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Jessie Lee James 1894–1974 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Mar 1894

Birth Location: Rives, Obion Co., Tennessee

Death Date: 21 Apr 1974

Death Location: Jonesboro, Craighead County, Arkansas

Father: Samuel James

Mother: Manerva Laster

Spouse(s): Robert Linn

Children(s): William Linn, Leroyce Linn, James Linn, Charles Linn, Robert 'Jr.'

Jessie Lee James was born in 1894 in Rives, Obion Co., Tennessee, the child of Samuel Jackson James And Manerva Jane Laster. Jessie Lee James married Robert Benjamin Linn, and had children including Charles Rudolph Chuck Linn, James Ray Jack Linn, Leroyce Bud Linn, Robert B Linn Jr, William Robert Linn. Jessie Lee James passed away in 1974 in Jonesboro, Craighead County, Arkansas.

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Biography

  • Jessie Lee James was born in 1894 in Rives, Obion Co., Tennessee, the child of Samuel Jackson James And Manerva Jane Laster.
  • Jessie Lee James married Robert Benjamin Linn, and had children including Charles Rudolph Chuck Linn, James Ray Jack Linn, Leroyce Bud Linn, Robert B Linn Jr, William Robert Linn.
  • Jessie Lee James passed away in 1974 in Jonesboro, Craighead County, Arkansas.

Immediate Family

Parents

Samuel James
1858–1936
Birth Location: Lynchburg, Franklin Co., Tennessee
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Manerva Laster
1860–1948
Birth Location: Rives, Obion Co., Tennessee, USA
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Spouses(s)

Robert Linn
1882–1949
Birth Location: Oxville, Scott County, Illinois
RL

Children(s)

William Linn
1913–2001
Birth Location: Algoa, Jackson County, Arkansas
WL
Leroyce Linn
1915–1997
Birth Location: McCrory, Woodruff, Arkansas, USA
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James Linn
1919–1995
Birth Location: McCrory, Woodruff County, Arkansas
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Charles Linn
1921–2005
Birth Location: McCrory, Woodruff County, Arkansas
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Robert 'Jr.'
1926–2020
Birth Location: Weiner, Poinsett County, Arkansas
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Jessie James's Ancestors

Self
Jessie James
1894–1974
Birth Place: Rives, Obion Co., Tennessee
Parents
Samuel Jackson James
1858–1936
Lynchburg, Franklin Co., Tennessee
Manerva (Jane) Laster
1860–1948
Rives, Obion Co., Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
Riley James
1819–1895
Tennessee
Sarah (A) Newman
1832–1905
Tennessee
Great-Grandparents
Isham Newman
1814–1876
Margaret O'Rear
1814–1893
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William O'Rear
1777–1851
Esther Kelly
1770–1823

Jessie James's Descendants

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Jessie (Lee) James (7 Mar 1894–21 Apr 1974) m. Robert (Benjamin) Linn (17 Jul 1882–18 Nov 1949)
  1. 1. William (Robert) Linn 1913–2001
  2. 2. Leroyce ('Bud') Linn 1915–1997
  3. 3. James (Ray 'Jack') Linn 1919–1995
  4. 4. Charles (Rudolph 'Chuck') Linn 1921–2005
  5. 5. Robert (B. Linn) 'Jr.' 1926–2020 m. Junia (Ellabelle 'June') Beebe 1927–2012

Jessie James's Timeline

2 Records

1894
7 Mar 1894
Birth of Jessie Lee James in Rives, Obion Co., Tennessee
Rives, Obion Co., Tennessee
1974
21 Apr 1974
Age 80
Death of Jessie Lee James in Jonesboro, Craighead County, Arkansas
Jonesboro, Craighead County, Arkansas

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Mar 1894
    Event Place: Rives, Obion Co., Tennessee

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Apr 1974
    Event Place: Jonesboro, Craighead County, Arkansas
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