El Dorado County Obituaries

Joseph Irish

Submitted by Marc Irish 29 Jan 2008

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Georgetown Gazette; Thursday, April 14, 1898

Death has again entered and removed from our midst one of Georgetown's best 
citizens. 
 
Joseph Irish was born in Oxford county, Maine, October 6, 1833. He came to 
California at the age of 20 years, settling at Rose Springs, El Dorado county. 
At that place he was married to Miss Mary Dorman, who is now lying at the point 
of death.
 
In the spring of 1869 he moved to Bear Creek, where, for two years, he had 
charge of R. Demuth's sawmill. At the expiration of that time Mr. Irish moved to 
the Turner ranch, where several years were spent in logging for Pease & 
Benjamin. Since 1877 he has resided on his ranch below Georgetown, on the Dry 
Creek road. 
 
While Morning Light Lodge, I.O.O.F., was in existence at Spanish Flat, Mr. Irish 
was an active Odd Fellow, but since that lodge surrended its charter, he had not 
identified himself with the order here. 
 
Deceased was a charter member of Georgetown Lodge, No. 121, A.O.U.W., under 
whose auspices the funeral was held, from Odd Fellows' Hall Thursday afternoon. 
Rev. Thos. Murrish conducted the services. 
 
Death resulted from an aggravated case of la grippe. He was ill but a few days. 
There is left to mourn the loss of a devoted husband and father, the widow, two 
sons, Charles F. and Frank H. Irish, and two daughters, Mrs. Emma Stanley and 
Mrs. Rose Swift. Two daughters, Mrs. Ella Ford and Alice J. Irish, having 
preceded him in death by a few years. 
 
The sorrowing family have the sympathy of the entire community in their sad 
affliction.