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Lillian Marie James 1919–2012 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 Jun 1919

Birth Location: Wise County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 20 Mar 2012

Death Location: Coeburn, Wise, Virginia, USA

Father: Robert James

Mother: Rebecca McConnell

Spouse(s): Joseph Bennett

Children(s): Bobby Sr., Catherine Bennett

Lillian Marie James was born in 1919 in Wise County, Virginia, USA, the child of Robert William James And Rebecca T Della Mcconnell. In 1920, Lillian Marie James resided in Lipps, Wise, Virginia. In 1930, Lillian Marie James resided in Lipps, Wise, Virginia. Lillian Marie James married Joseph Hardaway Bennett, and had children including Bobby Gene Bennett Sr, Catherine Loretta Bennett, Della Mae Bennett, Dorothy Ann Bennett, Edward Lee Bennett, Helen Marie Bennett, Linda Gail Bennett. Lillian Marie James passed away in 2012 in Coeburn, Wise, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Lillian Marie James was born in 1919 in Wise County, Virginia, USA, the child of Robert William James And Rebecca T Della Mcconnell.
  • In 1920, Lillian Marie James resided in Lipps, Wise, Virginia.
  • In 1930, Lillian Marie James resided in Lipps, Wise, Virginia.
  • Lillian Marie James married Joseph Hardaway Bennett, and had children including Bobby Gene Bennett Sr, Catherine Loretta Bennett, Della Mae Bennett, Dorothy Ann Bennett, Edward Lee Bennett, Helen Marie Bennett, Linda Gail Bennett.
  • Lillian Marie James passed away in 2012 in Coeburn, Wise, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Lillian James's Ancestors

Self
Lillian James
1919–2012
Birth Place: Wise County, Virginia, USA
Parents
Robert William James
1863–1939
Stokes County, North Carolina, USA
Rebecca (T. (Della)) McConnell
1885–1936
Wayland, Scott, Virginia
Grandparents
George (William) McConnell
1847–1907
Copper Creek, Scott, Virginia
Mary (A.) Smith
1848–1920
Midway, Scott, Virginia
Great-Grandparents
Abraham McConnell
1817–1885
Lucy Dougherty
1819–1890
Mark Smith
1816–1880
Celia Moore
1817–1865
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George III
1794–1850
Mary Compton
1799–1860
James Dougherty
1771–1857
Elizabeth Hamilton
1779–1845
Robert ^
1795–
Mary Whitaker
1795–
Thomas Moore
1793–1857
Frances Stallard
1795–1888

Lillian James's Descendants

1.
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Lillian (Marie) James (8 Jun 1919–20 Mar 2012) m. Joseph (Hardaway) Bennett (28 Jul 1913–25 Dec 2002)
  1. 1. Bobby (Gene Bennett) Sr. 1935–1999
  2. 2. Catherine (Loretta) Bennett 1936–2020 m. Tommy (Morris) Hamm 1935–1995

Lillian James's Timeline

8 Records

1919
8 Jun 1919
Birth of Lillian Marie James in Wise County, Virginia, USA
Wise County, Virginia, USA
1920
1920
Age 1
Lillian Marie James resided here in Lipps, Wise, Virginia
Lipps, Wise, Virginia
1930
1930
Age 11
Lillian Marie James resided here in Lipps, Wise, Virginia
Lipps, Wise, Virginia
1935
1935
Age 16
Lillian Marie James resided here in Rural, Wise, Virginia
Rural, Wise, Virginia
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 21
Lillian Marie James resided here in Lipps, Wise, Virginia, USA
Lipps, Wise, Virginia, USA
1950
1950
Age 31
Lillian Marie James resided here in Lipps, Wise, Virginia, USA
Lipps, Wise, Virginia, USA
1951
1951
Age 32
Lillian Marie James resided here in Virginia, USA
Virginia, USA
2012
20 Mar 2012
Age 93
Death of Lillian Marie James in Norton, Wise, Virginia, USA
Norton, Wise, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Jun 1919
    Event Place: Wise County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Lipps, Wise, Virginia; Roll: T627_4301; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 98-18.
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Lipps, Wise, Virginia; Roll: T625_1918; Page: 36B; Enumeration District: 173; Image: 683.
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Lipps, Wise, Virginia; Roll: 2464; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 14; Image: 923.0; FHL microfilm: 2342198.
    [5] Virginia, U.S., Birth Records, 1912-2015, Delayed Birth Records, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia, Births, 1864-2016
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Lipps, Wise, Virginia
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Lipps, Wise, Virginia; Roll: T625_1918; Page: 36B; Enumeration District: 173; Image: 683.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Lipps, Wise, Virginia
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Lipps, Wise, Virginia; Roll: 2464; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 14; Image: 923.0; FHL microfilm: 2342198.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Wise, Virginia
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Lipps, Wise, Virginia; Roll: T627_4301; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 98-18.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Lipps, Wise, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Lipps, Wise, Virginia; Roll: T627_4301; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 98-18.

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Lipps, Wise, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Lipps, Wise, Virgini

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1951
    Event Place: Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Mar 2012
    Event Place: Norton, Wise, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Coeburn, Wise, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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