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James Dunford 1868–1915 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Apr 1868

Birth Location: West Virginia, United States

Death Date: 1915

Death Location: Virginia

Father: William Dunford

Mother: Becky Aldridge

Spouse(s): Susan Christian

Children(s): Samuel Dunford, Bettie Dunford, Myrla Dunford, Josie Dunford, Ollie Dunford, Stella Dunford, William Dunford, Brettian Dunford, Becky Dunford, Jenning Dunford, Martha Dunford, Mary Dunford

James Dunford was born in 1868 in West Virginia, United States, the child of William Albert Dunford And Becky Aldridge. James Dunford married Susan Hester Christian, Tessie Unknown, and had children including Becky Dunford, Bettie M Dunford, Brettian Dunford, Jenning Dunford, Josie Ellen Dunford, Martha Myrtle Martie Dunford, Mary V H Dunford, Mary Virginia H Dunford, Myrla M Dunford, Ollie Faye Dunford, Samuel Barney Dunford, Stella E Dunford, Thomas A Dunford, William Mathias Dunford. James Dunford passed away in 1915 in Virginia.

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Biography

  • James Dunford was born in 1868 in West Virginia, United States, the child of William Albert Dunford And Becky Aldridge.
  • James Dunford married Susan Hester Christian, Tessie Unknown, and had children including Becky Dunford, Bettie M Dunford, Brettian Dunford, Jenning Dunford, Josie Ellen Dunford, Martha Myrtle Martie Dunford, Mary V H Dunford, Mary Virginia H Dunford, Myrla M Dunford, Ollie Faye Dunford, Samuel Barney Dunford, Stella E Dunford, Thomas A Dunford, William Mathias Dunford.
  • James Dunford passed away in 1915 in Virginia.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Dunford's Ancestors

Self
James Dunford
1868–1915
Birth Place: West Virginia, United States
Parents
William Albert Dunford
1839–1926
Wytheville, Giles Co., Virginia, USA
Becky Aldridge
1815–1934
Lawrence Co. Kentucky
Grandparents
James Dunford
1811–1845
Wythe Co., VA
Elizabeth ("Betsy") Hagy
1815–1880
Rowan Co., North Carolina
James Aldridge
1808–1860
Jennies Creek, Wayne Co. W. VA.
Rebecca Marcum
1812–1850
Jennies Creek, Wayne Co., W.VA.
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Sr
1786–1847
Sarah Haynes
1805–1884
John (Hege)
1781–1845
Betsy Brookshire
1786–1845
James Aldridge
1785–1868
Margaret Muncy
1767–1860
Josiah Marcum
1759–1846
Mary (Belcher)
1763–1850
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Job Dunford
1752–1800
Mary Bigwood
1754–1800
William Haynes
1770–
Nancy Bibb
1786–1815
Hans Hage
1740–1824
Rosannah Long
1745–1790
William Brookshire
1756–1836
Mary Marlow
1762–1830
James Aldridge
1760–1822
Rachel Treadway
1765–1823
Skidmore Muncy
1735–1797
Mary Scott
1740–1793
William Markham
1715–1779
Mary Wathen
1737–1781
Jared McDonald
1740–1808
Elizabeth McDonald
1747–1832

James Dunford's Descendants

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James Dunford (Apr 1868–1915) m. Susan (Hester) Christian (Jun 1872–1955)
  1. 1. Samuel (Barney) Dunford 1891–1960 m. Annie Fitzpatrick 1896–1981
    1. 1. James (Watson) Dunford 1916–1916
    2. 2. Edith (Mae) Dunford 1917–1973
    3. 3. Avery (Amos) Dunford 1918–1999 m. Helen Scovill 1920–2006
    4. 4. Helen (Marie) Dunford 1920–1984 m. William (Stanley) Harmon 1916–
    5. 5. Georgia (Hester) Dunford 1922–2010 m. Alexander (Patton) Griffith 1924–1985
    6. 6. Mary (Lucille) Dunford 1924–2002
    7. 7. John (Thomas) Dunford 1925–1980
    8. 8. Sarah (Elizabeth) Dunford 1932–2007
    9. 9. Dorthy (Ann) Dunford 1936–2015
    10. 10. Donald (Franklin) Dunford 1938–1938
    11. 11. William (Howard) Dunford 1940–2012
  2. 2. Bettie (M) Dunford 1893–
  3. 3. Myrla (M) Dunford 1894–1937
  4. 4. Josie (Ellen) Dunford 1896–1925 m. Joe (Harrison) Lewis 1888–1979
    1. 1. Essie (Hester) Lewis 1920–1998 m. Thomas Lara 1900–1976
  5. 5. Ollie (Faye) Dunford 1898–1988 m. Thomas (Augustas) Marrs 1893–1960
  6. 6. Stella (E) Dunford 1900–1915
  7. 7. William (Mathias) Dunford 1903–1969
  8. 8. Brettian Dunford 1909–
  9. 9. Becky Dunford 1910–
  10. 10. Jenning Dunford 1917–
  11. 11. Martha (Myrtle "Martie") Dunford 1893–1937
  12. 12. Mary (Virginia H) Dunford 1908–1975

James Dunford's Timeline

2 Records

1868
Apr 1868
Birth of James Dunford in West Virginia, United States
West Virginia, United States
1915
1915
Age 47
Death of James Dunford in Virginia
Virginia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Apr 1868
    Event Place: West Virginia, United States
    Record Source: "FamilySearch," database, FamilySearch, accessed 24 Dec 2016), entry for James Dunford, person ID L8BV-V88.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1915
    Event Place: Virginia
    Record Source: "FamilySearch," database, FamilySearch, accessed 24 Dec 2016), entry for James Dunford, person ID L8BV-V88.

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