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Cornelius Bogart Irwin
b.27 May 1897 Accord, Ulster Co., NY
d.30 May 1956 Medway, New Baltimore, Greene Co., NY
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m. Abt 1887
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m. 15 Nov 1919
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Article from Kingston Daily Freeman, October 8, 1910 SHOT AT ACCORD Irving in Serious Condition from Accident. Cornelius Irving of Accord was shot in the groin by the accidental discharge of a gun at that place this morning. He was brought to the Kingston City Hospital this afternoon on the 12:50 Ontario & Western train and is in a critical condition. [His daughter says that he and his brothers had found an old rusted rifle in a field and did not realize it was loaded. While they were fooling around with it, one of his brothers pulled the trigger and Cornelius was shot.] Military Service: WW I, Battery D, 81 FA (Field Artillery?); 16 October 1917 to 18 February 1919 Marriage notice from The Kingston Daily Freeman, November 20, 1919: ACCORD--Emily Quick of Mettacahonts and Cornelius B. Irwin of this place were united in marriage Saturday, November 15, at Arlington, N. Y., by the Rev. Mr. Bird. Congratulations. Obituary in Greene County Examiner-Recorder, June 7, 1956 CORNELIUS IRWIN Cornelius Bogart Irwin, aged 59, passed away May 30 at his home in Medway following a long illness. Mr. Irwin was born in Accord, N.Y., May 27 1897, the son of Eugene E. Irwin and Malissa Relyea. He is survived by his wife Emily V. Quick Irwin, Medway; and children, Emily Lakeburg of New York City; Robert K. Irwin of Coxsackie; Lois Tomecek, Athens, Joyce Ritter, Catskill; Norma Pollack, Albany; Cornelius Irwin, Jr., Coxsackie; Katherine Dufkin, Coxsackie; Royal R. Irwin, Medway; Virginia Millet, Earlton, and Charity Mills, Saugerties. Funeral services were held Saturday, June 2, at 2 p.m. from the Gardner Funeral Home. The Rev. Fairbanks officiated with burial in Riverside Cemetery. Mr. Irwin was a veteran of World War I.
According to his death certificate, his death was due to acute rheumatoid arthritis and malnutrition. References
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