From: A series of family brochures compiled and distributed annually to 600, 1948 by C. E. Foreman Rachel Pitzer is the daughter of Anthony Pitzer and Elizabeth Sigler of Allegany County, MD. original punctuation Elizabeth Eleanor (Rutledge) Irwin Born December 6, 1842, in Licking County, Ohio. Elizabeth Rutledge was the daughter of Zachariah (1807-85) and Sarah (Roberts) Rutledge (1814-52). She married Philip Muchner Irwin (1839-1917) son of Samuel (1801-82) and Rachel (Pitzer) Irwin (1813-96). Her grandfather, William Rutledge, was born in the State of Maryland, April 8, 1769. On December 10, 1817, then a resident of Ohio County, VA (now Wheeling, W. Va.), he purchased from the government a quarter section of land in Muskingum County, Ohio, where he and his wife, Mary reared their family of seven children: Elijah, Elizabeth (Hursey). Josiah, John, Zachariah, Eleanor (Irwin) and William Jr. An appraisal of his estate included, in addition to his land, a long list of items such as: a spinning wheel, a loom, weavers gears and reeds, a flax hackel, set brick bands, shoe making and carpenter tools. He died April 11, 1849. Zachariah Rutledge, born February 19, 1807, settled in Licking County, Ohio. He married Sarah Roberts December 15, 1835, who it is said was never angry in her life and her husband Zachariah never told un untruth. fortunately, evidences of these virtues are apparent in at least some of their progeny. Their children were: William Brook (1836-19150. Eliza (Rambo) (b. 1838). Mary Frances (Roberts) (1840-73). Elizabeth Eleanor (Irwin). Susannah (Hartman) b. 1845). Elijah (1847-72). Samantha (1849-72) and Sarah Ann (Kreager) (1852-1949) who died September 24, 1849, in the home built by her father to replace the old log cabin in which she was born. Zachariah was a very religious man, a member of the Christian Union Church of Mt. Carmel. He was also interested in promoting good roads. Elizabeth and Phillip Irwin moved from Ohio to Allen County, Indiana, in the spring of 1878. but in the autumn settled in Jefferson township, Adams County, where they purchased a small tract of land. Only a few acres were cleared, a log cabin with open eaves being the major improvement. The soil was rich but swampy and the frogs were extremely vocal. Health of the family was impaired by typhoid, tuberculosis and finally a scourge of measles in the neighborhood took the lives of many people including Elizabeth who died January 9, 1888 at the age of 45. Both Elizabeth and Philip were active members of the Mt. Carmel Evangelical Church. Karen