Individual Details
Irenia Mabry
(15 Dec 1824 - 9 Mar 1907)
The marriage date in the Mabry book is 1841; records from Grayson Co. suggest it was instead, 7 Apr 1842.
1850 Census. Western Dist 15, Floyd Co VA, Hh 946
Asa R. Cox, 33, Farmer, the family was all born in Floyd County
Irena, 27
Blufor, 7
Melvina, 5
Fulton, 3
Luanna, 3 months
1860 Census. Indian Valley P.O., Floyd Co VA, Hh 831
Aris R. Cox, 43. Irena 35.
Bufort 16. Melvina 14. Fulton 12. Luann 10. Winfield 8. Franklin P. 6. Julina M. 4, and Warren C. 2 months old.
Aris R. Cox is on the Slave Schedule for 1860. He owned one male age 55 and one female age 27.
1870 Census. Indian Valley & Burks Fork, Floyd, VA, Hh 152
Irene Cox, 45.
Melvina, 23. Wingfield 18. Franklin 15. Julina 13. Warren 15.
Elkanah Simmons, 22, farm labor
next door in Hh 151
Bluford Cox, age 28. Nannie 25. Walton E., age 1.
1880 Census. Indian Valley, Floyd, VA, Hh 222
Warren Cox, 20
Florence, 16, wife
Irena, 55, mother
1900 Census. Indian Valley, Floyd, VA, Hh 160
Irena Cox, b. Dec 1824, age 75, widow, had 9 children - 7 are living, b. VA as were parents
Maude M., gdau, b. Dec 1884, age 15
next door in Hh 161
Lurene Cox, b. Sep 1867, age 32, widow, 7 children - all living
Cloyd, son, b. Aug 1885, 14. Ballard P., son, b. Nov 1889, age 10. Melinda, dau, b. Jun 1891, 8. Della J., dau, b. July 1893, 6. Franklin, son, b. Sep 1895, 4. Ollie May, dau, b. Dec 1897, 2. Rosie D, dau, b. Mar 1900, age 2 months.
Mildred Mitchel, mother, b. July 1828, age 71, widow, 1 child - living, b. VA
Irenia lived near Indian Valley in Floyd Co VA and served the area as a midwife until her death. The cemetery where she is buried with Aris is today know as the "Irenia Cox Cemetery".
Actually FindAGrave shows the cemetery as Ambrose Cox Memorial Park, Indian Valley, Floyd County.
Events
| Birth | 15 Dec 1824 | Grayson County, Virginia |  | ||
| Marriage | 7 Apr 1842 | Aris Reed Cox | | ||
| Death | 9 Mar 1907 | Indian Valley, Floyd County, Virginia | |
Families
| Spouse | Aris Reed Cox (1817 - 1860) |
| Child | Beauford Cox (1844 - 1931) |
| Child | Melvina Cox (1846 - 1929) |
| Child | Fulton Cox (1848 - 1937) |
| Child | Louanna Minerva Cox (1850 - 1935) |
| Child | Winfield Scott Cox (1852 - 1892) |
| Child | Franklin Pierce Cox (1854 - 1915) |
| Child | Julina Marinda Cox (1857 - 1899) |
| Child | Warren Casburn Cox (1860 - 1910) |
| Father | JOSHUA G. Mabry (1789 - 1849) |
| Mother | MARY "Polly" Huff (1795 - 1886) |
| Sibling | Amelia Mabry (1817 - ) |
| Sibling | Charlotte Lucy Mabry (1818 - 1901) |
| Sibling | CHARLES MAYBERRY (1820 - 1883) |
| Sibling | Iturea Mabry (1822 - 1892) |
| Sibling | Anna Mabry (1827 - 1853) |
| Sibling | Jesse Lee Mabry (1834 - 1911) |
| Sibling | Lamina Mabry (1836 - 1861) |
| Sibling | Joshua Patrick C. Mayberry (1839 - 1915) |
| Sibling | Mary Frances Mabry (1841 - 1929) |
Endnotes
1. Donald E. Collins, The Mabry Family; Descendants of Francis Maybury and Elizabeth Gilliam of Surry County, Virginia (Baltimore, MD: Gateway Press, Inc., 1997; Reprint edition with additions.), p. 146.
2. U.S. Federal Census - Digital Images Online by Subscription (Ancestry.com); 1790-1940.
3. Donald E. Collins, The Mabry Family; Descendants of Francis Maybury and Elizabeth Gilliam of Surry County, Virginia (Baltimore, MD: Gateway Press, Inc., 1997; Reprint edition with additions.), p. 151.
4. Donald E. Collins, The Mabry Family; Descendants of Francis Maybury and Elizabeth Gilliam of Surry County, Virginia (Baltimore, MD: Gateway Press, Inc., 1997; Reprint edition with additions.), p. 146.