(Obituary: Oct 26 1918 is viewable as images - see four sections to the right...Thomas)
Wells M. Irwin has long been a prominent factor in mercantile circles of Keokuk as president of the Irwin-Phillips Company, a wholesale dry-goods concern of which his father was one of the founders in 1856. His birth occurred near Hamilton, Ohio, on the 1 2th of June, 1852, his father being Stephen Irwin, of whom extended mention is made on another page of this work. He was brought to Keokuk by his parents when four years of age and was here reared, receiving his primary education in the public schools and as a student in Professor W. W. Jamieson's Latin school. He completed his literary education at Miami University of Oxford, Ohio, and Dartmouth College of Hanover, New Hampshire, and subsequently read law for a time, but abandoned that profession in order to become identified with commercial pursuits. From that time to the present he has been continuously connected with the wholesale dry-goods establishment of which he now serves as president.
In 1856, Frederick Kramer and Stephen Irwin came to Keokuk and embarked in the wholesale dry-goods and notion business under the firm name of Kramer, Irwin & Company. In the '60s Stephen Irwin bought out his associates and conducted the enterprise under the name of S. Irwin until it was changed to S. Irwin & Company. Subsequently it became Irwin, Phillips & Company, the members of the firm being Stephen Irwin, Cyrus E. Phillips and Iram A. Sawyer. The last named passed away on the 12th of May, 1909. In 1887 the business was incorporated as the Irwin-Phillips Company, which style has been continued to the present time. Stephen Irwin died in 1894 and was succeeded as president by C. E. Phillips, who passed away in 1903 and was succeeded by John N. Irwin, son of Stephen. John N. Irwin was called to his final rest in 1905 and during the past nine years another son of Stephen, Wells M. Irwin, has been at the head of the establishment. The Irwin-Phillips Company is one of the few wholesale houses of Keokuk that has invariably discounted its bills in times of financial panic as well as during periods of prosperity. In his important position as head of this extensive enterprise, Wells M. Irwin has manifested excellent executive ability and keen discernment that have insured its continued growth and success. He also served as president of the Commercial Club for more than a score of years and at present acts as treasurer of the Iowa State Insurance Company and vice president of the Central State Savings Bank.
In 1881 Mr. Irwin was united in marriage to Miss Elizabeth Kiser, by whom he has the following children: Mary Wells Irwin; La Favour,' who is now Mrs. Frank LeBron; and Stephen. His fraternal relations are with the Masons, the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks and Delta Kappa Epsilon. He has been repeatedly offered by the different political parties, the mayoralty of Keokuk and, in fact, he has been extended other political honors in this congressional district, but has declined, preferring to employ his time and attention in other directions. He has spent the greater part of his life in Keokuk and has long enjoyed an enviable reputation as a leading business man and respected citizen.
(Ref: History of Lee County, Iowa - Volume II - 1914, edited by Nelson Commins Roberts and Samuel V. Moorhead
CHICAGO - S. J. CLARKE PUBLISHING COMPANY)
(Thanks to FAG member #48164025 - John M)
Wells M. Irwin, of Irwin-Phillips Company, wife, Elizabeth K., resides at 726 Orleans st. Also residing there was Miss Lafavor Irwin; Miss Mary W. Irwin.(1901-2 Keokuk City Directory)
Buried in proximity are (Block 15-00-16):
Mary E. Board, buried on Jul 24, 1923.
Mrs. Thomas Board, buried on Jun 11, 1955.
Thomas Board, buried on Mar 26, 1923.
Alexander J. Irwin, died on Mar 9, 1969.
Eliz. Irwin, buried on Nov 1, 1933.
Florence Banderburg Irwin, died on Nov 29, 1969.
John N. Irwin, buried on Dec 22, 1905.
John R. Irwin, died on Aug 10, 1969.
Mary L. Irwin, buried on Apr 21, 1936.
Mary Wells Irwin, died on Jun 28, 1961.
Stephen Irwin, buried in Nov, 1918.
Wells M. Irwin, buried in Oct, 1918.
Lafavor I. Lebron, died on Nov 5, 1978.
Hazen I. Sawyer, buried on Dec 14, 1932.
Mrs. Margaret Sawyer, died on Sep 29, 1969.
I. A. Sawyer, buried on May 12, 1909.
Thomas Ware, buried on Jun 28, 1923.
(Keokuk Library Deathcard File)
Wells M. Irwin has long been a prominent factor in mercantile circles of Keokuk as president of the Irwin-Phillips Company, a wholesale dry-goods concern of which his father was one of the founders in 1856. His birth occurred near Hamilton, Ohio, on the 1 2th of June, 1852, his father being Stephen Irwin, of whom extended mention is made on another page of this work. He was brought to Keokuk by his parents when four years of age and was here reared, receiving his primary education in the public schools and as a student in Professor W. W. Jamieson's Latin school. He completed his literary education at Miami University of Oxford, Ohio, and Dartmouth College of Hanover, New Hampshire, and subsequently read law for a time, but abandoned that profession in order to become identified with commercial pursuits. From that time to the present he has been continuously connected with the wholesale dry-goods establishment of which he now serves as president.
In 1856, Frederick Kramer and Stephen Irwin came to Keokuk and embarked in the wholesale dry-goods and notion business under the firm name of Kramer, Irwin & Company. In the '60s Stephen Irwin bought out his associates and conducted the enterprise under the name of S. Irwin until it was changed to S. Irwin & Company. Subsequently it became Irwin, Phillips & Company, the members of the firm being Stephen Irwin, Cyrus E. Phillips and Iram A. Sawyer. The last named passed away on the 12th of May, 1909. In 1887 the business was incorporated as the Irwin-Phillips Company, which style has been continued to the present time. Stephen Irwin died in 1894 and was succeeded as president by C. E. Phillips, who passed away in 1903 and was succeeded by John N. Irwin, son of Stephen. John N. Irwin was called to his final rest in 1905 and during the past nine years another son of Stephen, Wells M. Irwin, has been at the head of the establishment. The Irwin-Phillips Company is one of the few wholesale houses of Keokuk that has invariably discounted its bills in times of financial panic as well as during periods of prosperity. In his important position as head of this extensive enterprise, Wells M. Irwin has manifested excellent executive ability and keen discernment that have insured its continued growth and success. He also served as president of the Commercial Club for more than a score of years and at present acts as treasurer of the Iowa State Insurance Company and vice president of the Central State Savings Bank.
In 1881 Mr. Irwin was united in marriage to Miss Elizabeth Kiser, by whom he has the following children: Mary Wells Irwin; La Favour,' who is now Mrs. Frank LeBron; and Stephen. His fraternal relations are with the Masons, the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks and Delta Kappa Epsilon. He has been repeatedly offered by the different political parties, the mayoralty of Keokuk and, in fact, he has been extended other political honors in this congressional district, but has declined, preferring to employ his time and attention in other directions. He has spent the greater part of his life in Keokuk and has long enjoyed an enviable reputation as a leading business man and respected citizen.
(Ref: History of Lee County, Iowa - Volume II - 1914, edited by Nelson Commins Roberts and Samuel V. Moorhead
CHICAGO - S. J. CLARKE PUBLISHING COMPANY)
(Thanks to FAG member #48164025 - John M)
Wells M. Irwin, of Irwin-Phillips Company, wife, Elizabeth K., resides at 726 Orleans st. Also residing there was Miss Lafavor Irwin; Miss Mary W. Irwin.(1901-2 Keokuk City Directory)
Buried in proximity are (Block 15-00-16):
Mary E. Board, buried on Jul 24, 1923.
Mrs. Thomas Board, buried on Jun 11, 1955.
Thomas Board, buried on Mar 26, 1923.
Alexander J. Irwin, died on Mar 9, 1969.
Eliz. Irwin, buried on Nov 1, 1933.
Florence Banderburg Irwin, died on Nov 29, 1969.
John N. Irwin, buried on Dec 22, 1905.
John R. Irwin, died on Aug 10, 1969.
Mary L. Irwin, buried on Apr 21, 1936.
Mary Wells Irwin, died on Jun 28, 1961.
Stephen Irwin, buried in Nov, 1918.
Wells M. Irwin, buried in Oct, 1918.
Lafavor I. Lebron, died on Nov 5, 1978.
Hazen I. Sawyer, buried on Dec 14, 1932.
Mrs. Margaret Sawyer, died on Sep 29, 1969.
I. A. Sawyer, buried on May 12, 1909.
Thomas Ware, buried on Jun 28, 1923.
(Keokuk Library Deathcard File)
(Obituary: Oct 26 1918 is viewable as images - see four sections to the right...Thomas)
Wells M. Irwin has long been a prominent factor in mercantile circles of Keokuk as president of the Irwin-Phillips Company, a wholesale dry-goods concern of which his father was one of the founders in 1856. His birth occurred near Hamilton, Ohio, on the 1 2th of June, 1852, his father being Stephen Irwin, of whom extended mention is made on another page of this work. He was brought to Keokuk by his parents when four years of age and was here reared, receiving his primary education in the public schools and as a student in Professor W. W. Jamieson's Latin school. He completed his literary education at Miami University of Oxford, Ohio, and Dartmouth College of Hanover, New Hampshire, and subsequently read law for a time, but abandoned that profession in order to become identified with commercial pursuits. From that time to the present he has been continuously connected with the wholesale dry-goods establishment of which he now serves as president.
In 1856, Frederick Kramer and Stephen Irwin came to Keokuk and embarked in the wholesale dry-goods and notion business under the firm name of Kramer, Irwin & Company. In the '60s Stephen Irwin bought out his associates and conducted the enterprise under the name of S. Irwin until it was changed to S. Irwin & Company. Subsequently it became Irwin, Phillips & Company, the members of the firm being Stephen Irwin, Cyrus E. Phillips and Iram A. Sawyer. The last named passed away on the 12th of May, 1909. In 1887 the business was incorporated as the Irwin-Phillips Company, which style has been continued to the present time. Stephen Irwin died in 1894 and was succeeded as president by C. E. Phillips, who passed away in 1903 and was succeeded by John N. Irwin, son of Stephen. John N. Irwin was called to his final rest in 1905 and during the past nine years another son of Stephen, Wells M. Irwin, has been at the head of the establishment. The Irwin-Phillips Company is one of the few wholesale houses of Keokuk that has invariably discounted its bills in times of financial panic as well as during periods of prosperity. In his important position as head of this extensive enterprise, Wells M. Irwin has manifested excellent executive ability and keen discernment that have insured its continued growth and success. He also served as president of the Commercial Club for more than a score of years and at present acts as treasurer of the Iowa State Insurance Company and vice president of the Central State Savings Bank.
In 1881 Mr. Irwin was united in marriage to Miss Elizabeth Kiser, by whom he has the following children: Mary Wells Irwin; La Favour,' who is now Mrs. Frank LeBron; and Stephen. His fraternal relations are with the Masons, the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks and Delta Kappa Epsilon. He has been repeatedly offered by the different political parties, the mayoralty of Keokuk and, in fact, he has been extended other political honors in this congressional district, but has declined, preferring to employ his time and attention in other directions. He has spent the greater part of his life in Keokuk and has long enjoyed an enviable reputation as a leading business man and respected citizen.
(Ref: History of Lee County, Iowa - Volume II - 1914, edited by Nelson Commins Roberts and Samuel V. Moorhead
CHICAGO - S. J. CLARKE PUBLISHING COMPANY)
(Thanks to FAG member #48164025 - John M)
Wells M. Irwin, of Irwin-Phillips Company, wife, Elizabeth K., resides at 726 Orleans st. Also residing there was Miss Lafavor Irwin; Miss Mary W. Irwin.(1901-2 Keokuk City Directory)
Buried in proximity are (Block 15-00-16):
Mary E. Board, buried on Jul 24, 1923.
Mrs. Thomas Board, buried on Jun 11, 1955.
Thomas Board, buried on Mar 26, 1923.
Alexander J. Irwin, died on Mar 9, 1969.
Eliz. Irwin, buried on Nov 1, 1933.
Florence Banderburg Irwin, died on Nov 29, 1969.
John N. Irwin, buried on Dec 22, 1905.
John R. Irwin, died on Aug 10, 1969.
Mary L. Irwin, buried on Apr 21, 1936.
Mary Wells Irwin, died on Jun 28, 1961.
Stephen Irwin, buried in Nov, 1918.
Wells M. Irwin, buried in Oct, 1918.
Lafavor I. Lebron, died on Nov 5, 1978.
Hazen I. Sawyer, buried on Dec 14, 1932.
Mrs. Margaret Sawyer, died on Sep 29, 1969.
I. A. Sawyer, buried on May 12, 1909.
Thomas Ware, buried on Jun 28, 1923.
(Keokuk Library Deathcard File)
Wells M. Irwin has long been a prominent factor in mercantile circles of Keokuk as president of the Irwin-Phillips Company, a wholesale dry-goods concern of which his father was one of the founders in 1856. His birth occurred near Hamilton, Ohio, on the 1 2th of June, 1852, his father being Stephen Irwin, of whom extended mention is made on another page of this work. He was brought to Keokuk by his parents when four years of age and was here reared, receiving his primary education in the public schools and as a student in Professor W. W. Jamieson's Latin school. He completed his literary education at Miami University of Oxford, Ohio, and Dartmouth College of Hanover, New Hampshire, and subsequently read law for a time, but abandoned that profession in order to become identified with commercial pursuits. From that time to the present he has been continuously connected with the wholesale dry-goods establishment of which he now serves as president.
In 1856, Frederick Kramer and Stephen Irwin came to Keokuk and embarked in the wholesale dry-goods and notion business under the firm name of Kramer, Irwin & Company. In the '60s Stephen Irwin bought out his associates and conducted the enterprise under the name of S. Irwin until it was changed to S. Irwin & Company. Subsequently it became Irwin, Phillips & Company, the members of the firm being Stephen Irwin, Cyrus E. Phillips and Iram A. Sawyer. The last named passed away on the 12th of May, 1909. In 1887 the business was incorporated as the Irwin-Phillips Company, which style has been continued to the present time. Stephen Irwin died in 1894 and was succeeded as president by C. E. Phillips, who passed away in 1903 and was succeeded by John N. Irwin, son of Stephen. John N. Irwin was called to his final rest in 1905 and during the past nine years another son of Stephen, Wells M. Irwin, has been at the head of the establishment. The Irwin-Phillips Company is one of the few wholesale houses of Keokuk that has invariably discounted its bills in times of financial panic as well as during periods of prosperity. In his important position as head of this extensive enterprise, Wells M. Irwin has manifested excellent executive ability and keen discernment that have insured its continued growth and success. He also served as president of the Commercial Club for more than a score of years and at present acts as treasurer of the Iowa State Insurance Company and vice president of the Central State Savings Bank.
In 1881 Mr. Irwin was united in marriage to Miss Elizabeth Kiser, by whom he has the following children: Mary Wells Irwin; La Favour,' who is now Mrs. Frank LeBron; and Stephen. His fraternal relations are with the Masons, the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks and Delta Kappa Epsilon. He has been repeatedly offered by the different political parties, the mayoralty of Keokuk and, in fact, he has been extended other political honors in this congressional district, but has declined, preferring to employ his time and attention in other directions. He has spent the greater part of his life in Keokuk and has long enjoyed an enviable reputation as a leading business man and respected citizen.
(Ref: History of Lee County, Iowa - Volume II - 1914, edited by Nelson Commins Roberts and Samuel V. Moorhead
CHICAGO - S. J. CLARKE PUBLISHING COMPANY)
(Thanks to FAG member #48164025 - John M)
Wells M. Irwin, of Irwin-Phillips Company, wife, Elizabeth K., resides at 726 Orleans st. Also residing there was Miss Lafavor Irwin; Miss Mary W. Irwin.(1901-2 Keokuk City Directory)
Buried in proximity are (Block 15-00-16):
Mary E. Board, buried on Jul 24, 1923.
Mrs. Thomas Board, buried on Jun 11, 1955.
Thomas Board, buried on Mar 26, 1923.
Alexander J. Irwin, died on Mar 9, 1969.
Eliz. Irwin, buried on Nov 1, 1933.
Florence Banderburg Irwin, died on Nov 29, 1969.
John N. Irwin, buried on Dec 22, 1905.
John R. Irwin, died on Aug 10, 1969.
Mary L. Irwin, buried on Apr 21, 1936.
Mary Wells Irwin, died on Jun 28, 1961.
Stephen Irwin, buried in Nov, 1918.
Wells M. Irwin, buried in Oct, 1918.
Lafavor I. Lebron, died on Nov 5, 1978.
Hazen I. Sawyer, buried on Dec 14, 1932.
Mrs. Margaret Sawyer, died on Sep 29, 1969.
I. A. Sawyer, buried on May 12, 1909.
Thomas Ware, buried on Jun 28, 1923.
(Keokuk Library Deathcard File)
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