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James Thomas Milam 1877–1942 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Jul 1877

Birth Location: Wilkes, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 30 Apr 1942

Death Location: Wilkes, North Carolina, United States

Father: John Sr

Mother: Laura Church

Spouse(s): Delphia Church, Lula None, Mary Nichols

Children(s): Charlie Nichols, Dean Milam, James Milam, Rosa Adams, Arnold Milam

James Thomas Milam was born in 1877 in Wilkes, North Carolina, United States, the child of John Wesley Milam Sr And Laura Ann Sarah Church. In 1880, James Thomas Milam resided in Reddies River, Wilkes, North Carolina, USA. James Thomas Milam married Delphia Church, Lula, Mary Lou Nichols, Rosa Louise Church, and had children including Arnold Arville Ralph Milam, Charlie Johnston Nichols, Dean Wesley Milam, James Adams Gene Milam, Rosa C Milam Adams. James Thomas Milam passed away in 1942 in Wilkes, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • James Thomas Milam was born in 1877 in Wilkes, North Carolina, United States, the child of John Wesley Milam Sr And Laura Ann Sarah Church.
  • In 1880, James Thomas Milam resided in Reddies River, Wilkes, North Carolina, USA.
  • James Thomas Milam married Delphia Church, Lula, Mary Lou Nichols, Rosa Louise Church, and had children including Arnold Arville Ralph Milam, Charlie Johnston Nichols, Dean Wesley Milam, James Adams Gene Milam, Rosa C Milam Adams.
  • James Thomas Milam passed away in 1942 in Wilkes, North Carolina, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Milam's Ancestors

Self
James Milam
1877–1942
Birth Place: Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
Parents
John Wesley Milam Sr
1840–1926
Wilkes Co., N. C.
Laura (Ann "Sarah") Church
1843–1904
Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Inge Nicoles
1800–
Wilkes Co
Rebecca Milam
1810–1881
Wilkes Co, , North Carolina, USA,
Great-Grandparents
Adam Milam
1782–1815
Mary Stokes
1780–1865
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Andrew Milam
1764–1830
Mary Holt
1764–1806

James Milam's Descendants

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James (Thomas) Milam (7 Jul 1877–30 Apr 1942) m. Delphia Church (Dec 1883–) m. Lula (1880–) m. Mary (Lou) Nichols (Aug 1887–1930)
  1. 1. Charlie (Johnston) Nichols 1907–1965 m. Leola Nicholas 1909–1977
    1. 1. Carl (H) Nicholas 1939–2008
    2. 2. Charles (Arnold) Nichols 1944–2003 m. Hilda (Mae) Adams 1949–2002
    3. 3. Earl (Johnson) Nichols 1942–2013
    4. 4. Mary (Sue) Corum 1946–2000
    5. 5. Charles (Johnson) Nichols 1935–1993
    6. 6. Virginia (Leola) Benge 1931–2007
    7. 7. Cleamith (McKever) Nichols 1948–2012
    8. 8. James (R L) Nicholas 1934–2020
  2. 2. Dean (Wesley) Milam 1911–1975
  3. 3. James (Adams "Gene") Milam 1910–1978
  4. 4. Rosa (C. Milam) Adams 1917–2003
  5. 5. Arnold (Arville Ralph) Milam 1922–2006

James Milam's Timeline

5 Records

1876
7 Jul 1876
Birth of James Thomas Milam in Congo, Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA
Congo, Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA
1877
7 Jul 1877
Birth of James Thomas Milam in Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
1880
1880
Age 3
James Thomas Milam resided here in Reddies River, Wilkes, North Carolina, USA
Reddies River, Wilkes, North Carolina, USA
1942
30 Apr 1942
Age 65
Death of James Thomas Milam in Wilkesboro, Wilkes, North Carolina,
Wilkesboro, Wilkes, North Carolina,
1942
30 Apr 1942
Age 65
Death of James Thomas Milam in Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
Wilkes, North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Jul 1876
    Event Place: Congo, Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Reddies River, Wilkes, North Carolina; Roll: 987; Page: 207D; Enumeration District: 221

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Jul 1877
    Event Place: Wilkes, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Reddies River, Wilkes, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Reddies River, Wilkes, North Carolina; Roll: 987; Page: 207D; Enumeration District: 221

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Apr 1942
    Event Place: Wilkesboro, Wilkes, North Carolina,

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Apr 1942
    Event Place: Wilkes, North Carolina, United States

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