Parents: Welch Irvine & Mary M. Kester
Spouse: Almira W. Hollon
Source: History of Bradford County, Pennsylvania with Biographical Sketches By H. C. Bradsby, 1891
In the family of Welch Irvine, there were six children, of whom J. W. is the fifth. He began life for himself, farming, a nineteen, which he followed until the spring of 1866, when he engaged in clerking, which he followed two years in Taylorsville and Scranton, and then located in his present place of business, where he has since kept a general store, and dealt quite extensively in Syracuse chilled plows, and also given some attention to farming. He was married January 8, 1851, to Miss Almira, daughter of Jeremiah and Elizabeth (Orcutt) Hollon, and they have had the following named children: Mary E., born May 20, 1860, died August 19, 1865; Alice and Addie M. (twins) born July 1, 1864 (Addie M. died April 10, 1872, and Alice was married June 6, 1888, to O. Delos Davis, who was born in Steuben county, N.Y., June 25, 1864, and is a son of Rev. Orson D. and Malissa (Knowles) Davis (he is in the employ of Mr. Irving); they have one child, Irvine D., born April 2, 1889). Mr. Irvine is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church; has always been a supporter of all public and educational enterprise, taught school at Smithfield as early as 1843, and then taught, off and on, twelve years, having at times as many as eighty pupils; he is a Republican in politics , and was postmaster from 1872 till 1886.
Spouse: Almira W. Hollon
Source: History of Bradford County, Pennsylvania with Biographical Sketches By H. C. Bradsby, 1891
In the family of Welch Irvine, there were six children, of whom J. W. is the fifth. He began life for himself, farming, a nineteen, which he followed until the spring of 1866, when he engaged in clerking, which he followed two years in Taylorsville and Scranton, and then located in his present place of business, where he has since kept a general store, and dealt quite extensively in Syracuse chilled plows, and also given some attention to farming. He was married January 8, 1851, to Miss Almira, daughter of Jeremiah and Elizabeth (Orcutt) Hollon, and they have had the following named children: Mary E., born May 20, 1860, died August 19, 1865; Alice and Addie M. (twins) born July 1, 1864 (Addie M. died April 10, 1872, and Alice was married June 6, 1888, to O. Delos Davis, who was born in Steuben county, N.Y., June 25, 1864, and is a son of Rev. Orson D. and Malissa (Knowles) Davis (he is in the employ of Mr. Irving); they have one child, Irvine D., born April 2, 1889). Mr. Irvine is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church; has always been a supporter of all public and educational enterprise, taught school at Smithfield as early as 1843, and then taught, off and on, twelve years, having at times as many as eighty pupils; he is a Republican in politics , and was postmaster from 1872 till 1886.
Parents: Welch Irvine & Mary M. Kester
Spouse: Almira W. Hollon
Source: History of Bradford County, Pennsylvania with Biographical Sketches By H. C. Bradsby, 1891
In the family of Welch Irvine, there were six children, of whom J. W. is the fifth. He began life for himself, farming, a nineteen, which he followed until the spring of 1866, when he engaged in clerking, which he followed two years in Taylorsville and Scranton, and then located in his present place of business, where he has since kept a general store, and dealt quite extensively in Syracuse chilled plows, and also given some attention to farming. He was married January 8, 1851, to Miss Almira, daughter of Jeremiah and Elizabeth (Orcutt) Hollon, and they have had the following named children: Mary E., born May 20, 1860, died August 19, 1865; Alice and Addie M. (twins) born July 1, 1864 (Addie M. died April 10, 1872, and Alice was married June 6, 1888, to O. Delos Davis, who was born in Steuben county, N.Y., June 25, 1864, and is a son of Rev. Orson D. and Malissa (Knowles) Davis (he is in the employ of Mr. Irving); they have one child, Irvine D., born April 2, 1889). Mr. Irvine is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church; has always been a supporter of all public and educational enterprise, taught school at Smithfield as early as 1843, and then taught, off and on, twelve years, having at times as many as eighty pupils; he is a Republican in politics , and was postmaster from 1872 till 1886.
Spouse: Almira W. Hollon
Source: History of Bradford County, Pennsylvania with Biographical Sketches By H. C. Bradsby, 1891
In the family of Welch Irvine, there were six children, of whom J. W. is the fifth. He began life for himself, farming, a nineteen, which he followed until the spring of 1866, when he engaged in clerking, which he followed two years in Taylorsville and Scranton, and then located in his present place of business, where he has since kept a general store, and dealt quite extensively in Syracuse chilled plows, and also given some attention to farming. He was married January 8, 1851, to Miss Almira, daughter of Jeremiah and Elizabeth (Orcutt) Hollon, and they have had the following named children: Mary E., born May 20, 1860, died August 19, 1865; Alice and Addie M. (twins) born July 1, 1864 (Addie M. died April 10, 1872, and Alice was married June 6, 1888, to O. Delos Davis, who was born in Steuben county, N.Y., June 25, 1864, and is a son of Rev. Orson D. and Malissa (Knowles) Davis (he is in the employ of Mr. Irving); they have one child, Irvine D., born April 2, 1889). Mr. Irvine is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church; has always been a supporter of all public and educational enterprise, taught school at Smithfield as early as 1843, and then taught, off and on, twelve years, having at times as many as eighty pupils; he is a Republican in politics , and was postmaster from 1872 till 1886.
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