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Oscar Nelson James 1929–2013 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 January 1929

Birth Location: Colbert County, Alabama, USA

Death Date: 2013

Death Location: Tuscumbia, Colbert County, Alabama, United States of America

Father: Harley James

Mother: Omie McBrayer

Spouse(s): Dorothy James

Children(s):

Oscar Nelson James was born in 1929 in Colbert County, Alabama, USA, the child of Harley Hudson James And Omie Pearl Mcbrayer. In 1930, Oscar Nelson James resided in Tuscumbia, Alabama. In 1950, Oscar Nelson James resided in Wheeler, Colbert, Alabama, USA. Oscar Nelson James married Dorothy Hovater James, and had children including Pamela James Archer, Tommy Nelson James. Oscar Nelson James passed away in 2013 in Tuscumbia, Colbert County, Alabama, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Oscar Nelson James was born in 1929 in Colbert County, Alabama, USA, the child of Harley Hudson James And Omie Pearl Mcbrayer.
  • In 1930, Oscar Nelson James resided in Tuscumbia, Alabama.
  • In 1950, Oscar Nelson James resided in Wheeler, Colbert, Alabama, USA.
  • Oscar Nelson James married Dorothy Hovater James, and had children including Pamela James Archer, Tommy Nelson James.
  • Oscar Nelson James passed away in 2013 in Tuscumbia, Colbert County, Alabama, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Oscar James's Ancestors

Self
Oscar James
1929–2013
Birth Place: Colbert County, Alabama, USA
Parents
Harley Hudson James
1905–1968
Colbert County, Alabama, USA
Omie (Pearl) McBrayer
1910–2002
Colbert County, Alabama, USA
Grandparents
Andrew (Jackson "Jack") McBrayer
1887–1979
Tishomingo, Mississippi, United States
Sally (Emma) Parker
1890–1975
Wheeler, Colbert, Alabama, USA
Great-Grandparents
Martha Parker
1868–1963
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Parker
1847–1917
Nancy McCollum
1848–1915

Oscar James's Timeline

5 Records

1929
16 January 1929
Birth of Oscar Nelson James in Colbert County, Alabama, USA
Colbert County, Alabama, USA
1930
1930
Age 1
Oscar Nelson James resided here in Tuscumbia, Alabama
Tuscumbia, Alabama
1950
1950
Age 21
Oscar Nelson James resided here in Wheeler, Colbert, Alabama, USA
Wheeler, Colbert, Alabama, USA
2013
9 Jul 2013
Age 84
Death of Oscar Nelson James in Colbert County, Alabama, USA
Colbert County, Alabama, USA
2013
2013
Age 84
Burial of Oscar Nelson James in Tuscumbia, Colbert County, Alabama, United States of America
Tuscumbia, Colbert County, Alabama, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 January 1929
    Event Place: Colbert County, Alabama, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current, Publication Date: 12 Jul 2013; Publication Place: Tuscumbia, Alabama, USA; fh_id=11722&s_id=
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Wheeler, Colbert, Alabama; Roll: 2983; Page: 13; Enumeration District: 17-37

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Tuscumbia, Alabama
    Record Source: U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current, Publication Date: 12 Jul 2013; Publication Place: Tuscumbia, Alabama, USA; fh_id=11722&s_id=

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Wheeler, Colbert, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Wheeler, Colbert, Alabama; Roll: 2983; Page: 13; Enumeration District: 17-37

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Jul 2013
    Event Place: Colbert County, Alabama, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current, Publication Date: 12 Jul 2013; Publication Place: Tuscumbia, Alabama, USA; fh_id=11722&s_id=
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 2013
    Event Place: Tuscumbia, Colbert County, Alabama, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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