Husband: Mortimer Ireland
Born: Aug- 8-1835 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA 1,2 (see note 1)
Died: Jul-11-1913 in Worthington, Marion Co, WV 3,4
Buried: in Pullman Cemetery, Pullman, Ritchie Co, WV 4,5,1
Resided: in Worthington, Marion Co, WV 1
Resided: 1900 in Cove District, Doddridge Co, WV 6
Resided: 1859 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA 7
Occupation: Methodist Protestant minister (40 yrs) 4,1
Father: Thomas Ireland (1798 - 1869)
Mother: Catherine Lowther (1798 - 1873)
Wife: Jerusha Melvina Patton Married: Oct-11-1859 in Barbour Co, (W)VA 8,4,6
Born: Jun-16-1840 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 4,6 Died: Apr-10-1913 in Worthington, Marion Co, WV 4 Buried: in Pullman Cemetery, Pullman, Ritchie Co, WV 4 Resided: 1900 in Cove District, Doddridge Co, WV 6 Resided: 1859 in Barbour Co, (W)VA 7 Father: John Patton Mother: Sarah ___ Notes
? Child 1: (Infant) Ireland Born: 1860 Died: Oct- 2-1860 9 Buried: in Pullman Cemetery, Pullman, Ritchie Co, WV 5
M Child 2: Bruce P. Ireland Born: ca 1862 10 Census: 1880 in Union District, Harrison Co, WV
F Child 3: Ida B. Ireland Born: ca 1864 10 Census: 1880 in Union District, Harrison Co, WV
F Child 4: Sarah C. Ireland Born: ca 1867 11,10 Census: 1880 in Union District, Harrison Co, WV Husband: Robert E. Eckert b. ca 1856 Married: Nov- 7-1895 in Doddridge Co, WV 11
M Child 5: Walter A. Ireland Born: ca 1872 10 Resided: 1913 in Worthington, Marion Co, WV 12 Census: 1880 in Union District, Harrison Co, WV
M Child 6: Amherst D. Ireland Born: ca 1875 10 Census: 1880 in Union District, Harrison Co, WV
F Child 7: Mary Alice Ireland Also known as: Alice Ireland 13 Born: ca 1877 in Jackson Co, WV 14 Resided: 1913 in Worthington, Marion Co, WV Resided: 1908 in Harrison Co, WV 14 Census: 1880 in Union District, Harrison Co, WV Husband: James Thomas Berkely King b. Sep-17-1874 Also known as: J. Thomas B. King 14,15 Married: Dec-24-1908 in Salem, Harrison Co, WV 14
Sources: (1) Obituary. (2) Headstone (year only) (3) Obituary - At home. (4) Minnie Kendall Lowther, Ritchie County in History and Romance (McClain Publishing Co, Parsons, WV, 1990), p. 232. (5) Ritchie County Historical Society (David M. Scott, Editor), Ritchie County, West Virginia Cemeteries through 1993, McClain Printing Co, Parsons, WV, 1995. (6) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Cove District) (7) Barbour County Marriage Records, Philippi, WV. (8) Barbour County Marriage Records, Philippi, WV, Identified as Mortimer Ireland, 24, b. Lewis Co, res. Ritchie Co, son of Thomas & Catharine; and Jerusha M. Patton, 19, b. Harrison Co, res. Barbour Co, dau of John & Sarah. Married Oct 11 1859 in Barbour County. (Note: Husband's obituary states marriage date as Nov 11 1859, but although the handwritten record is faint and subject to interpretation, it does not appear to be November. Rather than Lewis County, husband's birthplace is stated in his obituary as "the old Ireland homestead at the mouth of the Middle Fork of Hughes River in Ritchie County."), MR p. 11 : www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11625197&Type=Marriage. (9) Headstone. (10) 1880 Census, Harrison County, WV (Union District). (11) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (12) Obituary of father. (13) Obituary of brother. (14) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV. (15) Birth record of son. Event Notes Note (1) "Ritchie County in History and Romance," p. 232, reports birth date as Aug 8 1834, and 1900 shows it as Aug 1834. But obituary states Aug 8 1835, and "Ritchie County Cemeteries" reports headstone date as 1835. Birthplace given in obituary as "the old Ireland homestead at the mouth of the Middle Fork of Hughes River in Ritchie County."