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Jesse Buck James 1786 – 1877 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1786

Birth Location: Virginia

Death Date: 25 May 1877

Death Location: Union, Union, South Carolina, United States

Father: Sherrod James

Mother: Polly Johnson

Spouse(s): Susannah Hodge

Children(s): Mary James, Elizabeth James

Jesse Buck James was born in 1786 in Virginia, the child of Sherrod James and Polly Johnson. In 1850, Jesse Buck James resided in Union, South Carolina. In 1860, Jesse Buck James resided in Union, South Carolina, United States. Jesse Buck James married Susannah Hodge, and had children including Mary James, Elizabeth James. Jesse Buck James passed away in 1877 in Union, Union, South Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • Jesse Buck James was born in 1786 in Virginia, the child of Sherrod James and Polly Johnson.
  • In 1850, Jesse Buck James resided in Union, South Carolina.
  • In 1860, Jesse Buck James resided in Union, South Carolina, United States.
  • Jesse Buck James married Susannah Hodge, and had children including Mary James, Elizabeth James.
  • Jesse Buck James passed away in 1877 in Union, Union, South Carolina, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Jesse James's Ancestors

Self
Jesse James
1786 – 1877
Birth Place: Virginia
Parents
Sherrod James
1744 – 1852
Virginia, United States
Polly Johnson
1767 – 1850
Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Sherwood James
1720 – 1784
Caroline, Virginia, United States
Martha Holiday
1720 – 1792
Virginia
Great-Grandparents
Sherwood James
1702 – 1764
Ann Taliaferro
1705 – 1780
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Francis James
1660 – 1721
Margaret Sherwood
1670 – 1755
Robert Taliaferro
1688 – 1736
Margaret Buckner
1690 – 1760

Jesse James's Descendants

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Jesse (Buck) James (1786 – 25 May 1877) m. Susannah Hodge (1798 – )
  1. 1. Mary James (03 Aug 1825 – 08 Mar 1860)
  2. 2. Elizabeth James (1834 – )

Jesse James's Timeline

5 Records

1786
1786
Birth of Jesse Buck James in Virginia
Virginia
1850
1850
Age 64
Jesse Buck James resided here in Union, South Carolina
Union, South Carolina
1860
1860
Age 74
Jesse Buck James resided here in Union, South Carolina, United States
Union, South Carolina, United States
1870
1870
Age 84
Jesse Buck James resided here in Draytonville, Union, South Carolina, United States
Draytonville, Union, South Carolina, United States
1877
25 May 1877
Age 91
Death of Jesse Buck James in Union, Union, South Carolina, United States
Union, Union, South Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1786
    Event Place: Virginia
    Record Source:
    [1] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Draytonville, Union, South Carolina; Roll: M593_1510; Page: 371B; Image: 98; Family History Library Film: 553009
    [2] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Union, South Carolina; Roll: M653_1227; Page: 282; Image: 577; Family History Library Film: 805227
    [3] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Union, South Carolina; Roll: M432_859; Page: 54B; Image: 360
    [4] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Union, South Carolina
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Union, South Carolina; Roll: M432_859; Page: 54B; Image: 360

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Union, South Carolina, United States
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Union, South Carolina; Roll: M653_1227; Page: 282; Image: 577; Family History Library Film: 805227

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Draytonville, Union, South Carolina, United States
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Draytonville, Union, South Carolina; Roll: M593_1510; Page: 371B; Image: 98; Family History Library Film: 553009

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 May 1877
    Event Place: Union, Union, South Carolina, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Union County, South Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current

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