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James Ellis Busby 1856–1939 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 May 1856

Birth Location: Marshall County, Alabama, USA

Death Date: 04 Dec 1939

Death Location: Bonham, Fannin, Texas, USA

Father: Daniel Busby

Mother: Lavisa Williams

Spouse(s): Samathia Mayfield

Children(s): Hettie Bono

James Ellis Busby was born in 1856 in Marshall County, Alabama, USA, the child of Daniel Darrel Busby And Lavisa Or Lois Adaline Addy Williams. James Ellis Busby married Samathia Mayfield, and had children including Hettie Adelaide Bono. James Ellis Busby passed away in 1939 in Bonham, Fannin, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • James Ellis Busby was born in 1856 in Marshall County, Alabama, USA, the child of Daniel Darrel Busby And Lavisa Or Lois Adaline Addy Williams.
  • James Ellis Busby married Samathia Mayfield, and had children including Hettie Adelaide Bono.
  • James Ellis Busby passed away in 1939 in Bonham, Fannin, Texas, USA.

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James Busby's Ancestors

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James Busby
1856–1939
Birth Place: Marshall County, Alabama, USA
Parents
Daniel Darrel Busby
1827–1888
Alabama, USA
Lavisa (or Lois Adaline 'Addy') Williams
1830–
Grainger County, Tennessee
Grandparents
Daniel Busby
1798–
Alabama, United States
Henry Williams
1805–
North Carolina, United States
Sarah ((Sally)) Buttry
1806–
Virginia
Great-Grandparents
Robert Buttry
1760–
Mary Daugherty
1780–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Busby's Descendants

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James (Ellis) Busby (14 May 1856–04 Dec 1939) m. Samathia Mayfield (1856–3 Aug 1923)
  1. 1. Hettie (Adelaide) Bono 1893–1953 m. George (Frederick) Bono 1893–1946
    1. 1. Bonnie (Lois) Coletti 1912–1965 m. Roy (Little) Willis 1913–1984
      1. 1. Archie (Delano Roosevelt) Willis 1933–1995 m. Barbara (Jeanne) mccaleb 1930–1991

James Busby's Timeline

2 Records

1856
14 May 1856
Birth of James Ellis Busby in Marshall County, Alabama, USA
Marshall County, Alabama, USA
1939
04 Dec 1939
Age 83
Death of James Ellis Busby in Bonham, Fannin, Texas, USA
Bonham, Fannin, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 May 1856
    Event Place: Marshall County, Alabama, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 04 Dec 1939
    Event Place: Bonham, Fannin, Texas, USA

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