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Laura James 1853 – 1928 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Jan 1853

Birth Location: Alabama

Death Date: 19 Jan 1928

Death Location: Montgomery, Montgomery, Alabama, United States

Father: Lorenzo James

Mother: Eliza Scott

Spouse(s): Samuel MARKS

Children(s): Hugh Marks, Ellen MARKS, Charles MARKS, Henry Marks

Early life: Laura James arrived in Alabama in 1853, born to Lorenzo Elliot James and Eliza Ann Wortham Scott. Over time, Laura James formed a family with Samuel Blackburn MARKS, which included Hugh Means Marks, Ellen Scott MARKS, Charles Lewis MARKS and Henry Churchill Marks. Laura James concluded life in Montgomery, Montgomery, Alabama, United States in 1928.

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Parents

Lorenzo James
1805 – 1888
Birth Location: Kershaw, South Carolina, United States
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Eliza Scott
1811 – 1873
Birth Location: Milledgeville, Baldwin, Georgia, United States
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Spouses(s)

Samuel MARKS
1844 – 1921
Birth Location: Montgomery, Montgomery, Alabama, United States
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Children(s)

Hugh Marks
1868 – 1952
Birth Location: Alabama
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Ellen MARKS
1880 – 1975
Birth Location: Alabama
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Charles MARKS
1882 – 1943
Birth Location: Alabama, United States
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Henry Marks
1887 – 1977
Birth Location: Alabama
HM

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 18 Jan 1853
    Event Place: Alabama
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, 1910 United States Federal Census, 1920 United States Federal Census, Alabama, Deaths and Burials Index, 1881-1974, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current, Web: BillionGraves.com Burial Index, Year: 1920; Census Place: Montgomery Ward 1, Montgomery, Alabama; Roll: T625_36; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 94; Image: ., Year: 1900; Census Place: Montgomery Ward 1, Montgomery, Alabama; Roll: T623_33; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 94., Year: 1910; Census Place: Montgomery Ward 1, Montgomery, Alabama; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1900
    Event Place: Montgomery city, Montgomery, Alabama
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Montgomery Ward 1, Montgomery, Alabama; Roll: T623_33; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 94.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1910
    Event Place: Montgomery Ward 1, Montgomery, Alabama
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Montgomery Ward 1, Montgomery, Alabama; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1920
    Event Place: Montgomery Ward 1, Montgomery, Alabama
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Montgomery Ward 1, Montgomery, Alabama; Roll: T625_36; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 94; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 19 Jan 1928
    Event Place: Montgomery, Montgomery, Alabama, United States
    Record Source: Alabama Deaths, 1908-59, Alabama, Deaths and Burials Index, 1881-1974, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current, Web: BillionGraves.com Burial Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Montgomery, Montgomery, Alabama, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current, Web: BillionGraves.com Burial Index
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