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Emmett Lester James 1907 – 1971 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Dec 1907

Birth Location: Barbour County, Alabama, USA

Death Date: 23 Jul 1971

Death Location: Phenix City, Russell, Alabama, USA

Father: William James

Mother: Mollie (James)

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Emmett Lester James was born in 1907 in Barbour County, Alabama, USA, the child of William Thomas James and Mollie Frances Hatfield (James). Emmett Lester James passed away in 1971 in Phenix City, Russell, Alabama, USA.

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Biography

  • Emmett Lester James was born in 1907 in Barbour County, Alabama, USA, the child of William Thomas James and Mollie Frances Hatfield (James).
  • Emmett Lester James passed away in 1971 in Phenix City, Russell, Alabama, USA.

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Emmett James's Ancestors

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Emmett James
1907 – 1971
Birth Place: Barbour County, Alabama, USA
Parents
William Thomas James
1884 – 1963
Alabama, USA
Mollie (Frances Hatfield) (James)
1885 – 1972
Alabama
Grandparents
Andrew (Joseph) James
1866 – 1928
Barbour County, Alabama, USA
Martha (Elizabeth "Mattie" JAMES) Dunsford
1868 – 1923
Barbour County, Alabama, USA
Great-Grandparents
James James
1828 – 1889
Susan Lunsford
1835 – 1880
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edwin James
1790 – 1856
Mary Britt
1802 – 1889
Joseph Lunsford
1806 – 1895
Serena Smith
1809 – 1895

Emmett James's Timeline

2 Records

1907
18 Dec 1907
Birth of Emmett Lester James in Barbour County, Alabama, USA
Barbour County, Alabama, USA
1971
23 Jul 1971
Age 64
Death of Emmett Lester James in Phenix City, Russell, Alabama, USA
Phenix City, Russell, Alabama, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Dec 1907
    Event Place: Barbour County, Alabama, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Jul 1971
    Event Place: Phenix City, Russell, Alabama, USA

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