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Pvt. Moses James 1842–1863 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1842

Birth Location: Macon, Missouri, USA

Death Date: 1 May 1863

Death Location: Port Gibson, Claiborne, Mississippi

Father: Alfred James

Mother: Ruth Smith

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In 1842, Pvt. Moses James entered the world in Macon, Missouri, USA, born to Alfred James And Ruth Ann Smith. Pvt. Moses James passed away in 1863 in Port Gibson, Claiborne, Mississippi.

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Biography

  • In 1842, Pvt. Moses James entered the world in Macon, Missouri, USA, born to Alfred James And Ruth Ann Smith.
  • Pvt. Moses James passed away in 1863 in Port Gibson, Claiborne, Mississippi.

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Pvt. James's Ancestors

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Pvt. James
1842–1863
Birth Place: Macon, Missouri, USA
Parents
Alfred James
1805–1885
North Carolina
Ruth (Ann) Smith
1805–1885
North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Robert (Thomas) James
1783–1840
Lickinghole, Goochland, Virginia, United States
Mary (Bowe) Davis
1783–1837
Goochland, Goochland, Virginia, United States
Henry Smith
1778–1866
Henry, Virginia, USA
Ruth Green
1780–1830
Burke, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Smith
1753–1850
William Green
1750–1818
Judith Gordon
1750–1793
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Green
1721–1786
Rachel Pope
1726–1807
Thomas Gordon
1723–1788

Pvt. James's Timeline

2 Records

1842
1842
Birth of Pvt. Moses James in Macon, Missouri, USA
Macon, Missouri, USA
1863
1 May 1863
Age 21
Death of Pvt. Moses James in Port Gibson, Claiborne, Mississippi
Port Gibson, Claiborne, Mississippi

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1842
    Event Place: Macon, Missouri, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 May 1863
    Event Place: Port Gibson, Claiborne, Mississippi

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