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Joel Breckinridge James 1878–1967 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 July 1878

Birth Location: Clyde, Haywood County, North Carolina, United States of America

Death Date: 26 March 1967

Death Location: Morganton, Burke County, North Carolina, United States of America

Father: David James

Mother: Sarah Brown

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The story of Joel Breckinridge James began in 1878 in Clyde, Haywood County, North Carolina, United States of America. Joel Breckinridge James passed away in 1967 in Morganton, Burke County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Joel Breckinridge James began in 1878 in Clyde, Haywood County, North Carolina, United States of America.
  • Joel Breckinridge James passed away in 1967 in Morganton, Burke County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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Joel James's Ancestors

Self
Joel James
1878–1967
Birth Place: Clyde, Haywood County, North Carolina, United States of America
Parents
David Harrison James
1853–1905
Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States of America
Sarah (Jane) Brown
1856–1891
Haywood County, North Carolina, United States of America
Grandparents
John (M) James
1823–1897
Burke County, North Carolina, USA
sarah (jane aveline) brown
1824–1888
Buncombe, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Sr
1780–1840
Sarah JAMES
1788–1891
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Willm JAMES*
1747–1826
Mary Sloan
1756–1783

Joel James's Timeline

2 Records

1878
16 July 1878
Birth of Joel Breckinridge James in Clyde, Haywood County, North Carolina, United States of America
Clyde, Haywood County, North Carolina, United States of America
1967
26 March 1967
Age 89
Death of Joel Breckinridge James in Morganton, Burke County, North Carolina, United States of America
Morganton, Burke County, North Carolina, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 July 1878
    Event Place: Clyde, Haywood County, North Carolina, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 March 1967
    Event Place: Morganton, Burke County, North Carolina, United States of America

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