Columbus B. "Lum" Gray was the oldest of six children born to Samuel Gray Jr. and Mahala McBurnett. The family moved to Tallapoosa County, Alabama around 1835. The family is found in Township 20, Tallapoosa County on the 1850 census.
On 08 September 1852 in Tallapoosa County, he married Amanda Lucy Pattillo. They were parents of nine children, the youngest died at birth.
Columbus joined Company B, 47th Alabama Infantry Regiment and fought four years in the Civil War. He participated in many major battles and his regiment surrendered at Appomattox in 1865. The major battles that the regiment participated in were: Second Bull Run, Antietam, Fredericksburg, Gettysburg, Chickamauga, Wilderness, and Cold Harbor. In all, the regiment participated in more that fourty-five various engagements during its career.
The family is living in Beat 6 in 1860. In 1870, their residence is listed as in Walnut Hill Beat . IS THIS THE SAME LOCATION? In 1880, their place of residence is Beat 11.
After living over forty years in Tallapoosa County, Columbus moved his family to Texas, settling in Runnels County around 1885. They lived there for the remainder of their lives. Columbus had been riding horses with one of his granddaughters on Christmas Eve 1900 when he got down to open a gate. He stuck his finger with a barb from the fence. He tried to suck the blood out but it wouldn't bleed. He died the next day, Christmas, of blood poisoning. He was buried in the Midway Cemetery in northwestern Coleman County. In the same plot as Columbus and his wife, lies his brother, Johnathan.∼See memorial for "Columbus B. Gray" for all relevant info on this individual
On 08 September 1852 in Tallapoosa County, he married Amanda Lucy Pattillo. They were parents of nine children, the youngest died at birth.
Columbus joined Company B, 47th Alabama Infantry Regiment and fought four years in the Civil War. He participated in many major battles and his regiment surrendered at Appomattox in 1865. The major battles that the regiment participated in were: Second Bull Run, Antietam, Fredericksburg, Gettysburg, Chickamauga, Wilderness, and Cold Harbor. In all, the regiment participated in more that fourty-five various engagements during its career.
The family is living in Beat 6 in 1860. In 1870, their residence is listed as in Walnut Hill Beat . IS THIS THE SAME LOCATION? In 1880, their place of residence is Beat 11.
After living over forty years in Tallapoosa County, Columbus moved his family to Texas, settling in Runnels County around 1885. They lived there for the remainder of their lives. Columbus had been riding horses with one of his granddaughters on Christmas Eve 1900 when he got down to open a gate. He stuck his finger with a barb from the fence. He tried to suck the blood out but it wouldn't bleed. He died the next day, Christmas, of blood poisoning. He was buried in the Midway Cemetery in northwestern Coleman County. In the same plot as Columbus and his wife, lies his brother, Johnathan.∼See memorial for "Columbus B. Gray" for all relevant info on this individual
Columbus B. "Lum" Gray was the oldest of six children born to Samuel Gray Jr. and Mahala McBurnett. The family moved to Tallapoosa County, Alabama around 1835. The family is found in Township 20, Tallapoosa County on the 1850 census.
On 08 September 1852 in Tallapoosa County, he married Amanda Lucy Pattillo. They were parents of nine children, the youngest died at birth.
Columbus joined Company B, 47th Alabama Infantry Regiment and fought four years in the Civil War. He participated in many major battles and his regiment surrendered at Appomattox in 1865. The major battles that the regiment participated in were: Second Bull Run, Antietam, Fredericksburg, Gettysburg, Chickamauga, Wilderness, and Cold Harbor. In all, the regiment participated in more that fourty-five various engagements during its career.
The family is living in Beat 6 in 1860. In 1870, their residence is listed as in Walnut Hill Beat . IS THIS THE SAME LOCATION? In 1880, their place of residence is Beat 11.
After living over forty years in Tallapoosa County, Columbus moved his family to Texas, settling in Runnels County around 1885. They lived there for the remainder of their lives. Columbus had been riding horses with one of his granddaughters on Christmas Eve 1900 when he got down to open a gate. He stuck his finger with a barb from the fence. He tried to suck the blood out but it wouldn't bleed. He died the next day, Christmas, of blood poisoning. He was buried in the Midway Cemetery in northwestern Coleman County. In the same plot as Columbus and his wife, lies his brother, Johnathan.∼See memorial for "Columbus B. Gray" for all relevant info on this individual
On 08 September 1852 in Tallapoosa County, he married Amanda Lucy Pattillo. They were parents of nine children, the youngest died at birth.
Columbus joined Company B, 47th Alabama Infantry Regiment and fought four years in the Civil War. He participated in many major battles and his regiment surrendered at Appomattox in 1865. The major battles that the regiment participated in were: Second Bull Run, Antietam, Fredericksburg, Gettysburg, Chickamauga, Wilderness, and Cold Harbor. In all, the regiment participated in more that fourty-five various engagements during its career.
The family is living in Beat 6 in 1860. In 1870, their residence is listed as in Walnut Hill Beat . IS THIS THE SAME LOCATION? In 1880, their place of residence is Beat 11.
After living over forty years in Tallapoosa County, Columbus moved his family to Texas, settling in Runnels County around 1885. They lived there for the remainder of their lives. Columbus had been riding horses with one of his granddaughters on Christmas Eve 1900 when he got down to open a gate. He stuck his finger with a barb from the fence. He tried to suck the blood out but it wouldn't bleed. He died the next day, Christmas, of blood poisoning. He was buried in the Midway Cemetery in northwestern Coleman County. In the same plot as Columbus and his wife, lies his brother, Johnathan.∼See memorial for "Columbus B. Gray" for all relevant info on this individual
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