Susanne I noticed your post that mentioned that someone had a book of information on Irvin/Irwin in Iowa. I am new to this list and don’t know how the subject line is suppost to be written, but I will post to the list anyway. If anyone else has any information on this or related families, plesde respond to this post. I am looking for my greatgrandfathers family. I believe that his name was Josiah L. Irvin and that he was married to a Lidia unknown. Josiah was probably born in Penn in Nov,1852 and his wife Lidia was probably born in Iowa about June 1858. I have six children for them, all probably born near Center City in Appanoose Co. Iowa. The children were Daniel P. born June 1878, William Norman born Dec. 1879, James R. born Feb. 1888, Roy L. born June 1890, Emma B. born May 1894, and Mary E. born Oct 1895. There mahy have been other children that I don’t have. I suspect that Josiah and Lidia were married about 1877, but I don’t know that. Does your book or anyone else have any information on this family? Don Pyle Sooze262@aol.com wrote: > > Alan and other cousins- > > The above Latin is from a wonderful book about the Irwins of Iowa which I > received from a new-found cousin, an Irwin who lives on a farm in that state. > The Latin is from an Irvine device in a history of the Irvings of Bonshaw. > I think that MY forebears are IRVINES, but actually we are all the same very > large family which originated in Ayrshire, Scotland and now lives in many > places around the globe. > > The translation of the Latin is "vigorous under the sun and under the shade." > Seems to cover about everything. > > Live and be strong. Susanne Bartlett > > ==== IRVIN Mailing List ==== > The URL for the National Archives > & Records Adminstration is > http://www.nara.gov