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Alexander Franklin James 1843–1915 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Jan 1843

Birth Location: Kearney, Clay, Missouri, USA

Death Date: 18 Feb 1915

Death Location: Ecelsior Springs, Clay County, Missouri, USA

Father: Robert James

Mother: Zerelda Cole

Spouse(s): Anna Ralston, Sarah Ellis

Children(s): Robert James, Sylvia Leathers, Isabell James

Alexander Franklin James was born in 1843 in Kearney, Clay, Missouri, USA, the child of Robert Sallee James And Zerelda Elizabeth Zee Cole. Alexander Franklin James married Anna Annie Ralston, Sarah Catherine Ellis, and had children including Isabell James, Robert Franklin James, Sylvia Leathers. Alexander Franklin James passed away in 1915 in Ecelsior Springs, Clay County, Missouri, USA.

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Biography

  • Alexander Franklin James was born in 1843 in Kearney, Clay, Missouri, USA, the child of Robert Sallee James And Zerelda Elizabeth Zee Cole.
  • Alexander Franklin James married Anna Annie Ralston, Sarah Catherine Ellis, and had children including Isabell James, Robert Franklin James, Sylvia Leathers.
  • Alexander Franklin James passed away in 1915 in Ecelsior Springs, Clay County, Missouri, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert James
1818–1850
Birth Location: Lickskillet, Logan, Kentucky, USA
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Zerelda Cole
1825–1911
Birth Location: Black Horse Tavern, Woodford County, Kentucky, USA
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Spouses(s)

Anna Ralston
1853–1944
Birth Location: Independence, Jackson, Missouri, USA
AR
Sarah Ellis
1852–1883
Birth Location: Lauderdale County, Mssissippi USA
SE

Children(s)

Robert James
1877–1959
Birth Location: Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA
RJ
Sylvia Leathers
1864–1926
Birth Location: Tennessee, United States
SL
Isabell James
1872–1899
Birth Location: Mississippi Lauderdale County
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Alexander James's Ancestors

Self
Alexander James
1843–1915
Birth Place: Kearney, Clay, Missouri, USA
Parents
Robert Sallee James
1818–1850
Lickskillet, Logan, Kentucky, USA
Zerelda (Elizabeth "Zee") Cole
1825–1911
Black Horse Tavern, Woodford County, Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
John (M) James
1775–1827
Hanover, Goochland, Virginia, United States
Mary (Polly) Poor
1790–1827
Goochland, Goochland, Virginia, United States
James Cole
1801–1827
/VERSUS BIRTH LISTED AS 1804; Woodford County, Kentucky,USA
Sarah ('Sallie') Lindsay
1803–1851
Lindsay Station, Scott County, Kentucky
Great-Grandparents
Richard Cole
1763–1839
Sarah Yates
1765–1836
Anthony III
1767–1831
Alsey Cole
1769–1848
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Sr.
1729–1814
Ann Hubbard
1730–1795
Anthony Lindsay
1736–1808
Rachel Dorsey
1737–1805
Richard Sr.
1729–1814
Ann Hubbard
1730–1795

Alexander James's Descendants

1.
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Alexander (Franklin) James (10 Jan 1843–18 Feb 1915) m. Anna ('Annie') Ralston (25 JAN 1853–6 JUL 1944) m. Sarah (Catherine) Ellis (August 1852–23 April 1883)
  1. 1. Robert (Franklin) James 1877–1959 m. Ella James 1878–
    1. 1. Ethel James 1898–
    2. 2. Buel (Hobson) James 1899–
  2. 2. Sylvia Leathers 1864–1926
  3. 3. Isabell James 1872–1899

Alexander James's Timeline

2 Records

1843
10 Jan 1843
Birth of Alexander Franklin James in Kearney, Clay, Missouri, USA
Kearney, Clay, Missouri, USA
1915
18 Feb 1915
Age 72
Death of Alexander Franklin James in Ecelsior Springs, Clay County, Missouri, USA
Ecelsior Springs, Clay County, Missouri, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Jan 1843
    Event Place: Kearney, Clay, Missouri, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Feb 1915
    Event Place: Ecelsior Springs, Clay County, Missouri, USA
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