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James Bunyan Champion 1890–1942 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 December 1890

Birth Location: Hectors Creek, Harnett, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 9 May 1942

Death Location: Chalybeate Springs, Harnett County, North Carolina, United States of America

Father: G Champson

Mother: Sarah Champion

Spouse(s): Mamie Champion

Children(s): Viola Liles, Theron Champion, Essie Champion, Leroy Champion, James Sr, Pearl Pate, Lee Champion, Ruby Lowder

James Bunyan Champion was born in 1890 in Hectors Creek, Harnett, North Carolina, USA, the child of G R Champson And Sarah Catherine Sally Weathers Champion. In 1900, James Bunyan Champion resided in Buckhorn, Harnett, North Carolina, USA. In 1910, James Bunyan Champion resided in Buckhorn, Harnett, North Carolina, USA. James Bunyan Champion married Mamie Lenora Campbell Champion, and had children including Essie Lucy Champion, James Robert Champion Sr, Lee Russell Champion, Leroy Gene Champion, Pearl Elizabeth Champion Pate, Ruby Lee Champion Boyd Lowder, Theron Judson Champion, Viola Mae Champion Neville Bobbit Liles. James Bunyan Champion passed away in 1942 in Chalybeate Springs, Harnett County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • James Bunyan Champion was born in 1890 in Hectors Creek, Harnett, North Carolina, USA, the child of G R Champson And Sarah Catherine Sally Weathers Champion.
  • In 1900, James Bunyan Champion resided in Buckhorn, Harnett, North Carolina, USA.
  • In 1910, James Bunyan Champion resided in Buckhorn, Harnett, North Carolina, USA.
  • James Bunyan Champion married Mamie Lenora Campbell Champion, and had children including Essie Lucy Champion, James Robert Champion Sr, Lee Russell Champion, Leroy Gene Champion, Pearl Elizabeth Champion Pate, Ruby Lee Champion Boyd Lowder, Theron Judson Champion, Viola Mae Champion Neville Bobbit Liles.
  • James Bunyan Champion passed away in 1942 in Chalybeate Springs, Harnett County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Champion's Ancestors

Self
James Champion
1890–1942
Birth Place: Hectors Creek, Harnett, North Carolina, USA
Parents
G R Champson
1855–1926
Buckhorn, Harnett, North Carolina, United States
Sarah (Catherine "Sally" Weathers) Champion
1862–1947
Buckhorn, Harnett, NC
Grandparents
James Weathers
1836–1886
Cumberland, Cumberland, North Carolina, United States
Mary (Jane Pearson) Weathers
1839–1936
Harnett, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Preston Pearson
1772–1877
Nancy Carpenter
1814–1880
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel Pearson
1723–1802
Mary Simmons
1734–1822

James Champion's Descendants

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James (Bunyan) Champion (1 December 1890–9 May 1942) m. Mamie (Lenora Campbell) Champion (1892–28 September 1927)
  1. 1. Viola (Mae Champion Neville Bobbit) Liles 1918–2012
  2. 2. Theron (Judson) Champion 1915–1956
  3. 3. Essie (Lucy) Champion 1921–1928
  4. 4. Leroy (Gene) Champion 1927–1990 m. Evelyn (Char-son Dennis) Champion 1928–2011
    1. 1. Sandra (Jean Champion) Richardson 1900–
  5. 5. James (Robert Champion) Sr 1916–1979 m. Lindsey (Mae 'Linzzia') Carroll 1921–1981
    1. 1. James (Robert Champion) Jr 1935–2003
    2. 2. Donald (Wayne) Champion 1943–2007 m. Linda (Reynolds) Champion 1944–1984
    3. 3. Edna (Champion) Harrison 1937–2015
  6. 6. Pearl (Elizabeth Champion) Pate 1920–1997
  7. 7. Lee (Russell) Champion 1926–2001
  8. 8. Ruby (Lee Champion Boyd) Lowder 1924–2001

James Champion's Timeline

6 Records

1890
1 December 1890
Birth of James Bunyan Champion in Hectors Creek, Harnett, North Carolina, USA
Hectors Creek, Harnett, North Carolina, USA
1900
1900
Age 10
James Bunyan Champion resided here in Buckhorn, Harnett, North Carolina, USA
Buckhorn, Harnett, North Carolina, USA
1910
1910
Age 20
James Bunyan Champion resided here in Buckhorn, Harnett, North Carolina, USA
Buckhorn, Harnett, North Carolina, USA
1920
1920
Age 30
James Bunyan Champion resided here in Buckhorn, Harnett, North Carolina, USA
Buckhorn, Harnett, North Carolina, USA
1930
1930
Age 40
James Bunyan Champion resided here in Hectors Creek, Hectors Creek, Harnett, North Carolina, USA
Hectors Creek, Hectors Creek, Harnett, North Carolina, USA
1942
9 May 1942
Age 52
Death of James Bunyan Champion in North Carolina, United States
North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 December 1890
    Event Place: Hectors Creek, Harnett, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1900 United States Federal Census
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Buckhorn, Harnett, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Buckhorn, Harnett, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Buckhorn, Harnett, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Buckhorn, Harnett, North Carolina; Roll: T625_1304; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 77

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Hectors Creek, Hectors Creek, Harnett, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Hectors Creek, Harnett, North Carolina; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 0015; FHL microfilm: 2341432

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 May 1942
    Event Place: North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Chalybeate Springs, Harnett County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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