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ANSON IRELAND.     Anson Ireland was born in the village of Terre Haute, May 15, 1870, a son of J. H. and Margaret (Davis) Ireland.  The father of our subject came to this country when but a lad of eight years.  Here he grew to manhood and was married.  There were fourteen children born to this family of whom nine are now living:  J. W., a farmer in Mad River township; Anna, wife of Link Slipliens, of Springfield, Ohio; Elizabeth E., wife of Charles Deibert, of Springfield, Ohio; Anson, subject of this sketch; Core S., assistant cashier of the Champaign National Bank, in Urbana, Ohio, was a teacher in the public schools, served as deputy treasurer, and was sheriff for four years; M. O., a groceryman at Kings Creek, Ohio; Mabel, wife of Noah Woodruff, farmer, Kings Creek; Hettie, wife of Ed Dunahew, living near Kennard, Ohio.      Anson Ireland was reared in Terre Haute and educated in the public schools of that place.  At the age of fifteen he began to work for himself.  Nov. 29, 1893, he was married to Ollie M. Zirkle, a daughter of David J. and Amanda (Lutz) Zirkle.  She was born and reared on a farm in this township and educated in the common schools.  Mr. and Mrs. Ireland began housekeeping where they new live.  the comfortable house in which they now live was built by Mr. Ireland in 1913.  Their two children now living are: Esta, wife of Homer Dingledine, living in Terre Haute, Ohio; Robert, graduate of the high school, 1917.  Mrs. Ireland and children are members of the Methodist Episcopal church.  Mr. Ireland is a member of the Junior Order of Mechanics.  He is a member of the Republican party and interested in the promotion of the principles advocated by that party.  He has been an active member of the Republican county central committee.      Mr. Ireland is the owner of eighty acres of land in this township, and also has one hundred and twenty-five acres in Pike county, Ohio.  He is a dealer in livestock and also a dealer in dressed meat, selling at wholesale. Source:  History of Champaign County, Ohio, Vol. II - publ. 1917 - Page 471

JAMES H. IRELAND.     James H. Ireland was born in Mad River township, Champaign county, Ohio, Oct. 30, 1839, and is now living in Terre Haute, Ohio.  He is a son of William and Mary (Bell) Ireland.      William Ireland was born in Kentucky, and came with his brother, Thomas Ireland, to Champaign county when a young man.  He was among the early settlers of this county.  He located in Mad River township and found employment working by the day.  Later he engaged in the stock-buying business, in which he was quite successful.  His wife. Mary Bell, was born in Mad River township, her parents being Kentuckians.  They had also come here among the early settlers in Mad River township, locating near to the place where Richard Lee now lives.  Mary Bell was reared and educated here.      William Ireland was engaged in the stock-raising business, and, in 1846, the family removed to southern Indiana.  While there an epidemic of cholera broke out and the entire family, except James H., died with this scourge.  James H. ran away from home and found a place with a family by the name of Owens, and thus escaped the fatal disease.  He remained with this family one winter and then returned to Mad River township and found a home with the Bells where he grew to manhood.      James H. Ireland was married to Margaret A. Davis, Feb. 28, 1861.  She was a daughter of John W. Davis, and was born in Mad River township, Oct.  29, 1842.  To this union thirteen children were born, nine of whom are now living: Rowana, born Sept. 11, 1865; L. B., born Dec. 12, 1861, now deceased; John W., born June 3, 1863; Eliza, Anson, Foy, deceased; Cory, Elsie, deceased; Clifford, died in infancy; Mina, Vida, Mabel, Maggie F., deceased; Hettie C.      James H. Ireland enlisted as a soldier in the Civil War, serving in Company I, One Hundred and Thirty-fourth Ohio Volunteer Infantry until the close of the war.  He is a member of the Grand Army of the Republic; also a member of St. Paris Lodge No. 246, Independent Order of Odd Fellows.  His political affiliation is with the Republican party.  He has served as constable and as a member of various boards in the township.  His wife died Nov. 9, 1903, at her home in Terre Haute, Ohio. Source:  History of Champaign County, Ohio, Vol. II - publ. 1917 - Page 484

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