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Christopher Columbus (Chris) James 1857–1923 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 April 1857

Birth Location: Falkner, Tippah County, Mississippi, The United States Of America

Death Date: 10 January 1923

Death Location: Falkner, Tippah County, Mississippi, The United States Of America

Father: Isaac James

Mother: Mary Renfrow

Spouse(s): Nettie Moore

Children(s): James James

The story of Christopher Columbus (Chris) James began in 1857 in Falkner, Tippah County, Mississippi, The United States Of America. Christopher Columbus (Chris) James married Nettie Elizabeth Moore, and had children including James C James. Christopher Columbus (Chris) James passed away in 1923 in Falkner, Tippah County, Mississippi, The United States Of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Christopher Columbus (Chris) James began in 1857 in Falkner, Tippah County, Mississippi, The United States Of America.
  • Christopher Columbus (Chris) James married Nettie Elizabeth Moore, and had children including James C James.
  • Christopher Columbus (Chris) James passed away in 1923 in Falkner, Tippah County, Mississippi, The United States Of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Isaac James
1824–1904
Birth Location: Lincoln,Tennessee,USA
IJ
Mary Renfrow
1832–1907
Birth Location: Marion, Illinois, United States
MR

Spouses(s)

Nettie Moore
1868–1901
Birth Location: Falkner, Tippah, Mississippi, USA
NM

Children(s)

James James
1893–
Birth Location: Mississippi
JJ

Christopher James's Ancestors

Self
Christopher James
1857–1923
Birth Place: Falkner, Tippah County, Mississippi, The United States Of America
Parents
Isaac Matthew (Ike) James
1824–1904
Lincoln,Tennessee,USA
Mary (Elizabeth) Renfrow
1832–1907
Marion, Illinois, United States
Grandparents
Newton (Berry 'Newberry' James) Sr.
1773–1854
Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States
Elizabeth (Betsy) James
1781–1870
Shelton Renfrow
1797–1870
Union, South Carolina, USA
Margaret (Peggy) Goforth
1804–1850
Kentucky, USA
Great-Grandparents
Moses (Renfrow)
1766–1862
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Christopher James's Descendants

1.
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Christopher (Columbus (Chris)) James (15 April 1857–10 January 1923) m. Nettie (Elizabeth) Moore (1868–1901)
  1. 1. James (C) James 1893–

Christopher James's Timeline

2 Records

1857
15 April 1857
Birth of Christopher Columbus (Chris) James in Falkner, Tippah County, Mississippi, The United States Of America
Falkner, Tippah County, Mississippi, The United States Of America
1923
10 January 1923
Age 66
Death of Christopher Columbus (Chris) James in Falkner, Tippah County, Mississippi, The United States Of America
Falkner, Tippah County, Mississippi, The United States Of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 April 1857
    Event Place: Falkner, Tippah County, Mississippi, The United States Of America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 January 1923
    Event Place: Falkner, Tippah County, Mississippi, The United States Of America
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