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Surnames: Irwin Minnich
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William M. Irwin, of the firm of J. Irwin & Son, dealers in groceries and queensware,
Warren, Ind., is a native of Preble County, Ohio, where he was born November 17, 1838.
His parents were Jonathan and Asenath Irwin, whose biographies appear in this volume. He
came with his parents to Huntington County in 1840, and has remained here ever since. By
attending the district schools he received a fair education. At the age of fourteen he
began to learn the carpenter’s trade under the instruction of his father, with whom he
remained until he was twenty-one years of age, after which he engaged in carpentering for
himself. On July 24, 1862, he answered his country’s call by enlisting in Company E,
Seventy-Fifth Regiment, Indiana Volunteers, under command of Capt. David H. Wall. Company
E. was ordered to join the Army of the Tennessee, and participated in the following noted
battles: Hoover’s Gap, Chickamauga, Mission Ridge. He also took part in the At!
lanta Campaign, and left Atlanta with Gen. Sherman, November 16, 1863, and remained with
him through thick and thin until the Grand Review in Washington. Strange to say, during
his entire enlistment he never received a scratch, which is remarkable, owing to the fact
that he was in some of the hottest contested battles of the war. After receiving an
honorable discharge he returned to Warren and resumed his trade. On November 22, 1866, he
chose for his life companion, Miss Mary M. Minnich, daughter of Jacob and Christena
Minnich, old and respected residents of Wells County, Ind. This union was blessed with
two children, Amelia and Nellie, both of whom are living. Mr. Irwin is a member of Monroe
Laymon Post, No. 211, G.A.R., and upholds the principles of the Republican party. Since
he engaged in the mercantile business he has succeeded well, and is building up a good
trade. He is one of the live business men of Warren, and is highly esteemed by all his
associates.
History of Huntington County, Indiana. (Brant & Fuller: Chicago) 1887. Biographical
Sketches of Salamonie Township, pages 817 and 818.