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John M James 1775–1827 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1775

Birth Location: Hanover, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 11 Jan 1827

Death Location: Bigwhipwill Crk, Logan, Kentucky, United States

Father: William James

Mother: Mary Hines

Spouse(s): Mary Poor

Children(s): Robert James, Nancy James, William James, Elizabeth James, Mary James, Drury James, Thomas James, John James

John M James was born in 1775 in Hanover, Virginia, United States, the child of William James And Mary Hines. John M James married Mary Polly Poor, and had children including Drury Woodson James, Elizabeth James, John R James, Mary James, Nancy Gardner James, Robert Sallee James, Thomas Martin James, William James. John M James passed away in 1827 in Bigwhipwill Crk, Logan, Kentucky, United States.

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Biography

  • John M James was born in 1775 in Hanover, Virginia, United States, the child of William James And Mary Hines.
  • John M James married Mary Polly Poor, and had children including Drury Woodson James, Elizabeth James, John R James, Mary James, Nancy Gardner James, Robert Sallee James, Thomas Martin James, William James.
  • John M James passed away in 1827 in Bigwhipwill Crk, Logan, Kentucky, United States.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John James's Ancestors

Self
John James
1775–1827
Birth Place: Hanover, Virginia, United States
Parents
William James
1745–1805
Henderson, Henderson, Kentucky, United States
Mary Hines
1755–1774
1664760, Kings Stanley, Gloucestershire, England
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Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John James's Descendants

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John (M) James (1775–11 Jan 1827) m. Mary ("Polly") Poor (1790–Feb 1827)
  1. 1. Robert (Sallee) James 1818–1850 m. Zerelda (Elizabeth) Cole 1825–1911
    1. 1. Robert (R) James 1845–1845
    2. 2. Jesse (Woodson) James 1847–1882 m. Zerelda (Amanda "Zee") Mimms 1845–1900
      1. 1. Mary (Susan) James 1879–1935
      2. 2. Jesse (Edwards "Tim") JAMES 1875–1951 m. Estela (Frances "Stella" (MCGOWAN)) JAMES 1882–1971
        1. 1. Josephine (Frances) James 1902–1964 m. Ronald (Munro) Ross 1904–1958
        2. 2. Jessie (Estelle (JAMES)) BAUMEL 1906–1987
        3. 3. Ethel (Rose) James 1908–1991
    3. 3. Susan (Lavenia) James 1849–1889
    4. 4. Alexander (Franklin "Frank") James 1843–1915 m. Laura James 1857– m. Anna Ralston 1853–1944 m. Nancy Leathers 1839–1850
      1. 1. Iona James 1880–
      2. 2. Robert James 1877–1959
      3. 3. John (Melton) Leathers 1865–1945
  2. 2. Nancy (Gardner) James 1821–1875
  3. 3. William James 1811–1895
  4. 4. Elizabeth James 1816–1904
  5. 5. Mary James 1809–1877
  6. 6. Drury (Woodson) James 1826–1910
  7. 7. Thomas (Martin) James 1823–1903
  8. 8. John (R) James 1815–1887

John James's Timeline

5 Records

1775
1775
Birth of John M James in Hanover, Goochland, Virginia, United States
Hanover, Goochland, Virginia, United States
1775
1775
Birth of John M James in Hanover, Virginia, United States
Hanover, Virginia, United States
1807
26 March 1807
Age 32
John M James was married in Goochland, VA
Goochland, VA
1827
11 January 1827
Age 52
Death of John M James in Logan, Kentucky, USA
Logan, Kentucky, USA
1827
11 Jan 1827
Age 52
Death of John M James in Bigwhipwill Crk, Logan, Kentucky, United States
Bigwhipwill Crk, Logan, Kentucky, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1775
    Event Place: Hanover, Goochland, Virginia, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1775; Birth city: Hanover; Birth state: VA
    [2] Millennium File
    [3] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1775
    Event Place: Hanover, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 26 March 1807
    Event Place: Goochland, VA
    Record Source: Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1775; Birth city: Hanover; Birth state: VA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 January 1827
    Event Place: Logan, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1775; Birth city: Hanover; Birth state: VA
    [2] Millennium File
    [3] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Jan 1827
    Event Place: Bigwhipwill Crk, Logan, Kentucky, United States

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