Charles Hood Irving^[1]

1818 - 1893  (74 years)

• Name	Charles Hood Irving
  Birth	31 Dec 1818	Newtownstewart, Ireland
  Gender	Male
  Death	24 Dec 1893	Washington Twp., Ringgold, Iowa, United States
  Person ID	I3797	MyHeritage
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2023

  
  

  Family	Mary Jane Pugh,   b. 16 Aug 1822, Oswestry, Montgomeryshire, Wales d. 8 Jan 1894, Mount Ayr, Ringgold, Iowa, United States (Age 71 years)
  Marriage	21 Oct 1847	Franklin, Ohio, United States
  Children	1. Benjamine Howard Irving,   b. Jul 1848, New York, United States d. 6 Sep 1936, New York, United States (Age 88 years)   2. Sarah Jane Irving,   b. 22 Mar 1851, Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, United States d. 11 Aug 1911, Mount Ayr, Ringgold, Iowa, United States (Age 60 years)   3. Dorcas Rebecca Irving,   b. 9 Mar 1853, Ohio, United States d. 27 Nov 1934, Mount Ayr, Ringgold, Iowa, United States (Age 81 years)   4. Martha Alice Irving,   b. 15 Feb 1855, Ohio, United States d. 29 Nov 1935 (Age 80 years)   5. John A Irving,   b. 13 Feb 1857, Ohio, United States d. 4 Apr 1944 (Age 87 years)   6. Joseph L Irving,   b. 26 Nov 1859, Ohio, United States d. 1949 (Age 89 years)   7. Samuel Crozier Irving,   b. 19 Jul 1861, Olney, Richland, Illinois, United States d. 7 Jun 1934 (Age 72 years)   8. George Washington Irving,   b. 8 Jan 1864, Illinois, United States d. 7 May 1947 (Age 83 years)   9. Emma Rose Irving,   b. 27 Sep 1868, Iowa, United States d. 1939 (Age 70 years)
  Family ID	F883	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2023

  
  

• Sources

  [S410] FamilySearch Family Tree, (MyHeritage), https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-40001-161151196/charles-hood-irving-in-familysearch-family-tree (Reliability: 3). Charles Hood Irving&lt;br&gt;Birth name: Charles Irvine&lt;br&gt;Gender: Male&lt;br&gt;Birth: Dec 31 1818 - Newtownstewart, Ireland&lt;br&gt;Marriage: Spouse: Mary Jane Pugh - Oct 21 1847 - Franklin, Ohio, United States&lt;br&gt;Immigration: 1836 - United States&lt;br&gt;Death: Dec 24 1893 - Washington Twp., Ringgold, Iowa, United States&lt;br&gt;Burial: 1893 - Mount Ayr, Ringgold, Iowa, United States&lt;br&gt;Father: <a>Charles Irvine</a>&lt;br&gt;Wife: <a>Mary Jane Irving (born Pugh)</a>&lt;br&gt;Children: <a>Benjamine Howard Irving</a>, <a>Sarah Jane Lay (born Irving)</a>, <a>Dorcas Rebecca Henderson (born Irving)</a>, <a>Martha Alice Fife (born Irving)</a>, <a>John A Irving</a>, <a>Joseph L Irving</a>, <a>Samuel Crozier Irving</a>, <a>George Washington Irving</a>, <a>Emma Rose Fraser (born Irving)</a>&lt;br&gt;&nbsp;&nbsp;Additional information: <br> <br>LifeSketch: Find A Grave Memorial# 24916449 ""Charles Hood Irving and Mary Jane Pugh were married on this date in 1847 in Columbus, Franklin, Ohio by the Rev. Benjamin Evans. She was 25 and had immigrated about 7 years earlier from Oswestry, Montgomeryshire, Wales working as a maid in New York before moving to Columbus. He was 28 and had immigrated from Newtownstewart, Tyrone, Ireland to Philadelphia before walking to Columbus to help build the capitol. They had 46 years together before dying within 2 weeks of each other in 1893/1894. 10 children were born to them between 1848 and 1868 including 2 that died young. My great-grandmother, Sarah Jane Irving Lay, was the oldest surviving child and one of 5 or 6 daughters. Mary Jane and Charles lived in Ohio and Illinois before settling on a farm near Wishard Chapel (north of Mt Ayr, Ringgold, IA) by 1867." by Mary Lay-Stephenson "Charles Hood Irving was born in NewtownStewart, Tyrone, Ireland and immigrated to the US in about 1836. He walked from Philadelphia to Columbus OH where he helped build the Capitol building. There on 22 Oct 1847 he married Mary Jane Pugh. They had 10 children including my great-grandmother Sarah Jane Irving Lay. They settled in Ringgold CO IA on a farm north of Mt Ayr where he died 24 Dec 1893." by Mary Lay-Stephenson Wikitree.com