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Laura Ida (Jennie) Hooker James 1868–1942 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Aug 1868

Birth Location: Guys, McNairy, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 27 Nov 1942

Death Location: Bolivar, Hardeman, Tennessee, USA

Father: Thomas Hooker

Mother: Martha Auten

Spouse(s): Robert James

Children(s): Hanna James

In 1868, Laura Ida (Jennie) Hooker James entered the world in Guys, McNairy, Tennessee, USA, born to Thomas Benton Hooker And Martha Ann Auten. Laura Ida (Jennie) Hooker James married Robert Lee James, and had children including Hanna May James. Laura Ida (Jennie) Hooker James passed away in 1942 in Bolivar, Hardeman, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1868, Laura Ida (Jennie) Hooker James entered the world in Guys, McNairy, Tennessee, USA, born to Thomas Benton Hooker And Martha Ann Auten.
  • Laura Ida (Jennie) Hooker James married Robert Lee James, and had children including Hanna May James.
  • Laura Ida (Jennie) Hooker James passed away in 1942 in Bolivar, Hardeman, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Hooker
1840–1916
Birth Location: Alabama
TH
Martha Auten
1840–1920
Birth Location: Hardin, Tennessee, USA
MA

Spouses(s)

Robert James
1868–1900
Birth Location: Prentiss, Tennessee, USA
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Children(s)

Hanna James
1897–1980
Birth Location: Van Alstyne, Grayson, Texas, USA
HJ

Laura James's Ancestors

Self
Laura James
1868–1942
Birth Place: Guys, McNairy, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Thomas Benton Hooker
1840–1916
Alabama
Martha (Ann) Auten
1840–1920
Hardin, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
James (Nathan) Hooker
1813–1900
Adair, Hancock County, Kentucky, United States
Rebecca Guise
1815–1852
Buncombe, North Carolina, USA
John Auten
1804–1892
Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA
Nancy Todd
1809–1893
Farm Hill, Oglethorpe, Georgia, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Laura James's Descendants

1.
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Laura (Ida (Jennie) Hooker) James (1 Aug 1868–27 Nov 1942) m. Robert (Lee) James (1868–Bef. Jun 1900)
  1. 1. Hanna (May) James 1897–1980 m. Granville (C.) Hardin 1880–1946
    1. 1. Lottie (Ruth) Hardin 1924–2001 m. Richard (Frederick Eckl) Junior 1922–1964

Laura James's Timeline

2 Records

1868
1 Aug 1868
Birth of Laura Ida (Jennie) Hooker James in Guys, McNairy, Tennessee, USA
Guys, McNairy, Tennessee, USA
1942
27 Nov 1942
Age 74
Death of Laura Ida (Jennie) Hooker James in Bolivar, Hardeman, Tennessee, USA
Bolivar, Hardeman, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Aug 1868
    Event Place: Guys, McNairy, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Nov 1942
    Event Place: Bolivar, Hardeman, Tennessee, USA
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