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John William Irons 1849 – 1925 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 Feb 1849

Birth Location: Maryland

Death Date: 25 Jan 1925

Death Location: Cumberland, Allegany, Maryland

Father: Patrick Irons

Mother: Mary Zimmerla

Spouse(s): Candace Dicken

Children(s): Beatrice Irons, Leona Irons, Floria Irons, Dessie Irons, Andrew Irons, Earl Irons, John Irons

The story of John William Irons began in 1849 in Maryland. In 1870, John William Irons resided in District 6, Allegany, Maryland, USA. In 1900, John William Irons resided in North Branch, Allegany, Maryland, USA. John William Irons married Candace Dicken, and had children including Beatrice Ella Irons, Leona Maud Irons, Floria E Irons, Dessie Pansie Irons, Andrew James Irons, Earl Frederick Irons, John Milton Irons. John William Irons passed away in 1925 in Cumberland, Allegany, Maryland.

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Biography

  • The story of John William Irons began in 1849 in Maryland.
  • In 1870, John William Irons resided in District 6, Allegany, Maryland, USA.
  • In 1900, John William Irons resided in North Branch, Allegany, Maryland, USA.
  • John William Irons married Candace Dicken, and had children including Beatrice Ella Irons, Leona Maud Irons, Floria E Irons, Dessie Pansie Irons, Andrew James Irons, Earl Frederick Irons, John Milton Irons.
  • John William Irons passed away in 1925 in Cumberland, Allegany, Maryland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Patrick Irons
1812 – 1875
Birth Location: Cumberland, Allegany, Maryland
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Mary Zimmerla
1813 – 1901
Birth Location: Cumberland, Allegany, Maryland, USA
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Spouses(s)

Candace Dicken
1861 – 1926
Birth Location: Allegany County, MD
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Children(s)

Beatrice Irons
1880 – 1959
Birth Location: Allegany County, MD
BI
Leona Irons
1882 – 1958
Birth Location: Allegany County, MD
LI
Floria Irons
1884 –
Birth Location: Maryland
FI
Dessie Irons
1886 – 1928
Birth Location: Maryland
DI
Andrew Irons
1892 – 1974
Birth Location: Maryland
AI
Earl Irons
1899 – 1982
Birth Location: Allegany County, MD
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John Irons
1904 – 1956
Birth Location: Allegany County, MD
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John Irons's Ancestors

Self
John Irons
1849 – 1925
Birth Place: Maryland
Parents
Patrick Irons
1812 – 1875
Cumberland, Allegany, Maryland
Mary (Louisa Mahala) Zimmerla
1813 – 1901
Cumberland, Allegany, Maryland, USA
Grandparents
Johann (Georg Zimmerly) (Zimmerla)
1783 – 1861
Middletown, Frederick, Maryland, USA
Sarah ("Sally") Drake
1789 – 1842
Cumberland, Allegany, Maryland, USA
Great-Grandparents
Matthias Zimmerle
1748 – 1847
Magdalena Edelmann
1752 – 1830
William Drake
1757 – 1810
Elizabeth Hinkle*
1755 – 1795
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Philipp Zimmerle
1720 – 1761
Johann Edelmann
1730 –
Maria Koehler
1735 –
Daniel Drake
1732 – 1818
Hannah Anderson
1736 – 1774
George (Henckel)
1734 – 1803
Anna Plummer
1738 – 1793

John Irons's Descendants

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John (William) Irons (8 Feb 1849 – 25 Jan 1925) m. Candace Dicken (7 Sep 1861 – 1 Apr 1926)
  1. 1. Beatrice (Ella) Irons (28 Dec 1880 – 1959) m. George (Henry) Knippenberg (27 Jul 1877 – April 1968)
    1. 1. Ralph (Frederick) Knippenberg (30 Jul 1900 – 20 Dec 1957) m. Anna (R) McCarty (15 Feb 1905 – 8 Dec 1993)
      1. 1. Marie (Opal) Knippenberg (23 Jul 1921 – 7 Sep 2000) m. Ralph (Thomas) O'Neal (1917 – Jul 1982)
      2. 2. Dorothy (Ann) Knippenberg (31 Aug 1922 – Aug 1979) m. Milton (John) Crowe (1921 – 10 Jun 1944)
        1. 1. Sandra (Jean) Crowe (Dec 1942 – Feb 1943)
      3. 3. Harriett (Jeanette) Knippenberg (27 Jan 1927 – 13 Dec 2007) m. Thurl (Edgar) Turner (5 Sep 1920 – 25 Dec 2001)
        1. 1. Timothy Turner m. Natalya
      4. 4. Shirley Knippenberg (abt 1937 – )
    2. 2. Thelma (Candace) Knippenberg (13 Aug 1903 – Feb 1978) m. James (Kelly) Fletcher (29 Apr 1903 – )
      1. 1. Bettie (J) Fletcher (abt 1924 – )
      2. 2. James (Allen) Fletcher (22 Feb 1928 – 23 Oct 1983) m. Elma (G) Lewis (26 Jul 1931 – 21 Oct 1961)
        1. 1. Linda (J) Fletcher (abt 1950 – )
      3. 3. Carl Fletcher (abt 1932 – )
      4. 4. Peggy Fletcher (abt 1935 – )
      5. 5. Virginia Fletcher (abt 1939 – )
    3. 3. Theodore (G. Henry) Knippenberg (1 Dec 1905 – 29 Jul 1907)
    4. 4. Madeline (H) Knippenberg (17 October 1910 – )
    5. 5. James Knippenberg (25 Apr 1916 – )
    6. 6. George (Arthur) Knippenberg (8 Jul 1917 – 28 Nov 1978) m. Thelma (Arletha) Blankenship (2 Apr 1925 – 20 Feb 2002)
    7. 7. Esther (Lola) Knippenberg (17 Mar 1919 – 27 Dec 1987) m. Albert (James) Perry (13 Aug 1915 – 19 Feb 1988)
    8. 8. Allen (Milton) Knippenberg (27 Jun 1921 – Sep 1989)
    9. 9. Betty (Jane) Knippenberg (25 Jan 1930 – 10 Jul 1998)
  2. 2. Leona (Maud) Irons (18 Apr 1882 – 7 Jul 1958) m. Stephen (Ambrose) Knippenberg (6 Oct 1879 – 20 Dec 1954)
    1. 1. John (Henry) Knippenberg (26 May 1904 – 1 Mar 1980) m. Virginia Frantz (19 May 1914 – 21 Feb 1986)
      1. 1. John (S) Knippenberg (19 Aug 1945 – 2 Mar 2021)
      2. 2. Stephen (Ambrose) Knippenberg (24 Aug 1946 – )
      3. 3. Robert (L) Knippenberg (abt 1948 – )
    2. 2. Ernest (Steve) Knippenberg (abt 1907 – 13 Jan 1992) m. Eloise (Sara) Hartley (19 Sep 1919 – 3 Mar 2002) m. Margaret Nichols (9 May 1909 – Aug 1968)
      1. 1. Jackie (Earle) Knippenberg (16 Dec 1927 – 19 Sep 1975)
      2. 2. Dorothy (Virginia) Knippenberg (abt 1930 – 24 Aug 1999) m. Robert (Paul) Brotemarkle (7 Jul 1928 – 14 Dec 2007)
        1. 1. Linda Brotemarkle (abt 1949 – )
    3. 3. Earl Knippenberg (1911 – 1940) m. Nancy Huff (abt 1916 – )
      1. 1. Vicky (Lee) Knippenberg (20 Aug 1938 – ) m. David (Michael) Graham (30 Jan 1948 – ) m. Coleman
    4. 4. Eugene (M) Knippenberg (1914 – 1921)
    5. 5. Candace (W) Knippenberg (abt 1917 – 11 Nov 1960) m. James (Rudolph) Hatfield (14 Jun 1909 – 19 May 1990)
      1. 1. Sandra (Jean) Hatfield (8 Jun 1939 – 4 Mar 2008) m. Charles (T.) Snow
      2. 2. Charles (R) Hatfield (abt 1945 – )
    6. 6. Margaret (Louise) Knippenberg (3 Sep 1919 – 23 Feb 2012) m. Wilkie (George) Holler (10 Dec 1917 – 23 Jun 1996)
      1. 1. Stephen (Wilkie) Holler (abt 1942 – )
  3. 3. Floria (E) Irons (Feb 1884 – )
  4. 4. Dessie (Pansie) Irons (Jun 1886 – 29 Feb 1928) m. Clyde (Herbert) Rice (4 Jul 1885 – 2 Jan 1960)
    1. 1. Henry (William) Rice (10 Oct 1906 – 17 Oct 1963) m. Elizabeth J m. Anna (V) Chaney
      1. 1. Lawrence (Edward) Rice (10 May 1924 – 15 Aug 1990)
      2. 2. Merkeal Rice
    2. 2. Bessie (L) Rice (abt 1907 – )
    3. 3. Eugene (C) Rice (22 Jun 1913 – May 1986) m. Pearl (E) Stafford (29 Nov 1913 – Apr 1996)
      1. 1. Doris (Wilma) Rice (abt 1935 – 20 Jun 2001) m. James (Arch) Gregory (28 Sep 1924 – 25 Aug 2009) m. John (Stoner) Rexrode (15 Oct 1928 – 23 Feb 1959)
      2. 2. Donald (Eugene) Rice (abt 1939 – ) m. Martha (Rae) Sisk (28 May 1939 – 18 Oct 2012)
        1. 1. Jeffrey (A) Rice (8 Apr 1959 – )
        2. 2. David (Wayne) Rice (15 Jun 1962 – 29 May 2017)
        3. 3. Michael (E) Rice
      3. 3. Ellen (E) Rice (28 Aug 1944 – ) m. Nicholas Kiefer (Aug 1935 – )
      4. 4. Charles (E) Rice (abt 1949 – )
    4. 4. Carl (Edward) Rice (30 Apr 1917 – 8 Jun 1991) m. Nora (Beile) Goldsborough (abt 1919 – ) m. Rita (8 May 1921 – 19 Nov 2010)
      1. 1. Barbara (Jean) Rice (22 Mar 1946 – ) m. Donald (L) Armentrout (5 Sep 1942 – 24 Oct 2004)
  5. 5. Andrew (James) Irons (29 Dec 1892 – 1974) m. Zella (G) Wigfield (abt 1900 – 1965)
    1. 1. Ernest (Milton) Irons (3 Dec 1916 – 27 Jan 1992)
    2. 2. Lee (Floyd) Irons (17 Sep 1925 – )
    3. 3. James (Nile) Irons (20 Nov 1927 – ) m. Peggy (Ann) O'Baker (17 Aug 1931 – 8 May 2012)
      1. 1. Roger (Lee) Irons (6 Dec 1951 – )
      2. 2. Sheila Irons m. Paul Miller
      3. 3. Jamie Irons m. Jessie (W) Rice
  6. 6. Earl (Frederick) Irons (9 Sep 1899 – Apr 1982) m. Stella (Amelia) Erichsen (11 May 1897 – 1959)
  7. 7. John (Milton) Irons (21 Apr 1904 – 7 Dec 1956) m. Mary (Rosella) Wigfield (1908 – 3 Apr 1963)
    1. 1. Evelyn (Laverne Irons) Sheetz (9 Aug 1927 – 27 May 2006)
    2. 2. Milton (Lynn) Irons (6 Jan 1929 – 21 May 2004)

John Irons's Timeline

6 Records

1849
8 Feb 1849
Birth of John William Irons in Maryland
Maryland
1870
1870
Age 21
John William Irons resided here in District 6, Allegany, Maryland, USA
District 6, Allegany, Maryland, USA
1900
1900
Age 51
John William Irons resided here in North Branch, Allegany, Maryland, USA
North Branch, Allegany, Maryland, USA
1910
1910
Age 61
John William Irons resided here in Election District 16, Allegany, Maryland, USA
Election District 16, Allegany, Maryland, USA
1920
1920
Age 71
John William Irons resided here in North Branch, Allegany, Maryland, USA
North Branch, Allegany, Maryland, USA
1925
25 Jan 1925
Age 76
Death of John William Irons in Cumberland, Allegany, Maryland
Cumberland, Allegany, Maryland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Feb 1849
    Event Place: Maryland
    Record Source:
    [1] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: North Branch, Allegany, Maryland; Roll: T625_652; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 39
    [2] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: District 6, Allegany, Maryland; Roll: M593_566; Page: 244B; Family History Library Film: 552065
    [3] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: North Branch, Allegany, Maryland; Page: 2; Enumeration District: 0112
    [4] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Election District 16, Allegany, Maryland; Roll: T624_549; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0018; FHL microfilm: 1374562
    [5] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [6] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: District 6, Allegany, Maryland, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: District 6, Allegany, Maryland; Roll: M593_566; Page: 244B; Family History Library Film: 552065

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: North Branch, Allegany, Maryland, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: North Branch, Allegany, Maryland; Page: 2; Enumeration District: 0112

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Election District 16, Allegany, Maryland, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Election District 16, Allegany, Maryland; Roll: T624_549; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0018; FHL microfilm: 1374562

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: North Branch, Allegany, Maryland, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: North Branch, Allegany, Maryland; Roll: T625_652; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 39

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Jan 1925
    Event Place: Cumberland, Allegany, Maryland
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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