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Source:
History of Putnam County, Ohio,
by George D. Kinder,
Publ. B. F. Bowen & Co., Inc.,
Indianapolis, Indiana
1915
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BENJAMIN FRANKLIN IRWIN
Source: History of Putnam County, Ohio, by
George D. Kinder, Publ. 1915 by B. F. Bowen & Co.,
Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana - Page 1271
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CHARLES P. IRWIN.
Among the strong and influential citizens of Putnam
county, Ohio, the record of whose lives have become
an essential part of the history of this section,
Benjamin Franklin Irwin occupies a
prominent place. For many years he has exerted
a beneficial influence in the locality where he
resides. His chief characteristics are
keenness of perception, a tireless energy, honesty
of purpose and motive and every-day common sense,
which have enabled him, not only to advance his own
interests, but also largely to contribute to the
moral and the material advancement of the community
where he lives, and especially to the moral
advancement of Pleasant township.
Benjamin Franklin Irwin, the subject of this
sketch, was born on Aug. 26, 1869, in Pleasant
township in Putnam county. He is the son of
Benjamin Franklin, Sr., and Lydia (Hayden)
Irwin, the latter of whom was Mr. Irwin's
second wife.
Benjamin Franklin Irwin, Jr., was never
married. He spent his boyhood days on his
father's farm, and still resides with his mother on
the homestead in Pleasant township. Mr.
Irwin owns one hundred and sixteen acres of land
and follows general farming. He makes a
specialty of raising live stock, and large
quantities of grain. All the buildings on the
farm where Mr. Irwin lives were erected by
his late father, with the exception, perhaps of the
corn-crib and granary, which were built by the son
in 1905.
Benjamin Franklin Irwin, Jr., is
the present efficient township trustee of Pleasant
township, having assumed that office in 1912.
He was elected at that time to a term of two years.
In politics, Mr. Irwin is a Democrat.
He was always been prominent, locally, in the
councils of the Democratic party. While he is
not a member of any church, he is a man of strong
religious convictions, and is a power for good in
the community where he lives. Mr. Irwin
is a member of No. 464, Independent Order of Odd
Fellows, at Columbus Grove and is a quiet,
unassuming man, and well known in Putnam county.
He is considered a very capable farmer and bears a
high reputation in this community for his honesty of
purpose and sterling character. He is a
booster of all progressive movements and, in every
respect, a worthy citizen.
Benjamin Franklin Irwin, Sr., was born in
Fairfield county, Ohio, on Nov. 30, 1821, and died,
May 22, 1902. His first wife was Sarah J.
Lease, who was born on Apr. 26, 1836, and who
died on June 28, 1861. By this first marriage
there were four children, as follows:
Harmon L., born on June 16, 1855; Margaret A.,
Sept. 5, 1857; Eva, Aug. 1, 1859; and
Sarah J. born June 28, 1861.
After the death of Mrs. Sarah J. (Lease) Irwin, Mr.
Irwin was married again on Mar. 28, 1864, to
Lydia J. Hayden, who was born on May 7, 1839, in
Stark county. By this second nine children
were born, Martha Emma on Mar. 9, 1865;
Clement L., July 26, 1866, died on Sept. 19,
1866; George Thurman, Sept. 20, 1867, died on
Jan. 30, 1897; Benjamin F., the subject of
this sketch, as heretofore stated. Aug. 25,
1869; Nathaniel K., Jan. 20, 1871; James
A., Mar. 13, 1874; Charles P., Dec. 9,
1876; Kemerer L., May 16, 179, and Guy,
Jan. 14, 1882.
When Benjamin F. Irwin settled in Putnam county,
it was a dense forest. There was scarcely a
stick of timber missing and but a few residents in
the neighborhood where Mr. Irwin settled, and
it was owing to his indefatigable courage and
unswerving purpose, together with hard work that
this dense forest was cleared for the plow.
Benjamin F. Irwin, Sr., was a Democrat.
All in all he was hard-working farmer and suffered
all the privations of pioneer life. The father
of Benjamin F. Irwin, Sr., was Josiah
Kennedy Irwin, who married Catherine Bartman.
Benjamin F. Irwin's second wife was the daughter
of Nathaniel and Eliza (Bothers) Hayden.
All of the members of the Irwin family are
well known throughout Putnam county, and the fact
that the progenitors of this family have been
pioneers of the history of this county for several
generations, they have been highly respected
citizens of this county for several generations,
they have been highly respected citizens and have
added much to the material prosperity of this
county. Benjamin Franklin Irwin, Jr.,
is no exception to this rule. He is a worthy
citizen of Pleasant township, and from any
standpoint deserves the confidence and esteem
bestowed upon him by the people of this county.
Source: History of Putnam County, Ohio, by
George D. Kinder, Publ. 1915 by B. F. Bowen & Co.,
Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana - Page 1226 |
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GUY IRWIN
Source: History of Putnam County, Ohio, by
George D. Kinder, Publ. 1915 by B. F. Bowen & Co.,
Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana - Page 1251 |
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JAMES A. IRWIN
Source: History of Putnam County, Ohio, by
George D. Kinder, Publ. 1915 by B. F. Bowen & Co.,
Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana - Page1114 |
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