Excerpts from letter by Mrs. Walter Kerr (Delight B Kerr) Sunday afternoon Dec 9/34:
"The story is told that James Ireland, the Revolutionary War Soldier lost his wealth thru a Masonic venture in Philadelphia. His wife, Lydia Van Emmons, was a very proud, high spirited woman and was so chagrined about his misfortune that she either coaxed or forced him to migrate to the then far west wilderness known as the North West Territory. She often said she would not live in Philadelphia and be the poor relations of her sister, Abagail Adams, the wife of the President of the United States. This James Ireland started down the Ohio River. He would build a ferry, operate it for awhile then when he could sell to an advantage, he would move on down the river, build and sell another ferry until he reached Cincinnati, then only a small village. He went up the Big Miami Rover which enters into the Ohio below Cincinnati, about ten miles to Miamitown where another settlement was being started and there started another ferry across the Miami. There is a modern iron bridge there now but it is still known as Ireland's Ford.
Their first home was a rude log structure but he made burnt bricks for a large home and to this day it is one of the outstanding historic landmarks of that community. It was the first brick house to be built there about 1808 and the it is still in a good state of preservation. It has recently been remodeled and equipped with all modern conveniences.
The brick house which James Ireland, the Revolutionary soldier, built when he first came to Miamitown is still standing and he entertained John Quincy Adams there for three days when he was running for President in 1825. There is a long story of how the neighbors were with each other in stiring? fresh horses for him to ride horseback to Cincinnati, Harrison, Cleves, etc. and how royally he was over in here entertained. John Quincy Adams, after being elected, sent a dress silk with a bustle and hoop skirt and print lace collar and cuffs t his Aunt Lydia Ireland and invited her to come to Washington to the inauguration and be his guest and ride with him in the carriage in the parade. Lydia died two weeks before the inauguration. .
Their children were all born in Ohio with the exception of the youngest, Lydia Miller, who was born after they moved to Jackson county[Indiana] in 1825. The others were Benjamin, David, Isaac, James, William, Mary Parker, Eliza Stryker and Sarah Crabb.
James Ireland the second organized and was the first master of the Miamitown Masonic Lodge. When he told his mother about it, she was so enraged she picked up the iron poker standing in the fireplace and beat upon him saying no Ireland should ever be a Mason." Contributor: Charleene (47306939)
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This is the second gravesite for James Ireland, Sr. He was first buried in Miamitown Cemetery, Hamilton County, Ohio, James Ireland Sr.. See that memorial for a discussion of the circumstances of his first burial, and the discussion at the bottom here regarding this reburial.
The family of James Ireland, Sr., is discussed in the 1886 History Jackson County, Indiana, Brant & Fuller, Pages 621-28
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Children:
James Jr. b. 18 Jul 1788, Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania d. 16 Jan 1864, Brownstown, Jackson County, Indiana, buried Brownstown Old Cemetery; m. Sarah Burnell/Bunnell/Bonnell. Established as a pioneer by Society of Indiana Pioneers.
Betsy Ann Ireland, m. Baxter (presumed old enough to marry when the family was in Ohio, then stay there with her husband.)
Rebecca Ireland b. 8 May 1792, Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania d. 5 Oct 1871, Flora, Boone County, Illinois; m. John Jacobs, Jr.
Jonathan Ireland, 1794, Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania c. after 1860 Census, Monroe, Washington County, Indiana, m. 1) unknown, 2) Susan Keller
Lydia Ireland, b. abt 1796, Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, m. Seneca Baright or Bayright
(James Ireland moved to Ohio about 1797, when President John Adams moved into the President's House in Philadelphia. They may have moved as late as 1800.)
Abraham "Abe" Ireland b. 22 Sep 1801, Hamilton County, Ohio d. 22 Mar 1893, Niotaze, Chautauqua County, Kansas, buried Ireland Cemetery, Niotaze; m. Hannah Bunnell
Isaac Ireland, b. 1804, Hamilton County, Ohio; m. Lizzie
David Ireland, b. 11 Nov 1805, d. 15 Oct, Middlebury, Knox County, Ohio; m. Susan
William Ireland m. Annie Alexander
(At some point between 1805 and 1815, the family moved to Brownstown, Jackson County, Indiana.)
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Alternative gravesites:
There are multiple accounts of where James is buried and here are my arguments for/against them. Please let me know if you have any further information.
1) "James Ireland was taken to Brownstown, Indiana where he was buried in the old part of Riverview Cemetery. Then years later, [handwritten Feb. 6, 1925] his wife, Lydia, was buried at his side." Riverview is in Seymour, not Brownstown, 16 miles away. I believe burials started there in 1882.
2) "he was buried in what was called the Benton graveyard now a part of Fairview Cemetery. He had a stone that I have seen a lot of times but it has been removed by who or when I don't know. " The website for Fairview Cemetery says their oldest burial is 1850, and no Bentons appear to be buried there.
3) "Records at courthouse at Brownstown, Indiana, Tombstones say that the tombstone is in the Miller graveyard 3 miles below Brownstown, Indiana. " The oldest gravesite I see at Miller Cemetery is 1828. Only Millers plus one Stillwell are buried there. James's granddaughter Lydia Ireland is buried there because she married Joseph Settle Miller, but they were not married until 1847. I don't see why an Ireland would be buried in a Miller cemetery, and I haven't seen this courthouse record.
4) "James Amos Roberts, 2nd great grandson of James Ireland . . . sent me a photo of a cemetery flag erected in an open field. He said that is where James Ireland was buried. He mentioned the grounds were going to be used for commercial or developmental purposes in the future. The area did not look to me like a cemetery. He did not mention if the bodies were being moved to another cemetery. He did say it was in Brownstown, Indiana." OK, this is possible. But hard to post on Find A Grave.
5) My own conclusion is that Brownstown Old City Cemetery is the most likely place of James's second internment. Jackson County was founded in 1812, and Brownstown was originally platted in 1818; the oldest headstone I see at FAG is also 1818. Eldest child James Ireland, Jr. and his wife Sarah Burnell are presumed by other descendants to be buried there as posted at FAG, along with at least 5 other Irelands, probably more.
"The story is told that James Ireland, the Revolutionary War Soldier lost his wealth thru a Masonic venture in Philadelphia. His wife, Lydia Van Emmons, was a very proud, high spirited woman and was so chagrined about his misfortune that she either coaxed or forced him to migrate to the then far west wilderness known as the North West Territory. She often said she would not live in Philadelphia and be the poor relations of her sister, Abagail Adams, the wife of the President of the United States. This James Ireland started down the Ohio River. He would build a ferry, operate it for awhile then when he could sell to an advantage, he would move on down the river, build and sell another ferry until he reached Cincinnati, then only a small village. He went up the Big Miami Rover which enters into the Ohio below Cincinnati, about ten miles to Miamitown where another settlement was being started and there started another ferry across the Miami. There is a modern iron bridge there now but it is still known as Ireland's Ford.
Their first home was a rude log structure but he made burnt bricks for a large home and to this day it is one of the outstanding historic landmarks of that community. It was the first brick house to be built there about 1808 and the it is still in a good state of preservation. It has recently been remodeled and equipped with all modern conveniences.
The brick house which James Ireland, the Revolutionary soldier, built when he first came to Miamitown is still standing and he entertained John Quincy Adams there for three days when he was running for President in 1825. There is a long story of how the neighbors were with each other in stiring? fresh horses for him to ride horseback to Cincinnati, Harrison, Cleves, etc. and how royally he was over in here entertained. John Quincy Adams, after being elected, sent a dress silk with a bustle and hoop skirt and print lace collar and cuffs t his Aunt Lydia Ireland and invited her to come to Washington to the inauguration and be his guest and ride with him in the carriage in the parade. Lydia died two weeks before the inauguration. .
Their children were all born in Ohio with the exception of the youngest, Lydia Miller, who was born after they moved to Jackson county[Indiana] in 1825. The others were Benjamin, David, Isaac, James, William, Mary Parker, Eliza Stryker and Sarah Crabb.
James Ireland the second organized and was the first master of the Miamitown Masonic Lodge. When he told his mother about it, she was so enraged she picked up the iron poker standing in the fireplace and beat upon him saying no Ireland should ever be a Mason." Contributor: Charleene (47306939)
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This is the second gravesite for James Ireland, Sr. He was first buried in Miamitown Cemetery, Hamilton County, Ohio, James Ireland Sr.. See that memorial for a discussion of the circumstances of his first burial, and the discussion at the bottom here regarding this reburial.
The family of James Ireland, Sr., is discussed in the 1886 History Jackson County, Indiana, Brant & Fuller, Pages 621-28
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Children:
James Jr. b. 18 Jul 1788, Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania d. 16 Jan 1864, Brownstown, Jackson County, Indiana, buried Brownstown Old Cemetery; m. Sarah Burnell/Bunnell/Bonnell. Established as a pioneer by Society of Indiana Pioneers.
Betsy Ann Ireland, m. Baxter (presumed old enough to marry when the family was in Ohio, then stay there with her husband.)
Rebecca Ireland b. 8 May 1792, Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania d. 5 Oct 1871, Flora, Boone County, Illinois; m. John Jacobs, Jr.
Jonathan Ireland, 1794, Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania c. after 1860 Census, Monroe, Washington County, Indiana, m. 1) unknown, 2) Susan Keller
Lydia Ireland, b. abt 1796, Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, m. Seneca Baright or Bayright
(James Ireland moved to Ohio about 1797, when President John Adams moved into the President's House in Philadelphia. They may have moved as late as 1800.)
Abraham "Abe" Ireland b. 22 Sep 1801, Hamilton County, Ohio d. 22 Mar 1893, Niotaze, Chautauqua County, Kansas, buried Ireland Cemetery, Niotaze; m. Hannah Bunnell
Isaac Ireland, b. 1804, Hamilton County, Ohio; m. Lizzie
David Ireland, b. 11 Nov 1805, d. 15 Oct, Middlebury, Knox County, Ohio; m. Susan
William Ireland m. Annie Alexander
(At some point between 1805 and 1815, the family moved to Brownstown, Jackson County, Indiana.)
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Alternative gravesites:
There are multiple accounts of where James is buried and here are my arguments for/against them. Please let me know if you have any further information.
1) "James Ireland was taken to Brownstown, Indiana where he was buried in the old part of Riverview Cemetery. Then years later, [handwritten Feb. 6, 1925] his wife, Lydia, was buried at his side." Riverview is in Seymour, not Brownstown, 16 miles away. I believe burials started there in 1882.
2) "he was buried in what was called the Benton graveyard now a part of Fairview Cemetery. He had a stone that I have seen a lot of times but it has been removed by who or when I don't know. " The website for Fairview Cemetery says their oldest burial is 1850, and no Bentons appear to be buried there.
3) "Records at courthouse at Brownstown, Indiana, Tombstones say that the tombstone is in the Miller graveyard 3 miles below Brownstown, Indiana. " The oldest gravesite I see at Miller Cemetery is 1828. Only Millers plus one Stillwell are buried there. James's granddaughter Lydia Ireland is buried there because she married Joseph Settle Miller, but they were not married until 1847. I don't see why an Ireland would be buried in a Miller cemetery, and I haven't seen this courthouse record.
4) "James Amos Roberts, 2nd great grandson of James Ireland . . . sent me a photo of a cemetery flag erected in an open field. He said that is where James Ireland was buried. He mentioned the grounds were going to be used for commercial or developmental purposes in the future. The area did not look to me like a cemetery. He did not mention if the bodies were being moved to another cemetery. He did say it was in Brownstown, Indiana." OK, this is possible. But hard to post on Find A Grave.
5) My own conclusion is that Brownstown Old City Cemetery is the most likely place of James's second internment. Jackson County was founded in 1812, and Brownstown was originally platted in 1818; the oldest headstone I see at FAG is also 1818. Eldest child James Ireland, Jr. and his wife Sarah Burnell are presumed by other descendants to be buried there as posted at FAG, along with at least 5 other Irelands, probably more.
Excerpts from letter by Mrs. Walter Kerr (Delight B Kerr) Sunday afternoon Dec 9/34:
"The story is told that James Ireland, the Revolutionary War Soldier lost his wealth thru a Masonic venture in Philadelphia. His wife, Lydia Van Emmons, was a very proud, high spirited woman and was so chagrined about his misfortune that she either coaxed or forced him to migrate to the then far west wilderness known as the North West Territory. She often said she would not live in Philadelphia and be the poor relations of her sister, Abagail Adams, the wife of the President of the United States. This James Ireland started down the Ohio River. He would build a ferry, operate it for awhile then when he could sell to an advantage, he would move on down the river, build and sell another ferry until he reached Cincinnati, then only a small village. He went up the Big Miami Rover which enters into the Ohio below Cincinnati, about ten miles to Miamitown where another settlement was being started and there started another ferry across the Miami. There is a modern iron bridge there now but it is still known as Ireland's Ford.
Their first home was a rude log structure but he made burnt bricks for a large home and to this day it is one of the outstanding historic landmarks of that community. It was the first brick house to be built there about 1808 and the it is still in a good state of preservation. It has recently been remodeled and equipped with all modern conveniences.
The brick house which James Ireland, the Revolutionary soldier, built when he first came to Miamitown is still standing and he entertained John Quincy Adams there for three days when he was running for President in 1825. There is a long story of how the neighbors were with each other in stiring? fresh horses for him to ride horseback to Cincinnati, Harrison, Cleves, etc. and how royally he was over in here entertained. John Quincy Adams, after being elected, sent a dress silk with a bustle and hoop skirt and print lace collar and cuffs t his Aunt Lydia Ireland and invited her to come to Washington to the inauguration and be his guest and ride with him in the carriage in the parade. Lydia died two weeks before the inauguration. .
Their children were all born in Ohio with the exception of the youngest, Lydia Miller, who was born after they moved to Jackson county[Indiana] in 1825. The others were Benjamin, David, Isaac, James, William, Mary Parker, Eliza Stryker and Sarah Crabb.
James Ireland the second organized and was the first master of the Miamitown Masonic Lodge. When he told his mother about it, she was so enraged she picked up the iron poker standing in the fireplace and beat upon him saying no Ireland should ever be a Mason." Contributor: Charleene (47306939)
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This is the second gravesite for James Ireland, Sr. He was first buried in Miamitown Cemetery, Hamilton County, Ohio, James Ireland Sr.. See that memorial for a discussion of the circumstances of his first burial, and the discussion at the bottom here regarding this reburial.
The family of James Ireland, Sr., is discussed in the 1886 History Jackson County, Indiana, Brant & Fuller, Pages 621-28
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Children:
James Jr. b. 18 Jul 1788, Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania d. 16 Jan 1864, Brownstown, Jackson County, Indiana, buried Brownstown Old Cemetery; m. Sarah Burnell/Bunnell/Bonnell. Established as a pioneer by Society of Indiana Pioneers.
Betsy Ann Ireland, m. Baxter (presumed old enough to marry when the family was in Ohio, then stay there with her husband.)
Rebecca Ireland b. 8 May 1792, Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania d. 5 Oct 1871, Flora, Boone County, Illinois; m. John Jacobs, Jr.
Jonathan Ireland, 1794, Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania c. after 1860 Census, Monroe, Washington County, Indiana, m. 1) unknown, 2) Susan Keller
Lydia Ireland, b. abt 1796, Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, m. Seneca Baright or Bayright
(James Ireland moved to Ohio about 1797, when President John Adams moved into the President's House in Philadelphia. They may have moved as late as 1800.)
Abraham "Abe" Ireland b. 22 Sep 1801, Hamilton County, Ohio d. 22 Mar 1893, Niotaze, Chautauqua County, Kansas, buried Ireland Cemetery, Niotaze; m. Hannah Bunnell
Isaac Ireland, b. 1804, Hamilton County, Ohio; m. Lizzie
David Ireland, b. 11 Nov 1805, d. 15 Oct, Middlebury, Knox County, Ohio; m. Susan
William Ireland m. Annie Alexander
(At some point between 1805 and 1815, the family moved to Brownstown, Jackson County, Indiana.)
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Alternative gravesites:
There are multiple accounts of where James is buried and here are my arguments for/against them. Please let me know if you have any further information.
1) "James Ireland was taken to Brownstown, Indiana where he was buried in the old part of Riverview Cemetery. Then years later, [handwritten Feb. 6, 1925] his wife, Lydia, was buried at his side." Riverview is in Seymour, not Brownstown, 16 miles away. I believe burials started there in 1882.
2) "he was buried in what was called the Benton graveyard now a part of Fairview Cemetery. He had a stone that I have seen a lot of times but it has been removed by who or when I don't know. " The website for Fairview Cemetery says their oldest burial is 1850, and no Bentons appear to be buried there.
3) "Records at courthouse at Brownstown, Indiana, Tombstones say that the tombstone is in the Miller graveyard 3 miles below Brownstown, Indiana. " The oldest gravesite I see at Miller Cemetery is 1828. Only Millers plus one Stillwell are buried there. James's granddaughter Lydia Ireland is buried there because she married Joseph Settle Miller, but they were not married until 1847. I don't see why an Ireland would be buried in a Miller cemetery, and I haven't seen this courthouse record.
4) "James Amos Roberts, 2nd great grandson of James Ireland . . . sent me a photo of a cemetery flag erected in an open field. He said that is where James Ireland was buried. He mentioned the grounds were going to be used for commercial or developmental purposes in the future. The area did not look to me like a cemetery. He did not mention if the bodies were being moved to another cemetery. He did say it was in Brownstown, Indiana." OK, this is possible. But hard to post on Find A Grave.
5) My own conclusion is that Brownstown Old City Cemetery is the most likely place of James's second internment. Jackson County was founded in 1812, and Brownstown was originally platted in 1818; the oldest headstone I see at FAG is also 1818. Eldest child James Ireland, Jr. and his wife Sarah Burnell are presumed by other descendants to be buried there as posted at FAG, along with at least 5 other Irelands, probably more.
"The story is told that James Ireland, the Revolutionary War Soldier lost his wealth thru a Masonic venture in Philadelphia. His wife, Lydia Van Emmons, was a very proud, high spirited woman and was so chagrined about his misfortune that she either coaxed or forced him to migrate to the then far west wilderness known as the North West Territory. She often said she would not live in Philadelphia and be the poor relations of her sister, Abagail Adams, the wife of the President of the United States. This James Ireland started down the Ohio River. He would build a ferry, operate it for awhile then when he could sell to an advantage, he would move on down the river, build and sell another ferry until he reached Cincinnati, then only a small village. He went up the Big Miami Rover which enters into the Ohio below Cincinnati, about ten miles to Miamitown where another settlement was being started and there started another ferry across the Miami. There is a modern iron bridge there now but it is still known as Ireland's Ford.
Their first home was a rude log structure but he made burnt bricks for a large home and to this day it is one of the outstanding historic landmarks of that community. It was the first brick house to be built there about 1808 and the it is still in a good state of preservation. It has recently been remodeled and equipped with all modern conveniences.
The brick house which James Ireland, the Revolutionary soldier, built when he first came to Miamitown is still standing and he entertained John Quincy Adams there for three days when he was running for President in 1825. There is a long story of how the neighbors were with each other in stiring? fresh horses for him to ride horseback to Cincinnati, Harrison, Cleves, etc. and how royally he was over in here entertained. John Quincy Adams, after being elected, sent a dress silk with a bustle and hoop skirt and print lace collar and cuffs t his Aunt Lydia Ireland and invited her to come to Washington to the inauguration and be his guest and ride with him in the carriage in the parade. Lydia died two weeks before the inauguration. .
Their children were all born in Ohio with the exception of the youngest, Lydia Miller, who was born after they moved to Jackson county[Indiana] in 1825. The others were Benjamin, David, Isaac, James, William, Mary Parker, Eliza Stryker and Sarah Crabb.
James Ireland the second organized and was the first master of the Miamitown Masonic Lodge. When he told his mother about it, she was so enraged she picked up the iron poker standing in the fireplace and beat upon him saying no Ireland should ever be a Mason." Contributor: Charleene (47306939)
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This is the second gravesite for James Ireland, Sr. He was first buried in Miamitown Cemetery, Hamilton County, Ohio, James Ireland Sr.. See that memorial for a discussion of the circumstances of his first burial, and the discussion at the bottom here regarding this reburial.
The family of James Ireland, Sr., is discussed in the 1886 History Jackson County, Indiana, Brant & Fuller, Pages 621-28
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Children:
James Jr. b. 18 Jul 1788, Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania d. 16 Jan 1864, Brownstown, Jackson County, Indiana, buried Brownstown Old Cemetery; m. Sarah Burnell/Bunnell/Bonnell. Established as a pioneer by Society of Indiana Pioneers.
Betsy Ann Ireland, m. Baxter (presumed old enough to marry when the family was in Ohio, then stay there with her husband.)
Rebecca Ireland b. 8 May 1792, Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania d. 5 Oct 1871, Flora, Boone County, Illinois; m. John Jacobs, Jr.
Jonathan Ireland, 1794, Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania c. after 1860 Census, Monroe, Washington County, Indiana, m. 1) unknown, 2) Susan Keller
Lydia Ireland, b. abt 1796, Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, m. Seneca Baright or Bayright
(James Ireland moved to Ohio about 1797, when President John Adams moved into the President's House in Philadelphia. They may have moved as late as 1800.)
Abraham "Abe" Ireland b. 22 Sep 1801, Hamilton County, Ohio d. 22 Mar 1893, Niotaze, Chautauqua County, Kansas, buried Ireland Cemetery, Niotaze; m. Hannah Bunnell
Isaac Ireland, b. 1804, Hamilton County, Ohio; m. Lizzie
David Ireland, b. 11 Nov 1805, d. 15 Oct, Middlebury, Knox County, Ohio; m. Susan
William Ireland m. Annie Alexander
(At some point between 1805 and 1815, the family moved to Brownstown, Jackson County, Indiana.)
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Alternative gravesites:
There are multiple accounts of where James is buried and here are my arguments for/against them. Please let me know if you have any further information.
1) "James Ireland was taken to Brownstown, Indiana where he was buried in the old part of Riverview Cemetery. Then years later, [handwritten Feb. 6, 1925] his wife, Lydia, was buried at his side." Riverview is in Seymour, not Brownstown, 16 miles away. I believe burials started there in 1882.
2) "he was buried in what was called the Benton graveyard now a part of Fairview Cemetery. He had a stone that I have seen a lot of times but it has been removed by who or when I don't know. " The website for Fairview Cemetery says their oldest burial is 1850, and no Bentons appear to be buried there.
3) "Records at courthouse at Brownstown, Indiana, Tombstones say that the tombstone is in the Miller graveyard 3 miles below Brownstown, Indiana. " The oldest gravesite I see at Miller Cemetery is 1828. Only Millers plus one Stillwell are buried there. James's granddaughter Lydia Ireland is buried there because she married Joseph Settle Miller, but they were not married until 1847. I don't see why an Ireland would be buried in a Miller cemetery, and I haven't seen this courthouse record.
4) "James Amos Roberts, 2nd great grandson of James Ireland . . . sent me a photo of a cemetery flag erected in an open field. He said that is where James Ireland was buried. He mentioned the grounds were going to be used for commercial or developmental purposes in the future. The area did not look to me like a cemetery. He did not mention if the bodies were being moved to another cemetery. He did say it was in Brownstown, Indiana." OK, this is possible. But hard to post on Find A Grave.
5) My own conclusion is that Brownstown Old City Cemetery is the most likely place of James's second internment. Jackson County was founded in 1812, and Brownstown was originally platted in 1818; the oldest headstone I see at FAG is also 1818. Eldest child James Ireland, Jr. and his wife Sarah Burnell are presumed by other descendants to be buried there as posted at FAG, along with at least 5 other Irelands, probably more.
