William Harper Irwin family in 1900's

William Harper Irwin family in 1900's
William Harper Irwin family in 1900's Back row L-R:Harry, Nora, William, Front row: L-R: Leona, Livonia, William, Ansel
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Friday, September 18, 2015

The Alta Heiser Collection Index Vol. 3, January 1, 1944 & December 18, 1947. Early Mills in Butler County, Ohio. Every indication is that this is one of the six mills erected in Butler County, Ohio by Joel Williams and that he built it for Solomon Line. Together they planned it as a good investment, and Solomon Line’s deed to Thomas McCullough proves that the mill was built as early as 1802. Joel Williams found a good turnover for his land in 1797 when he sold to William Bigham and Robert Irwin. The present Dayton Street marks the south boundary of the tract. In 1803, William Bigham and Robert Irwin partitioned the jointly owned land, setting off the 750 acre Bigham farm, on which the stone house was built in 1810. In 1813, Thomas McCullough sold his mill to William Bigham.

Robert Irwin and William Bigham mill 1797 (2)Robert Irwin and William Bigham mill 1797 (3)Robert Irwin and William Bigham mill 1797 (1)

Monday, September 14, 2015

The Alta Heiser Collection Index Vol. 5, January 2, 1952 & December 29, 1955. In 1796, Solomon Line decided to have a mill and bought four acres at the junction of a small run in the river in Butler County, Ohio. The following year, Joel Williams sold his land to William Bigham and Robert Irwin. In 1802, Solomon Line sold the four acres, “all that Mill Seat and grist and saw mills erected thereon” to Thomas McCullough for $2,000. Thomas’s father, Samuel McCullough, was a millwright, and some have guessed he built the mills. One guess is as fair as another, and ours would be that Joel Williams built them for Solomon Line several years before the McCullough came into the picture. Also Joel Williams sold land to William Bigham and Robert Irwin in 1797. In 1803, William Bigham and Robert Irwin made a division so each would have his own part. In 1813, Thomas McCullough sold his mill to William Bigham. Mr. Bigham died in 1815, but they were long operated as the Bigham Mills.

Joel Williams sold land William Bigham & Robert Irwin 1797_0001Joel Williams sold land William Bigham & Robert Irwin 1797_0002Joel Williams sold land William Bigham & Robert Irwin 1797_0003

The Alta Heiser Collection Index Vol. 7, January 7, 1960 & December 19, 1963. In 1797, Joel Williams had sold to William Bingham and Robert Irwin the large tract of land which the mill site joined. It was extended south to the present Dayton Street in Butler County, Ohio. In 1803, Bingham and Irwin made a partition of the jointly owned land settling off the Bingham farm containing 750 acres. A large stone house built in 1810 was the Bingham family home.

William Bigham, Robert Irwin mill Joel Williams 1797_0002William Bigham, Robert Irwin mill Joel Williams 1797_0003William Bigham, Robert Irwin mill Joel Williams 1797_0001