Narcissa Jane Webb Irvin

Anthony Irvin and Narcissa Jane Webb Irvin

Narcissa Jane Webb was born in 1835 in then Marion County, Alabama (probably in modern Lamar County, Alabama) to Hiram Webb and Mary Rebecca Blaylock Webb. She never got much of a chance to know her father since he died when she was around three years old. Her mother remarried when she was about twelve years old, and it was just a little after that when she was married herself.

On October 29, 1850, in Itawamba County, Mississippi, at the age of either 14 or 15, Narcissa Jane Webb married Anthony Irvin, who was 24 years old at the time. He was born in Kershaw County, South Carolina, where his family was from, and had moved to Monroe County, Mississippi, right on the border with Alabama, when he was young.

Two years later, the young couple had their first child, William Robert Irvin. He was followed by Thomas Jefferson Irvin, Francis Ellen Irvin, Polly Anna Irvin, Rufus Morgan Irvin, and Sydney Alice Irvin, born in January of 1859. Later that year, Anthony bought some land of his own in Monroe County, Mississippi:

Township 13, Range 16 West, Section 19, SW1/4, Marion Co., AL
(Only the northeast quarter of this quarter section was purchased)
Anthony Irvin purchased 40 acres of land as a Cash Entry Sale at Columbus on October 1, 1859.

This land lies in the Gattman community. It is just west of the intersection of Old Highway 6 (AKA Sipsey Trail) and the Sipsey-Detroit Road. It is on the edge of swampy land and the Sipsey Creek runs a little to the west of it. The next two children they had, a girl named Martha Bell and a boy named Jacob Newman, both died very young.

During the Civil War, Anthony signed up with Company C, 2nd Battalion (Harris') Miss. State Cavalry. How much he participated in the war is not known, but he does have a few entries in the records for this company (see entries below). During the war, they had another son, Benjamin Theophis Irvin, and a daughter, Mary Jane Irvin.

After the war ended, they had more children: John Anthony Irvin, James Moman Irvin, Julia Idella Irvin, Saphronia Leather Irvin, Emma Elizabeth Irvin, and Andrew McWayne Irvin, bringing the total number up to sixteen!

In 1880, the census recorded the family this way:

1880 Monroe County, Mississippi Census
Smithville; Page 51B; Family #179
Irvin, Anthony 54 M Farmer SC SC SC
Irvin, Narcissus 41 F Wife AL NC NC
Irvin, Polly Ann 23 F Dau. MS SC AL
Irvin, Rufus M. 22 M Son MS SC AL
Irvin, Lindsey 21 F Dau. "
Irvin, Ben J. 18 M Son "
Irvin, Mary Jane 16 F Dau. "
Irvin, John A. 13 M Son "
Irvin, James M. 11 M Son "
Irvin, Julia 9 F Dau. "
Irvin, Joanna 8 F Dau. "
Irvin, Emily 6 F Dau. "
Irvin, Andrew 5 M Son "

Grave of Narcissa Jane Webb Irvin at Parham Cem. in Monroe County, MS

They are listed on same page with Robert W. Irvin household. One page later than Dumas Webb household. One page before G.B. Blalock, John H. Blalock, Noah Beard, and V.O. Camp households. In 1900, Narcissa Jane and Anthony's household was greatly diminished:

1900 Monroe County, Mississippi Census
Pickle; Page 58A; Dwelling #103/103
Irvin, Anthony Head W M Feb. 1826 74 Md. 50 years SC SC SC Farmer Owns Can read and write
Irvin, Jane Wife W F Dec. 1836 63 Md 50 years (16 children, only 12 still living) AL NC NC Can read and write
Irvin, Letha S. Daughter W F Aug. 1870 29 Single MS SC AL Can read and write
Hardin, Joel Boarder Jan. 1850 50 Widowed VA VA VA

They were living next to John Anthony Irvin, son, and one from Andrew McWayne Irvin, another son. Although they were 74 and 63, they still had a lot of life left in them! But in April of 1918, at the age of 92, Anthony had been out one day cutting wood and brought in some of the small pieces. He either sat down in his chair after coming in or he just fell over after saying to one of his granddaughters, "catch me, I'm falling." He was buried in the Blair Cemetery in Monroe County.

Narcissa Jane lived for another twelve years. She took a lot of pride in being able to take care of herself to a great extent and being able to take her meals unassisted right up until a week or so before she passed away. When she did die, she was sitting in her chair, waiting for her pipe to be filled. She died on February 7, 1930, at the advanced age of 95. She was buried in the Parham Cemetery in Monroe County. Her obituary is recorded below.

Civil War record for Anthony Irvin:

Anthony Irvin: Private
Company C, 2nd Battalion (Harris') Miss. State Cavalry

1. Company Muster Roll
     Dated April 30, 1864
     Enlisted Jan. 23, 1864 in Monroe County for two years by Lt. Martin
     Transferred from 2nd Regiment, bounty $50

2. Descriptive Roll
Taken at Tupelo, MS
Age 30, blue eyes, light hair, 6'0", dark complexion, born in MS, farmer, enlisted at Athens, MS.

Narcissa Jane Webb Irvin and son, Thomas Jefferson Irvin

Obituary

Mrs. Jane Irvin

    With the passing of Mrs. Jane Irvin, Monroe County has lost one of its most remarkable citizens. Mrs. Irvin died Friday night, Feb. 7, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Emma Depriest, and granddaughter, Mrs. L. B. West, near Amory. She had attained the age of 94 years, 1 month, and 13 days, having been born on Christmas Day in 1835. Her maiden name was Webb. She married Anthony Irvin in 1850, and they established a home some three miles northeast of Greenwood Springs in the community popularly known as the Sipsey Fork neighborhood. They were parents of sixteen children, fourteen of whom lived to be grown, to be married, and to have children of their own. The youngest member of this remarkable family, Mr. A.M. Irvin, is now 56 years old.
    Funeral services were conducted by Rev. M. H. Armour, Christian minister of Amory, interment following in the New Hope Cemetery in the First District. E. E. Pickle was funeral director.
    Among the many present at the funeral were eight children, eighteen grandchildren, and twenty great-grandchildren.
    Surviving children are: T. J. Irvin, Hamilton, R. M. and A.M. Irvin, Gattman; and Moman Irvin, Itasca, Texas; Mrs. Ellen Black, Smithville, Mrs. Emma Depriest, Amory, Mrs. Mary Jane Depriest and Mrs. W. G. Wise, Gattman, and Mrs. Ellie Reed, Vina, Ala.
    Among the grandchildren are: Mrs. C. E. Mize, Mrs. Albert Boyd and Mrs. W. G. Owen, Aberdeen; Mrs. L. B. West and A. Jerome Cox, Amory; Gaither Black and Joe Cox, Smithville, Mrs. H. L. Baker and A.K. Irvin, Lackey, Mrs. J. K. Ballard, Quincy; J. A. Black, Greenwood Springs, Mrs. M. C. Arnold, Mrs. Charlie Hollis, Willie Depriest, Moman Depriest, K.L. Irvin, Curtis A. Wise, Ollie Wise, Miss. Ruth Irvin, Grady Irvin, of Gattman, Dow Irvin, Detroit, Ala. Gale and Troy Irvin, Birmingham, Ala., Misses Janie Rea and Jescar Irvin, Hamilton, Alabama; Rube Irvin of the Delta; Mrs. Ellie Bird Sulphur, La.; Mrs. Sam Franks, Sulphur, La. In addition to these there are seven grandchildren in Texas and six in Oklahoma.
    Her living descendants number nine children, forty-five grand-children, and sixty odd great grand-children.

Children of Narcissa Jane Webb Irvin

William Robert Irvin
Moved West! William was born in Amory, Monroe County, Mississippi and married Mollie E. Lann. He moved away to Oklahoma and died in Monroe, LeFlore County, in 1901.
Children of William Robert Irvin (1 Jun 1852 - 14 Oct 1901) & Mary Mollie E. Lann (4 Jul 1852 - 6 Sep 1927):
1.1 Viola Irvin (1875 - 1896) & Mr. Mabry
1.2 Mae Irvin (1877 - 1946) & Thomas Mabry
1.3 Bell Irvin (13 Oct 1879 - 16 Jun 1952) & Andrew A. Flynn (1876 - )
1.4 Garry E. Irvin (3 Oct 1882 - 16 Feb 1947) & Cleve Robertson
1.5 James Bennie Irvin (15 Mar 1886 - 12 Oct 1955) & Bert Bright (1881 - )
1.6 Robbie I. Irvin (14 Nov 1888 - 7 Jul 1972) & Oscar Tom Garrison (1887 - )
1.7 William M. Irvin (5 Dec 1890 - 14 Jun 1968) & Eva Bird

Thomas Jefferson Irvin
Thomas stayed in Monroe County and married Mattie Lann in 1877. He died in Splunge, Monroe County, Mississippi in 1938.
Children of Thomas Jefferson Irvin (28 Oct 1853 - 5 Apr 1938) & Mattie Lann (22 Aug 1859 - 13 Dec 1934):
1.1 Mollie Bell Irvin (12 Oct 1878 - 5 Jan 1964) & Clarence Mize (1964 - )
1.2 Reuben Lann Irvin Sr. (17 Jun 1881 - 24 Jul 1952) & Emma Basham Bankhead
1.3 Laura Myrtie Irvin (19 Nov 1883 - ) & Albert Boyd
1.4 Cora Lee Irvin (20 Jul 1890 - 20 Jul 1891)
1.5 Lucian Clay Irvin (1891 - 1893)
1.6 Erbie Mae Irvin (21 Jan 1897 - 28 Nov 1973) & Walton Green Owens Sr.
1.7 Lucy Adine Irvin (22 Mar 1900 - 1973) & A. C. Hooper

Francis Ellen Irvin
Frances lived her life out in Monroe County. She married Jacob "Jake" Black and died in 1954.
Children of Jacob "Jake" Black (1846 - 1951) & Francis Ellen Irvin (23 Jan 1855 - 26 Jan 1954):
1.1 John Anthony Black (31 Mar 1880 - 21 Feb 1961) & Lula Price
1.2 Chapman Black (4 Jun 1881 - ) & Lonnie Pickle
1.3 Jessie Pearl Black (5 Jul 1882 - )
1.4a Gather Black (18 May 1889 - 5 Mar 1968) & Senna Finch
1.4b Gather Black (18 May 1889 - 5 Mar 1968) & Ila Pickle

Pollyann Irvin
Pollyann was born in 1856, married James Cox, and remained in Monroe County. She died in 1928.
Children of James Cox (1852 - 1924) & Polly Anna Irvin (3 Apr 1856 - 14 Feb 1928):
1.1 Anthony Jerome Cox Sr. (21 Oct 1890 - 12 Jan ) & Mae Bourland
1.2 James Cox (About 1893 - )
1.3a Joseph Jackson Cox (19 Nov 1895 - 17 Nov 1957) & Mary Lou Durrett
1.3b Joseph Jackson Cox (19 Nov 1895 - 17 Nov 1957) & Valma Phillips
1.3c Joseph Jackson Cox (19 Nov 1895 - 17 Nov 1957) & Mary Wise

Rufus Morgan Irvin
Rufus married Mattie Morrow. It is unknown what happened to him after his marriage though.
Children of Rufus Morgan Irvin (14 Dec 1857 - 14 Jun 1944) & Martha Jane "Mattie" Morrow (12 Nov 1859 - 2 Jun 1976):
1.1 Kirby Lee Irvin (27 Oct 1886 - 5 Mar 1967) & Maggie Smithson
1.2 William Moman Irvin (26 Jul 1889 - 2 Jun 1976)

Sydney Alice Irvin
Sydney married James Jackson DePriest in 1891, but died shortly after that in 1895.
Children of James Jackson DePriest (1861 - 1921) & Sydney Alice Irvin (22 Jan 1859 - 10 Sep 1895):
1.1 James William DePriest (1 Dec 1891 - 8 Apr 1931)
1.2 Allen DePriest (28 Dec 1892 - 30 Jun 1906)

Martha Bell Irvin
Martha Bell only lived to be three years old.

Jacob Newman Irvin
Jacob was the second child to die young. He never reached the age of one year.

Benjamin Theophis Irvin
Ben married Blanch Turman and lived in Monroe County. He died shortly after the marriage, but he did have two young daughters.
Children of Benjamin Theophis Irvin (16 Dec 1863 - 1 Sep 1892) & Anna Blanche Turman (31 May 1869 - 5 Feb 1944):
1.1 Eddie Ola Irvin (28 Apr 1890 - 4 Apr 1974) & Walter Green Evans (16 Dec 1884 - 16 May 1952)
1.2 Bennie Irvin (1892 - 1915) & Ike Cox (1881 - 1939)

Mary Jane Irvin
When her sister Sydney Alice died, Mary Jane married James Jackson DePriest. She died in 1958.
Children of James Jackson DePriest (1861 - 1921) & Mary Jane Irvin (29 Jan 1864 - 28 Dec 1958):
1.1 Moman Terrel DePriest (9 Jan 1898 - 25 Feb 1970) & Jessie Lee Williams
1.2 Velma Alice DePriest (28 Nov 1901 - Jan 1989) & Charles Rosenbury Hollis
1.3 Mollie Belle DePriest (10 Aug 1905 - ) & John Kelly Ballard

John Anthony Irvin
John married Irma Northington and lived his life out in Monroe County. He died there in 1915.
Children of John Anthony Irvin (26 Jun 1866 - 25 Oct 1915) & Irma Northington (19 Apr 1882 - 3 Jul 1957):
1.1 Kelly Orden Irvin (24 Jul 1898 - 17 Aug 1949) & Horace Baker (6 Jan 1893 - 9 Mar 1948)
1.2 Dow William Irvin (23 Jan 1900 - 1976) & Elba Nash
1.3 Anthony Kyle Irvin (11 Feb 1902 - Mar 1966) & Avis Norton
1.4 Janie Rae Irvin (2 Oct 1904 - )
1.5 Homer Irvin (17 Nov 1910 - 18 Dec 1910)
1.6 Jessica Irvin (30 May 1915 - ) & Curtis Hale

James Moman Irvin
(Note: The unusual name Moman appears in the name of Narcissa Jane's nephew, son of Billy Webb, also) James Moman was one of the few children who moved West. He died between 1930 and 1940 in Itasque, Bosca County, Texas. He married Eva Riggin.
Children of James Moman Irvin (14 Jan 1868 - 1930/1940) & Eva Riggin (1876 - 1957):
1.1 Cora Lee Irvin (23 Aug 1897 - ) & W. K. Matthews
1.2 Paul Irvin (20 Sep 1901 - 4 May 1958) & Ruth Manor
1.3 Roy Irvin (29 Dec 1908 - ) & Recie Baker
1.4 Glen Irvin & Ruth Freeman
1.5 Daisy Irvin (20 Jan 1902 - ) & Max L. Weaver
1.6 Ruby Irvin (25 Sep - 4 May 1968) & Jesse Gossett
1.7 Evelyn Irvin (1 Aug 1919 - ) & Weldon Bibb

Julia Idella Irvin
"Ideller" married William Wise and lived out her life in Monroe County. She had six children, but a boy and girl did not survive their infancy. Two boys and two girls reached adulthood though. She died in 1952 and was buried in the Blair Cemetery in Monroe County.
Children of William Green Wise (3 Aug 1853 - 24 Jul 1934) & Julie Idella "Ideller" Irvin (4 Mar 1869 - 23 Jul 1952):
1.1 Callie Wise (27 Mar 1891 - 16 Aug 1899)
1.2 Moman Lee Wise (23 Jun 1892 - 7 Jul 1990) & Ellie Huston Byrd
1.3 John Allen Wise (27 Apr 1894 - 11 Sep 1899)
1.4 Curtis Anthony Wise (20 May 1896 - 1 Feb 1972) & Hazel Mae Wood
1.5 Conard Ollie Wise (24 Jan 1899 - 2 Feb 1961)
1.6 Janie Beatrice Wise (19 Jun 1901 - 30 Dec 1990) & Sam Burke Franks

Saphronia Leather Irvin
Saphronia Leather Irvin married Ellie Reed and lived her life out in Monroe County, dying there in 1948.
Children of Ellie Reed (1877 - 1925) & Saphronia Leather "Letha" Irvin (4 Aug 1870 - 2 Jan 1948):
1.1 Cecil Clayton Reed (29 Aug 1908 - 1965) & Nina Ruth Bolton

Emma Elizabeth Irvin
Emma Elizabeth Irvin married Joseph Carroll DePriest in 1897. She lived out her life in Monroe County and died there in 1956. She is buried in the New Hope Cemetery in Monroe County, MS.
Children of Joseph Carroll DePriest (1859 - 1900) & Emma Elizabeth Irvin (4 Feb 1872 - 29 May 1956):
1.1 Ellis Clayton DePriest (9 Dec 1898 - 25 Jul 1899)
1.2 Mary Joe DePriest (9 Sep 1900 - ) & Lundy Borden West (1897 - 1973)

Andrew "Andy" McWayne Irvin
Andrew McWayne married Bettie Viola Price and lived in Monroe County till he died in 1949.
Children of Andrew McWayne Irvin (5 Feb 1874 - 11 Jul 1949) & Bettie Viola Price (1876 - 1958):
1.1 Eddith Pearl Irvin (20 Oct 1896 - ) & Malcolm Clyde Arnold
1.2 Ruth Evelyn Irvin (4 Sep 1909 - Oct 1984)
1.3 Grady Wise Irvin (12 Mar 1912 - 12 Jul 1998) & Madie Lorene
1.4 Robert Houston Irvin (4 Sep 1898 - 2 May 1948) & Lenna Augusta Blair
1.5 Era Earl Irvin (20 Nov 1900 - )
1.6a Gale Ray Irvin* (28 May 1903 - 12 Apr 1970) & Cole
1.6b Gale Ray Irvin* (28 May 1903 - 12 Apr 1970) & Mary Ellen Robinson
1.7 Troy Clay Irvin (20 May 1906 - ) & Agnes Ophelia Hill

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Picture of Narcissa Jane Webb Irvin and Thomas Jefferson Irvin as well as the photo of Narcissa Jane's grave are courtesy of scans by James Wise.
Small photos of all children courtesy of scans by James Wise.
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