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Lewis "Big Jim Lewis" F. James 1851 – 1934 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Feb 1851

Birth Location: Jamestown, Richmond County, Georgia, USA

Death Date: 9 May 1934

Death Location: Augusta, Richmond, Georgia, USA

Father: Green James

Mother: Mary Dees

Spouse(s): Philor Anderson

Children(s): Wyle James, Carrie James

Lewis "Big Jim Lewis" F. James was born in 1851 in Jamestown, Richmond County, Georgia, USA, the child of Green Berry "Little" James and Mary Ann or Miranda "Marrandy") JAMES Dees. In 1900, Lewis "Big Jim Lewis" F. James resided in Harrisonville, Richmond, Georgia, USA. Lewis "Big Jim Lewis" F. James married Philor Edney Glenn JAMES Anderson, and had children including Wyle T James, Carrie Maude James. Lewis "Big Jim Lewis" F. James passed away in 1934 in Augusta, Richmond, Georgia, USA.

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Biography

  • Lewis "Big Jim Lewis" F. James was born in 1851 in Jamestown, Richmond County, Georgia, USA, the child of Green Berry "Little" James and Mary Ann or Miranda "Marrandy") JAMES Dees.
  • In 1900, Lewis "Big Jim Lewis" F. James resided in Harrisonville, Richmond, Georgia, USA.
  • Lewis "Big Jim Lewis" F. James married Philor Edney Glenn JAMES Anderson, and had children including Wyle T James, Carrie Maude James.
  • Lewis "Big Jim Lewis" F. James passed away in 1934 in Augusta, Richmond, Georgia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Lewis James's Ancestors

Self
Lewis James
1851 – 1934
Birth Place: Jamestown, Richmond County, Georgia, USA
Parents
Green Berry "Little" James
1805 – 1870
New Bern, Craven County, North Carolina
Mary (Ann or Miranda "Marrandy") JAMES) Dees
1823 –
South Carolina USA
Grandparents
Joseph James
1770 – 1855
New Bern, Craven, North Carolina, USA
Mary (Elizabeth) Harrington
1760 – 1840
Beaufort, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Aaron James
1744 – 1797
Sarah Newton
1740 – 1822
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Benjamin James
1720 – 1774
Jane Dobbins
1723 – 1790

Lewis James's Descendants

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Lewis ("Big Jim Lewis" F.) James (Feb 1851 – 9 May 1934) m. Philor (Edney Glenn JAMES) Anderson (12 December 1863 – 26 November 1918)
  1. 1. Wyle (T) James (Oct 1878 – )
  2. 2. Carrie (Maude) James (Aug 1892 – )

Lewis James's Timeline

3 Records

1851
Feb 1851
Birth of Lewis "Big Jim Lewis" F. James in Jamestown, Richmond County, Georgia, USA
Jamestown, Richmond County, Georgia, USA
1900
1900
Age 49
Lewis "Big Jim Lewis" F. James resided here in Harrisonville, Richmond, Georgia, USA
Harrisonville, Richmond, Georgia, USA
1934
9 May 1934
Age 83
Death of Lewis "Big Jim Lewis" F. James in Augusta, Richmond, Georgia, USA
Augusta, Richmond, Georgia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Feb 1851
    Event Place: Jamestown, Richmond County, Georgia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1900 United States Federal Census
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Harrisonville, Richmond, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 May 1934
    Event Place: Augusta, Richmond, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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