, Ireland. They were sons of a very wealthy man who held ninety-nine year leases on considerable property.
He settled in Washington County, Pennsylvania, in 1771, and moved to Beaver County about the year 1800, taking up several hundred acres of wild land, which was almost virgin forest, and traversed by few roads. He made a clearing and built a log house and barn, becoming a very successful farmer. Religiously, he was a member of the United Presbyterian church. [BOBBC, 355]
1 —, History of Beaver County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia and Chicago: A. Warner & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 854.
2 —, Book of Biographies, Biographical Sketches of Leading Citizens of Beaver County, Pennsylvania (Buffalo, NY: Biographical Publishing Company, 1899), Pg 355.
3 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Beaver County, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Co., 1914), Pg 984, 1071.
4 Joseph F. McFarland, 20th Century History of Washington and Washington County, Pennsylvania and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1910), Pg 646.
5 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 160.
6 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Beaver County, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Co., 1914), Pg 1071.
7 Boyd Crumrine, History of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: L. H. Everts & Co., 1882), Pg 626.
8 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 159.
9 Joseph F. McFarland, 20th Century History of Washington and Washington County, Pennsylvania and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1910), Pg 1274.
10 —, History of Beaver County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia and Chicago: A. Warner & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 853.
11 —, History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Its Past and Present (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 660.
12 —, History of Beaver County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia and Chicago: A. Warner & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 843.
13 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Beaver County, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Co., 1914), Pg 1070.
14 —, Book of Biographies, Biographical Sketches of Leading Citizens of Beaver County, Pennsylvania (Buffalo, NY: Biographical Publishing Company, 1899), Pg 356.
15 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Beaver County, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Co., 1914), Pg 644, 984, 1071.
16 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Beaver County, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Co., 1914), Pg 985.
17 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Beaver County, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Co., 1914), Pg 644, 985.
18 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Beaver County, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Co., 1914), Pg 644.
19 —, History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Its Past and Present (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 661.
20 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Beaver County, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Co., 1914), Pg 1046, 1071.
21 —, History of Beaver County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia and Chicago: A. Warner & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 884.
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John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Beaver County, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Co., 1914), Pg 1046.
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