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Joseph Rufus James 1879 – 1964 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Aug 5,1879

Birth Location: Georgia

Death Date: 08 Apr 1964

Death Location: Butts, Georgia

Father: George James

Mother: Sarah Perdue

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The story of Joseph Rufus James began in 1879 in Georgia, with parents George Washington James and Sarah Francis Fanny Perdue. Joseph Rufus James's life came to an end in 1964 in Butts, Georgia.

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George James
1856 – 1914
Birth Location: Monroe County, Georgia, USA
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Sarah Perdue
1855 – 1891
Birth Location: Georgia
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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: Aug 5,1879
    Event Place: Georgia
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Proctors, Monroe, Georgia; Roll: 158; Family History Film: 1254158; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 088; Image: 0420

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1880
    Event Place: Proctors, Monroe, Georgia, United States
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Proctors, Monroe, Georgia; Roll: 158; Family History Film: 1254158; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 088; Image: 0420

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 08 Apr 1964
    Event Place: Butts, Georgia
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