Ha! I forget how many spellings there are, but I had never seen Irwin used in my family in the past four generations even though it is probably the main clan spelling in this country. My grandfather had listed even Urwyn, Urwin, Eryvine, Erevine, and so on in some work he did trying to figure this out back in the early 70's before he died--I guess you have to consider them all a possibility--take care--Cusin Ed -----Original Message----- From: Kathleen Ward <Kitward@btinternet.com> To: IRVIN-L@rootsweb.com <IRVIN-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Wednesday, July 07, 1999 1:27 AM Subject: Re: [IRVIN-L] James Irvin >Ed Don't forget the other spelling IRWIN - you might miss something. I >am an IRWIN but do not think we have any American connection - only a much >loved foster son in New York. >Here's to good IRVIN/ERVIN/ERWIN/IRWIN/UNWIN/ONION hunting. >Kathleen Ward. >----- Original Message ----- >From: ED ERWIN <ww4o@ioa.com> >To: <IRVIN-L@rootsweb.com> >Sent: 07 July 1999 01:35 >Subject: [IRVIN-L] James Irvin > > >> Hello all, it appears we are doing a roll call and I wanted to re-list the >> basics of my search: >> >> My ggrandfather was James Robert Irvin/Ervin/Erwin b. 1-15-1851-53 >> supposedly in McDowell Co. NC. Little is known prior to him as his mother >> died soon after his birth, his father re-marrried about 1855 and then died >> in the Civil War. "J R" or Robert as he was known appears in the home of >> Mahala Irvin in the 1860 Census of McDowell or at least I guess that >Robert >> is him. He never said much about his family except that he had two older >> brothers, James and John, and several younger half-sibblings from his >> father's second marriage. One younger half-sister visited him in Haywood >> County NC in 1883. On Robert's marriage license in 1874, he listed his >> parents as James Ervin and mother as Elizabeth, both deceased. He died >in >> 1922 and is buried in Haywood County. I have uncovered many James >> Irvine/Irvin/Ervin/Erwins etc of that era and several who married an >> Elizabeth but I am unable to determine which James Irvin was his father. >> The surname has evolved the spelling of Erwin since about 1900. Please >> write if you may have a clue for me--Ed Erwin, Arden, NC. >> >> >> ==== IRVIN Mailing List ==== >> "Books We Own" is a RootsWeb >> sponsored Free look-up service at >> http://www.rootsweb.com/~bwo >> >> > > >==== IRVIN Mailing List ==== >If you know the city and state >you can find the county at >http://www.mit.edu:8001/geo >