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Lydia Helena James 1879–1973 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 November 1879

Birth Location: Leicester, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: August 1973

Death Location: Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA

Father: Harley James

Mother: E.D. James

Spouse(s): Fletcher Swann

Children(s): James match, Olivia Swann, Merle (Pridemore)

The story of Lydia Helena James began in 1879 in Leicester, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA. Lydia Helena James married Fletcher Evodius Swann, and had children including James Fletcher Swann Father Of Olivia Neall Match, Merle Elura Swann Pridemore, Olivia Ward Swann. Lydia Helena James passed away in 1973 in Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Lydia Helena James began in 1879 in Leicester, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA.
  • Lydia Helena James married Fletcher Evodius Swann, and had children including James Fletcher Swann Father Of Olivia Neall Match, Merle Elura Swann Pridemore, Olivia Ward Swann.
  • Lydia Helena James passed away in 1973 in Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Harley James
1859–1942
Birth Location: Leicester, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA
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E.D. James
1862–1887
Birth Location: Leicester, Buncombe County, NC, USA
EJ

Spouses(s)

Fletcher Swann
1872–1939
Birth Location: Georgia, Georgia, USA
FS

Children(s)

James match
1909–1982
Birth Location: Jefferson, Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
Jm
Olivia Swann
1906–1985
Birth Location: Alabama, Alabama, USA
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Merle (Pridemore)
1900–
Birth Location: –
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Lydia James's Ancestors

Self
Lydia James
1879–1973
Birth Place: Leicester, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Harley B James
1859–1942
Leicester, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA
E.D. James
1862–1887
Leicester, Buncombe County, NC, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lydia James's Descendants

1.
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Lydia (Helena) James (24 November 1879–August 1973) m. Fletcher (Evodius) Swann (25 November 1872–1939)
  1. 1. James (Fletcher Swann Father of olivia neall) match 1909–1982 m. Bertha (Emma Lawrence) (Swann) 1914–2000
    1. 1. Louise (Merle Swann) (Mosca) 1942–1985
  2. 2. Olivia (Ward) Swann 1906–1985
  3. 3. Merle (Elura Swann) (Pridemore) 1900– m. Thomas (C.) Pridemore 1898–
    1. 1. Thomas (Clarence (1923)) Pridemore\Pridmore 1923–2006 m. Sue (M.) (Pridmore) 1922–1997
    2. 2. Charles (F.) Pridemore 1920–

Lydia James's Timeline

2 Records

1879
24 November 1879
Birth of Lydia Helena James in Leicester, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA
Leicester, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA
1973
August 1973
Age 94
Death of Lydia Helena James in Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 November 1879
    Event Place: Leicester, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: August 1973
    Event Place: Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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