Meriam Eva (Nettleton) Ireland (1861 - 1935)

Born 12 Aug 1861 in West Haven, Ct.

Ancestors

Wife of Purdy Ireland — married 14 Dec 1880 in New Haven, Ct.

Died 20 Apr 1935 at age 73 in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, United States

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Biography

Living in New Haven, Ct. in 1884.

Miriam Evelyn "Eva" Nettleton was reportedly born on 12 Aug 1861 in West Haven, New Haven Co, CT^[1] (source needed for the 12 and the place within CT). She was the daughter of Albert Gallatin Nettleton (1814-1882) and Eugenia Maria Humphrey (1822-1899).

1870 US Census:^[2] Evalyn was listed as 9yo and born in CT. She was living with her parents Albert and Eugenia Nettleton, along with several older siblings, in Orange, New Haven Co, CT.

1880 US Census:^[3] Evalyn was listed as 19 and born in CT. She was living with her older sister, nephew, and parents in Orange, New Haven Co, CT. Her father is shown as born in CT, while her mother was born in NY.

Eva married Purdy Ireland (abt.1853-1896) about 1880, probably in CT.^[1] They went on to have three children:

• Bessie Eudora (Ireland) Stevens (1882-1908)
• Frederick Louis Ireland (1883-1964)
• Rena (Ireland) Dunn (1885-1980)

1900 US Census:^[1] "Eva Ireland" is shown as 39yo and born in Aug 1861 in CT. The record lists her marriage to "Perdie Ireland" (Purdy) as taking place in 1880. Perdie and Eva are living with their son Louis (17; CT) and daughter Rena (14; CT) in New Haven city Ward 8, New Haven Co, CT.

After the death of daughter Bessie in 1908, her son, Louis D Stevens, came to live with his grandparents.

1910 US Census:^[4] Eva was listed as 48 and born in CT. She and husband Purdy (54; NY) were living in New Haven Ward 8, New Haven Co, CT with their grandson, Louis D Stevens (12; CT).

1920 US Census:^[5] Eva is listed as 58 and born in CT. She is living with husband Purdy (66; NY) and grandson Louis Stevens (21; CT) in ED 355, New Haven Co, CT.

1930 US Census:^[6] Eva is listed as 69yo and born in CT. She is living with husband Purdy (75; NY) in New Haven, New Haven Co, CT.

Eva died on 20 Apr 1935 in New Haven, New Haven Co, CT.^[7] No burial record has been located.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M974-R4Y : accessed 15 October 2021), Eva Ireland in household of Perdie Ireland, New Haven city Ward 8, New Haven, Connecticut, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 377, sheet 9A, family 168, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,145.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MN7K-C2R : 28 May 2021), Evalyn Nettleton in entry for Albert G Nettleton, 1870.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFCT-QVQ : 19 February 2021), Evalyn Nettleton in household of Endora Damkee, Orange, New Haven, Connecticut, United States; citing enumeration district ED 69, sheet 243A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,105.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MK22-751 : accessed 15 October 2021), Eva M Ireland in household of Burdy Ireland, New Haven Ward 8, New Haven, Connecticut, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 412, sheet 24A, family 572, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 139; FHL microfilm 1,374,152.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCNV-ZH4 : 1 February 2021), Eva Ireland in entry for Purdy Ireland, 1920.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XM56-L2Q : accessed 15 October 2021), Eva Ireland in household of Purdy Ireland, New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 51, sheet , line , family , NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll ; FHL microfilm .
7. ↑ Connecticut Vital Records — Index of Deaths, 1897-2001; https://www.ctatatelibrarydata.org/death-records/

• This information comes from The Humphrey Family in America, Frederick Humphreys, MD, New York, Humphreys Press, 1883, page 572.