She married Milton H. Kirtland 18 Oct 1877 in Hancock County, Ohio. They did not have any children.
Irene died 8 May 1919 in Benton Ridge, Ohio and is buried at Benton Ridge Cemetery.
Sources
United States Census, 1860, Allen Township, Hancock, Ohio, United States FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC2Y-TK9 : 30 December 2015), Wilson Decker in entry for Mahlon Decker
Mahlon Decker M 45 New Jersey
Manerva Decker F 41 Pennsylvania
James Decker M 23 Ohio
Wilson Decker M 18 Ohio
Sarah Jane Decker F 15 Ohio
Caroline Decker F 12 Ohio
Alburtus Decker M 7 Ohio
Eliza M Decker F 5 Ohio
Irene E Decker F 3 Ohio
Lampton Decker M 1 Ohio
Marriage: "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016", database with images citing FHL microfilm: 1299132; Record number: 2823; FamilySearch Record: X8FZ-X9X (accessed 3 March 2023) FamilySearch Image: 9392-S59J-WX Image number 00548 Irene Decker marriage to Milton H. Kirtland on 18 Oct 1877 in Hancock, Ohio, United States.
1880 Census: "United States Census, 1880", database with images citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm . FamilySearch Record: M8MK-RN3 (accessed 3 March 2023) FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GYBK-RG3 Image number 00171 Irene E Kirtland (21), wife, Keeping House, in household of Milton H. Kirtland (25) in Blanchard Township, Hancock, Ohio, United States. Born in Ohio, United States.
Name
Sex
Age
Status
Relation
Occupation
Birth Place
Milton H. Kirtland
M
25
Married
Head
Plasterer
Ohio, United States
Irene E. Kirtland
F
21
Married
Wife
Keeping House
Ohio, United States
1900 Census: "United States Census, 1900", database with images citing Affiliate Publication Number: T623; Line: 9; FHL microfilm: 1241283; Record number: 31415; FamilySearch Record: MM8P-CPL (accessed 3 March 2023) FamilySearch Image: S3HT-6WK7-JPB Image number 00646 Irene E Kirtland (43), wife, in household of Milton H Kirtland (46) in Benton Ridge, Blanchard Township, Hancock, Ohio, United States. Born in Ohio.
Name
Sex
Age
Status
Relation
Occupation
Birth Place
Milton H Kirtland
M
46
Married
Head
Ohio
Irene E Kirtland
F
43
Married
Wife
Ohio
1910 Census: "United States Census, 1910", database with images citing enumeration district (ED) ED 61, sheet 13A, family 65, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1186; FHL microfilm 1,375,199. FamilySearch Record: MLXW-QWS (accessed 3 March 2023) FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GRVY-H38 Image number 00874 Irene E Kirtland (52), wife, in household of Milton H Kirtland (55) in Benton Ridge, Hancock, Ohio, United States. Born in Ohio.
Name
Sex
Age
Status
Relation
Occupation
Birth Place
Milton H Kirtland
M
55
Married
Head
Ohio
Irene E Kirtland
F
52
Married
Wife
Ohio
Death: "Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953", database with images citing Benton Ridge, Hancock, Ohio, reference fn 33604; FHL microfilm 1,984,695. FamilySearch Record: X82C-PF7 (accessed 3 March 2023) FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GPJ1-9VWT Irene E Kirtland death 8 May 1919 (born 25 May 1857), daughter of Mahlon Decker & U, wife of M. H. Kirtland, in Benton Ridge, Hancock, Ohio.
Memorial: "Find a Grave", database with images Find A Grave: Memorial #194609861 (accessed 3 March 2023) Memorial page for Irene E. Decker Kirtland (25 May 1857-8 May 1919), citing Benton Ridge Cemetery, Benton Ridge, Hancock County, Ohio, USA; Maintained by Terry Waltermire (contributor 49248668). Irene E./Kirtland/1857-1919.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Irene by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Irene: