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John Irons + Polly Baker

4 children
Birth: 1820 32 24 — Hempstead, Arkansas, USA
Marriage: December 28, 1834 — Lake Creek Settlement, Montgomery County, Texas
Event-Misc: October 6, 1877 — Waller County, Texas
Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse James Marshall Rankin Jr. William A. Rankin Thomas Rankin J Marshall Rankin Archie M. Rankin Adaline Rankin Peggy Rankin Collins Rankin Vianna Beatrice Rankin … Rankin
Elvira Eliza Irons
1820–…
Birth: 1820 32 24 — Hempstead, Arkansas, USA
Birth: about 1823 35 27
Event-Misc: between 1844 and 1846 — Bastrop County, Texas
Person-Source:
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William Irons
1823–…
Birth: about 1823 35 27
Birth: about 1826 38 30 — Texas
Event-Misc: 1846 — Bastrop County, Texas
Marriage: about 1850
Census: 1850 — Polk County, Texas
Person-Source:
Death: about 1858
Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Delilah Butler John Christopher Irons Sarah Irons Silas Elisha Irons
Elisha Irons
1826–1858
Birth: about 1826 38 30 — Texas
Death: about 1858
Birth: about 1827 39 31 — Texas
Marriage: August 31, 1848 — Polk County, Texas
Census: 1850 — Polk County, Texas
Marriage: May 25, 1854 — Harris County, Texas
Census: 1860 — Liberty County, Texas
Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Mary Butler John W. Irons Mary Irons Family with spouse Kesiah Butler Elisha Irons Leonard Irons Susan Irons Sallie Irons
Edward Irons
1827–…
Birth: about 1827 39 31 — Texas
Birth: about 1788
Newspaper Article: Public Notice — March 14, 1811 — St Louis, Missouri
Tax Record: 1816 — Lawrence County, Missouri Territory
Court Record: Civil Lawsuit — 1816 — Lawrence County, Missouri Territory
Court Record: Jury Duty — June 1816 — Lawrence City, Lawrence County, Missouri Territory
Newspaper Article: List of Letters — October 4, 1817 — St Louis, Missouri Territory
Marriage: about 1819 — Arkansas, USA
Business Contract: Build a House & Store — 1819 — Hempstead County, Arkansas Territory
Court Record: Covenant Broken — June 30, 1819 — Hempstead County, Arkansas Territory
Petition: Grand Jury Presentment — April 1820 — Hempstead County, Arkansas Territory
Court Record: Jury Duty — August 29, 1820 — Hempstead County, Arkansas Territory
Court Record: Jury Duty — August 30, 1820 — Hempstead County, Arkansas Territory
History: Austin Colony — 1821
Census: 1823 — Brazos County, Province of Texas
Election Return: Voted in the Alcalde — December 20, 1823 — San Felipe de Austin, Texas Colony
Property: Land Grant — July 9, 1824 — San Felipe de Austin, Texas Colony
Tax Record: Stamp Tax — January 18, 1825 — San Felipe de Austin, Texas Colony
Witness: Will of David Richardson — July 30, 1825 — San Felipe de Austin, Texas Colony
Census: 1826 — Texas
Affidavit: Mention of Mr Irons — July 18, 1826 — San Felipe de Austin, Texas Colony
Death: 1830
Witness: Title Bond — May 27, 1831 — San Felipe de Austin, Texas Colony
Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Polly Baker Elvira Eliza Irons William Irons Elisha Irons Edward Irons
John Irons
1788–1830
Birth: about 1788
Death: 1830
Birth: about 1796
Marriage: about 1819 — Arkansas, USA
Death: before 1860
Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse John Irons Elvira Eliza Irons William Irons Elisha Irons Edward Irons
Polly Baker
1796–1860
Birth: about 1796
Death: before 1860

Facts and events

Marriage
about 1819
Arkansas, USA
Note: John Irons & Polly Baker — Marriage, Notation on Missing Record

John Irons & Polly Baker — Marriage, Notation on Missing Record

No marriage record has been located for John Irons and Polly Baker. An estimated marriage date of c. 1819 is inferred from the birth of their known first child, Elvira Eliza (m. James Rankin), calculated at c. 1820 per the 1823 Texas "census" and her own later census records.

The absence of a record is consistent with the general poor survival of Arkansas Territory documents from this specific period, rather than evidence the marriage did not occur. Hempstead County was newly organized in December 1818; county-level marriage record-keeping across Arkansas generally begins around 1820, just after the inferred date of this marriage. The 1820 federal territorial census was lost entirely, and Hempstead County's own 1823 sheriff's census survives only as a total population count, with no household-level detail. No marriage record for this couple should therefore be expected to exist, independent of whether the marriage took place.
Last change
August 29, 2026 – 20:56:00
Author of last change: daveh