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James Russell Read 1839–1922 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 July 1839

Birth Location: Gadsden County, Florida, USA

Death Date: 1 November 1922

Death Location: Tyler Co, TX

Father: James Sr.

Mother: Sarah Wood

Spouse(s): Mary Walker, Julia ..., Julia Bunion, Elizebeth Sims

Children(s): Ida Wigley, James Read, Sarah Read, Russell Read, Susan Read, Sina Read, Jessie Read, Mary Read, Fannie Read, Tallie Read, John Read, Mary Read, Minnie Read, William Read, Parry Read, Thomas Read, Joseph Read, Robert Read, I.H. Reid, Sarah Read, James Howard, Lora Read, Tallie Read, William Read, John .., Nancy Read, Polly ..

In 1839, James Russell Read entered the world in Gadsden County, Florida, USA, born to James Russell Read Sr And Sarah Matilda Wood. In 1880, James Russell Read resided in Precinct 4, Tyler, Texas, USA. James Russell Read married Elizebeth Reid Reed Sims, Julia Brown Todd Bunion, Julia Read Reed, Mary Jane Walker, and had children including Fannie Read, I H Reed Read Reid, Ida Texana Wigley, James P Read, James Perry Howard, Jessie Robert Read, John Calhoun Read, John Wesley Read, Joseph Henry Joe Read, Lora Read, Mary Pauline Lena Read, Mary Pauline Lena Wright Read, Minnie Lora Read, Nancy Matilda Baker Read, Parry Lee Drake Baker Willis Read, Polly Read, Robert Fulton Read, Russell Read, Sarah Ann Fannie E Read, Sarah Read, Sina O Read, Susan Elizabeth Read, Tallie Eugenia Read, Tallie Read, Thomas Alexander Read, William W Read, William Walker Read. James Russell Read passed away in 1922 in Tyler Co, TX.

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Biography

  • In 1839, James Russell Read entered the world in Gadsden County, Florida, USA, born to James Russell Read Sr And Sarah Matilda Wood.
  • In 1880, James Russell Read resided in Precinct 4, Tyler, Texas, USA.
  • James Russell Read married Elizebeth Reid Reed Sims, Julia Brown Todd Bunion, Julia Read Reed, Mary Jane Walker, and had children including Fannie Read, I H Reed Read Reid, Ida Texana Wigley, James P Read, James Perry Howard, Jessie Robert Read, John Calhoun Read, John Wesley Read, Joseph Henry Joe Read, Lora Read, Mary Pauline Lena Read, Mary Pauline Lena Wright Read, Minnie Lora Read, Nancy Matilda Baker Read, Parry Lee Drake Baker Willis Read, Polly Read, Robert Fulton Read, Russell Read, Sarah Ann Fannie E Read, Sarah Read, Sina O Read, Susan Elizabeth Read, Tallie Eugenia Read, Tallie Read, Thomas Alexander Read, William W Read, William Walker Read.
  • James Russell Read passed away in 1922 in Tyler Co, TX.

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James Read's Ancestors

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James Read
1839–1922
Birth Place: Gadsden County, Florida, USA
Parents
James Russell Read Sr.
1811–1895
South Carolina, United States
Sarah (Matilda) Wood
1812–1871
Georgia, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Read's Descendants

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James (Russell) Read (19 July 1839–1 November 1922) m. Mary (Jane) Walker (18 Dec 1844–8 Mar 1928) m. Julia (Read Reed) ... (abt 1840–) m. Julia (Brown Todd) Bunion (1840–1876) m. Elizebeth (Reid Reed) Sims (1849–)
  1. 1. Ida (Texana) Wigley 1877–1944 m. Thomas (Ambrose) Wigley 1872–1946
    1. 1. Dora (Agnes Wigley) (Ellis) 1903–1991 m. Tolbert (Newman) Ellis 1895–1948 m. L (A) Ellis 1896–
      1. 1. Ida (Fay) Ellis 1926–2004 m. Rayborn (Lee Sanford) Dorgan 1925–2001 m. Milton (Bevis) McCauley 1926–1983
        1. 1. Charles (Ray) Dorgan 1944–2023
      2. 2. Tolbert (Lee) Ellis 1923–2000 m. Mary (Alice) Dickens 1926–2010
      3. 3. George (Wigley) Ellis 1932–2017
      4. 4. B (J) Ellis 1935–2018 m. Ralph Roe 1931–2013
      5. 5. E (E) Ellis 1937–1998 m. John (R) Day 1935–1994
      6. 6. Patsy Fults 1940–2017 m. John (L) Fults 1942–2001
      7. 7. Tolbert (Lee) Ellis 1923–2000
      8. 8. Tolbert (Lee) Ellis 1923–2000
      9. 9. Ida (Faye Ellis) (Dorgan) 1926–2004
      10. 10. George (Wigley) Ellis 1931–2017
      11. 11. Elsie (Yvonne "Bobby" Ellis) (Day) 1937–1998
      12. 12. Billie (Jean Ellis) (Roe) 1934–2018
      13. 13. Erma (Frances) Ellis 1940–2000
      14. 14. Patsy (Ellis) (Fults) 1940–2017
    2. 2. Louis (C) Wigley 1897–1967
    3. 3. Perry Wigley 1900–1967 m. Mary (I) Wigley 1902–
    4. 4. Jesse (Kelly) Wigley 1902–1975
    5. 5. Cora (Edith) Wigley 1906–1985
    6. 6. Eldridge Wigley 1910–1981
    7. 7. Thomas (Elbert) Wigley 1912–1986
    8. 8. Louis (C) Wigley 1905–
  2. 2. James (P.) Read 1865–1934
  3. 3. Sarah Read 1867–1957
  4. 4. Russell Read 1868–1942 m. Lillie Grimes 1869–
  5. 5. Susan (Elizabeth) Read 1870–1887
  6. 6. Sina (O.) Read 1872–1892
  7. 7. Jessie (Robert) Read 1873–1904
  8. 8. Mary (Pauline Lena Wright) Read 1875–1956
  9. 9. Fannie Read 1879–1957 m. Henry (Eddie "Ed") Primrose 1876–1961 m. Henry (Eddie) Primrose 1876–1961
    1. 1. Radford (Read) Primrose 1917–1997
    2. 2. Gertrude Primrose 1906–1977
    3. 3. Walter Primrose 1909–
    4. 4. Esther Primrose 1911–
    5. 5. J (W) Primrose 1916–
  10. 10. Tallie (Eugenia) Read 1882–1963
  11. 11. John (Wesley) Read 1862–1862
  12. 12. Mary (Pauline "Lena") Read 1874–1956
  13. 13. Minnie (Lora) Read 1880–1962
  14. 14. William (Walker) Read 1883–1948
  15. 15. Parry (Lee Drake Baker Willis) Read 1875–1949
  16. 16. Thomas (Alexander) Read 1871–1955
  17. 17. Joseph (Henry "Joe") Read 1857–1931
  18. 18. Robert (Fulton) Read 1869–1958
  19. 19. I.H. (Reed Read) Reid 1857–
  20. 20. Sarah (Ann Fannie E) Read 1879–1972
  21. 21. James (Perry) Howard 1875–1950
  22. 22. Lora Read 1882–
  23. 23. Tallie Read 1884–
  24. 24. William (W) Read 1885–
  25. 25. John (Calhoun Read) .. 1877–1944
  26. 26. Nancy (Matilda Baker) Read 1863–1892
  27. 27. Polly (Read) .. 1862–

James Read's Timeline

3 Records

1839
19 July 1839
Birth of James Russell Read in Gadsden County, Florida, USA
Gadsden County, Florida, USA
1880
1880
Age 41
James Russell Read resided here in Precinct 4, Tyler, Texas, USA
Precinct 4, Tyler, Texas, USA
1922
1 November 1922
Age 83
Death of James Russell Read in Tyler Co, TX
Tyler Co, TX

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 July 1839
    Event Place: Gadsden County, Florida, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Precinct 4, Tyler, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 November 1922
    Event Place: Tyler Co, TX

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