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Alva Thomas James 1903–1973 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Sep 1903

Birth Location: Chance, Somerset, Maryland, USA

Death Date: 07 May 1973

Death Location: Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Father: David James

Mother: Louisa Shores

Spouse(s): Katharine Lee, Lillian Polanka

Children(s):

Alva Thomas James was born in 1903 in Chance, Somerset, Maryland, USA, the child of David Robert James And Louisa Alice Shores. In 1910, Alva Thomas James resided in Tangier, Somerset, Maryland, USA. In 1920, Alva Thomas James resided in Tangier, Somerset, Maryland, USA. Alva Thomas James married Katharine Lee, Lillian Ann Polanka, and had children including Richard James. Alva Thomas James passed away in 1973 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA.

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Biography

  • Alva Thomas James was born in 1903 in Chance, Somerset, Maryland, USA, the child of David Robert James And Louisa Alice Shores.
  • In 1910, Alva Thomas James resided in Tangier, Somerset, Maryland, USA.
  • In 1920, Alva Thomas James resided in Tangier, Somerset, Maryland, USA.
  • Alva Thomas James married Katharine Lee, Lillian Ann Polanka, and had children including Richard James.
  • Alva Thomas James passed away in 1973 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Alva James's Ancestors

Self
Alva James
1903–1973
Birth Place: Chance, Somerset, Maryland, USA
Parents
David Robert James
1861–1922
Chance, Somerset, Maryland, USA
Louisa (Alice) Shores
1870–1953
Chance, Somerset, Maryland, USA
Grandparents
Theodore (E.) James
1830–1894
Lancaster, Virginia, USA
Virginia (Caroline) Jones
1835–1902
Somerset, Maryland, USA
Great-Grandparents
David James
1802–
Elizabeth Carter
1808–1843
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Jr.
1766–1816
Alice Thrall
1775–1826

Alva James's Timeline

11 Records

1903
15 Sep 1903
Birth of Alva Thomas James in Chance, Somerset, Maryland, USA
Chance, Somerset, Maryland, USA
1910
1910
Age 7
Alva Thomas James resided here in Tangier, Somerset, Maryland, USA
Tangier, Somerset, Maryland, USA
1920
1920
Age 17
Alva Thomas James resided here in Tangier, Somerset, Maryland, USA
Tangier, Somerset, Maryland, USA
1926
1926
Age 23
Alva Thomas James resided here in Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
1930
1930
Age 27
Alva Thomas James resided here in Election District 14, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Election District 14, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
1935
1935
Age 32
Alva Thomas James resided here in Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
1940
1940
Age 37
Alva Thomas James resided here in Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
1942
1942
Age 39
Alva Thomas James resided here in Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
1950
1950
Age 47
Alva Thomas James resided here in Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
1951
Bef. 1951
Age 48
Alva Thomas James resided here in Maryland, USA
Maryland, USA
1973
07 May 1973
Age 70
Death of Alva Thomas James in Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Sep 1903
    Event Place: Chance, Somerset, Maryland, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Baltimore, Baltimore City, Maryland; Roll: m-t0627-01512; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 4-117
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census
    [4] 1910 United States Federal Census
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Tangier, Somerset, Maryland, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Tangier, Somerset, Maryland, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1926
    Event Place: Baltimore, Maryland, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Election District 14, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Election District 14, Baltimore, Maryland; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 0064; FHL microfilm: 2340581

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Baltimore, Maryland, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Baltimore, Baltimore City, Maryland; Roll: m-t0627-01512; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 4-117

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Baltimore, Maryland, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Baltimore, Baltimore City, Maryland; Roll: m-t0627-01512; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 4-117

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1942
    Event Place: Baltimore, Maryland, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Maryland, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 259

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 15 Feb 1942
    Event Place: Baltimore, Maryland, USA

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Baltimore, Maryland, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Baltimore, Baltimor

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Bef. 1951
    Event Place: Maryland, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 07 May 1973
    Event Place: Baltimore, Maryland, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

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