Eliza Jane (Baxter) Irwin’s parents may have been James and Martha A. Baxter. Eliza named two children (Robert J. Irwin and Martha A. Irwin) possibility after her parents. James Baxter, Justice of the Peace is living with his son, William Baxter in 1850 U.S. Federal Census for Deerfield Township, Warren County, Ohio within one household of William Cox Irwin, widow husband of late Eliza Jane (Baxter) Irwin who died the previous year in 1849.

 

Note: Wondering if James Baxter is Eliza Jane Baxter’s father, since she named her first son, Robert J. Irwin.  I wonder if the J stands for James. It could be first name of her father or William’s grandfather, James Irwin. 

In the 1850 U.S. Federal Census for Deerfield Township, James Baxter is living with his son, William Baxter, who is lives within one household from William Cox Irwin and his two orphan children, Robert J. and Martha A.. James Baxter’s household was the 813th visited during the 1850 Census and William Cox Irwin was the 815th household visited.   Eliza Jane had died the previous year in 1849 with their infant son, William M. Irwin.

It is my guess that William M. was named after his father, William Cox Irwin but do not know where M came from or what it stands for – could also be the first name of Eliza Jane’s father – but I do not think so.

I do believe that Eliza Jane Baxter’s mother’s name was Martha A. Baxter since their first daughter was named Martha A. Irwin.  Later, when William Cox Irwin marries Sarah Harper he named his first daughter, Lydia Cox Irwin after his mother, Lydia Cox.

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1850 United States Federal Census
about James Baxter

Name: James Baxter Age: 52 Birth Year: abt 1798 Birthplace: Ohio Home in 1850: Deerfield, Warren, Ohio Gender: Male Family Number: 813 Household Members: Name Age Wm Baxter 24 Martha Baxter 22 James Baxter 52

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Source Citation: Year: 1850; Census Place: Deerfield, Warren, Ohio; Roll: M432_737; Page: 55B; Image: 380.

Source Information:

Ancestry.com. 1850 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.

Original data: Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M432, 1009 rolls); Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29; National Archives, Washington, D.C.

Description:
This database is an index to individuals enumerated in the 1850 United States Federal Census, the Seventh Census of the United States. Census takers recorded many details including each person's name, age as of the census day, sex, color; birthplace, occupation of males over age fifteen, and more. No relationships were shown between members of a household. Additionally, the names of those listed on the population schedule are linked to actual images of the 1850 Federal Census. Learn more...

 

1850 United States Federal Census
about W C Irwin

Name: W C Irwin Age: 34 Birth Year: abt 1816 Birthplace: Ohio Home in 1850: Deerfield, Warren, Ohio Gender: Male Family Number: 815 Household Members: Name Age W C Irwin 34 Martha A Irwin 7 Robert J Irwin 5

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Source Citation: Year: 1850; Census Place: Deerfield, Warren, Ohio; Roll: M432_737; Page: 56A; Image: 381.

Source Information:

Ancestry.com. 1850 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.

Original data: Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M432, 1009 rolls); Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29; National Archives, Washington, D.C.

Description:
This database is an index to individuals enumerated in the 1850 United States Federal Census, the Seventh Census of the United States. Census takers recorded many details including each person's name, age as of the census day, sex, color; birthplace, occupation of males over age fifteen, and more. No relationships were shown between members of a household. Additionally, the names of those listed on the population schedule are linked to actual images of the 1850 Federal Census. Learn more...