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Nelson Odell James 1912–1998 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Jun 1912

Birth Location: Missouri

Death Date: 24 April 1998

Death Location: Minden, Webster Parish, Louisiana, United States of America

Father: Jacob James

Mother: Lezie Gaines

Spouse(s): Eva McDaniel

Children(s): Robert James

In 1912, Nelson Odell James entered the world in Missouri, born to Jacob Monroe James And Lezie J Gaines. In 1920, Nelson Odell James resided in Cotton Hill, Dunklin, Missouri, USA. In 1930, Nelson Odell James resided in Cotton Hill, Dunklin, Missouri. Nelson Odell James married Eva Lucille Mcdaniel, and had children including Daughter James, Gerry James, Patty James, Robert Keith James, Sandra James, Terry James. Nelson Odell James passed away in 1998 in Minden, Webster Parish, Louisiana, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1912, Nelson Odell James entered the world in Missouri, born to Jacob Monroe James And Lezie J Gaines.
  • In 1920, Nelson Odell James resided in Cotton Hill, Dunklin, Missouri, USA.
  • In 1930, Nelson Odell James resided in Cotton Hill, Dunklin, Missouri.
  • Nelson Odell James married Eva Lucille Mcdaniel, and had children including Daughter James, Gerry James, Patty James, Robert Keith James, Sandra James, Terry James.
  • Nelson Odell James passed away in 1998 in Minden, Webster Parish, Louisiana, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Nelson James's Ancestors

Self
Nelson James
1912–1998
Birth Place: Missouri
Parents
Jacob Monroe James
1877–1954
Bollinger, Missouri, USA
Lezie (J) Gaines
1881–1916
Missouri
Grandparents
John James
1817–1889
Sevierville, Sevier, Tennessee, USA
Sarah (Emeline) Lacy
1840–1916
Tennessee
Joseph (Miller) Gaines
1857–1934
Lyles, Hickman County, Tennessee, USA
Malinda (Catherine) Gaines
1858–1940
Bollinger County, Missouri, USA
Great-Grandparents
Randolph James
1790–1838
Martha Thurman
1796–1860
Johnson Lacy
1816–1891
Elizabeth Smith
1818–1888
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas James
1728–1805
John Thurman
1751–1827
Nancy Sandridge
1759–1854
John Lacy
1785–1868
Sarah Price
1786–1868
John Smith
1795–

Nelson James's Descendants

1.
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Nelson (Odell) James (25 Jun 1912–24 April 1998) m. Eva (Lucille) McDaniel (20 Jan 1918–28 Jan 1997)
  1. 1. Robert (Keith) James 1938–2005

Nelson James's Timeline

5 Records

1912
25 Jun 1912
Birth of Nelson Odell James in Missouri
Missouri
1920
1920
Age 8
Nelson Odell James resided here in Cotton Hill, Dunklin, Missouri, USA
Cotton Hill, Dunklin, Missouri, USA
1930
1930
Age 18
Nelson Odell James resided here in Cotton Hill, Dunklin, Missouri
Cotton Hill, Dunklin, Missouri
1950
1950
Age 38
Nelson Odell James resided here in Big Prairie, New Madrid, Missouri, USA
Big Prairie, New Madrid, Missouri, USA
1998
24 April 1998
Age 86
Death of Nelson Odell James
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Jun 1912
    Event Place: Missouri
    Record Source:
    [1] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Cotton Hill, Dunklin, Missouri; Roll: T625_910; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 72; Image: 106
    [2] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Cotton Hill, Dunklin, Missouri; Roll: 1186; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0009; Image: 765.0; FHL microfilm: 2340921

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Cotton Hill, Dunklin, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Cotton Hill, Dunklin, Missouri; Roll: T625_910; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 72; Image: 106

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Cotton Hill, Dunklin, Missouri
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Cotton Hill, Dunklin, Missouri; Roll: 1186; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0009; Image: 765.0; FHL microfilm: 2340921

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Big Prairie, New Madrid, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Big Prairie, New Mad

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 April 1998

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Minden, Webster Parish, Louisiana, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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