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David Hamilton James 1938 – 2007 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1938

Birth Location: Illinois

Death Date: Apr 15 2007

Death Location: Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States of America

Father: Calvin James

Mother: Geneva Elder

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Children(s):

David Hamilton James was born in 1938 in Illinois, the child of Calvin Hamilton James and Geneva Elizabeth Elder. In 1940, David Hamilton James resided in Newton, Jasper, Illinois, United States. David Hamilton James passed away in 2007 in Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States of America.

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Biography

  • David Hamilton James was born in 1938 in Illinois, the child of Calvin Hamilton James and Geneva Elizabeth Elder.
  • In 1940, David Hamilton James resided in Newton, Jasper, Illinois, United States.
  • David Hamilton James passed away in 2007 in Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States of America.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

David James's Ancestors

Self
David James
1938 – 2007
Birth Place: Illinois
Parents
Calvin Hamilton James
1914 – 1982
Illinois
Geneva (Elizabeth) Elder
1916 – 2000
Indiana
Grandparents
Henry (Clay) James
Jasper County, Illinois
Dessie Hamilton
Fred Elder
1874 – 1958
Springfield Ohio
Anna (Elizabeth) Anton
1878 – 1951
Indiana
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Elder
1848 – 1937
Frances Harris
1850 – 1933
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Elder
1802 – 1875
Nancy Elder
1804 – 1875
John Harris
1817 – 1870
Elizabeth Hibbard
1819 – 1904

David James's Timeline

4 Records

1937
Aug 22 1937
Birth of David Hamilton James in Newton, Jasper, Illinois
Newton, Jasper, Illinois
1938
1938
Birth of David Hamilton James in Illinois
Illinois
1940
Apr 01 1940
Age 2
David Hamilton James resided here in Newton, Jasper, Illinois, United States
Newton, Jasper, Illinois, United States
2007
Apr 15 2007
Age 69
Death of David Hamilton James in Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States of America
Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Aug 22 1937
    Event Place: Newton, Jasper, Illinois
    Record Source: Database online.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1938
    Event Place: Illinois
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Database online. Year: 1940; Census Place: Newton, Jasper, Illinois; Roll: T627_815; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 40-16.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Apr 01 1940
    Event Place: Newton, Jasper, Illinois, United States
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Database online. Year: 1940; Census Place: Newton, Jasper, Illinois; Roll: T627_815; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 40-16.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Apr 15 2007
    Event Place: Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: Database online.

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