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Dwight David James 1738–1822 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1738

Birth Location: Llanbleddian, Glamorganshire, Wales, UK

Death Date: 24 Dec 1822

Death Location: Droop Mountain, Pocahontas, VA, USA

Father: Samuel James

Mother: Elizabeth James

Spouse(s): Carolyn Parks

Children(s): Eleanor James

Dwight David James was born in 1738 in Llanbleddian, Glamorganshire, Wales, UK, the child of Samuel David James And Elizabeth Sutherland James. Dwight David James married Carolyn Jane Parks, and had children including Eleanor Nellie James. Dwight David James passed away in 1822 in Droop Mountain, Pocahontas, VA, USA.

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Biography

  • Dwight David James was born in 1738 in Llanbleddian, Glamorganshire, Wales, UK, the child of Samuel David James And Elizabeth Sutherland James.
  • Dwight David James married Carolyn Jane Parks, and had children including Eleanor Nellie James.
  • Dwight David James passed away in 1822 in Droop Mountain, Pocahontas, VA, USA.

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Dwight James's Ancestors

Self
Dwight James
1738–1822
Birth Place: Llanbleddian, Glamorganshire, Wales, UK
Parents
Samuel David James
1712–1800
Scotland
Elizabeth (Sutherland) James
1712–1795
Watten, Caithness, Scotland
Grandparents
George Sutherland
1692–
Clyne, sutherlandshire
George Sutherland
1692–
Clyne, sutherlandshire
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Dwight James's Descendants

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Dwight (David) James (1738–24 Dec 1822) m. Carolyn (Jane) Parks (1739–1836)
  1. 1. Eleanor (Nellie) James 1765–1808
    1. 1. James Cochran 1798– m. Nancy (Hannah 1815) Cochran 1791–1873
      1. 1. Eleanor (Ellen Nellie) Cochran 1818–1880 m. Asher (Francis) Hogsett 1822–1891
        1. 1. Margaret (Ann) Hogsett 1850–1927 m. George (Riley) Casto 1845–1942

Dwight James's Timeline

2 Records

1738
1738
Birth of Dwight David James in Llanbleddian, Glamorganshire, Wales, UK
Llanbleddian, Glamorganshire, Wales, UK
1822
24 Dec 1822
Age 84
Death of Dwight David James in Droop Mountain, Pocahontas, VA, USA
Droop Mountain, Pocahontas, VA, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1738
    Event Place: Llanbleddian, Glamorganshire, Wales, UK

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Dec 1822
    Event Place: Droop Mountain, Pocahontas, VA, USA

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