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Homer Newton JAMES 1897–1952 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Feb 1897

Birth Location: Pickens, South Carolina

Death Date: 6 Dec 1952

Death Location: Easley, Pickens, SC

Father: Benjamin James

Mother: Sarah Durham

Spouse(s): Nora James

Children(s): Jack James, Geneva James, Wallace James, Roy James, Robert James, Leland *, Bobby James, Grady James, Jessie James

The story of Homer Newton JAMES began in 1897 in Pickens, South Carolina. Homer Newton JAMES married Nora Ethel Sanders James, and had children including Bobby F James, Bobby Franklin James, Christine James, Frank James, Geneva Louvina James, Grady Allen James, Jack V James, Jesse James, Jessie James, Leland Cephus Telma Lefty James, Richard James, Robert Eugene James, Roy William James, Wallace Homer James. Homer Newton JAMES passed away in 1952 in Easley, Pickens, SC.

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Biography

  • The story of Homer Newton JAMES began in 1897 in Pickens, South Carolina.
  • Homer Newton JAMES married Nora Ethel Sanders James, and had children including Bobby F James, Bobby Franklin James, Christine James, Frank James, Geneva Louvina James, Grady Allen James, Jack V James, Jesse James, Jessie James, Leland Cephus Telma Lefty James, Richard James, Robert Eugene James, Roy William James, Wallace Homer James.
  • Homer Newton JAMES passed away in 1952 in Easley, Pickens, SC.

Immediate Family

Parents

Benjamin James
1851–1920
Birth Location: Anderson County, South Carolina, USA
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Sarah Durham
1863–1941
Birth Location: Six Mile, Pickens, South Carolina, USA
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Spouses(s)

Nora James
1901–1988
Birth Location: Liberty, Pickens, South Carolina
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Children(s)

Jack James
1931–1961
Birth Location: Easley, Pickens, South Carolina
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Geneva James
1920–2008
Birth Location: Easley, South Carolina, USA
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Wallace James
1923–2002
Birth Location: Catawba NC
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Roy James
1926–2010
Birth Location: Easley, Pickens County, South Carolina, United States of America
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Robert James
1922–2006
Birth Location: Cairo, Grady, Georgia, USA
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Leland *
1936–2003
Birth Location: Catawba County, North Carolina, USA
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Bobby James
1933–1961
Birth Location: Catawba, North Carolina
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Grady James
1934–2002
Birth Location: Catawba, North Carolina
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Jessie James
1925–
Birth Location: –
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Homer JAMES's Ancestors

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Homer JAMES
1897–1952
Birth Place: Pickens, South Carolina
Parents
Benjamin Newton James
1851–1920
Anderson County, South Carolina, USA
Sarah (Jane) Durham
1863–1941
Six Mile, Pickens, South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
John (Jack) James
1801–1880
Anderson County, S.C.
Rachel Tolbert
1809–1870
Anderson County, South Carolina, USA
Franklin Dunham
1830–1906
Pickens County, South Carolina, USA
Rachel (Catherine) Stone
1844–1897
Six Mile, Pickens, South Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Phillip James
1770–1850
Rhoda Durham
1780–1850
Silas Stone
1804–1868
Mary Lankston
1807–1875
2nd-Great-Grandparents
fielding james
1751–1820
Johnathon Sr.
1750–1837
Mary Carlton
1753–1837
William Stone
1775–1826
Anne Stone
1770–1850
Nathaniel Langston
1762–1834
Catherine Smith
1764–1839

Homer JAMES's Descendants

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Homer (Newton) JAMES (7 Feb 1897–6 Dec 1952) m. Nora (Ethel Sanders) James (19 Mar 1901–9 Jan 1988)
  1. 1. Jack (V.) James 1931–1961 m. Venus (Lorene) Sheppard 1934–2009
  2. 2. Geneva (Louvina) James 1920–2008
  3. 3. Wallace (Homer) James 1923–2002
  4. 4. Roy (William) James 1926–2010
  5. 5. Robert (Eugene) James 1922–2006
  6. 6. Leland (Cephus Telma "Lefty" James) * 1936–2003
  7. 7. Bobby (Franklin) James 1933–1961
  8. 8. Grady (Allen) James 1934–2002
  9. 9. Jessie James 1925–

Homer JAMES's Timeline

2 Records

1897
7 Feb 1897
Birth of Homer Newton JAMES in Pickens, South Carolina
Pickens, South Carolina
1952
6 Dec 1952
Age 55
Death of Homer Newton JAMES in Easley, Pickens, SC
Easley, Pickens, SC

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Feb 1897
    Event Place: Pickens, South Carolina

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Dec 1952
    Event Place: Easley, Pickens, SC
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