Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1885-10-22
MRS. NANCY SEWER IRWIN.

Mrs. Nancy Sewer Irwin, daughter |
of John Sewer aud Susannah Con
way, was born on Chucky River, near
Warrensburg, Greene County, East
Tennessee, Oct. 80, 1910.
Her father was a nephew of John
Sewer, the first Governor of Ten les.
see, and gave his life to his country
in the war Of l8l4-15.
Her patcrnal grandfather waaVal
entine Sewer, a Colonel in the Rev
dictionary war. His wife was Naomi
Douglass. Her maternal grand
father was Harry Conway, a Colonel
in the Revolutionary war. His wife
was Sarah Hundley of Virginia.
She had three brothers and three
sisters. Her sister Mrs. Sallie Smith,
amt her half brother William Malo'
ney, died in Green County, East
Tennessee. Her sisters Mrs. Mar
cissa Herring and Mrs. Marian
Brol les, died in HarLin County,
Tenn. Her brother Henry Sewer
settled in Missouri and died there
II number of years ago. Her brother
Ambrose Hundley Sewer, was Tor
number of years United States Sen
ator IRON Arkansas. and was sent to
Mexico by President Polk as peace
commissioner after the war in 1916.
Mrs, Irwin protessed religion and
Joined the Methodist church in East
Tennessee, when little girl fourteen
years OF age, and connected herself
with the Methodist church at the
cid Turkey Creek Camp ground III
Hardin County, Tennessee about
1926.
She married James Irwin of Muir
irtesboro, Tenn, Dec. Is, 1928, at
the residence of her sister Mrs. L..
Ii. Broyles, in Hardinsville, now
known as Old Town, then the county
seat of Hardin County, Tennessee.
they moved from Murfreesboro to
McMinhvilie about 1880, and from
McAllnnviIIe to Savannah about
1881.
She lived an honored and consist
rnt member of the Methodist
church to the end of her life, and
after All illness of about two and a
hall days, died at her home in Sa
vannah, Tenn, on Wednesday, DC
,ober 7. at 3 PM, 1883, aged IA
years, II months, and days. She
died in the midst of her children
and friends, and in the same room
in which her husband died twenty
seven years before.
Her life was beautiful eXemph.
ticalion of the Christians faith, iui
Of acts of charity and deeds of be
ueyolence. She was a prominent
member in the church and q modes,
leader in every good work. She was
The oldest member of her church in
savannah, and always claimed the
privilege of preparing the bread
whicIl~he had done for fifty years
lor celebrating the sacrament Of the
Lords Supper. When she was at
home no one else thought of doing
so.
Her home was a home for the
preachers, and Methodist Circuit ril.
lrs for fifty years have here found a
welcome aud Losritable entertain
ment.
She had ten children all of whom
except her youngest Hundly Sever,
lived to be grown. Her fourth daugh
ter Juliet, died March %, 1864. Hel
remaining children allliving are Mrs.
W. II. Cherry and Mrs. DR.. Hardin
Nashville; Mrs. Edgar Cherry, Mrs
D. A. Welch, Miss Sue Irwin, John
:. Irwin, and DR.. L. B. Irwin, Sa
vannah, Tenn, and Capt. James W.
IRWIN, McMinnyille.
Her children low ed her With ar
almost idolatrous devotion. All oil
them were present at her death eX
copt Mrs. Hettie Hardin and Capt
}. W. Irwin. They were telegraphed
for but did not arrive in time,
She talked to her children anC
friends about dying, called them t.
her bed and told them to kiss hei
good bye, and asked them to meet
her in heaven.
For her absent children, calling
them by name, she left the sam,
message, and added: Tell all my
children 70 meet me in heaven,
want us to form an unbroken clrcl,
there" When asked by one of he
, friends in reference to the outlook
she replied; "Allls bright, there arr
no clouds" When one ,f her weep