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Jess James 1937–2012 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 June 1937

Birth Location: North Carolina

Death Date: 2 Oct 2012

Death Location: Madison Heights, Amherst, Virginia, USA

Father: Lewis James

Mother: Anna Parks

Spouse(s): Betty Surrett

Children(s):

Jess James was born in 1937 in North Carolina, the child of Lewis James And Anna Mae Parks. In 1950, Jess James resided in Fines Creek, Haywood, North Carolina, USA. Jess James married Betty Surrett, and had children including Larry Wayne James. Jess James passed away in 2012 in Madison Heights, Amherst, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Jess James was born in 1937 in North Carolina, the child of Lewis James And Anna Mae Parks.
  • In 1950, Jess James resided in Fines Creek, Haywood, North Carolina, USA.
  • Jess James married Betty Surrett, and had children including Larry Wayne James.
  • Jess James passed away in 2012 in Madison Heights, Amherst, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Jess James's Ancestors

Self
Jess James
1937–2012
Birth Place: North Carolina
Parents
Lewis James
1902–1979
Clyde, Haywood Co., NC
Anna (Mae) Parks
1900–1992
North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Nancy Sweetner
1870–1940
North Carolina
Samuel James
1865–1920
, , Tennessee, USA
Hiram ("Levi") Parks
1866–1957
Haywood, North Carolina
Eliza (Jane) Davis
1872–1935
Madison County, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
William James
1849–1930
Hiram Parks
1826–1913
Elvira Lundy
1832–1920
2nd-Great-Grandparents
THOMAS JAMES
1818–1864
SARAH KELLY
1824–1911

Jess James's Timeline

3 Records

1937
2 June 1937
Birth of Jess James in North Carolina
North Carolina
1950
1950
Age 13
Jess James resided here in Fines Creek, Haywood, North Carolina, USA
Fines Creek, Haywood, North Carolina, USA
2012
2 Oct 2012
Age 75
Death of Jess James in Madison Heights, Amherst, Virginia, USA
Madison Heights, Amherst, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 June 1937
    Event Place: North Carolina
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Fines Creek, Haywood, North Carolina; Roll: 742; Page: 12; Enumeration District: 44-24

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Fines Creek, Haywood, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Fines Creek, Haywood, North Carolina; Roll: 742; Page: 12; Enumeration District: 44-24

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Oct 2012
    Event Place: Madison Heights, Amherst, Virginia, USA

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