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George J. Ireland

5 Nov 1871 – 10 Jul 1915

Birth5 Nov 1871
Death10 Jul 1915
CemeteryRiverside Cemetery
Crete , Saline County , Nebraska , USA
Added byJenny Watton on 02 Sep 2013
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Bio

Dr. George J. Ireland was born on a farm near the center of Saline County, Nebraska, on the 5th day of November 1871. He passed away at Green Gables Sanitorium at Lincoln, Nebraska, on the 10th day of July 1915, after a lingering illness, aged forty-three years, eight months, and five days. He lived upon the farm in Saline County with his parents until the spring of 1889, when the family moved to Crete for educational purposes. He attended Crete High School from which he graduated with high honors in 1892. Immediately afterward he entered Doane College, which he attended until 1895 when he became Deputy County Clerk of Saline County, which position he held for the period of two years June 14th, 1896, he united with the Methodist Episcopal Church of Crete, Nebraska, and continued his membership up to the time of his death. In 1897 he, together with Frank W. Farmer, W. E. Rose, and D. C. Truesdale, formed the original Wesleyan Male Quartet and traveled together until 1905. During this period, they traveled for different lyceum bureaus and sang in every large city in the United States east of the Rocky Mountains and in Canada. Dr. Ireland had a sweet, clear, strong, true tenor voice that was always pleasing to all who heard him. He was considered by many musical critics to be one of the best quartet tenors in the United States. The quartet enjoyed the reputation of being the best in their line traveling during that period. In 1905 Dr. Ireland decided to take up the study of dentistry and for three years pursued his studies in that line with marked success with the Lincoln Dental College in connection with the State University of Nebraska, graduating therefrom in 1908. Immediately thereafter he began the practice of his profession in Lincoln, forming a partnership with Dr. M. O. Frazer and continued the same successfully until July 1st, 1913, when he suffered a nervous breakdown. He retired from practice and returned to his home in Crete where he remained until March 2nd, 1914, when he suffered a paralytic stroke. He then went to Green Gables Sanitorium where he remained until his death. During Dr. Ireland's stay in Lincoln, in addition to his heavy dental practice, he sang in the different churches and with the State University Glee Club. His breakdown was due to overwork causing nervous exhaustion. He was a member of the Scottish Rite Masons at Lincoln, the Order of the Easter Star, the Knights of Pythias, the Beta Theta Pi, the Acacia, and the Xi Psi Phi, the last three being fraternities of the State University, and the Everett Society of Wesleyan University. He leaves surviving him his father, James W. Ireland, and two brothers, Leonard A. and Rolland F., his mother having preceded him in death June 13, 1913. The body was brought to Crete Sunday for interment, and the funeral, under the direction of the Masonic Lodge, was held at the home of R. F. Ireland at 1:30 P.M., the 12th, Reverend J. Calvert preaching the sermon. The floral offerings were numerous and beautifully arranged. A delegation of Shriners of Lincoln accompanied the remains. Many of the friends of the deceased, in this county, were present, and the procession to Riverside Cemetery weas a long, solemn march of sorrowing relatives and friends. THE DEMOCRAT extends condolence to the bereaved relatives. The Crete News newspaper (July15, 1915)

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