James Monroe Perrin
Born: June 8, 1822
Birthplace: Abbeville County, South Carolina
Father: Samuel Perrin 1770 – 1828
(Buried: Perrin Family Cemetery, Bradley, South Carolina)
Mother: Eunice Chiles 1776 – 1846
(Buried: Perrin Family Cemetery, Bradley, South Carolina)
1st Wife: Mary Elizabeth Smith 1829 – 1855
(Buried: Upper Long Cane Cemetery, Abbeville, South Carolina)
2nd Wife: Kittie Calhoun Tillman 1832 – 1890
(Buried: Perrin Family Cemetery, Bradley, South Carolina)
Children:
Joel Smith Perrin 1849 – 1875
(Buried: Upper Long Cane Cemetery, Abbeville, South Carolina)
Infant Daughter Perrin 1850 – 1850
(Buried: Upper Long Cane Cemetery, Abbeville, South Carolina)
Thomas Chiles Perrin 1851 – 1852
(Buried: Upper Long Cane Cemetery, Abbeville, South Carolina)
Mary E. Perrin Thompson 1853 – 1941
(Buried: Westview Cemetery, Atlanta, Georgia)
Janie Eliza Perrin Thompson 1855 – 1940
(Buried: Oakland Cemetery, Atlanta, Georgia)
Ivy Perrin Bratton 1858 – 1938
(Buried: Christ Episcopal Church, Greenville, South Carolina)
Eunice Chiles Perrin 1860 – 1885
(Buried: Upper Long Cane Cemetery, Abbeville, South Carolina)
Kitty Tilman Perrin 1861 – 1947
(Buried: Glenwood Cemetery, Yazoo City, Mississippi)
James Sumter Perrin 1863 – 1924
(Buried: Glenwood Cemetery, Yazoo City, Mississippi)
Education:
Graduated from University of South Carolina
Occupation before War:
Attorney in Abbeville, South Carolina
Served in Mexican war rising to rank of Lt.
Civil War Career:
1861: Captain 1st South Carolina Infantry Regiment
1861 – 1862: Captain Company B, 1st South Carolina Rifles
1862 – 1863: South Carolina State Representative
1862: Lt. Colonel of 1st South Carolina Rifles Regiment
1862 – 1863: Colonel of 1st South Carolina Rifles Regiment
1863: Mortally Wounded Battle of Chancellorsville, Virginia
Died: May 5, 1863
Place of Death: Chancellorsville, Virginia
Age at time of Death: 40 years old
Burial Place: Upper Long Cane Cemetery, Abbeville, South Carolina
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