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Leah (Franklin ) James 1815–1877 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt 1815

Birth Location: Mississippi, United States of America

Death Date: 2 February 1877

Death Location: Murray County, Oklahoma, United States of America

Father: Buck Burney

Mother: Pollie Burney

Spouse(s): Caesar James

Children(s): Louisa Yates, Priscilla Johnson, Mimey Young, Angeline Newberry, Georgia Stevenson, Gabriel James, Resa Franklin

Leah (Franklin ) James was born in 1815 in Mississippi, United States of America, the child of Buck Franklin Or Burney And Pollie Bruner Burney. Leah (Franklin ) James married Caesar James, and had children including Angeline Newberry, Gabriel James, Georgia Ann James Stevenson, Louisa Yates, Mimey Young, Priscilla Johnson, Resa Franklin. Leah (Franklin ) James passed away in 1877 in Murray County, Oklahoma, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Leah (Franklin ) James was born in 1815 in Mississippi, United States of America, the child of Buck Franklin Or Burney And Pollie Bruner Burney.
  • Leah (Franklin ) James married Caesar James, and had children including Angeline Newberry, Gabriel James, Georgia Ann James Stevenson, Louisa Yates, Mimey Young, Priscilla Johnson, Resa Franklin.
  • Leah (Franklin ) James passed away in 1877 in Murray County, Oklahoma, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Children(s)

Leah James's Ancestors

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Leah James
1815–1877
Birth Place: Mississippi, United States of America
Parents
Buck Franklin or Burney
1790–1865
Indian Territory, Oklahoma, United States
Pollie (Bruner) Burney
1795–1881
Indian Territory, Oklahoma, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Leah James's Descendants

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Leah ((Franklin )) James (Abt 1815–2 February 1877) m. Caesar James (1810–Before 1898)
  1. 1. Louisa Yates 1856–1914 m. George Yates 1854–1904
    1. 1. Ritta 1884–1920 m. Reley Stevenson 1885–1972
      1. 1. Joseph (Hughzetta) Stevenson 1912–1997 m. Mary Stevenson 1886–2004
      2. 2. F* Stevenson 1909–1973
      3. 3. Lacy (N) Stevenson 1915–1997 m. Johnnie (Jane) Phillips 1929–2016
    2. 2. Sallie Yates 1892–
    3. 3. Parletha Yates 1894–1935
    4. 4. Andy Yates 1896–1975
    5. 5. Walter Yates 1898–1962
    6. 6. Mary Williams 1902–1966
    7. 7. Hannah (Yates) Summers 1887–
    8. 8. Andrew Yates 1893–1975
    9. 9. Hannah (Yates) Love 1881–1955
    10. 10. Ella (Yates) Jackson 1874–1910 m. Samuel Jackson 1876–1910
      1. 1. Mealey Jackson 1896–1934
      2. 2. Lula Jackson 1902–1995
      3. 3. Buel Jackson 1904–1995
      4. 4. Wilburn Jackson 1900–1964
      5. 5. Lela Jackson 1899–1899
    11. 11. Henderson Yates 1874–1940
    12. 12. Leah Yates 1886–
    13. 13. Mayfield Yates 1872–
    14. 14. Hannah Yates 1886–
    15. 15. Worley (Yates) (Easters) 1882–
    16. 16. Mary Yates 1903–
    17. 17. Leer Yates 1887–1924
  2. 2. Priscilla Johnson 1860–1899
  3. 3. Mimey Young 1855–1908
  4. 4. Angeline Newberry 1880–1906
  5. 5. Georgia (Ann James) Stevenson 1855–1914
    1. 1. Thomas Stevenson 1871–
  6. 6. Gabriel James 1862–1927
  7. 7. Resa Franklin 1836–1908

Leah James's Timeline

3 Records

1815
Abt 1815
Birth of Leah (Franklin ) James in Old Chickasaw Nation, Mississippi
Old Chickasaw Nation, Mississippi
1815
Abt 1815
Birth of Leah (Franklin ) James in Mississippi, United States of America
Mississippi, United States of America
1877
2 February 1877
Age 62
Death of Leah (Franklin ) James in Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory
Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt 1815
    Event Place: Old Chickasaw Nation, Mississippi

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt 1815
    Event Place: Mississippi, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 February 1877
    Event Place: Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Murray County, Oklahoma, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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