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James Melton (Billy) Barksdale 1921 – 1978 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 JUL 1921

Birth Location: Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa Co., Alabama

Death Date: 20 MAR 1978

Death Location: Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa Co., Alabama

Father: Hester Barksdale

Mother: Elma Melton

Spouse(s): Katherine Elliott

Children(s): James Barksdale

The story of James Melton (Billy) Barksdale began in 1921 in Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa Co., Alabama. James Melton (Billy) Barksdale married Katherine Elliott, and had children including James Kerry Barksdale. James Melton (Billy) Barksdale passed away in 1978 in Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa Co., Alabama.

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Biography

  • The story of James Melton (Billy) Barksdale began in 1921 in Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa Co., Alabama.
  • James Melton (Billy) Barksdale married Katherine Elliott, and had children including James Kerry Barksdale.
  • James Melton (Billy) Barksdale passed away in 1978 in Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa Co., Alabama.

Immediate Family

Parents

Hester Barksdale
1893 – 1943
Birth Location: Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa Co., Alabama
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Elma Melton
1892 – 1972
Birth Location: Bibb Co., Alabama
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Spouses(s)

Katherine Elliott
1922 – 2010
Birth Location: Moundville, Hale Co., Alabama
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Children(s)

James Barksdale
1950 –
Birth Location: Mobile, Mobile Co., Alabama
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James Barksdale's Ancestors

Self
James Barksdale
1921 – 1978
Birth Place: Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa Co., Alabama
Parents
Hester Nichols Barksdale
1893 – 1943
Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa Co., Alabama
Elma (Etheridge) Melton
1892 – 1972
Bibb Co., Alabama
Grandparents
James (David) Barksdale
1852 – 1917
Abbeville Co., South Carolina
Sophia (E. (Sofie)) Lacy
1860 – 1914
Greene Co., Alabama
Bill (Monroe) Melton
1868 – 1921
Quitman, Clarke Co., Mississippi
Sarah (Francis Henrietta (Fannie)) Hallman
1870 – 1947
Bibb Co., Alabama
Great-Grandparents
Allen Barksdale
1801 – 1860
Elizabeth Unknown)
1820 – 1870
James Lacy
1832 – 1891
Mary Rice
1838 – 1891
Christopher Melton
1834 – 1888
Nancy Mitchell
1835 – 1903
William Hallman
1848 – 1931
Perlina Payne
1847 – 1914
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Allen Barksdale
– 1841
Margret Unknown)
– 1843
Johnathan Melton
1803 –
UNKNOWN
– 1843
Joseph Mitchell
1800 – 1873
Nancy Owens
1804 – 1860
Jacob Hallman
1807 –
Mariah Snider
1807 – 1880
Jacob Payne
1805 – 1884
Sarah Walker
1816 – 1899

James Barksdale's Descendants

1.
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James (Melton (Billy)) Barksdale (16 JUL 1921 – 20 MAR 1978) m. Katherine Elliott (19 JAN 1922 – 11 FEB 2010)
  1. 1. James (Kerry) Barksdale (18 JUN 1950 – )

James Barksdale's Timeline

2 Records

1921
16 JUL 1921
Birth of James Melton (Billy) Barksdale in Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa Co., Alabama
Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa Co., Alabama
1978
20 MAR 1978
Age 57
Death of James Melton (Billy) Barksdale in Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa Co., Alabama
Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa Co., Alabama

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 JUL 1921
    Event Place: Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa Co., Alabama

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 MAR 1978
    Event Place: Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa Co., Alabama

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Tuscaloosa Memorial Park, Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa Co., Alabama
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