Fourth Generation

25. James William Gray IRION³⁶ was born on 3 March 1838 in Tennessee.^36,38 He died on 17 December 1915 at the age of 77 in Columbus, Lowndes County, Mississippi.³⁶

Middle names from Irion. Private, Co. K, 14th MS Infantry, CSA, Civil War. Columbus, MS census 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900. Living in Old Zion, Lowndes Co MS in 1910.

1900 Census. Columbus City, Lowndes, MS, Hh 385
James W. Irion, b. Mar 1843, age 57, married 23 years, b. TN, Merchant, dry goods
Carrie P., wife, b. Sep 1856, 43, 1 child, b. AL
Grey, dau, b. Feb 1881, age 19, b. MS, at school
Sarah J. Smith, mother-in-law, b. May 1837, 68, widow, had 4 children - 2 are living, b. AL, Capitalist
Susan Tabb, servant, Black, b. Oct 1844, age 55, b. MS, Cook

Miss Gray Irion of Columbus, Lowndes Co, MS applied for a military grave marker for James Irion who served as a Private in the Columbus Riflemen (Company K) which mustered in Confederate Service, 27th May. James' date of death given as 15 Dec 1915. Application dated 29 Dec 1931, but not approved until 13 April 1932.

Buried Friendship Cemetery, Columbus MS.

James William Gray IRION and Carrie P. SMITH were married on 23 October 1877 in Lowndes County, Mississippi.^36,62 Carrie P. SMITH was born in September 1856 in Alabama.³⁶ She died on 4 January 1926 at the age of 69.³⁶