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James William Doyle 1860 – 1931 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Aug 1860

Birth Location: Decatur County, Tennessee, United States of America

Death Date: 3 Mar 1931

Death Location: Decatur County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: James Doyle

Mother: Lydia Livingston

Spouse(s): Viola Harris

Children(s): Laura Doyle, Nellie Doyle, W Doyle, Henry Doyle, Earnest Doyle, Maude Doyle, Willie Doyle

James William Doyle was born in 1860 in Decatur County, Tennessee, United States of America, the child of James Ashbury Doyle and Lydia Ransome Livingston. In 1870, James William Doyle resided in District 5, Decatur, Tennessee, USA. In 1880, James William Doyle resided in District 5, Decatur, Tennessee, USA. James William Doyle married Viola Rosetta Harris, and had children including Laura Edna Doyle, Nellie Mae Doyle, W L Doyle, Henry Franklin "H.F." Doyle, Earnest D Doyle, Maude Eva Doyle, Willie Myrtle Doyle. James William Doyle passed away in 1931 in Decatur County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • James William Doyle was born in 1860 in Decatur County, Tennessee, United States of America, the child of James Ashbury Doyle and Lydia Ransome Livingston.
  • In 1870, James William Doyle resided in District 5, Decatur, Tennessee, USA.
  • In 1880, James William Doyle resided in District 5, Decatur, Tennessee, USA.
  • James William Doyle married Viola Rosetta Harris, and had children including Laura Edna Doyle, Nellie Mae Doyle, W L Doyle, Henry Franklin "H.F." Doyle, Earnest D Doyle, Maude Eva Doyle, Willie Myrtle Doyle.
  • James William Doyle passed away in 1931 in Decatur County, Tennessee, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Doyle
1833 – 1868
Birth Location: , Monroe, Tennessee, USA
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Lydia Livingston
1839 – 1876
Birth Location: , Knox, Tennessee, USA
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Spouses(s)

Viola Harris
1865 – 1940
Birth Location: Decatur County, Tennessee, United States of America
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Children(s)

Laura Doyle
1881 – 1952
Birth Location: Parkers Landing, Decatur County, Tennessee, USA
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Nellie Doyle
1883 – 1907
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
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W Doyle
1886 – 1886
Birth Location: Tennessee, United States of America
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Henry Doyle
1888 – 1972
Birth Location: Tennessee
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Earnest Doyle
1889 – 1958
Birth Location: USA
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Maude Doyle
1892 – 1974
Birth Location: Parsons, James, Tennessee, United States
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Willie Doyle
1898 – 1935
Birth Location: USA
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James Doyle's Ancestors

Self
James Doyle
1860 – 1931
Birth Place: Decatur County, Tennessee, United States of America
Parents
James Ashbury Doyle
1833 – 1868
, Monroe, Tennessee, USA
Lydia (Ransome) Livingston
1839 – 1876
, Knox, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
John Doyle
1807 – 1894
Columbus, Polk Co. , TN, USA
Mary (Ann) Moses
1811 – 1870
, , NC, USA
William (Leonard) Livingston
1815 – 1869
Conemaugh, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States
Elizabeth Baker
1816 – 1898
Hickman, Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
James Doyle
1784 – 1851
Sarah Raper
1789 – 1872
James Moses
1790 – 1852
Isabella Bedwell
1780 – 1850
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Doyle
1748 – 1837
Jacob Raper
1752 – 1842
Elizabeth Gray
1758 – 1845
Samuel Moses
1747 – 1833
Sarah Tewksberry
1746 – 1843
Reuben Bedwell
1763 – 1834
D Ogele
1765 – 1835

James Doyle's Descendants

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James (William) Doyle (2 Aug 1860 – 3 Mar 1931) m. Viola (Rosetta) Harris (29 October 1865 – 23 May 1940)
  1. 1. Laura (Edna) Doyle (16 Oct 1881 – 11 Nov 1952) m. James (Washington) Akins (13 May 1875 – 1959)
    1. 1. Parker (Melton) Akins (24 AUG 1899 – 1962) m. Sota (Tola) Turner (11 Feb 1900 – 1982)
      1. 1. Curtis (Turner) Akins (18 March 1923 – 20 December 2000)
      2. 2. Margaret (Helen) Akins (24 Dec 1924 – 8 Sep 2006)
      3. 3. Mildred (E) Akins (30 Jan 1934 – 21 May 2002)
    2. 2. Olia (May) Akin (2 Oct 1901 – 25 Dec 1931) m. Pascual Fonseca (11 Aug 1899 – )
  2. 2. Nellie (Mae) Doyle (27 Dec 1883 – 17 Jul 1907) m. John (F) Baker (abt 1881 – 1911)
  3. 3. W (L) Doyle (27 Feb 1886 – 27 Feb 1886)
  4. 4. Henry (Franklin "H.F.") Doyle (abt 1888 – 1 Mar 1972) m. Lerlie (Alma) Doyle (1 October 1889 – 25 January 1953)
    1. 1. Dorthy (Orine) Doyle (4 Nov 1912 – 11 Aug 2005) m. Joe (Bill) Spitzer (10 Feb 1913 – 14 Jul 1978)
      1. 1. Carolyn (Sue) Spitzer (18 Jan 1934 – 13 Sep 2009)
      2. 2. Rita Spitzer (2 March 1935 – 28 Aug 2012) m. Richard (Byron) Yarborough (30 Dec 1946 – 1 Dec 2017)
    2. 2. Arline Doyle (9 Feb 1915 – 02 Mar 1998) m. Thomas (Eugene) Lawler (26 Nov 1916 – 29 Feb 1988) m. Robert (Guy) Mathis (Aug 31, 1907 – 17 September 1983)
      1. 1. Thomas (Wayne) Lawler (abt 1938 – 29 Dec 2010) m. Isabel (Laura) Lawler (5 September 1936 – 20 December 2017)
        1. 1. Karen
        2. 2. Laura
        3. 3. thomas Lawler
    3. 3. Allie (Irene) Doyle (8 Oct 1916 – 14 May 1984) m. Hueh (Carroll) Parnell (25 Nov 1912 – )
      1. 1. William (Doyle) Parnell (1934 – 2017)
    4. 4. Virdie (Lee) Doyle (1918 – 1986)
    5. 5. Henry (Lloyd) Doyle (15 May 1920 – 22 Nov 1996)
    6. 6. Ralph (Willie) Doyle (22 May 1922 – 27 Dec 2004)
    7. 7. Ruby (Lois) Doyle (10 Feb 1924 – 16 Aug 2007)
    8. 8. Alma (Lou) Doyle (28 Jul 1927 – 14 July 2016)
    9. 9. Milfred Doyle (02 Sep 1930 – 31 Jan 1998)
  5. 5. Earnest (D) Doyle (18 Dec 1889 – 26 Nov 1958) m. Willie (Elizabeth) Yates (abt 1899 – 28 Oct 1952)
    1. 1. Maxie (Robert) Doyle (13 Jan 1918 – 21 Jun 2009)
    2. 2. Mossie (Ray) Doyle (6 May 1919 – 17 Sep 2000)
    3. 3. Hazel (Faye) Doyle (06 Jan 1921 – 01 May 2008) m. Robert (Leo) Houston (1 Jul 1920 – 19 Oct 2012)
      1. 1. Linda (N) Houston (abt 1947 – ) m. Mark Shude
    4. 4. Arnell Doyle (26 Oct 1923 – 02 SEP 2018)
  6. 6. Maude (Eva) Doyle (21 aug 1892 – May 1974) m. Newton (Woodville) Doyle (15 May 1885 – 7 Jun 1950)
    1. 1. Gussie Doyle (9 Sep 1912 – 24 Sep 1989)
    2. 2. Irlbia (Lucille) Doyle (21 Nov 1913 – 2 Feb 1989) m. Odie (B) Hilton (23 Jan 1906 – Aug 1977)
      1. 1. Harold (Lynn) Hilton (22 Mar 1934 – 28 Sep 1988)
    3. 3. Hallie (James) Doyle (21 Jun 1916 – 8 Dec 1934)
    4. 4. Clyde (Russell) Doyle (21 Mar 1918 – 17 Feb 2002) m. Virgie Wray m. Pauline (Alta) Whitmer (14 Apr 1924 – 10 Dec 2018) m. Eula (Faye) Doyle (5 May 1940 – )
    5. 5. Nola (Mae) Doyle (1921 – Aft. 1930) m. Bishop
    6. 6. James Doyle (abt 1924 – 29 Jun 2004) m. Frances (Virginia) Abernathy (abt 1929 – 25 January 2006)
      1. 1. Robert (Woodville) Doyle (14 Aug 1954 – 16 Aug 1954)
      2. 2. Karen (D.) Doyle
      3. 3. Kevin
      4. 4. James (R.) Doyle
    7. 7. Virginia (Sue) Doyle (1 Jan 1928 – 4 Jan 1928)
    8. 8. Bernice Doyle (Aft. Apr 1910 – 10 Jan 2003) m. Rosamond (Cheak) Cunningham (abt 1927 – 18 Aug 2009)
      1. 1. Janet Ward
      2. 2. Joyce Eads
      3. 3. Robert Cunningham
      4. 4. Kenneth Cunningham
  7. 7. Willie (Myrtle) Doyle (23 Dec 1898 – 22 Feb 1935) m. James (Martin) Fisher (abt 1898 – 4 October 1954)
    1. 1. Mary (Katherine) Fisher (abt 1926 – 20 July 2013) m. D. (T.) Vise (14 April 1923 – 25 July 2009)
      1. 1. Carolyn Holmes
      2. 2. Kay Parnell
      3. 3. David Vise
      4. 4. James (Talmadge) Vise
    2. 2. James (William) Fisher (7 Apr 1931 – 29 Oct 2007)

James Doyle's Timeline

9 Records

1860
2 Aug 1860
Birth of James William Doyle in Decatur County, Tennessee, United States of America
Decatur County, Tennessee, United States of America
1870
1870
Age 10
James William Doyle resided here in District 5, Decatur, Tennessee, USA
District 5, Decatur, Tennessee, USA
1880
1880
Age 20
James William Doyle resided here in District 5, Decatur, Tennessee, USA
District 5, Decatur, Tennessee, USA
1900
1900
Age 40
James William Doyle resided here in Civil District 12, Decatur, Tennessee, USA
Civil District 12, Decatur, Tennessee, USA
1910
1910
Age 50
James William Doyle resided here in Civil District 5, Decatur, Tennessee, USA
Civil District 5, Decatur, Tennessee, USA
1920
1920
Age 60
James William Doyle resided here in Civil District 5, Decatur, Tennessee, USA
Civil District 5, Decatur, Tennessee, USA
1930
1930
Age 70
James William Doyle resided here in Parsons, Parsons, Decatur, Tennessee, USA
Parsons, Parsons, Decatur, Tennessee, USA
1931
3 Mar 1931
Age 71
Death of James William Doyle in Decatur County, Tennessee, United States of America
Decatur County, Tennessee, United States of America
1931
27 Mar 1931
Age 71
Burial of James William Doyle in Jeannette, Decatur County, Tennessee, United States of America
Jeannette, Decatur County, Tennessee, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Aug 1860
    Event Place: Decatur County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Tennessee, U.S., Death Records, 1908-1965
    [2] Tennessee, Deaths and Burials Index, 1874-1955
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Civil District 5, Decatur, Tennessee; Roll: T625_1737; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 61
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Parsons, Decatur, Tennessee; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0007; FHL microfilm: 2341979
    [5] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: District 5, Decatur, Tennessee; Roll: 1252; Page: 63C; Enumeration District: 028
    [6] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: District 5, Decatur, Tennessee; Roll: M593_1524; Page: 53B; Family History Library Film: 553023
    [7] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Civil District 12, Decatur, Tennessee; Roll: 1566; Page: 9; Enumeration District: 0024
    [8] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Civil District 5, Decatur, Tennessee; Roll: T624_1494; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 0060; FHL microfilm: 1375507
    [9] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: District 5, Decatur, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: District 5, Decatur, Tennessee; Roll: M593_1524; Page: 53B; Family History Library Film: 553023

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: District 5, Decatur, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: District 5, Decatur, Tennessee; Roll: 1252; Page: 63C; Enumeration District: 028

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Civil District 12, Decatur, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Civil District 12, Decatur, Tennessee; Roll: 1566; Page: 9; Enumeration District: 0024

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Civil District 5, Decatur, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Civil District 5, Decatur, Tennessee; Roll: T624_1494; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 0060; FHL microfilm: 1375507

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Civil District 5, Decatur, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Civil District 5, Decatur, Tennessee; Roll: T625_1737; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 61

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Parsons, Parsons, Decatur, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Parsons, Decatur, Tennessee; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0007; FHL microfilm: 2341979

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: 46
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Parsons, Decatur, Tennessee; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0007; FHL microfilm: 2341979

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Mar 1931
    Event Place: Decatur County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Tennessee, Deaths and Burials Index, 1874-1955
    [2] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 27 Mar 1931
    Event Place: Jeannette, Decatur County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Tennessee, Deaths and Burials Index, 1874-1955
    [2] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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