W. D. Irvine served in the Texas Republic Army and with the CSA-Co G 12th TX Cavalry from October 1861-Jan 1862. He was elected Kaufman County Judge in 1862 and was known as "Judge" Irvine the remainder of his life.
Obituary- Terrell Daily Transcript, March 24, 1906
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Saturday March 29 1906
PIONEER IS GONE
Judge William Duncan Irvine
An Old Settler passes to his reward
Came here in early Forties
Served Kaufman County Many Years
In the Capacity of Chief Justice
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After Having lived fifteen years beyond the allowed "? " "?" and fen Judge William Duncan Irvine passed into the great beyond at his home in South Terrell last evening at 9 o'clock surrounded by his children and a number of nearby neighbors. The end can e peacefully after months of lingering illness. The strong and sturdy frame which had grown up under the (?) of early pioneer days in Texas, yielded stubbornly to the inroads of age and disease, but the end came finally after a heroic struggle as (?) must to all.
Judge William Duncan Irvine was a man of heroic mould of rugged honesty and strong determination, In his long and eventful career, he emerged a mere competency being too (? ) and open-hearted to be a fortune builder. Many are the stories told of his acts of kindness to unfortunate friend and way farers during the long period of his ( ?) in this county. Judge Irvine was born Sept. 10 1821 ………………….. where he obtained the first rudiments of an education, He was married in San Augustine in 1840 to a daughter of Judge Love, who lived but a little a little over a year. One child , a boy was the issue of this marriage. He died upon the field of battle during the Civil War. Judge Irvine moved to Kaufman county -- the Nacogdoches county -- in 1845, locating where his recent home now stands. For a time after moving to Kaufman county he and Joe Chisholm batched in (?) near where he built his home and the creak which runs near by was named in honor of the two bachelors and is bachelor creek to this day. Stock raising was his principal pursuit in those early days.
In 1846? Judge Irvine was married to Miss Matilda Hearst, daughter of Mrs. Hearst, living on the present site of (?) (?) . Seven children (five of whom are yet living) were the issue of this marriage. Dr W. P. Irvine of Mabank, who attended his father during his last illness, is the only one of this children how residing in Kaufman county.
Two years following the death of his second wife, in 1886, Judge Irvine was married to Mrs. Sarah Chisholm, widow of his old time friend, Joe Chisholm. Two children resulted from this union, both of whom are now dead. In 1875 Judge Irvine was married for the fourth time to Mrs. Adeline Barr, who survives him. One child was the issue of this marriage.
Judge Irvine fought in the war for Texas Independence, being attached to General Rusk's command. It was not his fortune, however to have participated in the memorable struggle of Jacinto. His chief service in the…… (((sorry page cuts off here…)))))
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Father: Josephus IRVINE b: 15 APR 1786 in , Logan, Kentucky
Mother: Jane PATTON b: 14 APR 1789 in , Buncombe, North Carolina
Obituary- Terrell Daily Transcript, March 24, 1906
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Saturday March 29 1906
PIONEER IS GONE
Judge William Duncan Irvine
An Old Settler passes to his reward
Came here in early Forties
Served Kaufman County Many Years
In the Capacity of Chief Justice
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
After Having lived fifteen years beyond the allowed "? " "?" and fen Judge William Duncan Irvine passed into the great beyond at his home in South Terrell last evening at 9 o'clock surrounded by his children and a number of nearby neighbors. The end can e peacefully after months of lingering illness. The strong and sturdy frame which had grown up under the (?) of early pioneer days in Texas, yielded stubbornly to the inroads of age and disease, but the end came finally after a heroic struggle as (?) must to all.
Judge William Duncan Irvine was a man of heroic mould of rugged honesty and strong determination, In his long and eventful career, he emerged a mere competency being too (? ) and open-hearted to be a fortune builder. Many are the stories told of his acts of kindness to unfortunate friend and way farers during the long period of his ( ?) in this county. Judge Irvine was born Sept. 10 1821 ………………….. where he obtained the first rudiments of an education, He was married in San Augustine in 1840 to a daughter of Judge Love, who lived but a little a little over a year. One child , a boy was the issue of this marriage. He died upon the field of battle during the Civil War. Judge Irvine moved to Kaufman county -- the Nacogdoches county -- in 1845, locating where his recent home now stands. For a time after moving to Kaufman county he and Joe Chisholm batched in (?) near where he built his home and the creak which runs near by was named in honor of the two bachelors and is bachelor creek to this day. Stock raising was his principal pursuit in those early days.
In 1846? Judge Irvine was married to Miss Matilda Hearst, daughter of Mrs. Hearst, living on the present site of (?) (?) . Seven children (five of whom are yet living) were the issue of this marriage. Dr W. P. Irvine of Mabank, who attended his father during his last illness, is the only one of this children how residing in Kaufman county.
Two years following the death of his second wife, in 1886, Judge Irvine was married to Mrs. Sarah Chisholm, widow of his old time friend, Joe Chisholm. Two children resulted from this union, both of whom are now dead. In 1875 Judge Irvine was married for the fourth time to Mrs. Adeline Barr, who survives him. One child was the issue of this marriage.
Judge Irvine fought in the war for Texas Independence, being attached to General Rusk's command. It was not his fortune, however to have participated in the memorable struggle of Jacinto. His chief service in the…… (((sorry page cuts off here…)))))
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Father: Josephus IRVINE b: 15 APR 1786 in , Logan, Kentucky
Mother: Jane PATTON b: 14 APR 1789 in , Buncombe, North Carolina
W. D. Irvine served in the Texas Republic Army and with the CSA-Co G 12th TX Cavalry from October 1861-Jan 1862. He was elected Kaufman County Judge in 1862 and was known as "Judge" Irvine the remainder of his life.
Obituary- Terrell Daily Transcript, March 24, 1906
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Saturday March 29 1906
PIONEER IS GONE
Judge William Duncan Irvine
An Old Settler passes to his reward
Came here in early Forties
Served Kaufman County Many Years
In the Capacity of Chief Justice
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
After Having lived fifteen years beyond the allowed "? " "?" and fen Judge William Duncan Irvine passed into the great beyond at his home in South Terrell last evening at 9 o'clock surrounded by his children and a number of nearby neighbors. The end can e peacefully after months of lingering illness. The strong and sturdy frame which had grown up under the (?) of early pioneer days in Texas, yielded stubbornly to the inroads of age and disease, but the end came finally after a heroic struggle as (?) must to all.
Judge William Duncan Irvine was a man of heroic mould of rugged honesty and strong determination, In his long and eventful career, he emerged a mere competency being too (? ) and open-hearted to be a fortune builder. Many are the stories told of his acts of kindness to unfortunate friend and way farers during the long period of his ( ?) in this county. Judge Irvine was born Sept. 10 1821 ………………….. where he obtained the first rudiments of an education, He was married in San Augustine in 1840 to a daughter of Judge Love, who lived but a little a little over a year. One child , a boy was the issue of this marriage. He died upon the field of battle during the Civil War. Judge Irvine moved to Kaufman county -- the Nacogdoches county -- in 1845, locating where his recent home now stands. For a time after moving to Kaufman county he and Joe Chisholm batched in (?) near where he built his home and the creak which runs near by was named in honor of the two bachelors and is bachelor creek to this day. Stock raising was his principal pursuit in those early days.
In 1846? Judge Irvine was married to Miss Matilda Hearst, daughter of Mrs. Hearst, living on the present site of (?) (?) . Seven children (five of whom are yet living) were the issue of this marriage. Dr W. P. Irvine of Mabank, who attended his father during his last illness, is the only one of this children how residing in Kaufman county.
Two years following the death of his second wife, in 1886, Judge Irvine was married to Mrs. Sarah Chisholm, widow of his old time friend, Joe Chisholm. Two children resulted from this union, both of whom are now dead. In 1875 Judge Irvine was married for the fourth time to Mrs. Adeline Barr, who survives him. One child was the issue of this marriage.
Judge Irvine fought in the war for Texas Independence, being attached to General Rusk's command. It was not his fortune, however to have participated in the memorable struggle of Jacinto. His chief service in the…… (((sorry page cuts off here…)))))
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Father: Josephus IRVINE b: 15 APR 1786 in , Logan, Kentucky
Mother: Jane PATTON b: 14 APR 1789 in , Buncombe, North Carolina
Obituary- Terrell Daily Transcript, March 24, 1906
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Saturday March 29 1906
PIONEER IS GONE
Judge William Duncan Irvine
An Old Settler passes to his reward
Came here in early Forties
Served Kaufman County Many Years
In the Capacity of Chief Justice
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
After Having lived fifteen years beyond the allowed "? " "?" and fen Judge William Duncan Irvine passed into the great beyond at his home in South Terrell last evening at 9 o'clock surrounded by his children and a number of nearby neighbors. The end can e peacefully after months of lingering illness. The strong and sturdy frame which had grown up under the (?) of early pioneer days in Texas, yielded stubbornly to the inroads of age and disease, but the end came finally after a heroic struggle as (?) must to all.
Judge William Duncan Irvine was a man of heroic mould of rugged honesty and strong determination, In his long and eventful career, he emerged a mere competency being too (? ) and open-hearted to be a fortune builder. Many are the stories told of his acts of kindness to unfortunate friend and way farers during the long period of his ( ?) in this county. Judge Irvine was born Sept. 10 1821 ………………….. where he obtained the first rudiments of an education, He was married in San Augustine in 1840 to a daughter of Judge Love, who lived but a little a little over a year. One child , a boy was the issue of this marriage. He died upon the field of battle during the Civil War. Judge Irvine moved to Kaufman county -- the Nacogdoches county -- in 1845, locating where his recent home now stands. For a time after moving to Kaufman county he and Joe Chisholm batched in (?) near where he built his home and the creak which runs near by was named in honor of the two bachelors and is bachelor creek to this day. Stock raising was his principal pursuit in those early days.
In 1846? Judge Irvine was married to Miss Matilda Hearst, daughter of Mrs. Hearst, living on the present site of (?) (?) . Seven children (five of whom are yet living) were the issue of this marriage. Dr W. P. Irvine of Mabank, who attended his father during his last illness, is the only one of this children how residing in Kaufman county.
Two years following the death of his second wife, in 1886, Judge Irvine was married to Mrs. Sarah Chisholm, widow of his old time friend, Joe Chisholm. Two children resulted from this union, both of whom are now dead. In 1875 Judge Irvine was married for the fourth time to Mrs. Adeline Barr, who survives him. One child was the issue of this marriage.
Judge Irvine fought in the war for Texas Independence, being attached to General Rusk's command. It was not his fortune, however to have participated in the memorable struggle of Jacinto. His chief service in the…… (((sorry page cuts off here…)))))
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Father: Josephus IRVINE b: 15 APR 1786 in , Logan, Kentucky
Mother: Jane PATTON b: 14 APR 1789 in , Buncombe, North Carolina
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