Family of John Ervin and Caroline B. Smith

John Ervin and Caroline B. Smith

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Husband John Ervin ^15,16,19

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            AKA: John Erwin, John Irvine, John Irwin
           Born: 15 Apr 1805 - , Pendleton, KY 19
     Christened: 
           Died: 23 Jul 1891 - Bedford, Meigs, Ohio, USA 19
         Buried:  - , Meigs, OH 19

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         Father: Samuel Ervin Sr (Cal 1765-1864) 47
         Mother: Unknown (      -      ) 28

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       Marriage: 5 Aug 1869 - , Meigs, OH 19,85

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   Other Spouse: Nancy Saxton (      -1837) 16,19,25 - 21 Dec 1824 - , Meigs, OH 83

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   Other Spouse: Elizabeth Will (1810-1869) 15,16,19 - 3 Sep 1837 - , Meigs, OH 84

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Noted events in his life were:

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• 1830 Federal census ⁴⁶⁴, Irwin, John, age 20-29 yrs, 1830 - Chester, Meigs, Ohio, USA

Irwin, John, M: 1 20-29 yrs, F: 3<5 yrs, 1 20-29 yrs

• 1840 Federal census, Erwin, John, 30-39 yrs, 1840 - Bedford, Meigs, Ohio, USA

Erwin, John, M: 1 5-9 yrs, 1 30-39 yrs, F: 1 5-9 yrs, 2 10-14 yrs, 1 15-19 yrs, 1 30-39 yrs.

• 1850 Federal Census, Ervin, John, age 46, wife Elizabeth, 1850 - Bedford, Meigs, Ohio, USA

• Obituary ¹⁹, 1891 - Bedford, Meigs, Ohio, USA

John Erwin was born near Paris, Pendleton County, Kentucky, April 15th, 1805, and died at his residence in Bedford township, Meigs, Ohio, July 23, 1891, aged 86 years, 3-months and 8 days. At the age of about eighteen months he emigrated with his father, Samuel Erwin, to Meigs County, Ohio, and settled where is now Horton's lumber yard in Pomeroy, and lived there a number of years, being the first family that lived in Pomeroy, or at least the upper portion of it, and has remained a citizen of the county ever since. He was married to Nancy Saxton December 16, 1825, who died July 9, 1837, who bore him six children. He was married the second time to Elizabeth Will, September 3, 1837, who died April 9, 1869, by whom he had ten children. He was married the third time to Mrs. Caroline B. Smith, August 5, 1869, who died March 15, 1889. He was the father of sixteen children, eight of whom still survive, and are all married. He joined the United Brethren Church in 1843, and lived a consistent member of said Church for nearly forty-eight years contributed freely of his influence and means to build up the church of his choice, and died with a full hope of a blissful life to come. He was interred in the Mt. Herman cemetery July 25th, in the presence of a large concourse of people. Rev. M. Will preached the funeral sermon. J.B. RICE.

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Wife Caroline B. Smith ¹⁹

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           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: 15 Mar 1889 - , Meigs, OH 19
         Buried: 

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Children

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General Notes: Husband - John Ervin

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Obituary states that he was born "near Paris, Pendleton cnty, Kentucky" however, Paris is in Bourbon county and was never in Pendleton, which is two counties away.

Son Jonas death cert states father's bp:Maryland m bp:Ohio
Jonas 1930 census: f bp:Maryland, m bp:Virginia
Jonas 1920 census: f bp:Maryland, m bp:Virginia
Jonas 1910 census: f bp:Ohio, m bp:Virginia
Jonas 1900 census: f bp:Ohio, m bp:W Virginia
Jonas 1880 census: f bp:Ohio, m bp:Ohio

Dau Rebecca
Rebecca 1880 census: f bp:Ohio, m bp:Ohio

Dau Nancy
Nancy 1880 census: f bp:Kentucky, m bp:Virgina

Dau Marinda
Marinda 1880 census: f bp:Kentucky, m bp:Virgina