Rev. Horatio Nelson Irish

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• Book Reference: 14795

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From: W. L. Irish - Res. Duane, New York.

in 1850 Census Horatio and family are living in Erie Co, Conneaut Twp Pa Page 473, next to a Clark family (Jesse and Serepta)

Horatio married Mary Allis Clark on 30 Sep 1830 in Colchester, Chittenden Co., VT. Mary (daughter of Jesse Clark and Serpeta (Clark)) was born in 1813 in PA; died in 1890; was buried in Pecatonica Cemetery, Pecatonica, Winnebago Co., IL. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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From: Wikipedia
O. H. Irish was born in 1830 and raised in New York City. He was educated in Erie, Pennsylvania.

In 1857, Irish moved to Nebraska, where later was the owner and editor of a newspaper in Nebraska City, Nebraska. In 1861, he became Indian agent at the Omaha Reservation, and Superintendent of Indian Affairs for the Northwest in the Bureau of Indian Affairs in 1864, with offices in Salt Lake City. He returned to Nebraska in 1866 as an internal revenue collector, later resuming his newspaper. In 1869, Irish was appointed U.S. Consul in Dresden. He returned to Nebraska in 1873, entering the nursery business, a business that failed in 1875 when his nursery was wiped out by grasshoppers. He then moved to Washington, D.C. to practice law.

Irish joined the Bureau of Engraving and Printing in 1877 becoming Assistant Chief of the Bureau, and Chief of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing in 1878, holding office until his sudden death in 1883.

Buried:
Plot: Rock Creek, Lot 350 East

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• Obituary: Mrs. S. M. I. Henry, a writer and temperance worker, was an early leader of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU). She also was an advocate of women's work in the Seventh-day Adventist Church, with emphasis on Christian motherhood and the home. Her father was a Methodist minister, and she often accompanied him on his itineraries. In 1861 she married James W. Henry, a teacher, who died 10 years later, leaving her with three small children. When Mrs. Henry's son was enticed to enter a saloon in 1874, she set out to organize the Christian women of Rockford, Illinois, to promote temperance. She gradually broadened her work until she became the national evangelist for the newly organized Woman's Christian Temperance Union. Mrs. Henry became ill in the 1880s and by 1895 was a complete invalid. In 1896, as a patient at Battle Creek Sanitarium, she accepted the Seventh-day Adventist faith. Soon afterward she was healed by prayer and resumed her WCTU work. In 1898 Mrs. Henry conceived a plan for women's ministry and began lecturing to Adventist and non-Adventist audiences on the role of the mother in the moral education of society. She wrote many articles for the Review and Herald and for about two years had a special column. She also published several books and pamphlets. Perhaps the best known biography of her was written by her granddaughter, Margaret Rossiter White, entitled Whirlwind of the Lord. When Mrs. Henry became a Seventh-day Adventist in 1896, Ellen White was in Australia. Mrs. White's son, W. C. White, met Mrs. Henry in Battle Creek in 1897 and carried back to Australia some of her publications to share with his mother. In a letter to Mrs. Henry, Ellen White wrote: "I would be very much pleased could I be seated by your side and converse with you in regard to the incidents of our experiences. I have an earnest desire to meet you. . . . Across the broad waters of the Pacific, we can clasp hands in faith and sweet fellowship."--Letter 9, 1898. Mrs. Henry had not found it easy to accept the idea of a prophet in the Seventh-day Adventist Church. But after considerable reading, study, and investigation of Ellen White's life and writings, she was convinced of the genuineness of Ellen White's claims, and an analogy came to her mind in relating the gift of prophecy to the Bible. She compared the Spirit of prophecy to a telescope focused on the Word of God, enabling readers to see more clearly the principles of Scripture. The gift was not to take the place of the Bible, but to focus our eyes upon it with greater intensity and clarity. Ellen White encouraged Mrs. Henry to continue in her work for women within and without the church and not to disconnect from the WCTU simply because she had become a Seventh-day Adventist. She believed Mrs. Henry could be a powerful witness to that organization, leading its leaders to additional truths such as the seventh-day Sabbath. Ellen White never had the opportunity of meeting Mrs. Henry in person, but they had mutual affection for each other and common understanding of their distinct roles. Letters between them continued to the time of Mrs. Henry's death in early 1900.

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http://www.adventistheritage.org/article/57/resources/pioneer-stories/sarepta-m-i-henry

Sarepta married James W. Henry on 07 Mar 1861 in Pecatonica, Winnebago Co., IL. James was born in 1838 in NY; died in May 1871 in East Homer, Cortland Co., NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• 1900 12^th US Census: 1900, Battle Creek, Calhoun Co., MI; 1900 United States Federal Census Name: May Rossiter Age: 36 Birth Date: Jun 1863 Birthplace: New York Home in 1900: Battle Creek Ward 3, Calhoun, Michigan Ward of City: 3rd Street: Vanburen Street House Number: 294 Sheet Number: 1 Number of Dwelling in Order of Visitation: 19 Family Number: 20 Race: White Gender: Female Relation to Head of House: Wife Marital Status: Married Spouse\'s Name: Fredrick M Rossiter Marriage Year: 1897 Years Married: 3 Father\'s Birthplace: New York Mother\'s Birthplace: Pennsylvania Mother: number of living children: 1 Mother: How many children: 1 Can Read: Yes Can Write: Yes Can Speak English: Yes Household Members: Name Age Samuel G Rossiter 65 May Rossiter 36 Fredrick M Rossiter 30 Maude M Rausey 20 Henry M Rossiter 11/12 Source Citation: Year: 1900; Census Place: Battle Creek Ward 3, Calhoun, Michigan; Page: 1; Enumeration District: 0034

Family/Spouse: Dr. Frederick M. Rossiter. Frederick was born on 12 Mar 1870 in OH; died on 10 Oct 1967 in Paradise, Butte Co., CA; was buried in Paradise Cemetery, Paradise, Butte Co., CA, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Alfred married Rena (Henry) about 1891. Rena was born in May 1871 in NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Dora M. Arnold. Dora was born in Feb 1871 in IA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• 1920 14^th US Census: 1920, Burbank, Los Angeles Co., CA; 1920 United States Federal Census Name: Margaret Rossiter Age: 18 Birth Year: 1902 Birthplace: Michigan Home in 1920: Burbank, Los Angeles, California Street: Mountain Road Residence Date: 1920 Race: White Gender: Female Relation to Head of House: Daughter Marital Status: Single Father\'s Name: Frederick M Rossiter Father\'s Birthplace: Ohio Mother\'s Birthplace: Illinois Able to Speak English: Yes Attended School: Yes Able to read: Yes Able to Write: Yes Household Members: Name Age Frederick M Rossiter 49 Pearl King 33 Henry Rossiter 20 Margaret Rossiter 18 Source Citation: Year: 1920; Census Place: Burbank, Los Angeles, California; Roll: T625_102; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 20

Family/Spouse: James Henry White. James was born on 06 Apr 1896 in Cooranbong, New South Wales, Australia; died on 18 Apr 1954 in Sacremento Co., CA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Edwin R. Thiele. Edwin was born on 10 Sep 1895 in CA; died on 14 Apr 1986 in Los Angeles Co., CA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• 1900 12^th US Census: 1900
• 1820 4^th US Census: 1920, Yakama, Yakima Co., WA

Family/Spouse: Edith B. (Henry). Edith was born in 1895 in AR. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]