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Margaret Mary James 1848–1913 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 March 1848

Birth Location: Greenville County, South Carolina, USA

Death Date: 30 Aug 1913

Death Location: Anderson County, South Carolina, United States of America

Father: John Genobles

Mother: Elizabeth Rakestraw

Spouse(s): Rufus James

Children(s): Ella Barfield, Robert James, Joe James, Dora James, Janie Anderson, Sallie Kirby, Loyal James, R James, Eddie James, Charles James, Benny James

Margaret Mary James was born in 1848 in Greenville County, South Carolina, USA, the child of John Genobles And Elizabeth Eliza Sarah Rakestraw. In 1850, Margaret Mary James resided in Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA. Margaret Mary James married Rufus Benjamin James, and had children including Benny James, Charles James, Dora James, Eddie James, Ella M Barfield, Janie Anderson, Joe Ceafus James, Loyal Ellison James, R B James, Robert Bob L James, Sallie Kirby. Margaret Mary James passed away in 1913 in Anderson County, South Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Margaret Mary James was born in 1848 in Greenville County, South Carolina, USA, the child of John Genobles And Elizabeth Eliza Sarah Rakestraw.
  • In 1850, Margaret Mary James resided in Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA.
  • Margaret Mary James married Rufus Benjamin James, and had children including Benny James, Charles James, Dora James, Eddie James, Ella M Barfield, Janie Anderson, Joe Ceafus James, Loyal Ellison James, R B James, Robert Bob L James, Sallie Kirby.
  • Margaret Mary James passed away in 1913 in Anderson County, South Carolina, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Genobles
1802–1883
Birth Location: South Carolina
JG
Elizabeth Rakestraw
1816–1872
Birth Location: Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States
ER

Spouses(s)

Rufus James
1844–1935
Birth Location: Greenville County, South Carolina, USA
RJ

Children(s)

Ella Barfield
1884–1961
Birth Location: South Carolina, United States
EB
Robert James
1866–1935
Birth Location: Anderson County, South Carolina, United States of America
RJ
Joe James
1889–1970
Birth Location: Spartanburg County, South Carolina, USA
JJ
Dora James
1888–
Birth Location: South Carolina, United States
DJ
Janie Anderson
1890–1961
Birth Location: South Carolina, United States
JA
Sallie Kirby
1893–1961
Birth Location: South Carolina, United States
SK
Loyal James
1872–1938
Birth Location: Greenville Co., SC
LJ
R James
1882–1947
Birth Location: Greenville County, South Carolina, USA
RJ
Eddie James
1868–1947
Birth Location: South Carolina
EJ
Charles James
1874–
Birth Location: South Carolina
CJ
Benny James
1877–
Birth Location: South Carolina
BJ

Margaret James's Ancestors

Self
Margaret James
1848–1913
Birth Place: Greenville County, South Carolina, USA
Parents
John Genobles
1802–1883
South Carolina
Elizabeth (Eliza "Sarah") Rakestraw
1816–1872
Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States
Grandparents
John Genoble
1770–1877
Germany
Margaret Genoble
1780–
Foreign/South Carolina?
Robert Rakestraw
1775–1861
Halifax, Halifax, Virginia, United States
Sarah Rakestraw
1794–1855
Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Jesse Rakestraw
1752–1836
Sarah Tuck
1758–1840
John White
1765–1822
Aggatha Gibbs
1772–1848
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Rakestraw
1728–1787
Elisabeth Kenderdine
1724–1787
John Sr.
1735–1801
Mary Tuck
1733–1828
LTC (DAR)
1740–1787
Col. Gibbs
1740–1794
Anne Barnett-Johnson
1740–1831

Margaret James's Descendants

1.
MJ
Margaret (Mary) James (28 March 1848–30 Aug 1913) m. Rufus (Benjamin) James (18 May 1844–18 Nov 1935)
  1. 1. Ella (M.) Barfield 1884–1961 m. Lammey (Davis) Barfield 1918–1950 m. John (Gerald) Beaman 1882–1950 m. Johnathan Beaver 1879–1938
    1. 1. Troy Beamon 1910–1988 m. Elizabeth Beaman 1914–1979
      1. 1. Geraldine (B) Norton 1939– m. Joe (Wesley) Holder 1935– m. Bobby (Ray) Norton 1944–1997 m. Luther (Yancey "Horace") Tollison 1936–1969 m. Charles (Eugene) Graham 1932–2015
      2. 2. Troy (Gerald Beaman) Jr. 1930–2004
      3. 3. Magdeline Miller 1933–2008 m. Luther (Yancey "Horace") Tollison 1936–1969 m. Gerald (David JD) Lipford 1931–2010
      4. 4. Curtis (L) Beaman 1949–2019 m. Bonnie Jones 1939–2010 m. Izell (Valerie) Beamon 1946–1990
      5. 5. Tommy Beaman 1936–2007 m. Alice (Faye) Beaman 1938–
      6. 6. Leona Nevitt 1944–2019 m. Robert (Wayne Johnson) Sr 1944–2002 m. Donald (W) Nelson 1938– m. Rodney (Wayne Johnson) Sr 1944–2002
      7. 7. Ann Johnson 1946–2023 m. Robert (Wayne Johnson) Sr 1944–2002 m. Reid (Oliver) Chaney 1942–1972
    2. 2. Clifton Barfield 1903–1982 m. Magdalene Beaman 1914–1976
      1. 1. Mary (Elizabeth) Beaman 1943–1947
      2. 2. Herman (Gordon) Beaman 1934–2015 m. Helen (Winona) Jackson 1937–2019
      3. 3. Virginia Beaman 1933–2009
    3. 3. Johnnie Barfield 1916–2001
    4. 4. Mamie (Barfield) Parker 1923–2004
    5. 5. Joseph (Edward) Barfield 1928–2000
    6. 6. Lefer (C) Barfield 1921–1921
    7. 7. Blanche Barfield 1919–
    8. 8. Shirley (Ann) Barfield 1937–1942
    9. 9. Virginia (Dare) Beaman 1917–2000
    10. 10. Mamie (Lee) Barfield 1923–2004
    11. 11. Jerry Barfield 1910–
    12. 12. Johnnie Barfield 1918–
    13. 13. Shirley (A) Barfield 1937–1942
    14. 14. Blanch Barfield 1919–1920
    15. 15. Lefer (C) Barfield 1921–1921
    16. 16. John (James) Barfield 1916–2001
    17. 17. Shirley (A) Barfield 1937–1942
    18. 18. Mamie (Lee) Barfield 1923–2004
    19. 19. Blanche Barfield 1920–1920
    20. 20. Juanita (Ruth) Beaman 1913–2002
  2. 2. Robert ((Bob) L.) James 1866–1935 m. Ida (Saphronia) Cooper 1883–1958
    1. 1. clara james 1902–
    2. 2. Joseph James 1907–1963 m. Myrtle (James) Anderson 1912–1994
      1. 1. Joe James 1937–2013
      2. 2. Margaret James 1932–1997
    3. 3. Franklin (N.) James 1910–
    4. 4. Harold (Dickey) James 1913–1973
    5. 5. Pauline James 1916–1987
    6. 6. Cecil James 1919–1982 m. Mildred (C.) James 1923–2004
      1. 1. Cecil (M James) Jr 1942–1942
    7. 7. Clara (Bell James) Hopper 1897–1974
      1. 1. Stella (Lee Hopper) Herring 1913–1939 m. Mildred Herring 1935–2012
        1. 1. Mickie (L.) Bell 1935–2012
    8. 8. Franklin James 1910–
    9. 9. Mildred (C.) James 1923–2004 m. Cecil James 1919–1982
  3. 3. Joe (Ceafus) James 1889–1970 m. Blanche James 1891–1967
    1. 1. Grady (Harrison James) Sr 1918–1994 m. Thelma (Hazel) Butler 1922–2011 m. Doris (Elizabeth) Cooper 1928–1985
  4. 4. Dora James 1888–
  5. 5. Janie Anderson 1890–1961 m. Aurthor (T) Anderson 1882–1940
    1. 1. John (B) Anderson 1914–
    2. 2. Carl Anderson 1909–
    3. 3. Nellie (Sarah) Anderson 1922–1996
  6. 6. Sallie Kirby 1893–1961 m. Wilson (T) Kirby 1894–1959
    1. 1. William (Henry) Kirby 1921–1940
    2. 2. Tommy (Wilson) Kirby 1914–2000
    3. 3. Harold (Cecil) Kirby 1928–2018
  7. 7. Loyal (Ellison) James 1872–1938 m. Mollie (mae Lance) Gunter 1875–1932
    1. 1. Ollie (M) James 1903–
      1. 1. Sadie Singleton 1922–1979
        1. 1. Freddie (Leon) Center 1946–2005
    2. 2. Donnie (Lee) James 1914–
    3. 3. Robert (Edward) James 1915–2002
    4. 4. Annie (Belle) James 1910–
  8. 8. R (B) James 1882–1947 m. Daisie (Ethel) Ariail 1884–1931
    1. 1. Albert James 1908–
    2. 2. Hazel James 1914–1998
    3. 3. Adger (J) James 1901–1969
  9. 9. Eddie James 1868–1947
  10. 10. Charles James 1874–
  11. 11. Benny James 1877–

Margaret James's Timeline

8 Records

1846
28 Mar 1846
Birth of Margaret Mary James in Greenville County, South Carolina, USA
Greenville County, South Carolina, USA
1848
28 March 1848
Birth of Margaret Mary James in Greenville County, South Carolina, USA
Greenville County, South Carolina, USA
1850
1850
Age 2
Margaret Mary James resided here in Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
1866
1866-1867
Age 18
Margaret Mary James was married
None
1880
1880
Age 32
Margaret Mary James resided here in Beech Springs, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
Beech Springs, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
1900
1900
Age 52
Margaret Mary James resided here in Williamston, Anderson, South Carolina, USA
Williamston, Anderson, South Carolina, USA
1910
1910
Age 62
Margaret Mary James resided here in Williamston, Anderson, South Carolina, USA
Williamston, Anderson, South Carolina, USA
1913
30 Aug 1913
Age 65
Death of Margaret Mary James in South Carolina, USA
South Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Mar 1846
    Event Place: Greenville County, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Beech Springs, Spartanburg, South Carolina; Roll: 1240; Page: 79D; Enumeration District: 138
    [2] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Williamston, Anderson, South Carolina; Page: 6; Enumeration District: 0067; FHL microfilm: 1241517
    [3] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Williamston, Anderson, South Carolina; Roll: T624_1449; Page: 16A; Enumeration District: 0068; FHL microfilm: 1375462
    [4] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Spartanburg, South Carolina; Roll: M432_858; Page: 216A; Image: 437
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 March 1848
    Event Place: Greenville County, South Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1866-1867

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Spartanburg, South Carolina; Roll: M432_858; Page: 216A; Image: 437

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Beech Springs, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Beech Springs, Spartanburg, South Carolina; Roll: 1240; Page: 79D; Enumeration District: 138

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Williamston, Anderson, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Williamston, Anderson, South Carolina; Page: 6; Enumeration District: 0067; FHL microfilm: 1241517

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Williamston, Anderson, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Williamston, Anderson, South Carolina; Roll: T624_1449; Page: 16A; Enumeration District: 0068; FHL microfilm: 1375462

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934, The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773 - 2007; Record Group Number: 15; Series Title: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934; Se

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Aug 1913
    Event Place: South Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] South Carolina, Death Records, 1821-1965, South Carolina Department of Archives and History; Columbia, South Carolina; South Carolina Death Records; Year Range: 1925-1949; Death County or Certificate Range: Anderson
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Anderson County, South Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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