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May Elizabeth James 1909–1978 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Jun 1909

Birth Location: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: Apr 1978

Death Location: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: Elmer James

Mother: Emma Quaste

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May Elizabeth James was born in 1909 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of Elmer Elsworth James And Emma May Quaste. In 1910, May Elizabeth James resided in Philadelphia Ward 43, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, . May Elizabeth James passed away in 1978 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • May Elizabeth James was born in 1909 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of Elmer Elsworth James And Emma May Quaste.
  • In 1910, May Elizabeth James resided in Philadelphia Ward 43, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, .
  • May Elizabeth James passed away in 1978 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.

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May James's Ancestors

Self
May James
1909–1978
Birth Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
Elmer Elsworth James
1884–1924
Manayunk, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Emma (May) Quaste
1885–1969
Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
John (Benjamin) James
1852–1903
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Katharine (L) Ellsworth
1868–1903
Wilmington, Delaware, United States
Great-Grandparents
Israel James
1809–1868
Sarah Smedley
1810–1882
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Smedley
1755–1815
Mary Baker
1781–1855

May James's Timeline

3 Records

1909
1 Jun 1909
Birth of May Elizabeth James in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
1910
1910
Age 1
May Elizabeth James resided here in Philadelphia Ward 43, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Philadelphia Ward 43, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
1978
Apr 1978
Age 69
Death of May Elizabeth James in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Jun 1909
    Event Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Philadelphia Ward 43, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1411; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 1086; FHL microfilm: 1375424
    [2] Pennsylvania, Birth Records, Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Box Number: 294; Certificate Number: D211645-09

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Philadelphia Ward 43, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Philadelphia Ward 43, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1411; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 1086; FHL microfilm: 1375424

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Apr 1978
    Event Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

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