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Jessie James 1886–1936 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 Sep 1886

Birth Location: Columbus City, Louisa, Iowa, USA

Death Date: 2 Nov 1936

Death Location: Nichols, Muscatine, Iowa, USA

Father: Levi James

Mother: Martha Heaton

Spouse(s): Theodore Reynolds

Children(s): Dorothy Reynolds

The story of Jessie James began in 1886 in Columbus City, Louisa, Iowa, USA. Jessie James married Theodore Collet Reynolds, and had children including Dorothy M Reynolds. Jessie James passed away in 1936 in Nichols, Muscatine, Iowa, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Jessie James began in 1886 in Columbus City, Louisa, Iowa, USA.
  • Jessie James married Theodore Collet Reynolds, and had children including Dorothy M Reynolds.
  • Jessie James passed away in 1936 in Nichols, Muscatine, Iowa, USA.

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Spouses(s)

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Jessie James's Ancestors

Self
Jessie James
1886–1936
Birth Place: Columbus City, Louisa, Iowa, USA
Parents
Levi James
1862–1940
Columbus Junction, Louisa, Iowa
Martha (Isabella) Heaton
1862–1938
Montezuma, Poweshiek, Iowa, USA
Grandparents
Jacob James
1819–1871
Portsmouth, Scioto, Ohio, United States
Jemima Hodges
1821–1899
Portsmouth, Scioto, Ohio, United States
James (Thomas) Heaton
1829–1874
Brown, Ohio, United States
Elizabeth (Angeline) Alloway
1830–1894
Montgomery, Indiana, United States
Great-Grandparents
Jacob James
1805–1878
Mary "Kitty"
1798–1885
Jemima Shaw
1810–1906
Abraham Alloway
1792–1871
Mary Loving
1790–1850
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Mary McPherson
1768–1850
Anthony Shaw
1787–1840

Jessie James's Descendants

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Jessie James (26 Sep 1886–2 Nov 1936) m. Theodore (Collet) Reynolds (02 Jan 1882–01 May 1942)
  1. 1. Dorothy (M.) Reynolds 1904–1996 m. Lester (J.) Schantz 1904–1979
    1. 1. Betty (Jean) Schantz 1924– m. Milford (Samuel) Blose 1918–2008
    2. 2. Marion Schantz 1932–1987
    3. 3. Joan (L.) Schantz 1935–2011

Jessie James's Timeline

2 Records

1886
26 Sep 1886
Birth of Jessie James in Columbus City, Louisa, Iowa, USA
Columbus City, Louisa, Iowa, USA
1936
2 Nov 1936
Age 50
Death of Jessie James in Nichols, Muscatine, Iowa, USA
Nichols, Muscatine, Iowa, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Sep 1886
    Event Place: Columbus City, Louisa, Iowa, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Nov 1936
    Event Place: Nichols, Muscatine, Iowa, USA

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