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John Wesley James 1926 – 1997 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 31 Jan 1926

Birth Location: Alma Clark, Alabama

Death Date: 21 May 1997

Death Location: San Jose, Santa Clara, California, USA

Father: John James

Mother: Estella Rocker

Spouse(s): Verona Malone, Susie Marks

Children(s): Etta James

John Wesley James was born in 1926 in Alma Clark, Alabama, the child of John Carter James and Estella (Bettie) Rocker. In 1935, John Wesley James resided in Plateau, Mobile, Alabama. John Wesley James married Verona Malone, Susie Ann Marks, and had children including Etta Vonciel James. John Wesley James passed away in 1997 in San Jose, Santa Clara, California, USA.

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Biography

  • John Wesley James was born in 1926 in Alma Clark, Alabama, the child of John Carter James and Estella (Bettie) Rocker.
  • In 1935, John Wesley James resided in Plateau, Mobile, Alabama.
  • John Wesley James married Verona Malone, Susie Ann Marks, and had children including Etta Vonciel James.
  • John Wesley James passed away in 1997 in San Jose, Santa Clara, California, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John James's Ancestors

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John James
1926 – 1997
Birth Place: Alma Clark, Alabama
Parents
John Carter James
1899 – 1970
Clark County, Alabama
Estella ((Bettie)) Rocker
1902 – 1943
Choctaw County, Alabama, USA
Grandparents
Wesley (Carter) James
1860 – 1953
Gainestown, Clarke, Alabama, United States
Josephine Jackson
1873 – 1940
Alabama
James ("Jim") Rocker
1872 – 1961
Alabama
Sallie Richardson
1899 – 1961
Clarke County, Alabama, USA
Great-Grandparents
Francis James
1831 –
Milly Carter
1835 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert James
1797 – 1860
Maria Cowles
1795 – 1884
John Carter
Ellen
1815 –

John James's Descendants

1.
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John (Wesley) James (31 Jan 1926 – 21 May 1997) m. Verona Malone m. Susie (Ann) Marks (1932 – 4 May 2019)
  1. 1. Etta (Vonciel) James (4 Sep 1950 – 20 Mar 2003) m. McCants

John James's Timeline

5 Records

1926
31 Jan 1926
Birth of John Wesley James in Alabama
Alabama
1926
31 Jan 1926
Birth of John Wesley James in Alma Clark, Alabama
Alma Clark, Alabama
1935
1935
Age 9
John Wesley James resided here in Plateau, Mobile, Alabama
Plateau, Mobile, Alabama
1940
1940
Age 14
John Wesley James resided here in Plateau, Mobile, Alabama, USA
Plateau, Mobile, Alabama, USA
1997
21 May 1997
Age 71
Death of John Wesley James in San Jose, Santa Clara, California, USA
San Jose, Santa Clara, California, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 Jan 1926
    Event Place: Alabama
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Plateau, Mobile, Alabama; Roll: m-t0627-00063; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 49-42
    [2] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 Jan 1926
    Event Place: Alma Clark, Alabama

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Plateau, Mobile, Alabama
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Plateau, Mobile, Alabama; Roll: m-t0627-00063; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 49-42

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Plateau, Mobile, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Plateau, Mobile, Alabama; Roll: m-t0627-00063; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 49-42

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 May 1997
    Event Place: San Jose, Santa Clara, California, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

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