Aged 45y 4m 11d; suicide at the Leland Hotel
Note: his name was originally published as Clarence, but both cemetery records and death certificate are in the name of Francis J. Irwin. His funeral notice stated name as Francis.
Clarence Irwin, a clerk in the office of the trainmaster for the C. P. & St. L. railroad, took his life yesterday morning in a room at the Leland hotel by shooting himself. His body was found shortly after 5 o'clock by a bell boy. He asked in a note that his sister, Clara Irwin, Washington, D. C., be notified in case of illness. A letter in his pocket indicated that he had mailed his sister a deed for his property. Two checks, one on a Springfield bank and one on a Lincoln, Neb, bank, made payable to his sister, were also found. It was thought at first that the dead man was Francis J. Irwin but it was later discovered that he was not known at that place.
He failed to show up for work yesterday, his employer stated. IL State Register, Springfield, IL 4-24-1918
Funeral services for Francis Irwin will be held this morning at the Metcalf undertaking establishment. Interment in Oak Ridge. IL State Journal, Springfield, IL 4-26-1918
*The family appears in the 1880 census in Lancaster County, Nebraska with Sarah J. Irwin, mother, age 29; Frank J. Irwin, age 7 and Clara B. Irwin, age 6. Francis J. Irwin (age 27, born IL, stenographer) and his wife, Mabel M. Irwin (age 44, born ME, Clergyman) appear in the 1900 census in Boston, MA. (This census information contributed by John Arsenault #47069731)
Francis J. Irwin
Birth Date: 12 Nov 1872
Birth Place: IL
Death Date: 23 Apr 1918
Death Place: Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois
Burial Date: 27 Apr 1918
Burial Place: Springfield, Sangamon, IL
Cemetery Name: Oak Ridge Cemetery
Death Age: 45
Occupation: Real Estate
Race: White
Marital Status: D
Gender: Male
Residence: Springfield, Sangamon, IL
Father Name: Joseph Francis Irwin
Father Birth Place: IL
Mother Name: Sarah J. Hedges
Mother Birth Place: IL
Illinois Death Index, 1916-1947
Note: his name was originally published as Clarence, but both cemetery records and death certificate are in the name of Francis J. Irwin. His funeral notice stated name as Francis.
Clarence Irwin, a clerk in the office of the trainmaster for the C. P. & St. L. railroad, took his life yesterday morning in a room at the Leland hotel by shooting himself. His body was found shortly after 5 o'clock by a bell boy. He asked in a note that his sister, Clara Irwin, Washington, D. C., be notified in case of illness. A letter in his pocket indicated that he had mailed his sister a deed for his property. Two checks, one on a Springfield bank and one on a Lincoln, Neb, bank, made payable to his sister, were also found. It was thought at first that the dead man was Francis J. Irwin but it was later discovered that he was not known at that place.
He failed to show up for work yesterday, his employer stated. IL State Register, Springfield, IL 4-24-1918
Funeral services for Francis Irwin will be held this morning at the Metcalf undertaking establishment. Interment in Oak Ridge. IL State Journal, Springfield, IL 4-26-1918
*The family appears in the 1880 census in Lancaster County, Nebraska with Sarah J. Irwin, mother, age 29; Frank J. Irwin, age 7 and Clara B. Irwin, age 6. Francis J. Irwin (age 27, born IL, stenographer) and his wife, Mabel M. Irwin (age 44, born ME, Clergyman) appear in the 1900 census in Boston, MA. (This census information contributed by John Arsenault #47069731)
Francis J. Irwin
Birth Date: 12 Nov 1872
Birth Place: IL
Death Date: 23 Apr 1918
Death Place: Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois
Burial Date: 27 Apr 1918
Burial Place: Springfield, Sangamon, IL
Cemetery Name: Oak Ridge Cemetery
Death Age: 45
Occupation: Real Estate
Race: White
Marital Status: D
Gender: Male
Residence: Springfield, Sangamon, IL
Father Name: Joseph Francis Irwin
Father Birth Place: IL
Mother Name: Sarah J. Hedges
Mother Birth Place: IL
Illinois Death Index, 1916-1947
Aged 45y 4m 11d; suicide at the Leland Hotel
Note: his name was originally published as Clarence, but both cemetery records and death certificate are in the name of Francis J. Irwin. His funeral notice stated name as Francis.
Clarence Irwin, a clerk in the office of the trainmaster for the C. P. & St. L. railroad, took his life yesterday morning in a room at the Leland hotel by shooting himself. His body was found shortly after 5 o'clock by a bell boy. He asked in a note that his sister, Clara Irwin, Washington, D. C., be notified in case of illness. A letter in his pocket indicated that he had mailed his sister a deed for his property. Two checks, one on a Springfield bank and one on a Lincoln, Neb, bank, made payable to his sister, were also found. It was thought at first that the dead man was Francis J. Irwin but it was later discovered that he was not known at that place.
He failed to show up for work yesterday, his employer stated. IL State Register, Springfield, IL 4-24-1918
Funeral services for Francis Irwin will be held this morning at the Metcalf undertaking establishment. Interment in Oak Ridge. IL State Journal, Springfield, IL 4-26-1918
*The family appears in the 1880 census in Lancaster County, Nebraska with Sarah J. Irwin, mother, age 29; Frank J. Irwin, age 7 and Clara B. Irwin, age 6. Francis J. Irwin (age 27, born IL, stenographer) and his wife, Mabel M. Irwin (age 44, born ME, Clergyman) appear in the 1900 census in Boston, MA. (This census information contributed by John Arsenault #47069731)
Francis J. Irwin
Birth Date: 12 Nov 1872
Birth Place: IL
Death Date: 23 Apr 1918
Death Place: Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois
Burial Date: 27 Apr 1918
Burial Place: Springfield, Sangamon, IL
Cemetery Name: Oak Ridge Cemetery
Death Age: 45
Occupation: Real Estate
Race: White
Marital Status: D
Gender: Male
Residence: Springfield, Sangamon, IL
Father Name: Joseph Francis Irwin
Father Birth Place: IL
Mother Name: Sarah J. Hedges
Mother Birth Place: IL
Illinois Death Index, 1916-1947
Note: his name was originally published as Clarence, but both cemetery records and death certificate are in the name of Francis J. Irwin. His funeral notice stated name as Francis.
Clarence Irwin, a clerk in the office of the trainmaster for the C. P. & St. L. railroad, took his life yesterday morning in a room at the Leland hotel by shooting himself. His body was found shortly after 5 o'clock by a bell boy. He asked in a note that his sister, Clara Irwin, Washington, D. C., be notified in case of illness. A letter in his pocket indicated that he had mailed his sister a deed for his property. Two checks, one on a Springfield bank and one on a Lincoln, Neb, bank, made payable to his sister, were also found. It was thought at first that the dead man was Francis J. Irwin but it was later discovered that he was not known at that place.
He failed to show up for work yesterday, his employer stated. IL State Register, Springfield, IL 4-24-1918
Funeral services for Francis Irwin will be held this morning at the Metcalf undertaking establishment. Interment in Oak Ridge. IL State Journal, Springfield, IL 4-26-1918
*The family appears in the 1880 census in Lancaster County, Nebraska with Sarah J. Irwin, mother, age 29; Frank J. Irwin, age 7 and Clara B. Irwin, age 6. Francis J. Irwin (age 27, born IL, stenographer) and his wife, Mabel M. Irwin (age 44, born ME, Clergyman) appear in the 1900 census in Boston, MA. (This census information contributed by John Arsenault #47069731)
Francis J. Irwin
Birth Date: 12 Nov 1872
Birth Place: IL
Death Date: 23 Apr 1918
Death Place: Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois
Burial Date: 27 Apr 1918
Burial Place: Springfield, Sangamon, IL
Cemetery Name: Oak Ridge Cemetery
Death Age: 45
Occupation: Real Estate
Race: White
Marital Status: D
Gender: Male
Residence: Springfield, Sangamon, IL
Father Name: Joseph Francis Irwin
Father Birth Place: IL
Mother Name: Sarah J. Hedges
Mother Birth Place: IL
Illinois Death Index, 1916-1947
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