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Emily James 1816 – 1868 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 05 Oct 1816

Birth Location: Sumter South Carolina

Death Date: 09 Feb 1868

Death Location: Paris, France

Father: Samuel James

Mother: Mary DARRINGTON

Spouse(s): Frederick Blount

Children(s): Mary Blount, Burwell Blount, Emily Blount

Emily James was born in 1816 in Sumter South Carolina, the child of Samuel (4) James and Mary Polly (4) DARRINGTON. In 1850, Emily James resided in Clarke, Alabama. In 1860, Emily James resided in Mobile Ward 6, Mobile, Alabama, United States. Emily James married Frederick Spaight Blount, and had children including Mary Blount, Burwell Blount, Emily Blount. Emily James passed away in 1868 in Paris, France.

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Biography

  • Emily James was born in 1816 in Sumter South Carolina, the child of Samuel (4) James and Mary Polly (4) DARRINGTON.
  • In 1850, Emily James resided in Clarke, Alabama.
  • In 1860, Emily James resided in Mobile Ward 6, Mobile, Alabama, United States.
  • Emily James married Frederick Spaight Blount, and had children including Mary Blount, Burwell Blount, Emily Blount.
  • Emily James passed away in 1868 in Paris, France.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Emily James's Ancestors

Self
Emily James
1816 – 1868
Birth Place: Sumter South Carolina
Parents
Samuel (4) James
1769 – 1821
Sumter, Sumter, South Carolina, United States
Mary (Polly (4)) DARRINGTON
1782 – 1848
Kershaw, South Carolina, United States
Grandparents
John ((5)) James
1720 – 1784
Prince George Co., VA, USA
Sarah ((5)) Moore
1755 – 1802
Sumter County, South Carolina
Robert ((5)) Darrington
1738 – 1793
Ann (Reese) \Rees
1762 –
South Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Sherwood James
1702 – 1764
Ann Taliaferro
1705 – 1780
Isham Moore
1740 – 1803
Nancy Singleton
1750 – 1798
Thomas (Darrington)
1718 – 1763
Prudence
1715 – 1781
John Reese
1731 – 1785
Mary Pentecost
1730 – 1807
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Francis James
1660 – 1721
Margaret Sherwood
1670 – 1755
Robert Taliaferro
1688 – 1736
Margaret Buckner
1690 – 1760
John Moore
1710 – 1753
Tabitha Pace
1714 – 1753
Matthew Singleton
1730 – 1787
Mary James
1735 – 1784
Thomas Reese
1710 – 1760
Mary Crawford
1715 – 1772
George Pentecost
1712 – 1773
Jane Scarborough
1715 – 1774

Emily James's Descendants

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Emily James (05 Oct 1816 – 09 Feb 1868) m. Frederick (Spaight) Blount (13 Nov 1808 – 18 Nov 1885)
  1. 1. Mary Blount (Abt. 1837 – 12 Oct 1864) m. William sheperd (30 Sep 1765 – 13 Jun 1819)
    1. 1. James (Blount) Shepard (1842 – )
    2. 2. Charles (Bittle) Shepard
  2. 2. Burwell Blount (Abt. 1840 – )
  3. 3. Emily Blount (Abt. 1842 – 06 Oct 1917) m. Henri (Amous De) Riviere (Nov 1828 – 1909)
    1. 1. Emilie (Marie Claire) ARNOUS-RIVIERE (06 Mar 1866 – )
    2. 2. Henri (de) Riviere (30 Jan 1867 – 30 Jun 1956)
    3. 3. Sabine (de) Riviere (1870 – 02 May 1940)

Emily James's Timeline

4 Records

1816
05 Oct 1816
Birth of Emily James in Sumter South Carolina
Sumter South Carolina
1850
1850
Age 34
Emily James resided here in Clarke, Alabama
Clarke, Alabama
1860
1860
Age 44
Emily James resided here in Mobile Ward 6, Mobile, Alabama, United States
Mobile Ward 6, Mobile, Alabama, United States
1868
09 Feb 1868
Age 52
Death of Emily James in Paris, France
Paris, France

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 05 Oct 1816
    Event Place: Sumter South Carolina
    Record Source:
    [1] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Mobile Ward 6, Mobile, Alabama; Roll: ; Page: 619; Image: 621.
    [2] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: , Clarke, Alabama; Roll: M432_3; Page: 230A; Image: .
    [3] Web: Alabama, Find A Grave Index, 1817-2011

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Clarke, Alabama
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: , Clarke, Alabama; Roll: M432_3; Page: 230A; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Mobile Ward 6, Mobile, Alabama, United States
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Mobile Ward 6, Mobile, Alabama; Roll: ; Page: 619; Image: 621.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 09 Feb 1868
    Event Place: Paris, France
    Record Source: Web: Alabama, Find A Grave Index, 1817-2011

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