James Irwin

Born Port Gibson NY. Son of John & Miriam (Kirkpatrick) Irwin. Husband of Sybil (Hunter) Irwin.

The Irwin family were early settlers of Washtenaw Co Michigan. James Irwin was born in New York in 1810 and removed to Saline, Michigan in 1831. His wife, Sybil Hunter, came to Michigan from New York with her parents in 1832.

James and Sybil (Hunter) Irwin had two sons, John E. and (James) Leman Irwin, who would each enlist as soldiers in the Civil War as volunteers in the 20th Michigan Infantry. (James) Leman Irwin died in combat in the early days of the Siege of Petersburg, 17 June 1864. A daughter, Harriet S. (Hattie) Irwin, became a schoolteacher and lived for some time in Nevada. The veteran John E. Irwin married Amy Rice and lived in Michigan for the remainder of his life. They had two sons: Max H. and Fred C. Irwin. In 1890 and 1891 Max H. and Fred C. Irwin prospected on the Iron Range of Northern Minnesota.

1850 MI Census Washtenaw Co Sharon
James Irwin 40

Libyl Irwin  38 

Luman Irwin  12 

Emory Irwin  9 

Harriet Irwin  6 

Benjamin Fairchild  17 

Name: James Irwin
Death date: 19 Nov 1887
Death place: Grass Lake, Jackson, Michigan
Gender: Male
Age at death: 78 years
Estimated birth year: 1809
Birth place: New York
Marital status: Married
Father name: James Irwin
Occupation: Farmer
Film number: 2363633
Digital GS number: 4209093
Image number: 528
Reference number: p 28 rn 77
Collection: Michigan Deaths 1867-1897

James and Sybil (Hunter) Irwin were early setters of Washtenaw County, Michigan. Their two sons, John E. and (James) Leman Irwin, fought in the Civil War as volunteer members of the 20th Michigan Infantry. Correspondence, diaries, and ledgers from these and other branches of the family are preserved in the Irwin family papers.
Call number: 87341 Aa 2
Language: The material is in English
Repository: Bentley Historical Library

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