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Louis Edgar James 1881–1970 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Dec 1881

Birth Location: Mendocino County, California

Death Date: 24 May 1970

Death Location: Willits, Mendocino County, California

Father: Melvin JAMES

Mother: Alfaretta Hockman

Spouse(s): Ethel Taylor

Children(s): Edgar James

Louis Edgar James was born in 1881 in Mendocino County, California, the child of Melvin Monroe James And Alfaretta Allie M Hockman. Louis Edgar James married Ethel Adeline Taylor, and had children including Edgar Hallie James. Louis Edgar James passed away in 1970 in Willits, Mendocino County, California.

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Biography

  • Louis Edgar James was born in 1881 in Mendocino County, California, the child of Melvin Monroe James And Alfaretta Allie M Hockman.
  • Louis Edgar James married Ethel Adeline Taylor, and had children including Edgar Hallie James.
  • Louis Edgar James passed away in 1970 in Willits, Mendocino County, California.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Louis James's Ancestors

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Louis James
1881–1970
Birth Place: Mendocino County, California
Parents
Melvin Monroe JAMES
1856–1939
Placer County, California, USA
Alfaretta ('Allie' M) Hockman
1859–1937
Miami County, Indiana
Grandparents
William (Coleman) James
1819–1876
Smith, Tennessee, United States
Mary (Ann) Broaddus
1825–1905
Howard, MO, USA
Jacob Hockman
1821–1898
Shenandoah Valley, Rockingham, Virginia
Martha (Ann) Davis
1823–1901
Belmont Co., Ohio
Great-Grandparents
John James
1792–1858
Nancy Right
1801–1880
Jeremiah Broaddus
1790–1872
Mary Heard
1804–1906
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Rollings James
1762–1840
Ellen Bowles
1762–1840
William Right
1780–
Edward Broaddus
1740–1826
Mary 02
1752–1825

Louis James's Descendants

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Louis (Edgar) James (22 Dec 1881–24 May 1970) m. Ethel (Adeline) Taylor (30 Oct 1889–15 Oct 1971)
  1. 1. Edgar (Hallie) James 1909–1984 m. Stella Steen 1916–2013

Louis James's Timeline

2 Records

1881
22 Dec 1881
Birth of Louis Edgar James in Mendocino County, California
Mendocino County, California
1970
24 May 1970
Age 89
Death of Louis Edgar James in Willits, Mendocino County, California
Willits, Mendocino County, California

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Dec 1881
    Event Place: Mendocino County, California

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 May 1970
    Event Place: Willits, Mendocino County, California

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