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John Robert James 1847 – 1937 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Feb 1847

Birth Location: Staunton, Augusta, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 26 Jun 1937

Death Location: Boone, Boone, Iowa, USA

Father: George James

Mother: Elizabeth Peterson

Spouse(s): Ida Holmes

Children(s): Laura James

In 1847, John Robert James entered the world in Staunton, Augusta, Virginia, USA, born to George James and Elizabeth Peterson. John Robert James married Ida Mae Holmes, and had children including Laura Druscilla James. John Robert James passed away in 1937 in Boone, Boone, Iowa, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1847, John Robert James entered the world in Staunton, Augusta, Virginia, USA, born to George James and Elizabeth Peterson.
  • John Robert James married Ida Mae Holmes, and had children including Laura Druscilla James.
  • John Robert James passed away in 1937 in Boone, Boone, Iowa, USA.

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John James's Ancestors

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John James
1847 – 1937
Birth Place: Staunton, Augusta, Virginia, USA
Parents
George James
Elizabeth Peterson
1816 – 1875
Augusta, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Isaac Peterson
1784 – 1860
Pottstown, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA
Judy Pummel
1785 – 1874
Shenandoah, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Francis Pummel
1754 – 1817
Margaret Jones
1757 – 1823
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John James's Descendants

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John (Robert) James (7 Feb 1847 – 26 Jun 1937) m. Ida (Mae) Holmes (1856 – 1890)
  1. 1. Laura (Druscilla) James (15 Sep 1879 – 30 Dec 1963) m. Charles (Milton) Coddington (25 May 1868 – 23 Dec 1921)
    1. 1. Charles (Folsom) Coddington (19 Jan 1909 – 24 Jan 1967) m. Frances (Evelyn) Martin (23 Oct 1909 – 3 Jan 1997)
    2. 2. Dean (Robert) Coddington (15 Jan 1911 – 25 Oct 1981) m. Violet (M) Dernick (9 Feb 1914 – 27 Apr 2007)

John James's Timeline

2 Records

1847
7 Feb 1847
Birth of John Robert James in Staunton, Augusta, Virginia, USA
Staunton, Augusta, Virginia, USA
1937
26 Jun 1937
Age 90
Death of John Robert James in Boone, Boone, Iowa, USA
Boone, Boone, Iowa, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Feb 1847
    Event Place: Staunton, Augusta, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Jun 1937
    Event Place: Boone, Boone, Iowa, USA

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