Benjamin Franklin Irvan's Dad was John Calvin Irvin (also know as John Calvin Dunn) during the Civil War. John Calvin Irvin was married to Mary Hatty Onstott(Yonstott) and Elizabeth Brimm. John's father was William Henry Irvin who was married to Sally Blue.
William Henry Irvin was from Illinois. John Calvin was born May 2, 1837(39) in Newton County, Missouri. B.F. Irvan was born in northern Arkansas and his first wife, Sarah Jane Stover, moved to southern Arkansas. B.F. second wife was Eva Chewning, who was my grandmother. I lots of info on the Irvan's.