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Herman Wilbur James 1878–1977 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Apr 1878

Birth Location: Salt Point, Sonoma, California, USA

Death Date: 18 Apr 1977

Death Location: Santa Rosa, Sonoma, California, USA

Father: James Shaggley

Mother: Maria Meyers

Spouse(s): Laura (Smith), Emma Sheard

Children(s): Gladys James, Curtis James, Robert James, Arnold James, Allen James, May James, Mamie James

Herman Wilbur James was born in 1878 in Salt Point, Sonoma, California, USA, the child of James Apolca Shaggley And Maria Maqaqalaya Meyers. Herman Wilbur James married Emma Bacohyaamen Sheard, Laura Khamchathal Smith, and had children including Allen Harold James, Arnold Warner James, Curtis James, Gladys Josephine James, Mamie James, May James, Robert James. Herman Wilbur James passed away in 1977 in Santa Rosa, Sonoma, California, USA.

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Biography

  • Herman Wilbur James was born in 1878 in Salt Point, Sonoma, California, USA, the child of James Apolca Shaggley And Maria Maqaqalaya Meyers.
  • Herman Wilbur James married Emma Bacohyaamen Sheard, Laura Khamchathal Smith, and had children including Allen Harold James, Arnold Warner James, Curtis James, Gladys Josephine James, Mamie James, May James, Robert James.
  • Herman Wilbur James passed away in 1977 in Santa Rosa, Sonoma, California, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Shaggley
1847–1930
Birth Location: Fort Ross, Sonoma, California, United States
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Maria Meyers
1852–1954
Birth Location: Metini,Fort Ross,Sonoma,California
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Spouses(s)

Laura (Smith)
1882–
Birth Location: California
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Emma Sheard
1880–1918
Birth Location: 31495 Skaggs Spring Road, Stewarts Point
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Children(s)

Gladys James
1913–2012
Birth Location: Sonoma County, California, USA
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Curtis James
1911–1993
Birth Location: California
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Robert James
1915–1920
Birth Location: Stewarts Point, Sonoma, Calif
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Arnold James
1902–1944
Birth Location: Stewarts Point, Sonoma, California, USA
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Allen James
1905–1984
Birth Location: Stewarts Point, Sonoma, California, USA
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May James
1907–1999
Birth Location: Stewarts Point, California, USA
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Mamie James
1909–
Birth Location: California, United States
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Herman James's Ancestors

Self
Herman James
1878–1977
Birth Place: Salt Point, Sonoma, California, USA
Parents
James Apolca Shaggley
1847–1930
Fort Ross, Sonoma, California, United States
Maria (Maqaqalaya) Meyers
1852–1954
Metini,Fort Ross,Sonoma,California
Grandparents
Apolca (sekhlaya) James
1822–
Fort Ross, Sonoma, California
Chuchmen
1826–
Fort Ross, Sonoma, California, United States
John Meyers
1822–
Germany
Lucaria Tsaipu
1812–1894
Metini,Fort Ross,Sonoma,California
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Herman James's Descendants

1.
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Herman (Wilbur) James (12 Apr 1878–18 Apr 1977) m. Laura (Khamchathal) (Smith) (18 May 1882–4Mar1921) m. Emma (Bacohyaamen) Sheard (1880–1918)
  1. 1. Gladys (Josephine) James 1913–2012
  2. 2. Curtis James 1911–1993 m. Lillian (Florence) Pinola 1913–2000
    1. 1. Phyllis (Gladys) Haines 1931–2016
    2. 2. Ira (Russel) James 1945–1945
    3. 3. Russel (Ira) James 1947–1947
    4. 4. Mervin (Lester) James 1938–1957
    5. 5. Russell James 1936–1937
    6. 6. Joseph (Curtis) James 1944–2016
    7. 7. Lois (Ada) James 1934–2007
    8. 8. Priscilla (June) James 1942–2017
  3. 3. Robert James 1915–1920
  4. 4. Arnold (Warner) James 1902–1944 m. Cecelia Santos 1906–1941
    1. 1. Carol (Joyce James) Steele 1932–2016
    2. 2. Shirley (M) James 1938–2019
    3. 3. Lawrence (Allan) James 1930–2013
    4. 4. Arnold (Chester) James 1928–1959
    5. 5. Garold (Lee) James 1935–1985
  5. 5. Allen (Harold) James 1905–1984
  6. 6. May James 1907–1999
  7. 7. Mamie James 1909–

Herman James's Timeline

2 Records

1878
12 Apr 1878
Birth of Herman Wilbur James in Salt Point, Sonoma, California, USA
Salt Point, Sonoma, California, USA
1977
18 Apr 1977
Age 99
Death of Herman Wilbur James in Santa Rosa, Sonoma, California, USA
Santa Rosa, Sonoma, California, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Apr 1878
    Event Place: Salt Point, Sonoma, California, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Apr 1977
    Event Place: Santa Rosa, Sonoma, California, USA
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