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Lafayette W. James 1856–1933 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 01 Jun 1856

Birth Location: Aiken, Aiken County, South Carolina, USA

Death Date: 17 Jun 1933

Death Location: Aiken, Aiken County, South Carolina, United States of America

Father: Daniel James

Mother: Dinah James

Spouse(s): Alafair Burris, Mary James, Lucrecia James

Children(s): Homer Sr, Stella Spann, Catherine Nobles, Seabell Simpkins, Thomas James, Lafayette Jr, Eva Conway, Bessie Nicholson, Willie James, Mary James, Sarah James, Quilla James, Joanna Johnson, Arthur James, Jessie James

In 1856, Lafayette W. James entered the world in Aiken, Aiken County, South Carolina, USA, born to Daniel Willis James And Dinah Elizabeth James. Lafayette W. James married Alafair Burris, Lucrecia C James, Mary James, and had children including Arthur James, Bessie L Nicholson, Catherine Nobles, Eva Conway, Homer James Sr, Jessie James, Joanna Johnson, Lafayette James Jr, Mary E James, Quilla M James, Sarah James, Seabell Simpkins, Stella Spann, Thomas M James, Willie Howard James. Lafayette W. James passed away in 1933 in Aiken, Aiken County, South Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1856, Lafayette W. James entered the world in Aiken, Aiken County, South Carolina, USA, born to Daniel Willis James And Dinah Elizabeth James.
  • Lafayette W. James married Alafair Burris, Lucrecia C James, Mary James, and had children including Arthur James, Bessie L Nicholson, Catherine Nobles, Eva Conway, Homer James Sr, Jessie James, Joanna Johnson, Lafayette James Jr, Mary E James, Quilla M James, Sarah James, Seabell Simpkins, Stella Spann, Thomas M James, Willie Howard James.
  • Lafayette W. James passed away in 1933 in Aiken, Aiken County, South Carolina, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Daniel James
1828–1912
Birth Location: South Carolina
DJ
Dinah James
1820–1888
Birth Location: South Carolina
DJ

Spouses(s)

Alafair Burris
1859–1937
Birth Location: Aiken, Aiken, South Carolina, USA
AB
Mary James
1870–1950
Birth Location: Greenwood, Greenwood County, South Carolina, United States of America
MJ
Lucrecia James
1870–1906
Birth Location: South Carolina, USA
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Children(s)

Homer Sr
1893–1941
Birth Location: South Carolina
HS
Stella Spann
1902–2004
Birth Location: Aiken, Aiken County, South Carolina, United States of America
SS
Catherine Nobles
1904–2006
Birth Location: Aiken SC
CN
Seabell Simpkins
1885–1953
Birth Location: South Carolina, USA
SS
Thomas James
1886–1944
Birth Location: Aiken County, South Carolina, United States of America
TJ
Lafayette Jr
1910–1990
Birth Location: Aiken County, South Carolina, United States of America
LJ
Eva Conway
1881–1954
Birth Location: Aiken County, South Carolina, United States of America
EC
Bessie Nicholson
1895–1943
Birth Location: Aiken County, South Carolina, United States of America
BN
Willie James
1913–1921
Birth Location: Aiken County, South Carolina, United States of America
WJ
Mary James
1889–
Birth Location: South Carolina, USA
MJ
Sarah James
1883–1937
Birth Location: South Carolina, USA
SJ
Quilla James
1898–
Birth Location: South Carolina, USA
QJ
Joanna Johnson
1893–
Birth Location: South Carolina
JJ
Arthur James
1901–
Birth Location: South Carolina
AJ
Jessie James
1898–
Birth Location: South Carolina
JJ

Lafayette James's Ancestors

Self
Lafayette James
1856–1933
Birth Place: Aiken, Aiken County, South Carolina, USA
Parents
Daniel Willis James
1828–1912
South Carolina
Dinah (Elizabeth) James
1820–1888
South Carolina
Grandparents
Daniel James
1801–1876
Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Sophia (Hall) Hitchcock
1818–1870
New York, New York, USA
Great-Grandparents
Nathaniel James
1772–1844
Betsey Ingersoll
1782–1849
John Hitchcock
1785–1844
Electa Hall
1785–1858
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Daniel Sr
1746–1822
Mary Emmes
1753–1820
Moses Ingersoll
1748–1813
Eunice Ingersoll
1745–1795
Thomas Hitchcock
1757–1813
Clemence Hitchcock
1759–1794
Eliakim Hall
1740–1806
Eunice Moss
1750–1789

Lafayette James's Descendants

1.
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Lafayette (W.) James (01 Jun 1856–17 Jun 1933) m. Alafair Burris (15 Feb 1859–11 February 1937) m. Mary James (15 December 1870–31 March 1950) m. Lucrecia (C) James (Jul 1870–6 February 1906)
  1. 1. Homer (James) Sr 1893–1941
    1. 1. Benjamin (Francis) James 1929–1984 m. Netrolia (C) James 1928–2003
    2. 2. Herbert James 1931–1999
    3. 3. Flossie (R) James 1924–2001
    4. 4. H (Willis) James 1926–1993
    5. 5. Homer (James) Jr 1935–2018
    6. 6. Jesse (C) James 1920–
    7. 7. John (B) James 1918–
    8. 8. Alberta James 1922–
  2. 2. Stella Spann 1902–2004
  3. 3. Catherine Nobles 1904–2006 m. Heyward Nobles 1900–
  4. 4. Seabell Simpkins 1885–1953
  5. 5. Thomas (M.) James 1886–1944
  6. 6. Lafayette (James) Jr 1910–1990 m. Iola James 1916–1984 m. Iola James 1916– m. Iola James 1916–
    1. 1. Mary (I) James 1946–2013
  7. 7. Eva Conway 1881–1954 m. Joseph Conway 1878–
    1. 1. Raymond Conway 1925–
    2. 2. Ruby Conway 1921–
  8. 8. Bessie (L.) Nicholson 1895–1943
  9. 9. Willie (Howard) James 1913–1921
  10. 10. Mary (E) James 1889–
  11. 11. Sarah James 1883–1937 m. Richard James 1863–1926
    1. 1. Dennis James –1921
  12. 12. Quilla (M) James 1898–
  13. 13. Joanna Johnson 1893–
    1. 1. Willie (T) Johnson 1912–
  14. 14. Arthur James 1901–
  15. 15. Jessie James 1898–

Lafayette James's Timeline

11 Records

1850
1850
Birth of Lafayette W. James in Sumter, SC
Sumter, SC
1856
01 Jun 1856
Birth of Lafayette W. James in Sumter, SC
Sumter, SC
1856
01 Jun 1856
Birth of Lafayette W. James in Aiken, Aiken County, South Carolina, USA
Aiken, Aiken County, South Carolina, USA
1856
01 Jun 1856
Birth of Lafayette W. James in Aiken, Aiken County, South Carolina, USA
Aiken, Aiken County, South Carolina, USA
1870
1870
Age 14
Lafayette W. James resided here in Aiken, Barnwell, South Carolina, USA
Aiken, Barnwell, South Carolina, USA
1874
7 Apr 1874
Age 18
Lafayette W. James resided here in Aiken, Georgia
Aiken, Georgia
1880
1880
Age 24
Lafayette W. James resided here in Aiken, Aiken, South Carolina, USA
Aiken, Aiken, South Carolina, USA
1900
1900
Age 44
Lafayette W. James resided here in Aiken, Aiken, South Carolina, USA
Aiken, Aiken, South Carolina, USA
1910
1910
Age 54
Lafayette W. James resided here in Aiken, Aiken, South Carolina, USA
Aiken, Aiken, South Carolina, USA
1920
1920
Age 64
Lafayette W. James resided here in Aiken, Aiken, South Carolina, USA
Aiken, Aiken, South Carolina, USA
1933
17 Jun 1933
Age 77
Death of Lafayette W. James in Aiken, South Carolina
Aiken, South Carolina

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 01 Jun 1856
    Event Place: Sumter, SC
    Record Source:
    [1] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Aiken, Aiken, South Carolina; Roll: T625_1682; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 1
    [2] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Aiken, Aiken, South Carolina; Roll: 1218; Page: 36D; Enumeration District: 003
    [3] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Aiken, Barnwell, South Carolina; Roll: M593_1483; Page: 9B
    [4] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Aiken, Aiken, South Carolina; Roll: 1515; Page: 19; Enumeration District: 0021; FHL microfilm: 1241515
    [5] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Aiken, Aiken, South Carolina; Roll: T624_1447; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 0003; FHL microfilm: 1375460
    [6] South Carolina, U.S., Death Records, 1821-1969, South Carolina Department of Archives and History; Columbia, South Carolina; South Carolina Death Records; Year Range: 1925-1949; Death County or Certificate Range: Aiken
    [7] U.S., Freedman's Bank Records, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC; Registers of Signatures of Depositors in Branches of the Freedman's Savings and Trust Company, 1865-1874; ARC Identifier: 566522; Record Group Number: 101; Record Group: Records of the Office of the
    [8] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 01 Jun 1856
    Event Place: Aiken, Aiken County, South Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Sumter, SC

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 01 Jun 1856
    Event Place: Aiken, Aiken County, South Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Aiken, Barnwell, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Aiken, Barnwell, South Carolina; Roll: M593_1483; Page: 9B

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 7 Apr 1874
    Event Place: Aiken, Georgia
    Record Source: U.S., Freedman's Bank Records, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC; Registers of Signatures of Depositors in Branches of the Freedman's Savings and Trust Company, 1865-1874; ARC Identifier: 566522; Record Group Number: 101; Record Group: Records of the Office of the

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Aiken, Aiken, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Aiken, Aiken, South Carolina; Roll: 1218; Page: 36D; Enumeration District: 003

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Aiken, Aiken, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Aiken, Aiken, South Carolina; Roll: 1515; Page: 19; Enumeration District: 0021; FHL microfilm: 1241515

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Aiken, Aiken, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Aiken, Aiken, South Carolina; Roll: T624_1447; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 0003; FHL microfilm: 1375460

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Aiken, Aiken, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Aiken, Aiken, South Carolina; Roll: T625_1682; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 1

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Jun 1933
    Event Place: Aiken, South Carolina
    Record Source:
    [1] Ohio, U.S., Death Records, Ohio Department of Health; Columbus, Ohio; Ohio Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007
    [2] South Carolina, U.S., Death Records, 1821-1969, South Carolina Department of Archives and History; Columbia, South Carolina; South Carolina Death Records; Year Range: 1925-1949; Death County or Certificate Range: Aiken
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Aiken, Aiken County, South Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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