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Descendants of John Irish

 

 

Generation No. 1

 

1.  JOHN1 IRISH was born Abt. 1770.

     

Child of JOHN IRISH is:

2.             i.   GEORGE2 IRISH, b. May 20, 1797, Rhode Island; d. Mar 29, 1884, Chester Township, Ottawa County, Michigan.

 

 

Generation No. 2

 

2.  GEORGE2 IRISH (JOHN1) was born May 20, 1797 in Rhode Island1, and died Mar 29, 1884 in Chester Township, Ottawa County, Michigan1.  He married SOPHIA CHURCH Aug 24, 1820.  She was born Jul 29, 1799 in Madison County, New York2, and died Sep 15, 1889 in Chester Township, Ottawa County, Michigan2.

 

Notes for GEORGE IRISH:

19DEC1845    BGT   Sec36  SW1/4                   D476  Edward Arnold

27MAR1850    SLD   Sec36  E1/2 SW1/4           D475  William A. Irish

27MAR1850    SLD   Sec36  W1/2 SW1/4         D477   Otis Irish

 

 

Moved to Chester Twp in 1845

 

 

More About GEORGE IRISH:

1850 Census: 1850, MI-Ottawa-Chester  Age 54

1860 Census: 1860, MI-Ottawa-Chester  Age 63

1870 Census: 1870, MI-Ottawa-Chester  Age 73

1880 Census: 1880, MI-Ottawa-Chester  Age 83

Cause of Death: Old Age

Cemetery: Big Springs

 

Notes for SOPHIA CHURCH:

Ottawa County Deaths give d. 15SEP1889  90-1-17.

 

More About SOPHIA CHURCH:

1850 Census: 1850, MI-Ottawa-Chester  Age 51

1860 Census: 1860, MI-Ottawa-Chester  Age 60

1870 Census: 1870, MI-Ottawa-Chester  Age 70

1880 Census: 1880, MI-Ottawa-Chester  Age 80

1884 Census: 1884, MI-Ottawa-Chester  Age 84

Cause of Death: Old Age

Cemetery: Big Springs

Fact 4: Sep 26, 1889, d. Coopersville Observor

Fact 5: 10sep1799-27sep1889  Big Springs

Obituary: Oct 01, 1889, Coopersville Observor

 

More About GEORGE IRISH and SOPHIA CHURCH:

Marriage: Aug 24, 1820

     

Children of GEORGE IRISH and SOPHIA CHURCH are:

                i.   LYMAN3 IRISH, b. Jun 11, 1821, New York State3; d. Jun 01, 18383.

3.             ii.   WILLIAM AUGUSTUS IRISH, b. Jan 15, 1824, Madison County, New York; d. Mar 28, 1902, Chester Township, Ottawa County, Michigan.

4.            iii.   OTIS IRISH, b. May 11, 1826, Madison County, New York; d. May 21, 1912, Chester Township, Ottawa County, Michigan.

               iv.   ALBERT D. IRISH, b. Sep 28, 1828, New York State3; d. Aug 01, 1848, Mexican War3.

 

More About ALBERT D. IRISH:

Cemetery: Big Springs

 

5.             v.   ALFRED ASABEL IRISH, b. Sep 01, 1831, New York State; d. May 08, 1908, Wright Township, Ottawa County Michigan.

6.            vi.   SARAH C. IRISH, b. Aug 21, 1834, New York State; d. Feb 24, 1857, Chester Township, Ottawa County Michigan.

              vii.   LYMAN B. IRISH, b. Mar 31, 1838, New York State3; d. Mar 21, 18413.

7.           viii.   HAMILTON B. IRISH, b. Jul 04, 1843, New York State; d. 1912, Michigan.

 

 

Generation No. 3

 

3.  WILLIAM AUGUSTUS3 IRISH (GEORGE2, JOHN1) was born Jan 15, 1824 in Madison County, New York4, and died Mar 28, 1902 in Chester Township, Ottawa County, Michigan4.  He married (1) AMANDA M. HAMLIN.  She was born Oct 09, 1830 in New York State5, and died Apr 07, 1857 in Chester Township, Ottawa County, Michigan5.  He married (2) ALSINA FEDELIA DELINE 1857 in Lenawee County, Michigan, daughter of ABRAM DELINE and NELLIE BALCH.  She was born Feb 24, 1839 in Lenawee County, Michigan6, and died Nov 15, 1918 in Chester Township, Ottawa County, Michigan6.

 

Notes for WILLIAM AUGUSTUS IRISH:

27MAR1850  BGT  D475  Sec36  E1/2 SW1/4                         George Irish

14OCT1850  BGT  H230  Sec29  S1/2 SE1/4 NW1/4               Asa A. Scott

23JUN1856  SLD  K695  Sec29  S1/2 SE1/4 NW1/4               Walter Hastings

 

Moved to Chester Twp in 1845

 

 

More About WILLIAM AUGUSTUS IRISH:

1850 Census: 1850, MI-Ottawa-Chester  Age 26

1860 Census: 1860, MI-Ottawa-Chester  Age 36

1870 Census: 1870, MI-Ottawa-Chester  Age 46

1880 Census: 1880, MI-Ottawa-Chester  Age 56

1884 Census: 1884, MI-Ottawa-Chester  Age 60

1900 Census: 1900, MI-Ottawa-Chester  Jan1824  42-6-5

Cemetery: Apr 1902, Lisbon

Fact 5: Came to Chester in 1845

 

More About AMANDA M. HAMLIN:

1850 Census: 1850, MI-Ottawa-Chester  Age 20

Cemetery: Medina

 

More About ALSINA FEDELIA DELINE:

1850 Census: 1850, MI-Lenawee-Dover  Age 10

1860 Census: 1860, MI-Ottawa-Chester  Age 22

1870 Census: 1870, MI-Ottawa-Chester  Age 31

1880 Census: 1880, MI-Ottawa-Chester  Age 40

1884 Census: 1884, MI-Ottawa-Chester  Age 45

1900 Census: 1900, MI-Ottawa-Chester  Feb1839  42-6-5

1910 Census: 1910, MI-Ottawa-Chester  Age 71  wd-x-x

Cause of Death: Injured in fall

Cemetery: Nov 1918, Lisbon

 

More About WILLIAM IRISH and ALSINA DELINE:

Marriage: 1857, Lenawee County, Michigan

     

Child of WILLIAM IRISH and AMANDA HAMLIN is:

8.             i.   HERMAN ALVERSON4 IRISH, b. Oct 22, 1848, Chester Township, Ottawa County, Michigan; d. Jul 11, 1914, Michigan.

 

     

Children of WILLIAM IRISH and ALSINA DELINE are:

9.             ii.   AMANDA F.4 IRISH, b. Nov 17, 1858, Chester Township, Ottawa County, Michigan; d. Jun 03, 1948, Chester Township, Ottawa County, Michigan.

               iii.   WILLIAM IRISH, b. May 08, 1862, Chester Township, Ottawa County, Michigan7; d. Oct 29, 1934, Michigan7.

 

More About WILLIAM IRISH:

1870 Census: 1870, MI-Ottawa-Chester  Age 8

1880 Census: 1880, MI-Ottawa-Chester  Age 18

1884 Census: 1884, MI-Ottawa-Chester  Age 22

1900 Census: 1900, MI-Ottawa-Chester  May1862

1910 Census: 1910, MI-Ottawa-Chester  Age 48

1920 Census: 1920, MI-Ottawa-Chester  Age 57

Cause of Death: Myocarditis

Cemetery: Nov 01, 1934, Lisbon

Obituary: Oct 31, 1934, Grand Rapids Press

 

10.          iv.   SARAH L. IRISH, b. Feb 09, 1865, Chester Township, Ottawa County, Michigan; d. Sep 1946, Michigan.

                v.   ELIZA E. IRISH, b. Apr 13, 1867, Chester Township, Ottawa County, Michigan8; d. Bef. Oct 1934; m. GEORGE EVANS BECKWITH, Oct 27, 1892, Kent County, Michigan9; b. Abt. 1865.

 

More About ELIZA E. IRISH:

1870 Census: 1870, MI-Ottawa-Chester  Age 3

1880 Census: 1880, MI-Ottawa-Chester  Age 13

1884 Census: 1884, MI-Ottawa-Chester  Age 17

Military/Maiden: Oct 27, 1892, Kent County Marriages

 

More About GEORGE BECKWITH and ELIZA IRISH:

Marriage: Oct 27, 1892, Kent County, Michigan9

 

11.          vi.   BENJAMIN IRISH, b. Jan 01, 1876, Chester Township, Ottawa County, Michigan; d. Oct 22, 1946, St. Mary's Hospital in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

              vii.   SAMUEL IRISH, b. Jun 1883, Chester Township, Ottawa County, Michigan; d. Bef. Oct 1934.

 

More About SAMUEL IRISH:

1884 Census: 1884, MI-Ottawa-Chester  Age --

 

 

4.  OTIS3 IRISH (GEORGE2, JOHN1) was born May 11, 1826 in Madison County, New York10, and died May 21, 1912 in Chester Township, Ottawa County, Michigan10.  He married CELESTIA DELINE Aug 30, 1865 in Chester Township, Ottawa County, Michigan11, daughter of ABRAM DELINE and NELLIE BALCH.  She was born Sep 30, 1845 in Lewanee County, Michigan12, and died Mar 20, 1935 in Chester Township, Ottawa County, Michigan12.

 

Notes for OTIS IRISH:

27MAR1850  BGT  D477  Sec36  W1/2 SW1/4                            George Irish

 

Moved to Chester Twp in 1845

 

 

More About OTIS IRISH:

1850 Census: 1850, MI-Ottawa-Chester  Age 24

1860 Census: 1860, MI-Ottawa-Chester  Age 30

1870 Census: 1870, MI-Ottawa-Chester  Age 44

1880 Census: 1880, MI-Ottawa-Chester  Age 54

1884 Census: 1884, MI-Ottawa-Chester  Age 58

1900 Census: 1900, MI-Ottawa-Chester  May1826  34-2-1

1910 Census: 1910, MI-Ottawa-Chester  Age 84  45-2-1

Cause of Death: Ptomaine Poison

Cemetery: May 1912, Lisbon

Fact 4: May 20, 1912, d. Coopersville Observor

Fact 5: Came to Chester in 1845

 

More About CELESTIA DELINE:

1850 Census: 1850, MI-Lenawee-Dover  Age 6

1860 Census: 1860, MI-Lenawee-Dover  Age 15

1870 Census: 1870, MI-Ottawa-Chester  Age 25

1880 Census: 1880, MI-Ottawa-Chester  Age 35

1884 Census: 1884, MI-Ottawa-Chester  Age 38

1900 Census: 1900, MI-Ottawa-Chester  Sep1845  34-2-1

1910 Census: 1910, MI-Ottawa-Chester  Age 85  45-2-1

1920 Census: 1920, MI-Ottawa-Chester  Age 74

Cause of Death: Chr. Myocarditis

Cemetery: Mar 25, 1935, Lisbon

Obituary: Mar 21, 1935, Grand Rapids Press

 

More About OTIS IRISH and CELESTIA DELINE:

Marriage: Aug 30, 1865, Chester Township, Ottawa County, Michigan13

     

Children of OTIS IRISH and CELESTIA DELINE are:

                i.   JENNIE MAY4 IRISH, b. Mar 11, 1868, Chester Township, Ottawa County, Michigan14; d. Jan 24, 1954, Michigan15.

 

More About JENNIE MAY IRISH:

1870 Census: 1870, MI-Ottawa-Chester  Age 2

1880 Census: 1880, MI-Ottawa-Chester  Age 12

1884 Census: 1884, MI-Ottawa-Chester  Age 16

1900 Census: 1900, MI-Ottawa-Chester  Mar1867

1910 Census: 1910, MI-Ottawa-Chester  Age 42

1920 Census: 1920, MI-Ottawa-Chester  Age 51

Cemetery: Jan 27, 1954, Lisbon

Fact 4: Mar 10, 1868, b. Coopersville Observor Obit

Obituary: Jan 28, 1954, Coopersville Observor

 

ii. FRED J. IRISH, b. Mar 05, 1872, Michigan; d. Feb 12, 1889, Chester Township, Ottawa County, Michigan16.

 

More About FRED J. IRISH:

1880 Census: 1880, MI-Ottawa-Chester  Age 8

1884 Census: 1884, MI-Ottawa-Chester  Age 12

Cause of Death: gunshot

Cemetery: Lisbon

 

 

5.  ALFRED ASABEL3 IRISH (GEORGE2, JOHN1) was born Sep 01, 1831 in New York State17, and died May 08, 1908 in Wright Township, Ottawa County Michigan18.  He married MARILDA MCCLAIN Jun 25, 1856 in Chester Township, Ottawa County Michigan19, daughter of JOHN MCCLAIN and ZILLAH SCOTT.  She was born Aug 10, 1834 in Delaware County, Ohio20, and died Sep 12, 1910 in Coopersville, Michigan20.

 

More About ALFRED ASABEL IRISH:

1850 Census: 1850, MI-Ottawa-Chester  Age 19

1860 Census: 1860, MI-Ottawa-Wright  Age 29

1870 Census: 1870, MI-Ottawa-Wright  Age 38

1880 Census: 1880, MI-Ottawa-Wright  Age 48

1884 Census: 1884, MI-Ottawa-Wright  Age 52

1900 Census: 1900, MI-Ottawa-Wright  Sep1831  44-4-3

Cemetery: May 1908, Coopersville

Fact 4: Came to MI in 1835

 

Notes for MARILDA MCCLAIN:

Married by Shedrack Doane.

Obit: Came to Ottawa County in 1846.

 

 

More About MARILDA MCCLAIN:

1850 Census: 1850, MI-Ottawa-Chester  Age 16

1860 Census: 1860, MI-Ottawa-Wright  Age 26

1870 Census: 1870, MI-Ottawa-Wright  Age 35

1880 Census: 1880, MI-Ottawa-Wright  Age 45

1884 Census: 1884, MI-Ottawa-Wright  Age 49

1900 Census: 1900, MI-Ottawa-Wright  Aug1834  44-4-3

1910 Census: 1910, MI-Ottawa-Polkton  Age 75  wd-4-2

Cemetery: Sep 1910, Coopersville

Fact 4: Came to MI in 1845

Obituary: Sep 23, 1910, Coopersville Observor

 

More About ALFRED IRISH and MARILDA MCCLAIN:

Marriage: Jun 25, 1856, Chester Township, Ottawa County Michigan21

     

Children of ALFRED IRISH and MARILDA MCCLAIN are:

12.            i.   ADA L.4 IRISH, b. 1856, Wright Township, Ottawa County Michigan; d. Feb 18, 1924, Wright Township, Ottawa County Michigan.

13.           ii.   ALFRED WILLIAM IRISH, b. Apr 09, 1860, Wright Township, Ottawa County Michigan; d. May 20, 1935, Wright Township, Ottawa County Michigan.

               iii.   GEORGE S. IRISH, b. Sep 04, 1864, Wright Township, Ottawa County Michigan22; d. Apr 07, 1891, Wright Township, Ottawa County Michigan23.

 

Notes for GEORGE S. IRISH:

Irish Geneology gives birth date as 4OCT1868.

 

More About GEORGE S. IRISH:

1870 Census: 1870, MI-Ottawa-Wright  Age 5

1880 Census: 1880, MI-Ottawa-Wright  Age 15

1884 Census: 1884, MI-Ottawa-Wright  Age 19

Cemetery: Apr 10, 1891, Big Springs

 

14.          iv.   ELLA E. IRISH, b. Sep 30, 1870, Wright Township, Ottawa County Michigan; d. May 24, 1904, Wright Township, Ottawa County Michigan.

 

 

6.  SARAH C.3 IRISH (GEORGE2, JOHN1) was born Aug 21, 1834 in New York State24, and died Feb 24, 1857 in Chester Township, Ottawa County Michigan24.  She married RASCELAS S. MCCLAIN Sep 11, 1851 in Chester Township, Ottawa County Michigan25, son of JOHN MCCLAIN and ZILLAH SCOTT.  He was born Jun 22, 1832 in Lincoln Township, Morrow County, Ohio25, and died Jun 09, 1909 in Michigan25.

 

More About SARAH C. IRISH:

1850 Census: 1850, MI-Ottawa-Chester  Age 15

Cemetery: Big Springs

 

Notes for RASCELAS S. MCCLAIN:

Married by John S. McClain.

Obit: Had three sons.

 

More About RASCELAS S. MCCLAIN:

1850 Census: 1850, MI-Ottawa-Chester  Age 18

1860 Census: 1860, MI-Ottawa-Chester  Age 28

1870 Census: 1870, MI-Wexford-Colfax  Age 37

1880 Census: 1880, MI-Wexford-Colfax  Age 47

1900 Census: 1900, MI-Mason-Custer  Jun1832

Cemetery: Feb 1857, Big Springs

Military/Maiden: 1865, Civil War   21Aug1861-22Feb1864

Obituary: Jul 23, 1909, Coopersville Observor

 

More About RASCELAS MCCLAIN and SARAH IRISH:

Marriage: Sep 11, 1851, Chester Township, Ottawa County Michigan25

     

Children of SARAH IRISH and RASCELAS MCCLAIN are:

                i.   ALBERT D.4 MCCLAIN, b. Apr 16, 1852, Chester Township, Ottawa County, Michigan26; d. Dec 06, 1920, County Poor Farm, Tallmadge, Ottawa Michigan27.

 

More About ALBERT D. MCCLAIN:

1860 Census: 1860, MI-Ottawa-Chester  Age 8

1870 Census: 1870, MI-Wexford-Colfax  Age 18

1880 Census: 1880, MI-Wexford-Colfax  Age 28

1900 Census: 1900, MI-Ottawa-Polkton  (County Home)

Cemetery: 1920, Big Springs

Obituary: Dec 10, 1920, Coopersville Observor

 

15.           ii.   FRANK MCCLAIN, b. Feb 14, 1857, Chester Township, Ottawa County, Michigan.

               iii.   BABY MCCLAIN, b. Abt. 185528.

 

 

7.  HAMILTON B.3 IRISH (GEORGE2, JOHN1) was born Jul 04, 1843 in New York State29, and died 1912 in Michigan29.  He married MARY E. PERSONS.  She was born Jan 1848 in MA or ME, and died 1906 in Michigan.

 

More About HAMILTON B. IRISH:

1850 Census: 1850, MI-Ottawa-Chester  Age 6

1860 Census: 1860, MI-Ottawa-Chester  Age 17

1870 Census: 1870, MI-Ottawa-Chester  Age 27

1880 Census: 1880, MI-Ottawa-Chester  Age 38

1884 Census: 1884, MI-Ottawa-Chester  Age 44

1900 Census: 1900, MI-Kent-Gd Rpds  Jul1843

 

More About MARY E. PERSONS:

1870 Census: 1870, MI-Ottawa-Chester  Age 22

1880 Census: 1880, MI-Ottawa-Chester  Age 32

1884 Census: 1884, MI-Ottawa-Chester  Age 36

1900 Census: 1900, MI-Kent-Gd Rpds  Jan1848

     

Children of HAMILTON IRISH and MARY PERSONS are:

                i.   MAUDE S.4 IRISH, b. 1870, Michigan.

 

More About MAUDE S. IRISH:

1880 Census: 1880, MI-Ottawa-Chester  Age 9

1884 Census: 1884, MI-Ottawa-Chester  Age 13

 

               ii.   CLAUD WINTHROP IRISH, b. May 08, 1873, Chester Township, Ottawa County, Michigan30; d. Jul 11, 1952, Michigan; m. FLORENCE ROYAL.

 

More About CLAUD WINTHROP IRISH:

1880 Census: 1880, MI-Ottawa-Chester  Age 7

1884 Census: 1884, MI-Ottawa-Chester  Age 11

1900 Census: 1900, MI-Kent-Gd Rpds  May1873

 

 

Generation No. 4

 

8.  HERMAN ALVERSON4 IRISH (WILLIAM AUGUSTUS3, GEORGE2, JOHN1) was born Oct 22, 1848 in Chester Township, Ottawa County, Michigan31, and died Jul 11, 1914 in Michigan31.  He married ADDIA ???.  She was born 1851 in Michigan.

 

More About HERMAN ALVERSON IRISH:

1850 Census: 1850, MI-Ottawa-Chester  Age 1

1860 Census: 1860, MI-Ottawa-Chester  Age 11

1870 Census: 1870, MI-Kent-Sparta  Age 21

1880 Census: 1880, MI-Ingham-Lansing  Age 32

 

More About ADDIA ???:

1880 Census: 1880, MI-Ingham-Lansing  Age 28

     

Children of HERMAN IRISH and ADDIA ??? are:

                i.   LUELLSER F.5 IRISH, b. 1869, Michigan.

 

More About LUELLSER F. IRISH:

1880 Census: 1880, MI-Ingham-Lansing  Age 10

 

               ii.   VIRGINIA S. IRISH, b. Jul 25, 1874, Casinovia Township, Muskegon County, Michigan32.

 

More About VIRGINIA S. IRISH:

1880 Census: 1880, MI-Ingham-Lansing  Age 5

 

               iii.   FLORENCE L. IRISH, b. 1877, Michigan.

 

More About FLORENCE L. IRISH:

1880 Census: 1880, MI-Ingham-Lansing  Age 2

 

 

9.  AMANDA F.4 IRISH (WILLIAM AUGUSTUS3, GEORGE2, JOHN1) was born Nov 17, 1858 in Chester Township, Ottawa County, Michigan33, and died Jun 03, 1948 in Chester Township, Ottawa County, Michigan34.  She married REDELL H. BECKWITH Sep 01, 1904 in Kent County, Michigan35.  He was born 1859 in New York State, and died Aug 25, 1937 in Lisbon, Michigan36.

 

More About AMANDA F. IRISH:

1860 Census: 1860, MI-Ottawa-Chester  Age 1

1870 Census: 1870, MI-Ottawa-Chester  Age 11

1880 Census: 1880, MI-Ottawa-Chester  Age 21

1884 Census: 1884, MI-Ottawa-Chester  Age 25

1900 Census: 1900, MI-Ottawa-Chester  Nov1858

1910 Census: 1910, MI-Kent-Sparta  Age 51  5-0-0

1920 Census: 1920, MI-Kent-ED59  Age 59

Cause of Death: Myocarditis

Cemetery: Jun 05, 1948, Lisbon

Military/Maiden: Sep 01, 1904, Kent County Marriages

Obituary: Jun 10, 1948, Coopersville Observor

 

More About REDELL H. BECKWITH:

1910 Census: 1910, MI-Kent-Sparta  Age 48  5-0-0

1920 Census: 1920, MI-Kent-ED59  Age 58

Cemetery: Aug 28, 1937, Lisbon

Fact 4: Aug 26, 1937, 4 GdCh

Obituary: Aug 26, 1937, Grand Rapids Press

 

More About REDELL BECKWITH and AMANDA IRISH:

Marriage: Sep 01, 1904, Kent County, Michigan37

     

Children of AMANDA IRISH and REDELL BECKWITH are:

                i.   CLAYTON5 BECKWITH, b. Abt. 1905.

               ii.   HOMER BECKWITH, b. Abt. 1907.

 

 

10.  SARAH L.4 IRISH (WILLIAM AUGUSTUS3, GEORGE2, JOHN1) was born Feb 09, 1865 in Chester Township, Ottawa County, Michigan38, and died Sep 1946 in Michigan38.  She married CORNELIUS E. KELLY Jun 25, 1884 in Chester Township, Ottawa County, Michigan39, son of JOHN KELLY and ANN ???.  He was born Nov 1858 in New York State, and died Feb 1918 in Michigan40.

 

More About SARAH L. IRISH:

1870 Census: 1870, MI-Ottawa-Chester  Age 5

1880 Census: 1880, MI-Ottawa-Chester  Age 15

1884 Census: 1884, MI-Ottawa-Chester  Age 19

1900 Census: 1900, MI-Ottawa-Wright  Dec1864  14-2-2

 

More About CORNELIUS E. KELLY:

1870 Census: 1870, MI-Ottawa-Wright  Age 11

1900 Census: 1900, MI-Ottawa-Wright  Nov1858  14-2-2

Obituary: Feb 08, 1918, Coopersville Observor

 

More About CORNELIUS KELLY and SARAH IRISH:

Marriage: Jun 25, 1884, Chester Township, Ottawa County, Michigan41

     

Children of SARAH IRISH and CORNELIUS KELLY are:

                i.   MABEL E.5 KELLY, b. May 1887, Michigan.

 

More About MABEL E. KELLY:

1900 Census: 1900, MI-Ottawa-Wright  May1887

 

               ii.   FLORENCE S. KELLY, b. Sep 1889, Michigan.

 

More About FLORENCE S. KELLY:

1900 Census: 1900, MI-Ottawa-Wright  Sep1889

 

 

11.  BENJAMIN4 IRISH (WILLIAM AUGUSTUS3, GEORGE2, JOHN1) was born Jan 01, 1876 in Chester Township, Ottawa County, Michigan42, and died Oct 22, 1946 in St. Mary's Hospital in Grand Rapids, Michigan43.  He married ELIZABETH EDGE Feb 28, 1907 in Chester Township, Ottawa County, Michigan44, daughter of JOHN EDGE and MARY BOARD.  She was born Feb 10, 1878 in Illinois45, and died Apr 28, 1946 in Chester Township, Ottawa County, Michigan45.

 

More About BENJAMIN IRISH:

1880 Census: 1880, MI-Ottawa-Chester  Age 4

1884 Census: 1884, MI-Ottawa-Chester  Age 8

1900 Census: 1900, MI-Ottawa-Chester  Jan1876

1910 Census: 1910, MI-Ottawa-Chester  Age 34  3-1-1

1920 Census: 1920, MI-Ottawa-Chester  Age 44

Cemetery: Oct 26, 1946, Lisbon

Fact 4: 14 GdCh

Obituary: Oct 24, 1946, Coopersville Observor

 

More About ELIZABETH EDGE:

1910 Census: 1910, MI-Ottawa-Chester  Age 32  3-1-1

1920 Census: 1920, MI-Ottawa-Chester  Age 41

Cause of Death: Cor. Thrombosis

Cemetery: May 01, 1946, Lisbon

Fact 4: 13 GdCh

Fact 5: came to Marne at age 6

Obituary: May 02, 1946, Coopersville Observor

 

More About BENJAMIN IRISH and ELIZABETH EDGE:

Marriage: Feb 28, 1907, Chester Township, Ottawa County, Michigan46

     

Children of BENJAMIN IRISH and ELIZABETH EDGE are:

16.            i.   STANLEY BENJAMIN5 IRISH, b. Mar 07, 1908, Chester Township, Ottawa County, Michigan; d. Feb 17, 1997, Metropolian Hospital, Grand Rapids, Michigan.

               ii.   GERALD A. IRISH, b. Aug 14, 1910, Michigan47; d. May 09, 2001, Michigan.

 

More About GERALD A. IRISH:

1920 Census: 1920, MI-Ottawa-Chester  Age 9

 

               iii.   ELEANOR V. IRISH48, b. Nov 06, 1912, Michigan; d. Oct 24, 2000, Michigan.

 

More About ELEANOR V. IRISH:

1920 Census: 1920, MI-Ottawa-Chester  Age 7

 

17.          iv.   HARVEY E. JOHN IRISH, b. Oct 08, 1914, Michigan; d. Apr 26, 1985, Coopersville, Michigan.

                v.   RUTH E. IRISH, b. 1916, Michigan; d. Aft. 1997, St. Louis, Michigan; m. ROBERT MONROE; b. Abt. 1915; d. Aft. 1997.

 

More About RUTH E. IRISH:

1920 Census: 1920, MI-Ottawa-Chester  Age 3.5

 

               vi.   LOIS IRISH, b. Jul 14, 1920, Michigan; d. Jul 13, 2003, Michigan.

 

 

12.  ADA L.4 IRISH (ALFRED ASABEL3, GEORGE2, JOHN1) was born 1856 in Wright Township, Ottawa County Michigan49, and died Feb 18, 1924 in Wright Township, Ottawa County Michigan50.  She married ALBERT H. HILDRETH Nov 15, 1874 in Grand Haven, MIchigan51.  He was born 185352, and died Apr 06, 1924 in Wright Township, Ottawa County Michigan53.

 

More About ADA L. IRISH:

1860 Census: 1860, MI-Ottawa-Wright  Age 3

1870 Census: 1870, MI-Ottawa-Wright  Age 12

 

More About ALBERT HILDRETH and ADA IRISH:

Marriage: Nov 15, 1874, Grand Haven, MIchigan54

     

Children of ADA IRISH and ALBERT HILDRETH are:

                i.   NELLIE5 HILDRETH, b. Abt. 1880; m. EDWARD VICTOR.

 

Notes for NELLIE HILDRETH:

See Irish Geneology.

 

               ii.   ETHEL A. HILDRETH, b. Abt. 1882; m. RALPH ROBBINS; b. Abt. 1880.

 

Notes for ETHEL A. HILDRETH:

See Irish Geneology.

 

               iii.   CLARA E. HILDRETH, b. Sep 01, 1875, Wright Township, Ottawa County, Michigan55; d. Jul 02, 1879, Michigan56.

 

More About CLARA E. HILDRETH:

Cemetery: Big Springs

 

 

13.  ALFRED WILLIAM4 IRISH (ALFRED ASABEL3, GEORGE2, JOHN1) was born Apr 09, 1860 in Wright Township, Ottawa County Michigan57, and died May 20, 1935 in Wright Township, Ottawa County Michigan57.  He married SUSAN A. BISHOP Jun 26, 1884 in Wright Township, Ottawa County Michigan58, daughter of CHARLES BISHOP and LYDIA DAVIS.  She was born Aug 31, 1863 in Chester Township, Ottawa County, Michigan59, and died Jan 01, 194759.

 

Notes for ALFRED WILLIAM IRISH:

Obit: 4 sons: Ray, George, Howard and Orin; 9 Gd Ch.

 

More About ALFRED WILLIAM IRISH:

1860 Census: 1860, MI-Ottawa-Wright  Age 3m

1870 Census: 1870, MI-Ottawa-Wright  Age 10

1880 Census: 1880, MI-Ottawa-Wright  Age 20

1884 Census: 1884, MI-Ottawa-Wright  Age 24

1900 Census: 1900, MI-Ottawa-Wright  Apr1860  15-4-4

Fact 4: May 1935, 9 GdCh

Obituary: May 24, 1935, Coopersville Observor

 

More About SUSAN A. BISHOP:

1870 Census: 1870, MI-Ottawa-Chester  Age 7

1880 Census: 1880, MI-Ottawa-Chester Age 16

1884 Census: 1884, MI-Ottawa-Chester  Age 20

1900 Census: 1900, MI-Ottawa-Wright  Aug1863  15-4-4

Cemetery: Jan 04, 1947, Coopersville

Fact 4: Died at home of son Howard

Fact 5: 9 GdCh, 2 GrGdCh

Obituary: Jan 02, 1947, Coopersville Observor

 

More About ALFRED IRISH and SUSAN BISHOP:

Marriage: Jun 26, 1884, Wright Township, Ottawa County Michigan60

     

Children of ALFRED IRISH and SUSAN BISHOP are:

                i.   RAYMOND GOODIL5 IRISH, b. Dec 05, 1885, Wright Township, Ottawa County Michigan61; d. Feb 1981, Paramount, California62; m. (1) ANNA L. ???, 1909; b. 1884, Michigan; d. Bef. 1916; m. (2) ORA L. GOODWIN, Apr 12, 1916, Grand Rapids, Michigan63; b. 1886, Grand Rapids, Michigan.

 

More About RAYMOND GOODIL IRISH:

1900 Census: 1900, MI-Ottawa-Wright  Dec1885

1910 Census: 1910, MI-Ottawa-Polkton  Age 24  0-0-0

 

More About ANNA L. ???:

1910 Census: 1910, MI-Ottawa-Polkton  Age 25  0-0-0

 

More About RAYMOND IRISH and ANNA ???:

Marriage: 1909

 

More About RAYMOND IRISH and ORA GOODWIN:

Marriage: Apr 12, 1916, Grand Rapids, Michigan63

 

               ii.   GEORGE SUMNER IRISH, b. Apr 19, 1889, Wright Township, Ottawa County Michigan64; d. Jul 27, 1937, Harper Hospital in Detroit, Michigan65.

 

Notes for GEORGE SUMNER IRISH:

Irish Geneology gives birth as 19APR1888.

 

More About GEORGE SUMNER IRISH:

1900 Census: 1900, MI-Ottawa-Wright  Apr1889

Obituary: Jul 30, 1937, Coopersville Observor

 

18.          iii.   HOWARD HAMMOND IRISH, b. May 30, 1895, Wright Township, Ottawa County Michigan; d. Feb 1969, Coopersville, Michigan.

               iv.   ORIN A. ALFRED IRISH, b. Jan 20, 1898, Wright Township, Ottawa County Michigan66; d. Mar 1976, Bowling Grren, Kentucky67; m. HAZEL SCHWETSCHER, Jun 07, 192268; b. Feb 28, 190369; d. May 28, 1994, Bowling Grren, Kentucky69.

 

More About ORIN A. ALFRED IRISH:

1900 Census: 1900, MI-Ottawa-Wright  Jan1898

 

More About ORIN IRISH and HAZEL SCHWETSCHER:

Marriage: Jun 07, 192270

 

 

14.  ELLA E.4 IRISH (ALFRED ASABEL3, GEORGE2, JOHN1) was born Sep 30, 1870 in Wright Township, Ottawa County Michigan71, and died May 24, 1904 in Wright Township, Ottawa County Michigan72.  She married FRANK CHARLES VREELAND May 25, 1893 in Wright Township, Ottawa County Michigan73, son of CHARLES VREELAND and SARAH HERD.  He was born 1864 in Michigan74, and died Bef. 1900.

 

More About ELLA E. IRISH:

1880 Census: 1880, MI-Ottawa-Wright  Age 8

1884 Census: 1884, MI-Ottawa-Wright  Age 13

1900 Census: 1900, MI-Ottawa-Wright  Sep1871  7-4-3

Cemetery: May 1914, Coopersville

Military/Maiden: May 25, 1893, Ottawa County Marriages

 

More About FRANK CHARLES VREELAND:

1870 Census: 1870, MI-Ottawa-Wright  Age 5

1880 Census: 1880, MI-Ottawa-Wright  Age 15

 

More About FRANK VREELAND and ELLA IRISH:

Marriage: May 25, 1893, Wright Township, Ottawa County Michigan75

     

Children of ELLA IRISH and FRANK VREELAND are:

                i.   WENDALL5 VRIELAND, b. Nov 1896, Michigan.

 

More About WENDALL VRIELAND:

1900 Census: 1900, MI-Ottawa-Wright  Nov1896

 

               ii.   GENIVERE VRIELAND, b. Jun 1898, Michigan.

 

More About GENIVERE VRIELAND:

1900 Census: 1900, MI-Ottawa-Wright  Jun1898

 

               iii.   MABELLE VRIELAND, b. Jan 1900, Michigan.

 

More About MABELLE VRIELAND:

1900 Census: 1900, MI-Ottawa-Wright  Jan1900

 

 

15.  FRANK4 MCCLAIN (SARAH C.3 IRISH, GEORGE2, JOHN1) was born Feb 14, 1857 in Chester Township, Ottawa County, Michigan76.  He married (1) AMELIA ???.  She was born Jan 185777.  He married (2) JULIA C. BLAIN Aug 31, 1876 in Clam Lake, Wexford County, Michigan78.  She was born Abt. 1860.

 

More About FRANK MCCLAIN:

1860 Census: 1860, MI-Ottawa-Chester  Age 3

1870 Census: 1870, MI-Wexford-Colfax  Age 13

1900 Census: 1900, MI-Mason-Amber  Feb1857

 

More About AMELIA ???:

1900 Census: 1900, MI-Mason-Amber  Jan1857

 

More About FRANK MCCLAIN and JULIA BLAIN:

Marriage: Aug 31, 1876, Clam Lake, Wexford County, Michigan78

     

Child of FRANK MCCLAIN and AMELIA ??? is:

                i.   MAY5 MCCLAIN, b. Nov 189079.

 

More About MAY MCCLAIN:

1900 Census: 1900, MI-Mason-Amber  Nov1890

 

 

Generation No. 5

 

16.  STANLEY BENJAMIN5 IRISH (BENJAMIN4, WILLIAM AUGUSTUS3, GEORGE2, JOHN1) was born Mar 07, 1908 in Chester Township, Ottawa County, Michigan80, and died Feb 17, 1997 in Metropolian Hospital, Grand Rapids, Michigan81.  He married (1) ETHELYN ???.  She was born Abt. 1910, and died Abt. 1970.  He married (2) GERTRUDE ??? Jun 12, 197081.  She was born Abt. 1910, and died Aft. 1997.

 

More About STANLEY BENJAMIN IRISH:

1910 Census: 1910, MI-Ottawa-Chester  Age 2

1920 Census: 1920, MI-Ottawa-Chester  Age 11

Cemetery: Feb 20, 1997, Lisbon

Fact 4: Feb 18, 1997, 38 GdCh, 54 GrGdCh

Obituary: Feb 18, 1997, Grand Rapids Press

 

More About STANLEY IRISH and GERTRUDE ???:

Marriage: Jun 12, 197081

     

Children of STANLEY IRISH and ETHELYN ??? are:

                i.   ROGER6 IRISH, b. Abt. 1930; m. SHARON ???; b. Abt. 1932.

               ii.   HAROLD IRISH, b. Abt. 1932; d. Ionia, Michigan; m. LARAIN ???; b. Abt. 1934.

               iii.   ELOISE IRISH, b. Abt. 1934; m. JAMES THOMAS; b. Abt. 1932; d. Tennessee.

               iv.   PATRICIA IRISH, b. Abt. 1936; m. LEONARD ABUJA; b. Abt. 1934.

                v.   LINDA IRISH, b. Abt. 1938; m. ROBERT LISCOMBE; b. Abt. 1936.

               vi.   SUSAN IRISH, b. Abt. 1940; m. WILLIAM SEEVERS; b. Abt. 1938.

              vii.   SALLY IRISH, b. Abt. 1942; m. EUGENE KENNAMER; b. Abt. 1940.

 

 

17.  HARVEY E. JOHN5 IRISH (BENJAMIN4, WILLIAM AUGUSTUS3, GEORGE2, JOHN1) was born Oct 08, 1914 in Michigan82, and died Apr 26, 1985 in Coopersville, Michigan83.  He married MARIE CLAIRE ZIMMER Sep 29, 1936 in Wright Township, Ottawa County Michigan84, daughter of JOSEPH ZIMMER and ANNA GRIMM.  She was born May 30, 1918 in Wright Township, Ottawa County Michigan85, and died Bet. 1991 - 1997.

 

More About HARVEY E. JOHN IRISH:

1920 Census: 1920, MI-Ottawa-Chester  Age 5

Cemetery: Apr 29, 1985, St. Mary's

Fact 4: Apr 28, 1985, 24 GdCh

Obituary: Apr 28, 1985, Grand Rapids Press

 

More About MARIE CLAIRE ZIMMER:

1920 Census: 1920, MI-Ottawa-Wright  Age 1

 

More About HARVEY IRISH and MARIE ZIMMER:

Marriage: Sep 29, 1936, Wright Township, Ottawa County Michigan86

     

Children of HARVEY IRISH and MARIE ZIMMER are:

                i.   JAMES6 IRISH, b. Abt. 1937; m. RUTH ???; b. Abt. 1939.

               ii.   MARY ANN IRISH, b. Abt. 1938; m. GORDON J. POWERS, Oct 17, 1964, St. Mary's Church, Marne, Michigan87; b. Abt. 1936.

 

More About GORDON POWERS and MARY IRISH:

Marriage: Oct 17, 1964, St. Mary's Church, Marne, Michigan87

 

               iii.   BENJAMIN IRISH, b. Abt. 1940; m. PATRICIA ???; b. Abt. 1942.

               iv.   JOYCE IRISH, b. Abt. 1941; m. DENNY STEVENSON; b. Abt. 1940.

                v.   HARVEY IRISH, b. Abt. 1942; d. Byron Center, Michigan; m. DIANA ???; b. Abt. 1944.

               vi.   CHARLOTTE IRISH, b. Abt. 1943; m. RICHARD FEIN; b. Abt. 1942; d. Byron Center, Michigan.

              vii.   PATRICK IRISH, b. Abt. 1944; d. Rockford, Michigan; m. LAURA ???; b. Abt. 1946.

 

 

18.  HOWARD HAMMOND5 IRISH (ALFRED WILLIAM4, ALFRED ASABEL3, GEORGE2, JOHN1) was born May 30, 1895 in Wright Township, Ottawa County Michigan88, and died Feb 1969 in Coopersville, Michigan89.  He married MARY E. BOWSER Nov 27, 1916 in Polkton Township, Ottawa County, Michigan90, daughter of JOHN BOWSER and MARY WILEY.  She was born May 12, 1895 in Chester Township, Ottawa County, Michigan, and died Dec 1979 in Seal Beach, California91.

 

More About HOWARD HAMMOND IRISH:

1900 Census: 1900, MI-Ottawa-Wright  May 1895

1920 Census: 1920, MI-Ottawa-ED 145  Age 24

 

More About MARY E. BOWSER:

1900 Census: 1900, MI-Muskegon-Ravenna  May 1895

1920 Census: 1920, MI-Ottawa-ED 145  Age 24

Cemetery: Dec 31, 1979, Coopersville

Fact 4: Dec 28, 1979, 4 GrGdCh

Obituary: Dec 28, 1979, Grand Rapids Press

 

More About HOWARD IRISH and MARY BOWSER:

Marriage: Nov 27, 1916, Polkton Township, Ottawa County, Michigan92

     

Children of HOWARD IRISH and MARY BOWSER are:

                i.   HOWARD H.6 IRISH, b. 1918, Michigan.

 

More About HOWARD H. IRISH:

1920 Census: 1920, MI-Ottawa-ED 145  Age 1.8

 

19.           ii.   MARJORIE IRISH, b. Abt. 1920.

 

 

Generation No. 6

 

19.  MARJORIE6 IRISH (HOWARD HAMMOND5, ALFRED WILLIAM4, ALFRED ASABEL3, GEORGE2, JOHN1) was born Abt. 1920.  She married EDWARD RANDALL.  He was born Abt. 1920, and died in Long Beach, California.

     

Children of MARJORIE IRISH and EDWARD RANDALL are:

                i.   DAVID EDWARD7 RANDALL, b. Abt. 1940.

               ii.   CURTIS THOMAS RANDALL, b. Abt. 1942.

 

 

 

Endnotes

 

1.  Ottawa County Deaths  86-10-9

2.  Ottawa County Deaths  2-110  90-1-17

3.  Big Springs Cemetery

4.  Lisbon Cemetery

5.  Irish Geneology

6.  Ottawa County Deaths  79-8-23

7.  West MI Geneological Book

8.  Ottawa County Births  1-2

9.  Kent County Marriages

10.  West MI Geneological Book

11.  Ottawa County Marriages

12.  West MI Geneological Book

13.  Ottawa County Marriages

14.  Ottawa County Births  1-102/1-2

15.  Irish Geneology

16.  Coopersville Observor

17.  Irish Genealogy

18.  Coopersville Cemetery

19.  Ottawa County Marriages

20.  Obit: Coopersville Observor

21.  Ottawa County Marriages

22.  Big Springs Cemetery26-7-3

23.  Ottawa County Deaths  26-7-3

24.  Big Springs Cemetery22-6-3

25.  Obit: Coopersville Observor

26.  Denise Crawford

27.  Death Notice: Coopersville Observor

28.  Obituary of father

29.  Irish Geneology

30.  Ottawa County Births  2-58

31.  Irish Geneology

32.  Muskegon County Births

33.  West MI Geneological Book

34.  Coopersville Observor

35.  Kent County Marriages

36.  Obituary

37.  Kent County Marriages

38.  Irish Geneology

39.  Ottawa County Marriages

40.  Coopersville Observor

41.  Ottawa County Marriages

42.  Coopersville Observor Death Notice

43.  Coopersville Observor

44.  Ottawa County Marriages

45.  West MI Geneological Book

46.  Ottawa County Marriages

47.  Coopersville Observor

48.  Social Security Death Index.

49.  1860 Census

50.  Death Notice: Coopersville Observor

51.  Ottawa County Marriages

52.  Age at Marriage

53.  Death Notice: Coopersville Observor

54.  Ottawa County Marriages

55.  Ottawa County Births

56.  Big Springs Cemetery

57.  Obit: Coopersville Observor

58.  Ottawa County Marriages

59.  Irish Geneology

60.  Ottawa County Marriages

61.  Ottawa County Births

62.  Social Security Deaths

63.  Kent County Marriages

64.  Ottawa County Births  5-33

65.  Coopersville Observor

66.  Ottawa County Births

67.  Social Security Deaths

68.  Irish Geneology

69.  Social Security Deaths

70.  Irish Geneology

71.  Ottawa County Births

72.  Coopersville Cemetery

73.  Ottawa County Marriages

74.  Age at Marriage

75.  Ottawa County Marriages

76.  Denise Crawford

77.  1900 Census

78.  Denise Crawford

79.  1900 Census

80.  Ottawa County Births

81.  Obituary

82.  Shelia Zimmer

83.  Obituary

84.  Ottawa County Marriages

85.  Ottawa County Births

86.  Ottawa County Marriages

87.  Coopersville Observer

88.  Ottawa County Births

89.  Social Security Deaths

90.  Ottawa County Marriages

91.  Social Security Deaths

92.  Ottawa County Marriages

Chester Township
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