John Rice Irwin (1930 - 2022)

Born 11 Dec 1930 in Union, Tennessee, United States

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Died 16 Jan 2022 at age 91 in Clinton, Anderson, Tennessee, United States

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Biography

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John Rice Irwin (December 11, 1930 – January 16, 2022) was an American cultural historian, and founder of the Museum of Appalachia in Norris, Tennessee.

John Rice Irwin, noted historian and preservationist, was born on an East Tennessee farm in 1930.

A teacher, school superintendent, author, and publisher, he devoted his life to preserving the cultural heritage of southern Appalachia. In 1969 he founded the Museum of Appalachia in Norris, TN.

He was awarded a MacArthur Foundation Fellowship in 1989 and received honorary doctoral degrees from several universities for his pioneering work.

He passed away in 2022.

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• "United States Public Records, 1970-2009", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJZ5-9P9F : 25 May 2020), John Paul Irwin, 1995-2008.
• "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, Births, and Marriages 1980-2014," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK4P-FF3X : accessed 19 May 2023), John Rice Irwin in entry for Elizabeth Ann Mcdaniel Irwin, Tennessee, United States, 20 Mar 2008; from "Recent Newspaper Obituaries (1977 - Today)," database, GenealogyBank.com (http://www.genealogybank.com : 2014); citing Knoxville News Sentinel, born-digital text.
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• "United States Public Records, 1970-2009", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KPG4-6L3 : 23 November 2019), John Rice Irwin, 2008-2008.
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• "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, Births, and Marriages 1980-2014," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKWY-87FN : accessed 19 May 2023), John Rice Irwin in entry for Mrs Juanita Jones Stooksbury, Tennessee, United States, 23 Dec 2008; from "Recent Newspaper Obituaries (1977 - Today)," database, GenealogyBank.com (http://www.genealogybank.com : 2014); citing Oak Ridger, The, born-digital text.
• "United States Public Records, 1970-2009", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJ76-PK5P : 21 April 2020), John Rice Irwin, 2009.
• "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, Births, and Marriages 1980-2014," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV5D-79G6 : accessed 19 May 2023), John Rice Irwin in entry for Carlock Stooksbury, Tennessee, United States, 06 Jan 2012; from "Recent Newspaper Obituaries (1977 - Today)," database, GenealogyBank.com (http://www.genealogybank.com : 2014); citing ', born-digital text.
• "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, Births, and Marriages 1980-2014," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV5D-7RWW : accessed 19 May 2023), John Rice Irwin in entry for Alex Haley, Tennessee, United States, 19 Feb 2012; from "Recent Newspaper Obituaries (1977 - Today)," database, GenealogyBank.com (http://www.genealogybank.com : 2014); citing ', born-digital text.
• "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, Births, and Marriages 1980-2014," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK4P-K59Q : accessed 19 May 2023), John Rice Irwin in entry for Robert David Irwin, Tennessee, United States, 07 Aug 2013; from "Recent Newspaper Obituaries (1977 - Today)," database, GenealogyBank.com (http://www.genealogybank.com : 2014); citing Knoxville News Sentinel, born-digital text.
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/235986911/john-rice-irwin : accessed 20 April 2022), memorial page for John Rice Irwin (11 Dec 1930–16 Jan 2022), Find a Grave Memorial ID 235986911, citing Norris Memorial Gardens, Norris, Anderson County, Tennessee, USA ; Maintained by Jana Thompson #47477910 (contributor 47477910) .

See Also:

• Wikidata: Item Q6254718, en:Wikipedia
• Wikipedia:Museum_of_Appalachia
• Traub, Alex. "John Rice Irwin, Guardian of Appalachia's Past, Dies at 91." The New York Times, 9 Feb 2022.