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Melvin Monroe JAMES 1856–1939 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 31 JUL 1856

Birth Location: Placer County, California, USA

Death Date: 18 MAR 1939

Death Location: Willits, Mendocino County, California, United States of America

Father: William James

Mother: Mary Broaddus

Spouse(s): Alfaretta Hockman

Children(s): Holbert James, Louis James, Frederick James

The story of Melvin Monroe JAMES began in 1856 in Placer County, California, USA. Melvin Monroe JAMES married Alfaretta Allie M Hockman, and had children including Frederick Walter Fred James, Holbert Halley Monroe James, Louis Edgar James. Melvin Monroe JAMES passed away in 1939 in Willits, Mendocino County, California, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Melvin Monroe JAMES began in 1856 in Placer County, California, USA.
  • Melvin Monroe JAMES married Alfaretta Allie M Hockman, and had children including Frederick Walter Fred James, Holbert Halley Monroe James, Louis Edgar James.
  • Melvin Monroe JAMES passed away in 1939 in Willits, Mendocino County, California, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Melvin JAMES's Ancestors

Self
Melvin JAMES
1856–1939
Birth Place: Placer County, California, USA
Parents
William Coleman James
1819–1876
Smith, Tennessee, United States
Mary (Ann) Broaddus
1825–1905
Howard, MO, USA
Grandparents
John James
1792–1858
Bryants Settlement, Rowan, North Carolina, United States
Nancy (C.) Right
1801–1880
Mc Cracken, Tennessee, USA
Jeremiah Broaddus
1790–1872
Albemarle, Virginia, United States
Mary (Francis) Heard
1804–1906
Garrard, Kentucky, USA
Great-Grandparents
Rollings James
1762–1840
Ellen Bowles
1762–1840
William Right
1780–
Edward Broaddus
1740–1826
Mary 02
1752–1825
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas James
1728–1800
Margaret Rogers
1730–1774

Melvin JAMES's Descendants

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Melvin (Monroe) JAMES (31 JUL 1856–18 MAR 1939) m. Alfaretta ('Allie' M) Hockman (11 Mar 1859–9 July 1937)
  1. 1. Holbert ("Halley" Monroe) James 1878–1957 m. Frances (Mabel) Palmer 1885–1956
    1. 1. Clyde (W) James 1912–1984 m. Lorena (M) Hart 1912–1997
  2. 2. Louis (Edgar) James 1881–1970 m. Ethel (Adeline) Taylor 1889–1971
    1. 1. Edgar (Hallie) James 1909–1984 m. Stella Steen 1916–2013
  3. 3. Frederick (Walter 'Fred') James 1880–1954 m. Nellie (S.) Rowlison 1881–1926 m. May (Elizabeth) Mulcahy 1885–1950
    1. 1. James (Monroe "Pat") James 1903–1992 m. Eleanor (Adele) Rains 1908–1983

Melvin JAMES's Timeline

2 Records

1856
31 JUL 1856
Birth of Melvin Monroe JAMES in Placer County, California, USA
Placer County, California, USA
1939
18 MAR 1939
Age 83
Death of Melvin Monroe JAMES in Sherwood Valley, Mendocino, California, USA
Sherwood Valley, Mendocino, California, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 JUL 1856
    Event Place: Placer County, California, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 MAR 1939
    Event Place: Sherwood Valley, Mendocino, California, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Willits, Mendocino County, California, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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