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Dorothea Lofton James 1916–2003 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Feb 1916

Birth Location: Mississippi, USA

Death Date: 7 Apr 2003

Death Location: Saint Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota, United States of America

Father: Elijah Lofton

Mother: Edith Gorden

Spouse(s): Jodie James

Children(s): Pearl James, Earl James, Eddie James, Jodie Jr, Pearl James

Dorothea Lofton James was born in 1916 in Mississippi, USA, the child of Elijah Lige Lofton And Edith Gorden. In 1935, Dorothea Lofton James resided in Rural, Hinds, Mississippi. In 1940, Dorothea Lofton James resided in Beat 3, Hinds, Mississippi, USA. Dorothea Lofton James married Jodie James, and had children including Della Mae James, Earl James, Eddie James, Jessie James, Jodie James Jr, Marcel James, Mary R James, Pearl James, Sylvester James, W A James. Dorothea Lofton James passed away in 2003 in Saint Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Dorothea Lofton James was born in 1916 in Mississippi, USA, the child of Elijah Lige Lofton And Edith Gorden.
  • In 1935, Dorothea Lofton James resided in Rural, Hinds, Mississippi.
  • In 1940, Dorothea Lofton James resided in Beat 3, Hinds, Mississippi, USA.
  • Dorothea Lofton James married Jodie James, and had children including Della Mae James, Earl James, Eddie James, Jessie James, Jodie James Jr, Marcel James, Mary R James, Pearl James, Sylvester James, W A James.
  • Dorothea Lofton James passed away in 2003 in Saint Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota, United States of America.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Dorothea James's Ancestors

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Dorothea James
1916–2003
Birth Place: Mississippi, USA
Parents
Elijah Lige Lofton
1870–1960
Hinds County, Mississippi, USA
Edith Gorden
1880–1967
Mississippi
Grandparents
Green Lofton
1846–1933
Mississippi, USA
Henry gordon
1856–
Texas
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Dorothea James's Descendants

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Dorothea (Lofton) James (29 Feb 1916–7 Apr 2003) m. Jodie James (abt 1903–Abt 1982)
  1. 1. Pearl James 1949–2017
  2. 2. Earl James 1949–2017
  3. 3. Eddie James 1935–2007
  4. 4. Jodie (James) Jr 1937–2005 m. Joyce Warren 1940–2007
  5. 5. Pearl James 1949–2017

Dorothea James's Timeline

7 Records

1916
29 Feb 1916
Birth of Dorothea Lofton James in Mississippi, USA
Mississippi, USA
1935
1935
Age 19
Dorothea Lofton James resided here in Rural, Hinds, Mississippi
Rural, Hinds, Mississippi
1940
1940
Age 24
Dorothea Lofton James resided here in Beat 3, Hinds, Mississippi, USA
Beat 3, Hinds, Mississippi, USA
1950
1950
Age 34
Dorothea Lofton James resided here in , Bolivar, Mississippi, USA
, Bolivar, Mississippi, USA
1955
1955
Age 39
Dorothea Lofton James resided here in Jackson, Mississippi, USA
Jackson, Mississippi, USA
1956
1956
Age 40
Dorothea Lofton James resided here in Mississippi
Mississippi
2003
7 Apr 2003
Age 87
Death of Dorothea Lofton James in Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, USA
Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Feb 1916
    Event Place: Mississippi, 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: Bolivar, Mississippi

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Hinds, Mississippi
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Hinds, Mississippi; Roll: m-t0627-02028; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 25-66

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Beat 3, Hinds, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Hinds, Mississippi; Roll: m-t0627-02028; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 25-66

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: , Bolivar, Mississippi, 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: Bolivar, Mississippi

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1955
    Event Place: Jackson, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1956
    Event Place: Mississippi
    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 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Apr 2003
    Event Place: Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, USA

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Saint Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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