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Descendants of Benjamin Franklin Irvin

Generation No. 1

1. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN¹ IRVIN was born 1800 in Greenbriar County, Virginia, and died 10 July 1859 in Harlan County, Kentucky. He married ELIZABETH EAGERBORN Bef. 1826 in Virginia. She was born 1802 in Virginia, and died Bet. 1870 - 1880 in Harlan County, Kentucky.

Children of BENJAMIN IRVIN and ELIZABETH EAGERBORN are:

2. i. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN² IRVIN, b. 1826, Sullivan County, Tennessee; d. 20 May 1905, Catrons Creek, Harlan County, Kentucky.

3. ii. HUGH IRVIN, b. 1829, Virginia.

4. iii. WILLIAM D IRVIN, b. 1829, Tazwell County, Virginia.

5. iv. ELIZA IRVIN, b. 1835, Virginia.

6. v. MALON IRVIN, b. 1841, Virginia.

Generation No. 2

2. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN² IRVIN (BENJAMIN FRANKLIN¹) was born 1826 in Sullivan County, Tennessee, and died 20 May 1905 in Catrons Creek, Harlan County, Kentucky. He married (1) NANCY LANKFORD Bef. 1853, daughter of BENJAMIN LANKFORD and TEMPERANCE POSEY. She was born 1825 in Tazewell, Claiborne County, Tennessee, and died 26 December 1861 in Harlan County, Kentucky. He married (2) LOUISA FORRESTER 05 November 1863 in Harlan County, Kentucky, daughter of JEREMIAH FORRESTER and MARY OSBORNE. She was born 1838 in Harlan County, Kentucky.

Children of BENJAMIN IRVIN and NANCY LANKFORD are:

i. SARAH³ IRVIN, b. 1852, Cumberland River, Harlan County, Kentucky.

ii. WILLIAM DAVID IRVIN, b. 21 January 1853, Cumberland River, Harlan County, Kentucky; m. FRANCES BALL, 19 September 1875, Harlan County, Kentucky; b. 07 June 1855, Harlan County, Kentucky.

7. iii. HIRAM Y IRVIN, b. November 1854, Cumberland River, Harlan County, Kentucky.

iv. BENJAMIN IRVIN, b. 12 November 1856, Cumberland River, Harlan County, Kentucky.

v. JOHN C IRVIN, b. 17 September 1859, Cumberland River, Harlan County, Kentucky.

vi. DAVID IRVIN, b. 1861; m. FANNY BALL.

vii. ALABAMA IRVIN, b. 25 December 1861, Cumberland River, Harlan County, Kentucky; m. JOHN BALL, 1881, Harlan County, Kentucky.

Children of BENJAMIN IRVIN and LOUISA FORRESTER are:

viii. MARY MARGARET³ IRVIN, b. 1863; m. GEORGE FARLEY, 09 March 1894, Harlan County, Kentucky.

ix. THOMAS B IRVIN, b. 1864; m. MARTHA HEDRICK.

x. JOSEPH F IRVIN, b. 1865.

xi. NANCY LUCRETIA IRVIN, b. 1866; m. JOHN J RUSSELL.

xii. ALPHA IRVIN, b. 1867; m. JOHN J FARLEY.

xiii. ELNORA IRVIN, b. 1868; m. LEE CLARK.

3. HUGH² IRVIN (BENJAMIN FRANKLIN¹) was born 1829 in Virginia. He married ELIZABETH BALL Bef. 1853, daughter of MOSES BALL and ELLENDER RICHARDSON. She was born 1828 in Harlan County, Kentucky.

Children of HUGH IRVIN and ELIZABETH BALL are:

i. UNNAMED DAUGHTER³ IRVIN, b. 14 February 1853, Catron's Creek, Harlan County, Kentucky; d. 14 February 1853, Catron's Creek, Harlan County, Kentucky deaths.

ii. ANDREW JACKSON IRVIN, b. 1854, Kentucky.

iii. MOSES F IRVIN, b. 1856, Kentucky.

iv. GEORGE WASHINGTON IRVIN, b. 1858, Kentucky.

v. WILLIAM R IRVIN, b. 1860, Kentucky.

vi. JAMES J IRVIN, b. 1861.

vii. SARAH J IRVIN, b. 1862; m. EZEKIEL SMITH.

viii. JOHN IRVIN, b. 1863.

8. ix. EMERY IRVIN, b. 1864; d. 1903.

x. SARILDA IRVIN, b. 1865; m. HENDERSON FEE.

4. WILLIAM D² IRVIN (BENJAMIN FRANKLIN¹) was born 1829 in Tazwell County, Virginia. He married FRANCES J NOE Bef. 1848, daughter of ROBERTSON NOE and MARY FORRESTER. She was born 1834 in Harlan County, Kentucky.

Children of WILLIAM IRVIN and FRANCES NOE are:

i. BUFORD³ IRVIN, b. 1848.

ii. NANCY IRVIN, b. 1849; m. ROBERT WILSON; b. 1852, Kentucky.

iii. LETITIA IRVIN, b. 1850.

iv. JERUSHA IRVIN, b. 1851.

v. ARMINTA IRVIN, b. 11 February 1852, Harlan County, Kentucky.

9. vi. MARTHA IRVIN, b. 24 October 1855, Slaters Fork, Harlan County, Kentucky.

vii. EMILY IRVIN, b. 1857, Harlan County, Kentucky.

viii. EASTER IRVIN, b. 1860, Harlan County, Kentucky.

ix. JOHN IRVIN, b. 1861.

x. GRANT IRVIN, b. 1862.

xi. MARY IRVIN, b. 1863.

xii. LOUISA IRVIN, b. 1864.

5. ELIZA² IRVIN (BENJAMIN FRANKLIN¹) was born 1835 in Virginia. She married NICHOLAS SHELL Aft. 1850, son of SAMUEL SHELL and MARY FRY. He was born 1827 in Tennessee.

Children of ELIZA IRVIN and NICHOLAS SHELL are:

i. JOHN S³ SHELL, b. 31 August 1852, Catrons Creek, Harlan County, Kentucky; m. MARY J YORK, 20 July 1876, Harlan County, Kentucky; b. 11 February 1861, Harlan County, Kentucky.

ii. REBECCA SHELL, b. 02 May 1854, Harlan County, Kentucky; m. JOHN C TURNER, 10 November 1875, Harlan County, Kentucky; b. 22 February 1852, White Oak Creek, Harlan County, Kentucky.

10. iii. WILLIAM SHELL, b. 1856, Kentucky.

iv. ELIZABETH SHELL, b. 1858, Kentucky; d. Bef. 1870.

v. SOLOMON SHELL, b. 1860, Kentucky.

vi. NICHOLAS SHELL, b. February 1860.

vii. MARY ANN SHELL, b. 1863.

viii. CATHARINE SHELL, b. 1864.

ix. SABRA SHELL, b. 1866.

6. MALON² IRVIN (BENJAMIN FRANKLIN¹) was born 1841 in Virginia. He married MARY JANE CREECH 1862, daughter of EZEKIEL CREECH and ELIZABETH UNKNOWN. She was born 1842 in Kentucky.

Children of MALON IRVIN and MARY CREECH are:

i. EZEKIEL³ IRVIN, b. 1863; m. LUCINDA KING.

ii. BENJAMIN IRVIN, b. 1864.

iii. GEORGE W IRVIN, b. 1865; m. CHARLOTTE NEAL.

iv. LUKE IRVIN, b. 1866.

v. ELIZA LOUISE IRVIN, b. 1867; m. ROBERT BLANTON.

vi. MARGARET IRVIN, b. 1868; m. STEPHEN BLANTON.

vii. MALEN IRVIN, b. 1869.

viii. LEONIA IRVIN, b. 1870; m. HENRY NEAL.

ix. SARAH IRVIN, b. 1871.

x. SCOTT IRVIN, b. 1872.

Generation No. 3

7. HIRAM Y³ IRVIN (BENJAMIN FRANKLIN², BENJAMIN FRANKLIN¹) was born November 1854 in Cumberland River, Harlan County, Kentucky. He married MARY MAZE SCOTT 1880 in Harlan County, Kentucky, daughter of ISAAC SCOTT and MARGARET SKIDMORE. She was born 1862 in Harlan County, Kentucky.

Children of HIRAM IRVIN and MARY SCOTT are:

i. CAMPBELL⁴ IRVIN, b. 1882, Cumberland River, Harlan County, Kentucky.

ii. GEORGE IRVIN, b. 1884, Cumberland River, Harlan County, Kentucky.

iii. MARGARET IRVIN, b. 1886, Cumberland River, Harlan County, Kentucky.

iv. NANCY IRVIN, b. 1890, Cumberland River, Harlan County, Kentucky.

v. LAURA IRVIN, b. 1891, Cumberland River, Harlan County, Kentucky.

11. vi. FRANK IRVIN, b. 1894, Cumberland River, Harlan County, Kentucky.

vii. ADALINE IRVIN, b. 1895, Cumberland River, Harlan County, Kentucky.

viii. MARTHA IRVIN, b. 1898, Cumberland River, Harlan County, Kentucky.

8. EMERY³ IRVIN (HUGH², BENJAMIN FRANKLIN¹) was born 1864, and died 1903. He married SARAH JANE CLEM Bef. 1900, daughter of JOHN CLEM and MINERVA HALL. She was born 1867 in Kentucky.

Children of EMERY IRVIN and SARAH CLEM are:

12. i. ABRAHAM LINCOLN⁴ IRVIN, b. 14 June 1900, Harlan County, Kentucky; d. 23 May 1968, Mary Alice, Harlan County, Kentucky.

ii. GRANT IRVIN, b. 1901; m. DEALIE PACE, 1931, Harlan County, Kentucky; b. 19 May 1911, Harlan County, Kentucky.

9. MARTHA³ IRVIN (WILLIAM D², BENJAMIN FRANKLIN¹) was born 24 October 1855 in Slaters Fork, Harlan County, Kentucky. She married WILLIAM T CRIDER 23 May 1873 in Harlan County, Kentucky, son of GEORGE CRIDER and SUSANNAH HARRIS. He was born 1848 in Harlan County, Kentucky.

Children of MARTHA IRVIN and WILLIAM CRIDER are:

i. SARAH⁴ CRIDER, b. 1874.

ii. GEORGE CRIDER, b. 1875.

iii. LOUISA CRIDER, b. 1876.

10. WILLIAM³ SHELL (ELIZA² IRVIN, BENJAMIN FRANKLIN¹) was born 1856 in Kentucky. He married NANCY A YORK 22 December 1876 in Harlan County, Kentucky, daughter of WILLIAM YORK and REBECCA PENNINGTON. She was born 21 May 1860 in Kentucky.

Children of WILLIAM SHELL and NANCY YORK are:

i. REBECCA⁴ SHELL, b. 1877; m. JAMES HOLT; d. Bef. 1910.

ii. HULDA SHELL, b. 1878; m. THOMAS HOLT.

Generation No. 4

11. FRANK⁴ IRVIN (HIRAM Y³, BENJAMIN FRANKLIN², BENJAMIN FRANKLIN¹) was born 1894 in Cumberland River, Harlan County, Kentucky. He married LULA EDITH HENSLEY 18 May 1918 in Harlan County, Kentucky, daughter of GEORGE HENSLEY and OLIVE JONES. She was born 24 July 1899 in Harlan County, Kentucky, and died 24 September 1998.

Children of FRANK IRVIN and LULA HENSLEY are:

i. LORENE⁵ IRVIN, b. 1919; m. UNKNOWN SON CROSS.

ii. NITA IRVIN, b. 1920.

iii. EDNA FRANCES IRVIN, b. 1921; m. UNKNOWN SON DURHAM.

12. ABRAHAM LINCOLN⁴ IRVIN (EMERY³, HUGH², BENJAMIN FRANKLIN¹) was born 14 June 1900 in Harlan County, Kentucky, and died 23 May 1968 in Mary Alice, Harlan County, Kentucky. He married ETHEL EMILY GRACIE HENSLEY 02 April 1919 in Harlan County, Kentucky, daughter of ELIJAH HENSLEY and AMANDA EDWARDS. She was born 19 October 1904 in Harlan County, Kentucky, and died 18 March 1981 in Hazard, Perry County, Kentucky.

Children of ABRAHAM IRVIN and ETHEL HENSLEY are:

i. ONITA⁵ IRVIN, b. 03 July 1923, Mary Alice, Harlan County, Kentucky; m. EARNEST ELMER SHELLEY, 30 March 1940, Keith, Harlan County, Kentucky; b. 17 May 1917, Williamsburg, Whitley County, Kentucky; d. 09 March 1984, Harlan, Harlan County, Kentucky.

ii. JEWELL IRVIN, b. 1927, Mary Alice, Harlan County, Kentucky; m. (1) CHARLIE BLAINE COX; b. 15 May 1927, Virginia; d. 31 August 1983, Harlan, Harlan County, Kentucky; m. (2) ROY FOWLER, 05 November 1946, Harlan County, Kentucky; b. 05 April 1922, Harlan, Harlan County, Kentucky; d. 16 August 1994, Johnson City, Washington County, Tennessee.

iii. BARBARA VIRGIE IRVIN, b. 20 August 1931, Mary Alice, Harlan County, Kentucky; d. 12 June 1996, Niagara Falls, Niagara County, New York; m. LOWELL JUNIOR SMITH, 15 December 1950, Harlan County, Kentucky; b. 02 April 1924, Liggett, Harlan County, Kentucky; d. 13 February 1985, Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama.

iv. ABRAHAM LINCOLN IRVIN, b. 1942, Mary Alice, Harlan County, Kentucky; m. FELICITAS SAMSON IBANEZ, 26 October 1971, Harlan County, Kentucky; b. 1951, Leyte, Philipines.

v. MARY ALICE IRVIN, b. 1946, Mary Alice, Harlan County, Kentucky; m. DAVID REED UNTHANK, 02 May 1968, Harlan County, Kentucky; b. 1936.