The Irwin Family Ireland to Ohio to Indiana

Robert Irwin was born in Ireland in 1813.Much of his life I have yet to discover other than he married a lady with last name of Cannon and had at least one child in Highland Co. Ohio named Robert W. Irwin.He was later married again to Hanna (Last name as of yet unidentified) and had at least two more children:Elizabeth Irwin born 1863 in Cleveland Ohio and died in Santa Cruz California and William Irwin who lived near Berkeley California.Robert and Hannah Irwin both died in Berkeley, Oakland California areas and are buried in Mountain View Cemetery.Robert died in 1897, and Hannah in 1903.My grgrgrgrandfather Robert Irwin Jr. was born Apr. 13, 1839 in Highland Co. Ohio and was a corporal in Civil War 18th Ohio Vol. Infantry Co. A.He married Esther Cooley (b. Nov. 6, 1844) daughter of Joseph and Catherine Irwin Cooley after the war Nov. 1, 1865 in Ross Co. Ohio.Soon after marriage they moved near Colfax, Clinton Co. Indiana and by 1870's were living in Brookston, White Co. Indiana where they raised their family.Robert was a carpenter, brickmason, and farmer.He died Feb. 7, 1916 in Brookston.Esther died Oct. 16, 1927 at the soldiers home in West Lafayette, Indiana.They are both buried along with some of their children at the Brookston Cemetery.Their children were:Perlie C.Irwin (named after Robert's Captain in the civil war) b. Oct. 12, 1866, Clifton Collie Irwin and Clyde Colfax Irwin (twins) b. Dec. 28, 1868, Robert Lloyd Irwin b. Apr. 12, 1871, May Belle Irwin b. Apr. 16, 1875, Leroy Edwin Irwin b. Nov. 14, 1878, William Lee Irwin b. July 3, 1884, and 2 other children who died in infancy.

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