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James Henry Duff 1890–1959 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Apr 1890

Birth Location: Stickleyville, Lee, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 18 May 1959

Death Location: Paintsville, Johnson, Kentucky, USA

Father: Samuel Duff

Mother: Margaret Moore

Spouse(s): Helen Nickels, Maud Brown

Children(s): Hazelle Duff

James Henry Duff was born in 1890 in Stickleyville, Lee, Virginia, USA, the child of Samuel Henry Duff And Margaret Ellen Moore. In 1900, James Henry Duff resided in Rocky Station, Lee, Virginia, USA. In 1910, James Henry Duff resided in Rocky Station, Lee, Virginia, USA. James Henry Duff married Helen Flo Nickels, Maud Irene Brown, and had children including Hazelle Margaret Duff. James Henry Duff passed away in 1959 in Paintsville, Johnson, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • James Henry Duff was born in 1890 in Stickleyville, Lee, Virginia, USA, the child of Samuel Henry Duff And Margaret Ellen Moore.
  • In 1900, James Henry Duff resided in Rocky Station, Lee, Virginia, USA.
  • In 1910, James Henry Duff resided in Rocky Station, Lee, Virginia, USA.
  • James Henry Duff married Helen Flo Nickels, Maud Irene Brown, and had children including Hazelle Margaret Duff.
  • James Henry Duff passed away in 1959 in Paintsville, Johnson, Kentucky, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Samuel Duff
1847–
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
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Margaret Moore
1857–
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
MM

Spouses(s)

Helen Nickels
1914–1946
Birth Location: Inman, Wise, Virginia
HN
Maud Brown
1888–
Birth Location: Lynchburg, Virginia, USA
MB

Children(s)

Hazelle Duff
1911–1987
Birth Location: –
HD

James Duff's Ancestors

Self
James Duff
1890–1959
Birth Place: Stickleyville, Lee, Virginia, USA
Parents
Samuel Henry Duff
1847–
Virginia, USA
Margaret (Ellen) Moore
1857–
Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Duff's Descendants

1.
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James (Henry) Duff (4 Apr 1890–18 May 1959) m. Helen (Flo) Nickels (12 Feb 1914–9 Aug 1946) m. Maud (Irene) Brown (1888–)
  1. 1. Hazelle (Margaret) Duff 1911–1987

James Duff's Timeline

10 Records

1890
4 Apr 1890
Birth of James Henry Duff in Stickleyville, Lee, Virginia, USA
Stickleyville, Lee, Virginia, USA
1900
1900
Age 10
James Henry Duff resided here in Rocky Station, Lee, Virginia, USA
Rocky Station, Lee, Virginia, USA
1910
1910
Age 20
James Henry Duff resided here in Rocky Station, Lee, Virginia, USA
Rocky Station, Lee, Virginia, USA
1920
1920
Age 30
James Henry Duff resided here in Huntington Ward 4, Cabell, West Virginia, USA
Huntington Ward 4, Cabell, West Virginia, USA
1930
1930
Age 40
James Henry Duff resided here in Huntington, Cabell, West Virginia, USA
Huntington, Cabell, West Virginia, USA
1942
1942
Age 52
James Henry Duff resided here in Cabell County, West Virginia, USA
Cabell County, West Virginia, USA
1943
1943
Age 53
James Henry Duff resided here in Huntington, Cabell, West Virginia, USA
Huntington, Cabell, West Virginia, USA
1945
1945
Age 55
James Henry Duff resided here in Huntington, Cabell, West Virginia, USA
Huntington, Cabell, West Virginia, USA
1950
1950
Age 60
James Henry Duff resided here in Huntington, Cabell, West Virginia, USA
Huntington, Cabell, West Virginia, USA
1959
18 May 1959
Age 69
Death of James Henry Duff in Paintsville, Johnson, Kentucky, USA
Paintsville, Johnson, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Apr 1890
    Event Place: Stickleyville, Lee, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. World War II Draft Registration Cards, The National Archives At St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Wwii Draft Cards (Fourth Registration) For the State of West Virginia; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147; Series Number: M1937
    [2] Kentucky, U.S., Death Records, 1852-1965, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives; Frankfort, Kentucky
    [3] Kentucky Death Index
    [4] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Huntington Ward 4, Cabell, West Virginia; Roll: T625_1951; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 32
    [5] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Huntington, Cabell, West Virginia; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0035; FHL microfilm: 2342263
    [6] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Rocky Station, Lee, Virginia; Roll: 1715; Page: 7; Enumeration District: 0029; FHL microfilm: 1241715
    [7] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Rocky Station, Lee, Virginia; Roll: T624_1633; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 0032; FHL microfilm: 1375646
    [8] Virginia, U.S., Select Marriages, 1785-1940
    [9] Virginia, U.S., Birth Registers, Library of Virginia; Richmond, VA; Virginia Births, 1853-1911
    [10] 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Huntington, Cabell

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Rocky Station, Lee, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Rocky Station, Lee, Virginia; Roll: 1715; Page: 7; Enumeration District: 0029; FHL microfilm: 1241715

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Rocky Station, Lee, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Rocky Station, Lee, Virginia; Roll: T624_1633; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 0032; FHL microfilm: 1375646

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Huntington Ward 4, Cabell, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Huntington Ward 4, Cabell, West Virginia; Roll: T625_1951; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 32

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Huntington, Cabell, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Huntington, Cabell, West Virginia; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0035; FHL microfilm: 2342263

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1942
    Event Place: Cabell County, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S. World War II Draft Registration Cards, The National Archives At St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Wwii Draft Cards (Fourth Registration) For the State of West Virginia; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147; Series Number: M1937

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1943
    Event Place: Huntington, Cabell, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1945
    Event Place: Huntington, Cabell, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Huntington, Cabell, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Huntington, Cabell

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 20 May 1959
    Event Place: Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - The Courier-Journal - 20 May 1959 - Page 26, Obituary for James H. Duff 20 May 1959

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 May 1959
    Event Place: Paintsville, Johnson, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Kentucky, U.S., Death Records, 1852-1965, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives; Frankfort, Kentucky
    [2] Kentucky Death Index
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