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Oscar Loris James 1904 – 1951 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Sep 1904

Birth Location: Belcher, Barbour County, Alabama

Death Date: 23 September 1951

Death Location: Smackover, Union County, Arkansas, United States of America

Father: Martin James

Mother: Nancy Wilson

Spouse(s): Rose Bibby

Children(s): Mary James

Oscar Loris James was born in 1904 in Belcher, Barbour County, Alabama, the child of Martin Americus James and Nancy "Nannie" "Nan" JAMES COX Wilson. Oscar Loris James married Rose Wilma JAMES KIMES Bibby, and had children including Mary Nan McHANEY James. Oscar Loris James passed away in 1951 in Smackover, Union County, Arkansas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Oscar Loris James was born in 1904 in Belcher, Barbour County, Alabama, the child of Martin Americus James and Nancy "Nannie" "Nan" JAMES COX Wilson.
  • Oscar Loris James married Rose Wilma JAMES KIMES Bibby, and had children including Mary Nan McHANEY James.
  • Oscar Loris James passed away in 1951 in Smackover, Union County, Arkansas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Oscar James's Ancestors

Self
Oscar James
1904 – 1951
Birth Place: Belcher, Barbour County, Alabama
Parents
Martin Americus James
1877 – 1926
Belcher, Barbour County, Alabama
Nancy ("Nannie" "Nan" JAMES COX) Wilson
1885 – 1976
Belcher, Barbour, Alabama, USA
Grandparents
Green (Barry "Barry") James
1850 – 1933
Jeffersonville, Twigg County, Georgia
Louisa (Alabama "Bama" JAMES) DeShazo
1852 – 1906
Alabama
John (J Phillip o.r Patrick?) Wilson
1843 – 1915
Alabama, USA
Cynthia (J "Sinthy" WILSON) Johnston
1851 – 1938
Alabama
Great-Grandparents
Wiley James
1813 – 1888
Kissiah Bailey
1813 – 1886
Paul DeShazo
1831 – 1864
Sarah Ginwright
1834 – 1923
David Wilson
1808 – 1863
Nancy Baker
1812 – 1853
James Johnston
1828 – 1864
Harriet Crews
1830 – 1924
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John James
1785 – 1862
Mary Parrish
1790 – 1870
Richmond Bailey
1766 – 1810
Elizabeth March
1764 – 1812
Wilson DeShazo
1804 – 1892
Theida Prescott
1809 – 1870
Elisha Ginwright
1810 – 1846
Francess Worrell
1811 – 1887
John Wilson
1756 – 1833
Mary Barge
1768 – 1840
James Baker
1740 – 1847
Patience Smith
1780 – 1852
John Johnston
1783 – 1853
Mary Hodges
1792 – 1879
Arthur Crews
1792 – 1872
Mary King
1796 – 1861

Oscar James's Descendants

1.
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Oscar (Loris) James (23 Sep 1904 – 23 September 1951) m. Rose (Wilma JAMES KIMES) Bibby (19 Aug 1910 – May 1981)
  1. 1. Mary (Nan McHANEY) James (20 Jul 1926 – 27 Apr 1999) m. William ("Bud" Riley) McHaney (abt 1919 – May 01, 1983)
    1. 1. William (Riley) McHaney (17 Sep 1947 – )

Oscar James's Timeline

22 Records

1904
23 Sep 1904
Birth of Oscar Loris James in Eufaula, Barbour County, Alabama, United States of America
Eufaula, Barbour County, Alabama, United States of America
1904
23 Sep 1904
Birth of Oscar Loris James in Belcher, Barbour, Alabama, USA
Belcher, Barbour, Alabama, USA
1904
2 September 1904
Birth of Oscar Loris James in Eufaula, Barbour County, Alabama, United States of America
Eufaula, Barbour County, Alabama, United States of America
1904
23 Sep 1904
Birth of Oscar Loris James in Belcher, Barbour County, Alabama
Belcher, Barbour County, Alabama
1910
1910
Age 6
Oscar Loris James resided here in Belcher, Barbour, Alabama
Belcher, Barbour, Alabama
1917
1917
Age 13
Oscar Loris James resided here in Little Rock, Saline, Arkansas, USA
Little Rock, Saline, Arkansas, USA
1920
1920
Age 16
Oscar Loris James resided here in Richards, Barbour County, Alabama
Richards, Barbour County, Alabama
1920
1920
Age 16
Oscar Loris James resided here in Richards, Barbour, Alabama
Richards, Barbour, Alabama
1923
1923
Age 19
Oscar Loris James resided here in Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, USA
Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, USA
1930
1930
Age 26
Oscar Loris James was employed in Police Jury Ward 4, Claiborne, Louisiana
Police Jury Ward 4, Claiborne, Louisiana
1930
1930
Age 26
Oscar Loris James resided here in Police Jury Ward 4, Claiborne, Louisiana
Police Jury Ward 4, Claiborne, Louisiana
1931
1931
Age 27
Oscar Loris James was employed in Fort Pierce, St Lucie, Florida, USA
Fort Pierce, St Lucie, Florida, USA
1931
1931
Age 27
Oscar Loris James resided here in 110 North 17th, Fort Pierce, Florida
110 North 17th, Fort Pierce, Florida
1931
1931
Age 27
Oscar Loris James resided here in Fort Pierce, St Lucie, Florida, USA
Fort Pierce, St Lucie, Florida, USA
1935
1935
Age 31
Oscar Loris James resided here in Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA
Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA
1940
1 Apr 1940 to 1945
Age 36
Oscar Loris James resided here in Louann, Ouachita, Arkansas, United States
Louann, Ouachita, Arkansas, United States
1940
April 01, 1940
Age 36
Oscar Loris James resided here in Louann, Ouachita, Arkansas, United States
Louann, Ouachita, Arkansas, United States
1941
1941
Age 37
Oscar Loris James resided here in Shreveport, Caddo, Louisiana, USA
Shreveport, Caddo, Louisiana, USA
1942
1942
Age 38
Oscar Loris James resided here in Shreveport, Louisiana, USA
Shreveport, Louisiana, USA
1950
1950
Age 46
Oscar Loris James resided here in Smackover, Union, Arkansas, USA
Smackover, Union, Arkansas, USA
1951
20 Aug 1951
Age 47
Death of Oscar Loris James in Smackover, Union County, Arkansas, United States of America
Smackover, Union County, Arkansas, United States of America
1951
23 September 1951
Age 47
Death of Oscar Loris James in Smackover, Union County, Arkansas, United States of America
Smackover, Union County, Arkansas, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Sep 1904
    Event Place: Eufaula, Barbour County, Alabama, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1898-1929, The National Archives at Fort Worth, Texas; Fort Worth, Texas, USA; Arkansas First Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945.; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 1926-1975, RG 147
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Louann, Ouachita, Arkansas; Roll: T627_159; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 52-28.
    [3] 1940 United States Federal Census
    [4] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Richards, Barbour, Alabama; Roll: T625_3; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 20; Image: 395.
    [5] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Richards, Barbour, Alabama; Roll: T625_3; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 20; Image: .
    [6] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Police Jury Ward 4, Claiborne, Louisiana; Roll: 789; Page: 25A; Enumeration District: 10; Image: 915.0; FHL microfilm: 2340524.
    [7] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Police Jury Ward 4, Claiborne, Louisiana; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .
    [8] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Belcher, Barbour, Alabama; Roll: T624_2; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 0025; Image: 364; FHL microfilm: 1374015.
    [9] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Belcher, Barbour, Alabama; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .
    [10] U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [11] Global, Find A Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [12] Arkansas, Death Certificates, 1914-1969
    [13] 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: Smackover, Union, Ar
    [14] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Sep 1904
    Event Place: Belcher, Barbour, Alabama, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 September 1904
    Event Place: Eufaula, Barbour County, Alabama, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Sep 1904
    Event Place: Belcher, Barbour County, Alabama

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Belcher, Barbour, Alabama
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Belcher, Barbour, Alabama; Roll: T624_2; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 0025; Image: 364; FHL microfilm: 1374015.

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1917
    Event Place: Little Rock, Saline, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: U.S. City Directories (Beta)

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Richards, Barbour County, Alabama
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Richards, Barbour, Alabama; Roll: T625_3; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 20; Image: 395.

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Richards, Barbour, Alabama
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Richards, Barbour, Alabama; Roll: T625_3; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 20; Image: 395.

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1923
    Event Place: Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: U.S. City Directories (Beta)

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Occupation
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Police Jury Ward 4, Claiborne, Louisiana

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Police Jury Ward 4, Claiborne, Louisiana
    Record Source:
    [1] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Police Jury Ward 4, Claiborne, Louisiana; Roll: 789; Page: 25A; Enumeration District: 10; Image: 915.0; FHL microfilm: 2340524.
    [2] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Police Jury Ward 4, Claiborne, Louisiana; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Occupation
    Event Date: 1930s
    Event Place: Fort Pierce, St Lucie, Florida, USA

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Occupation
    Event Date: 1931
    Event Place: Fort Pierce, St Lucie, Florida, USA

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1931
    Event Place: 110 North 17th, Fort Pierce, Florida

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1931
    Event Place: Fort Pierce, St Lucie, Florida, USA
    Record Source: U.S. City Directories (Beta)

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 18 Feb 1937
    Event Place: Camden, Arkansas
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - The Camden News - 18 Feb 1937 - Page Page 3, 18 Feb 1937

    Genealogy Event 18
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940 to 1945
    Event Place: Louann, Ouachita, Arkansas, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1898-1929, The National Archives at Fort Worth, Texas; Fort Worth, Texas, USA; Arkansas First Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945.; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 1926-1975, RG 147
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Louann, Ouachita, Arkansas; Roll: T627_159; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 52-28.

    Genealogy Event 19
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: April 01, 1940
    Event Place: Louann, Ouachita, Arkansas, United States
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 20
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1941
    Event Place: Shreveport, Caddo, Louisiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S. City Directories (Beta)

    Genealogy Event 21
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1942
    Event Place: Shreveport, Louisiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S. City Directories (Beta)

    Genealogy Event 22
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 27 Mar 1948
    Event Place: Camden, Arkansas
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - The Camden News - 27 Mar 1948 - Page 4, 27 Mar 1948

    Genealogy Event 23
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 27 Mar 1948
    Event Place: Camden, Arkansas
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - The Camden News - 27 Mar 1948 - Page Page 4, 27 Mar 1948

    Genealogy Event 24
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 16 Apr 1948
    Event Place: Camden, Arkansas
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - The Camden News - 16 Apr 1948 - Page 9, 16 Apr 1948

    Genealogy Event 25
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 25 Aug 1948
    Event Place: Camden, Arkansas
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - The Camden News - 25 Aug 1948 - Page Page 15, 25 Aug 1948

    Genealogy Event 26
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 25 Aug 1948
    Event Place: Camden, Ouachita, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - The Camden News - 25 Aug 1948 - Page 15, 25 Aug 1948

    Genealogy Event 27
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 19 Sep 1949
    Event Place: Hope, Arkansas
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - Hope Star - 19 Sep 1949 - Page 1, 19 Sep 1949

    Genealogy Event 28
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 20 Sep 1949
    Event Place: Hope, Arkansas
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - Hope Star - 20 Sep 1949 - Page 1, 20 Sep 1949

    Genealogy Event 29
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 3 Nov 1949
    Event Place: Camden, Arkansas
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - The Camden News - 3 Nov 1949 - Page Page 3, 3 Nov 1949

    Genealogy Event 30
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 3 Nov 1949
    Event Place: Camden, Ouachita, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - The Camden News - 3 Nov 1949 - Page 3, 3 Nov 1949

    Genealogy Event 31
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 3 Nov 1949
    Event Place: Camden, Arkansas
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - The Camden News - 3 Nov 1949 - Page 3, 3 Nov 1949

    Genealogy Event 32
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Smackover, Union, Arkansas, 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: Smackover, Union, Ar

    Genealogy Event 33
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 25 Sep 1950
    Event Place: Hope, Arkansas
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - Hope Star - 25 Sep 1950 - Page 1, 25 Sep 1950

    Genealogy Event 34
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 25 Sep 1950
    Event Place: Hope, Hempstead, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - Hope Star - 25 Sep 1950 - Page 1, 25 Sep 1950

    Genealogy Event 35
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: bef 1951
    Event Place: Arkansas, United States

    Genealogy Event 36
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 37
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: El Dorado Ark
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Shreveport Journal; Publication Date: 25 Sep 1951; Publication Place: Shreveport, Louisiana, USA; ,0.343617,0.49354,0.40527526&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 38
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Aug 1951
    Event Place: Smackover, Union County, Arkansas, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Global, Find A Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [3] Arkansas, Death Certificates, 1914-1969
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 39
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 September 1951
    Event Place: Smackover, Union County, Arkansas, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 40
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Arlington Memorial Park, El Dorado, Union County, Arkansas, United States of America
    Record Source: Global, Find A Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

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