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James Albert Wren 1847–1934 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Jan 1847

Birth Location: Itawamba County, Mississippi, USA

Death Date: 10 Sep 1934

Death Location: Alcorn County, Mississippi, United States of America

Father: George Wren

Mother: Mary Hughes

Spouse(s): Mary Downing, Clemey Wren

Children(s): Alonzo Wren, Wister Wren, James Wren, Martha Wren, George Wren, Walter Wren, Oscar Wren, Virginia Wren, Nancy Wren, Charlie Wren

James Albert Wren was born in 1847 in Itawamba County, Mississippi, USA, the child of George Washington Wren And Mary Ann Hughes. In 1880, James Albert Wren resided in Itawamba, Mississippi, USA. In 1900, James Albert Wren resided in Beat 3, Prentiss, Mississippi, USA. James Albert Wren married Clemey M Wren, Mary E Jane Polly Downing, and had children including Alonzo C Wren, Charlie Hightower Wren, George Washington Wren, James Wren, Martha Elizabeth Wren, Nancy Wren, Oscar Wren, Virginia Belle Wren, Walter Lee Wren, Wister A Wren. James Albert Wren passed away in 1934 in Alcorn County, Mississippi, United States of America.

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Biography

  • James Albert Wren was born in 1847 in Itawamba County, Mississippi, USA, the child of George Washington Wren And Mary Ann Hughes.
  • In 1880, James Albert Wren resided in Itawamba, Mississippi, USA.
  • In 1900, James Albert Wren resided in Beat 3, Prentiss, Mississippi, USA.
  • James Albert Wren married Clemey M Wren, Mary E Jane Polly Downing, and had children including Alonzo C Wren, Charlie Hightower Wren, George Washington Wren, James Wren, Martha Elizabeth Wren, Nancy Wren, Oscar Wren, Virginia Belle Wren, Walter Lee Wren, Wister A Wren.
  • James Albert Wren passed away in 1934 in Alcorn County, Mississippi, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

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James Wren's Ancestors

Self
James Wren
1847–1934
Birth Place: Itawamba County, Mississippi, USA
Parents
George Washington Wren
1804–1870
Lunenburg Co, VA
Mary (Ann) Hughes
1804–1880
Madison, Alabama, USA
Grandparents
Randolph Wren
1766–1843
Brunswick County, Virginia
Martha (Priscilla) JONES
1770–1853
Augusta County, Virginia, USA
Thomas (B) HUGHES
1776–1816
Grayson County, Virginia, USA
Nancy (Agnes) SCOTT
1780–1861
Fairfield County, South Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Wren's Descendants

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James (Albert) Wren (28 Jan 1847–10 Sep 1934) m. Mary (E Jane (Polly)) Downing (31 December 1844–30 Dec 1915) m. Clemey (M) Wren (abt 1867–)
  1. 1. Alonzo (C) Wren 1877–1964 m. Martha Shorts 1873–1956
    1. 1. Lance (Coy Lee) Wren 1900–1966 m. Essie (Lee) Lovell 1903–1975
      1. 1. Sula (Faye Sue) Wren 1929–1997 m. Herbert (Ben) Ball 1927–2015
        1. 1. Wanda (Sue) Ball 1949–1995
      2. 2. Lomce (J) Wren 1920–
      3. 3. Lance (Vernon) Wren 1924–1993
      4. 4. Otis (Glen) Wren 1923–1991
      5. 5. Marie Wren 1921–
      6. 6. J (W) Wren 1919–1995
      7. 7. Ray (E) Wren 1926–
    2. 2. Della (Maude) Beckham 1902–1979
    3. 3. Ella Wren 1904–
    4. 4. James (W) Wren 1900–
    5. 5. James (I) Wren 1922–
    6. 6. Ella (O) White 1902–1976
  2. 2. Wister (A.) Wren 1879–1940
  3. 3. James Wren 1873–
  4. 4. Martha (Elizabeth) Wren 1870–1956
  5. 5. George (Washington) Wren 1868–1943
  6. 6. Walter (Lee) Wren 1884–1968
  7. 7. Oscar Wren 1888–
  8. 8. Virginia (Belle) Wren 1874–1914
  9. 9. Nancy Wren 1866–
  10. 10. Charlie (Hightower) Wren 1881–1969

James Wren's Timeline

4 Records

1847
28 Jan 1847
Birth of James Albert Wren in Itawamba County, Mississippi, USA
Itawamba County, Mississippi, USA
1880
1880
Age 33
James Albert Wren resided here in Itawamba, Mississippi, USA
Itawamba, Mississippi, USA
1900
1900
Age 53
James Albert Wren resided here in Beat 3, Prentiss, Mississippi, USA
Beat 3, Prentiss, Mississippi, USA
1934
10 Sep 1934
Age 87
Death of James Albert Wren in Hopewell, Prentiss, Mississippi, USA
Hopewell, Prentiss, Mississippi, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Jan 1847
    Event Place: Itawamba County, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Itawamba, Mississippi; Roll: 650; Page: 407b; Enumeration District: 069
    [3] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Beat 3, Prentiss, Mississippi; Roll: 826; Page: 15; Enumeration District: 0097
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Itawamba, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Itawamba, Mississippi; Roll: 650; Page: 407b; Enumeration District: 069

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Beat 3, Prentiss, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Beat 3, Prentiss, Mississippi; Roll: 826; Page: 15; Enumeration District: 0097

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Sep 1934
    Event Place: Hopewell, Prentiss, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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

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