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Joanna James 1850–1916 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Aug 1850

Birth Location: Wales

Death Date: 4 Jul 1916

Death Location: Wadsworth, Medina County, Ohio, USA

Father: George Paynter

Mother: Anna Williams

Spouse(s): David James

Children(s): George James, Gertrude James, Hannah Cannon, Thomas James, Arvilla James, Elizabeth James, Margaret James, Rachael James, Josephine Ries, Alma James, Mary James, David James

Joanna James was born in 1850 in Wales, the child of George Paynter And Anna Williams. In 1851, Joanna James resided in Bedwellty, Monmouthshire, Wales. Joanna James married David R James, and had children including Alma James, Arvilla James, David James, Elizabeth James, George Robert James, Gertrude Ester James, Hannah I Cannon, Josephine James Ries, Margaret James, Mary Ruth James, Rachael James, Thomas James. Joanna James passed away in 1916 in Wadsworth, Medina County, Ohio, USA.

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Biography

  • Joanna James was born in 1850 in Wales, the child of George Paynter And Anna Williams.
  • In 1851, Joanna James resided in Bedwellty, Monmouthshire, Wales.
  • Joanna James married David R James, and had children including Alma James, Arvilla James, David James, Elizabeth James, George Robert James, Gertrude Ester James, Hannah I Cannon, Josephine James Ries, Margaret James, Mary Ruth James, Rachael James, Thomas James.
  • Joanna James passed away in 1916 in Wadsworth, Medina County, Ohio, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

George Paynter
1816–1900
Birth Location: Berrington, Somerset, England
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Anna Williams
1825–1899
Birth Location: Aberystwyth, Monmouthshire, Wales
AW

Spouses(s)

David James
1833–1911
Birth Location: Wales
DJ

Children(s)

George James
1879–1957
Birth Location: Austintown, Mahoning, Ohio, USA
GJ
Gertrude James
1895–1919
Birth Location: Wadsworth, Medina, Ohio, USA
GJ
Hannah Cannon
1892–1932
Birth Location: Wadsworth, Medina County, Ohio, United States of America
HC
Thomas James
1871–1934
Birth Location: Mineral Ridge, Trumbull, Ohio
TJ
Arvilla James
1877–1943
Birth Location: Austintown, Mahoning, Ohio
AJ
Elizabeth James
1869–1934
Birth Location: Mineral Ridge, Trumbull, Ohio, United States
EJ
Margaret James
1875–1897
Birth Location: Austintown, Mahoning, Ohio, USA
MJ
Rachael James
1888–1889
Birth Location: Wadsworth, Medina, Ohio, United States
RJ
Josephine Ries
1880–1964
Birth Location: Austintown, Mahoning, Ohio, USA
JR
Alma James
1892–
Birth Location: Ohio
AJ
Mary James
1883–1958
Birth Location: Ohltown, Mahoning, Ohio, USA
MJ
David James
1890–1991
Birth Location: Wadsworth, Medina, Ohio, USA
DJ

Joanna James's Ancestors

Self
Joanna James
1850–1916
Birth Place: Wales
Parents
George Paynter
1816–1900
Berrington, Somerset, England
Anna Williams
1825–1899
Aberystwyth, Monmouthshire, Wales
Grandparents
James Paynter
1788–1856
North Moulton, Devon, England
Johannah (Reynolds) Tangey
1793–1824
Redruth, Cornwall, England
Thomas Williams
1789–
Wales
Elizabeth William
1785–
Llandinam, Montgomeryshire, Wales
Great-Grandparents
John Painter
1755–1866
Prudence Lock
1756–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Lock
1730–
Catherine Lock
1730–

Joanna James's Descendants

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Joanna James (Aug 1850–4 Jul 1916) m. David (R) James (3 Aug 1833–7 Apr 1911)
  1. 1. George (Robert) James 1879–1957 m. Stella James 1887–1962
    1. 1. Alyce James 1926–2002 m. Edward (Eugene) Dew 1928–1974
      1. 1. Pam (Jean) Shaw 1948–1991
    2. 2. Joanna (Ruth) James 1925–1925
    3. 3. Mary (B) James 1927–1992
    4. 4. Louis (G) James 1929–2018
  2. 2. Gertrude (Ester) James 1895–1919
  3. 3. Hannah (I) Cannon 1892–1932 m. Almon (Brown) Cannon 1884–1980
    1. 1. Joanna (Joyce) Cannon 1919–
  4. 4. Thomas James 1871–1934
  5. 5. Arvilla James 1877–1943
  6. 6. Elizabeth James 1869–1934
  7. 7. Margaret James 1875–1897
  8. 8. Rachael James 1888–1889
  9. 9. Josephine (James) Ries 1880–1964 m. Carman (E) Ries 1878–1947
    1. 1. Russell (James) Ries 1906–1950 m. Gleen (M) Reis 1908–1994
      1. 1. James (Gillard (ne) Ries) 1928–2025 m. Elizabeth (A) Price 1932–2014
    2. 2. Mildred Ries 1910–2002 m. Albert (C) Nigro 1917– m. Charles (Wesley) Radcliffe 1909–
    3. 3. Clyde (Stanley) Ries 1904–1919
  10. 10. Alma James 1892–
  11. 11. Mary (Ruth) James 1883–1958
  12. 12. David James 1890–1991

Joanna James's Timeline

9 Records

1850
9 Aug 1850
Birth of Joanna James in Bedwellty, Monmouthshire, Wales
Bedwellty, Monmouthshire, Wales
1850
Aug 1850
Birth of Joanna James in Wales
Wales
1851
1851
Age 1
Joanna James resided here in Bedwellty, Monmouthshire, Wales
Bedwellty, Monmouthshire, Wales
1870
1870
Age 20
Joanna James resided here in Austintown, Mahoning, Ohio, United States
Austintown, Mahoning, Ohio, United States
1880
1880
Age 30
Joanna James resided here in Austintown, Mahoning, Ohio, USA
Austintown, Mahoning, Ohio, USA
1900
1900
Age 50
Joanna James resided here in Sharon, Medina, Ohio, USA
Sharon, Medina, Ohio, USA
1900
1900
Age 50
Joanna James resided here in Sharon, Medina, Ohio, USA
Sharon, Medina, Ohio, USA
1910
1910
Age 60
Joanna James resided here in Wadsworth, Medina, Ohio, USA
Wadsworth, Medina, Ohio, USA
1916
4 Jul 1916
Age 66
Death of Joanna James in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Aug 1850
    Event Place: Bedwellty, Monmouthshire, Wales
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Austintown, Mahoning, Ohio; Roll: 1045; Family History Film: 1255045; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 090; Image: 0190
    [2] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Austintown, Mahoning, Ohio; Roll: M593_1239; Page: 8B; Image: 20; Family History Library Film: 552738
    [3] 1851 Wales Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 2448; Folio: 646; Page: 10; GSU roll: 104186-104187
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Aug 1850
    Event Place: Wales
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Sharon, Medina, Ohio; Roll: 1302; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 0050; FHL microfilm: 1241302

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Bedwellty, Monmouthshire, Wales
    Record Source: 1851 Wales Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 2448; Folio: 646; Page: 10; GSU roll: 104186-104187

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1859

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1867

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Austintown, Mahoning, Ohio, United States
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Austintown, Mahoning, Ohio; Roll: M593_1239; Page: 8B; Image: 20; Family History Library Film: 552738

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Austintown, Mahoning, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Austintown, Mahoning, Ohio; Roll: 1045; Family History Film: 1255045; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 090; Image: 0190

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Sharon, Medina, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Sharon, Medina, Ohio; Roll: 1302; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 0050; FHL microfilm: 1241302

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Sharon, Medina, Ohio, USA

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Wadsworth, Medina, Ohio, USA

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Orange, Mahoning, Ohio
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Austintown, Mahoning, Ohio; Roll: M593_1239; Page: 8B; Image: 20; Family History Library Film: 552738

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Record Source: Ohio, U.S., Wills and Probate Records

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Jul 1916
    Event Place: Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Wadsworth, Medina County, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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