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  Obituary
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   Lydia J. daughter of Nathaniel and Eliza Hayden, was
   born in Stark county, Ohio, May 7th, 1839, and
   departed this life at her late home, two and one half
   miles west of Columbus Grove, Ohio, May 17th, 1916
   aged 77 years and 10 days.  She was the oldest of a
   family of eight children, three boys and five girls,
   only two of who survive, Mrs. Amos Nichols, of
   Columbus Grove, and Ely Haydon of Colorado. At the
   age of eleven years, she came to Putnam county with
   her parents and settled on a farm about one mile from
   her late home. She was united in marriage to Benjamin
   F. Irwin, March 22nd, 1902.  To this union was born
   nine children, one daughter and eight sons, two sons
   having preceded their mother in death, namely Clement
   L. and George T. The names of the children living
   are: Mrs. George Barnt, of Attica, Ohio, Benjamin F,
   Nanthaniel K., James A, Charles P., Lewis K., and
   Guy, all of Columbus Grove, Ohio.  Beside these
   children she raised and cared for, four step
   children, Harmon L., Mrs. John Bair, Mrs. Graham Reed
   of Columbus Grove, and Mrs. William Vany, of Port
   Clinton, Ohio. Mother Irwin, united with the
   Christian church at Columbus Grove, in the year 1895
   and continued a faithful follower of Christ until her
   death.  Mother Irwin was always a good woman, and
   exemplified it by her christian life and will be
   missed by her family and friends.  She was patient
   through all her suffering which covered a long
   period.  She had a desire to live that she might be
   with her family.  She leaves to mourn their loss, one
   sister, one brother, six sons and one daughter,
   twenty grand childre   The funeral was conducted by
   Rev. G. B. Garner of Berky, Ohio, assisted by Rev.'s
   Bagby and Eberly, which was held at the home, after
   which the remains were buried in the Turner cemetery,
   west of Columbus Grove, ohio.
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