| Birth: | Sep. 23, 1844
Monroe County
Mississippi, USA | | Death: | Jul. 2, 1923
Motley County
Texas, USA | 
NOTE: Texas Death Records give her name as Sarah Irvin. There is no tombstone.
Sarah Frances (Elledge) Irwin is the daughter of Sarah Ann Echols and John Elledge. She came to the state of Texas in May 1852 with her parents, brothers and sister. She married William Houston Irwin 09 May 1861 in Madison County, Texas. William enlisted May 1, 1862 (Leon County, Texas) in Company B, 22nd Regiment of Texas Infantry under Captain John T Wilson's - Col. Richard Hubbard's Regiment as an Infantry Private at the beginning of the Civil War. About July or August 1864 he came by home on his way to Join Benevades command at Brownsville. He was discharged in 1865. They lived in Leon County, Texas about 20 years (1861 - 1880), Milam County Texas about 10 years, then to Falls County, Texas from about 1891 to 1901 and then to Scurry County for about 20 years. William died in Scurry County, Texas on 26 Nov 1905. The aging Sarah moved to Motley County after the 1920 census, most likely due to her daughter, Argie (Irwin) Montgomery and son, Billy Irwin living here. Sarah and William had 11 children.
Their children are:
Matilda A. Irwin b. 17 Apr 1862
Sarah "Sally" F Irwin b. 10 Mar 1865
William Houston "Billy" Irwin b. 08 Feb 1867
Mary E. "Mollie" Irwin b. 04 Mar 1869
Julia E. Irwin b. 02 Sep 1872
Amanda "Mandy" Virginia Irwin b. 29 Jul 1874
John Samuel Irwin b. 13 Mar 1876
Martha Argane "Argie" Irwin b. 29 Dec 1877
Salina "Lena" Olive Irwin b. 03 Oct 1879
Georgia Marshal Irwin b. 03 Aug 1884
Josephine "Josie" Lee Irwin b. 17 Dec 1887
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Parents:
Sarah Ann Echols Bates (1820 - 1913)
Children:
William Houston Irwin (1867 - 1921)*
Mary E Irwin McCain (1869 - 1907)*
Julia Elizabeth Irwin Hawkins (1872 - 1924)*
Amanda Virginia Irwin Addington (1874 - 1958)*
John Samuel Irwin (1876 - 1946)*
Josephine "Josie" Lee Irwin Hamlett (1887 - 1982)*
*Calculated relationship
Inscription:
No Marker
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Whiteflat Cemetery
Whiteflat
Motley County
Texas, USA |
Created by: Sandi Hulen Hugg
Record added: Oct 30, 2007
Find A Grave Memorial# 22572426 |
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