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Laura Virgina Blackwell 1882–1939 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 Mar 1882

Birth Location: Smith, Mississippi, United States

Death Date: 4 Aug 1939

Death Location: Antioch, Jones County, Mississippi, United States of America

Father: Neal Blackwell

Mother: Emeline Newman

Spouse(s): Willliam James

Children(s): Jesse James, Leona James, Thomas James, Rufus James

Laura Virgina Blackwell was born in 1882 in Smith, Mississippi, United States, the child of Neal Wilson Blackwell And Emeline Newman. Laura Virgina Blackwell married Willliam P James, and had children including Jesse Edward James, Leona James, Rufus Odell James, Thomas W James. Laura Virgina Blackwell passed away in 1939 in Antioch, Jones County, Mississippi, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Laura Virgina Blackwell was born in 1882 in Smith, Mississippi, United States, the child of Neal Wilson Blackwell And Emeline Newman.
  • Laura Virgina Blackwell married Willliam P James, and had children including Jesse Edward James, Leona James, Rufus Odell James, Thomas W James.
  • Laura Virgina Blackwell passed away in 1939 in Antioch, Jones County, Mississippi, United States of America.

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Laura Blackwell's Ancestors

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Laura Blackwell
1882–1939
Birth Place: Smith, Mississippi, United States
Parents
Neal Wilson Blackwell
1852–1927
Smith County, Mississippi
Emeline Newman
1850–1927
Mississippi, USA
Grandparents
William (M) Blackwell
1826–1917
Mississippi
Sarah (Jane) Little
1827–1894
Smith, Mississippi
Great-Grandparents
Josiah Blackwell
1798–1875
Alsey Austin
–1865
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jacob Blackwell
1755–1847
Sarah Ivey
1774–1815

Laura Blackwell's Descendants

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Laura (Virgina) Blackwell (6 Mar 1882–4 Aug 1939) m. Willliam (P.) James (17 Mar 1885–18 Aug 1972)
  1. 1. Jesse (Edward) James 1907–1968
  2. 2. Leona James 1911–1989
  3. 3. Thomas (W.) James 1914–1984
  4. 4. Rufus (Odell) James 1921–1990 m. Ida (Belle) Reeves 1925–1988
    1. 1. Johnnie James 1945–2006

Laura Blackwell's Timeline

2 Records

1882
6 Mar 1882
Birth of Laura Virgina Blackwell in Smith, Mississippi, United States
Smith, Mississippi, United States
1939
4 Aug 1939
Age 57
Death of Laura Virgina Blackwell in Jones, Mississippi, United States
Jones, Mississippi, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 Mar 1882
    Event Place: Smith, Mississippi, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Aug 1939
    Event Place: Jones, Mississippi, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Antioch, Jones County, Mississippi, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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