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Thomas Letcher Irwin 1886–1970 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 DEC 1886

Birth Location: Stratford, Ashe, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: AUG 1970

Death Location: Elkton, Cecil, Maryland, United States

Father: John Irwin

Mother: Matilda Billings

Spouse(s): Louisa Estep

Children(s): Gladys Irwin, Willard Irwin, Raymond Irwin, Zora Irwin, Everette Irwin, Inez Irwin, Lester Irwin

Thomas Letcher Irwin was born in 1886 in Stratford, Ashe, North Carolina, United States, the child of John Andre Irwin And Matilda Billings. In 1900, Thomas Letcher Irwin resided in Prathers CreekTownship, Alleghany, North Carolina,. In 1910, Thomas Letcher Irwin resided in Prathers Creek, Alleghany, North Carolina, United . Thomas Letcher Irwin married Louisa Geneva Estep, and had children including Everette Rex Irwin, Gladys Rebecca Irwin, Inez Rachel Irwin, Lester Cleve Irwin, Paul Irwin, Raymond Irwin, Willard John Irwin, Zora Marrow Irwin. Thomas Letcher Irwin passed away in 1970 in Elkton, Cecil, Maryland, United States.

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Biography

  • Thomas Letcher Irwin was born in 1886 in Stratford, Ashe, North Carolina, United States, the child of John Andre Irwin And Matilda Billings.
  • In 1900, Thomas Letcher Irwin resided in Prathers CreekTownship, Alleghany, North Carolina,.
  • In 1910, Thomas Letcher Irwin resided in Prathers Creek, Alleghany, North Carolina, United .
  • Thomas Letcher Irwin married Louisa Geneva Estep, and had children including Everette Rex Irwin, Gladys Rebecca Irwin, Inez Rachel Irwin, Lester Cleve Irwin, Paul Irwin, Raymond Irwin, Willard John Irwin, Zora Marrow Irwin.
  • Thomas Letcher Irwin passed away in 1970 in Elkton, Cecil, Maryland, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Thomas Irwin's Ancestors

Self
Thomas Irwin
1886–1970
Birth Place: Stratford, Ashe, North Carolina, United States
Parents
John Andre Irwin
1856–1935
Ashe, North Carolina, United States
Matilda Billings
1855–1938
,ASHE,NORTH CAROLINA,USA
Grandparents
Thomas (S) Irwin
1818–1894
Ashe, North Carolina, United States
Lucinda ("Sinia") Caudill
1833–1918
Ashe, North Carolina, United States
Will (Samuel) Billings
1829–1892
North Carolina, United States
Mahala Wagoner
1832–1908
Of, Alleghany, North Carolina
Great-Grandparents
Elijah Irwin
1792–1878
Elizabeth Goodman
1790–1870
David Caudill
1780–1850
Lucinda Walker
1787–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Erwin
1769–1853
Agnes Shepherd
1775–1856
Peter II
1750–1811
Barbara
1755–1855

Thomas Irwin's Descendants

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Thomas (Letcher) Irwin (24 DEC 1886–AUG 1970) m. Louisa (Geneva) Estep (14 JAN 1889–5 FEB 1945)
  1. 1. Gladys (Rebecca) Irwin 1919–2005 m. John (Wesley) Eldreth 1910–1987
  2. 2. Willard (John) Irwin 1930–2010
  3. 3. Raymond Irwin 1910–
  4. 4. Zora (Marrow) Irwin 1907–1993 m. Lester (Berry) Wilson 1902–1959
  5. 5. Everette (Rex) Irwin 1915–1916
  6. 6. Inez (Rachel) Irwin 1914–2007
  7. 7. Lester (Cleve) Irwin 1917–1926

Thomas Irwin's Timeline

13 Records

1886
24 DEC 1886
Birth of Thomas Letcher Irwin in Stratford, Ashe, North Carolina, United States
Stratford, Ashe, North Carolina, United States
1900
1900
Age 14
Thomas Letcher Irwin resided here in Prathers CreekTownship, Alleghany, North Carolina, United States
Prathers CreekTownship, Alleghany, North Carolina, United States
1910
1910
Age 24
Thomas Letcher Irwin resided here in Prathers Creek, Alleghany, North Carolina, United States
Prathers Creek, Alleghany, North Carolina, United States
1910
1910
Age 24
Thomas Letcher Irwin resided here in Prathers Creek, Alleghany, North Carolina, United States
Prathers Creek, Alleghany, North Carolina, United States
1920
1920
Age 34
Thomas Letcher Irwin resided here in Prathers Creek, Alleghany, North Carolina, United States
Prathers Creek, Alleghany, North Carolina, United States
1920
1920
Age 34
Thomas Letcher Irwin resided here in Prathers Creek, Alleghany, North Carolina, United States
Prathers Creek, Alleghany, North Carolina, United States
1930
1930
Age 44
Thomas Letcher Irwin resided here in Election District 5, Harford, Maryland, United States
Election District 5, Harford, Maryland, United States
1930
1930
Age 44
Thomas Letcher Irwin resided here in Election District 5, Harford, Maryland, United States
Election District 5, Harford, Maryland, United States
1935
1935
Age 49
Thomas Letcher Irwin resided here in Same House
Same House
1935
1935
Age 49
Thomas Letcher Irwin resided here in Same House
Same House
1940
1940
Age 54
Thomas Letcher Irwin resided here in District 8, Cecil, Maryland, United States
District 8, Cecil, Maryland, United States
1940
1940
Age 54
Thomas Letcher Irwin resided here in District 8, Cecil, Maryland, United States
District 8, Cecil, Maryland, United States
1970
AUG 1970
Age 84
Death of Thomas Letcher Irwin in Elkton, Cecil, Maryland, United States
Elkton, Cecil, Maryland, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 DEC 1886
    Event Place: Stratford, Ashe, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave Index, "Find A Grave Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 14 June 2022), Thomas Letcher Irwin, ; Burial, Conowingo, Cecil, Maryland, United States of America, Conowingo Cemetery; citing record ID 22147068, <i>Find a Grave<i>
    [2] United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 13 March 2020), Thomas Letcher Irwin, 1942; citing NARA microfilm publication M1936, M1937, M1939, M1951, M1962, M1964, M1986, M2090, and M2097 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
    [3] United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 24 December 2021), Thomas Letcher Irwin, 1917-1918.
    [4] United States Census, 1940, "United States Census, 1940," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 8 January 2021), Letcher Irwin, District 8, Cecil, Maryland, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 8-21, sheet 10B, line 79, family 218, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 1545.
    [5] North Carolina, Center for Health Statistics, Vital Records Unit, County Birth Records, 1913-1922, "North Carolina, Center for Health Statistics, Vital Records Unit, County Birth Records, 1913-1922", database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 12 August 2020), Litcher Irwin in entry for Lester Cleve Irwin, 1917.
    [6] North Carolina, Center for Health Statistics, Vital Records Unit, County Birth Records, 1913-1922, "North Carolina, Center for Health Statistics, Vital Records Unit, County Birth Records, 1913-1922", database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 15 July 2020), Thomas Luther Irwin in entry for Inez Rachel Irwin, 1914.
    [7] North Carolina, Center for Health Statistics, Vital Records Unit, County Birth Records, 1913-1922, "North Carolina, Center for Health Statistics, Vital Records Unit, County Birth Records, 1913-1922", database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 27 April 2020), Letchin Irvin in entry for Everette Rex Irvin, 1915.
    [8] United States Census, 1900, "United States Census, 1900", database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 28 January 2022), Thomas L Irwin in entry for John Irwin, 1900.
    [9] United States Census, 1910, "United States Census, 1910," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : accessed 20 March 2023), Letch Irwin, Prathers Creek, Alleghany, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 15, sheet 3B, family 56, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1096; FHL microfilm 1,375,109.
    [10] United States Census, 1930, "United States Census, 1930," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : accessed 20 March 2023), T Letcher Irwin, Election District 5, Harford, Maryland, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 19, sheet 13A, line 39, family 298, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 875; FHL microfilm 2,340,610.
    [11] North Carolina Deaths, 1906-1930, "North Carolina Deaths, 1906-1930," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 20 February 2021), T. L. Irwin in entry for Rex Irwin, 04 May 1916; citing Stratford, Alleghany, North Carolina, reference , State Department of Archives and History, Raleigh; FHL microfilm 1,878,028.
    [12] United States Census, 1920, "United States Census, 1920", database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 2 February 2021), Letcher T Irwin, 1920.
    [13] North Carolina Marriages, 1759-1979, "North Carolina Marriages, 1759-1979", database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 14 February 2020), T. Letcher Irwin, 1906.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Prathers CreekTownship, Alleghany, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: BET 1917 AND 1918
    Event Place: Alleghany, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Conowingo Cemetery, Conowingo, Cecil, Maryland, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, "Find A Grave Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 14 June 2022), Thomas Letcher Irwin, ; Burial, Conowingo, Cecil, Maryland, United States of America, Conowingo Cemetery; citing record ID 22147068, <i>Find a Grave<i>

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: AUG 1970
    Event Place: Elkton, Cecil, Maryland, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, "Find A Grave Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 14 June 2022), Thomas Letcher Irwin, ; Burial, Conowingo, Cecil, Maryland, United States of America, Conowingo Cemetery; citing record ID 22147068, <i>Find a Grave<i>

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Prathers Creek, Alleghany, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Prathers Creek, Alleghany, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Election District 5, Harford, Maryland, United States

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Same House

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: District 8, Cecil, Maryland, United States

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1942
    Event Place: Rising Sun, Cecil, Maryland, United States

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Rising Sun, Cecil, Maryland

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Prathers Creek, Alleghany, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Prathers Creek, Alleghany, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Election District 5, Harford, Maryland, United States

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Same House

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: District 8, Cecil, Maryland, United States

    Genealogy Event 18
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1942
    Event Place: Rising Sun, Cecil, Maryland, United States

    Genealogy Event 19
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Rising Sun, Cecil, Maryland

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