John Arthur Ireton (1879 - 1954)

Husband of Aurilla Jane Chaney — married 1 Dec 1909 in Boise, Ada, Idaho

Biography

Event: Biography Note: (Published in History of Idaho: The Gem of the Mountains Vol. 3 by James H. Hawley 1920). 3 John Arthur Ireton is the only living son of John Harvey Ireton, who was a very prominent pioneer settler of Idaho. The son, now residing in Boise, occupies a home of his own at 1323 State street, which he erected in 1909. He was born at Hawkins Tollgate, in Boise county, formerly known as Harris Tollgate, April 30, 1879, and is one of but two children, his sister being Nellie B., now the wife of J. C. Mills, Jr., of Garden Valley, Idaho. 3 John A. Ireton was reared on what is known as the Marsh and Ireton ranch at Montour, Idaho, there remaining to the age of twenty-three years, his father being a prominent cattleman of that district. The son obtained his education largely in the public schools at Emmett, at Horseshoe Bend and at Sweet. Later he spent two years in Columbia University at Portland, Oregon, and also pursued a course in a business college there. He has been more or less actively identified with ranching and cattle interests from his boyhood days and for twenty years has successfully engaged in business as a cattle buyer, making his home in Boise since 1903. For several years he engaged in buying cattle for the Idaho Dressed Beef Company and later for the Boise Butcher Company. In recent years he has been engaged in buying live stock for the Idaho Provision & Packing Company and he is now in the service of that concern. He has purchased many thousands of head of cattle, hogs and sheep for the different companies in the past twenty years, the transactions Involving the expenditure of millions of dollars. 3 On the 1st of December, 1901, in Boise, Mr. Ireton was married to Miss Aurilla J. Chaney, who was born at Wahoo, Nebraska, June 25, 1881, a daughter of Samuel G. and Emily (Merriman) Chaney. She came to Boise in her girlhood days and prior to her marriage was a teacher in the public schools of the city for six years. Mr. and Mrs. Ireton have become parents of two sons: John Chaney, born September 1, 1913; and Donald Arthur, January 24, 1917. Mrs. Ireton is a member of Chapter A of the P. E. O. sisterhood. Both Mr. and Mrs. Ireton have a wide acquaintance in Boise and are held in the highest esteem. He is a man of highly developed sense of honor and of irreproachable integrity whose sterling qualities have at all times commanded for him the confidence and respect of those who know him, and amid his large circle of acquaintances he is spoken of in terms of the highest regard. _______________________ 3 3 Idaho Statesman. August 15, 1954. 3 Former Boisean's Rites Scheduled Tuesday in Seattle. 3 Services for J. A. (Art) Ireton, 75, a pioneer Idaho resident who died at Seattle, Wash., Saturday morning, will be conducted in the Forkner chapel there Tuesday at 11 a.m., it was reported here Saturday. Interment will be at Seattle. 3 Mr. Ireton was born at Paris Toll Gate April 30, 1879. He was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. John Ireton who operated the old Marsh and Ireton ranch, now Montour. He moved to Boise in 1904 and lived here until he moved to Seattle in 1931 where he was engaged in the livestock business until he retired in 1949. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Aurilla Ireton; two sons, John Ireton, Leavenworth, Wash., and Donald Ireton, Philippine island; a sister, Mrs. J. C. Mills, Boise; and six grandchildren. Alt. Birth. 30 Apr 1879. Harris Toll Gate, Boise, Idaho, United States. ^[1] Alt. Death. 13 Aug 1954. Seattle, King, Washington, United States. ^[2]

Residence 1910 Boise, Ada, Idaho, United States. ^[3] 1940 Seattle Election Precinct, Seattle, Tract D-6, King, Washington. ^[4]

FSFTID LH29-SQ2.

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Marriage Husband John Arthur Ireton. PREF Y. Wife Aurilla Jane Chaney. PREF Y. Marriage 1 Dec 1909. Boise, Ada, Idaho. ^[5] Child: John Chaney Ireton. Child: @I10487@. PREF Y. Child: @I10489@.

Sources

1. ↑ Source: #S472 accessed 20 Feb 2016), entry for John Arthur Ireton, person ID LH29-SQ2. Certainty: 3
2. ↑ Source: #S472 accessed 20 Feb 2016), entry for John Arthur Ireton, person ID LH29-SQ2. Certainty: 3
3. ↑ Source: #S472 accessed 20 Feb 2016), entry for John Arthur Ireton, person ID LH29-SQ2. Certainty: 3
4. ↑ Source: #S472 accessed 20 Feb 2016), entry for John Arthur Ireton, person ID LH29-SQ2. Certainty: 3
5. ↑ Source: #S472 accessed 20 Feb 2016), entry for John Arthur Ireton, person ID LH29-SQ2. Certainty: 3

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