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James Walton Massey 1904–1988 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 December 1904

Birth Location: Georgia

Death Date: 13 May 1988

Death Location: Anderson, Anderson County, South Carolina, United States of America

Father: Joseph Massey

Mother: Nettie Chastain

Spouse(s): Idell Robertson

Children(s):

James Walton Massey was born in 1904 in Georgia, the child of Joseph Waltham Massey And Nettie Gertrude Chastain. In 1910, James Walton Massey resided in Alford, Hart, Georgia, USA. James Walton Massey married Idell Robertson. James Walton Massey passed away in 1988 in Anderson, Anderson County, South Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • James Walton Massey was born in 1904 in Georgia, the child of Joseph Waltham Massey And Nettie Gertrude Chastain.
  • In 1910, James Walton Massey resided in Alford, Hart, Georgia, USA.
  • James Walton Massey married Idell Robertson.
  • James Walton Massey passed away in 1988 in Anderson, Anderson County, South Carolina, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Massey's Ancestors

Self
James Massey
1904–1988
Birth Place: Georgia
Parents
Joseph Waltham Massey
1878–1966
South Carolina
Nettie (Gertrude) Chastain
1885–1960
Hart County, Georgia, United States of America
Grandparents
James (Alexander) Massey
1850–1931
Cherokee County, Georgia, United States of America
Tabitha (Clementine Tiny) Davenport
1850–1933
Greenville County, South Carolina, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Isaac Davenport
1812–1860
Tabitha Young
1812–1872
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Davenport
1763–1842
Phoebe Gross
1773–1841
John Young
1783–1836
Susan Unk
1784–

James Massey's Timeline

3 Records

1904
18 December 1904
Birth of James Walton Massey in Georgia
Georgia
1910
1910
Age 6
James Walton Massey resided here in Alford, Hart, Georgia, USA
Alford, Hart, Georgia, USA
1988
13 May 1988
Age 84
Death of James Walton Massey
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 December 1904
    Event Place: Georgia
    Record Source:
    [1] 1910 United States Federal Census
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Alford, Hart, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 14 May 1988
    Event Place: Greenville, South Carolina
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - The Greenville News - 14 May 1988 - Page 10, Obituary for James Walton Massey 14 May 1988

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 May 1988
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Anderson, Anderson County, South Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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