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Ransom "Rance" Thomas James 1832 – 1898 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 March 1832

Birth Location: Liberty, Georgia, United States

Death Date: 19 June 1898

Death Location: Pierce, Georgia, United States

Father: Benjamin James

Mother: Sarah James

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In 1832, Ransom "Rance" Thomas James entered the world in Liberty, Georgia, United States, born to Benjamin Ditcher James and Sarah RIGGINS James. Ransom "Rance" Thomas James passed away in 1898 in Pierce, Georgia, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1832, Ransom "Rance" Thomas James entered the world in Liberty, Georgia, United States, born to Benjamin Ditcher James and Sarah RIGGINS James.
  • Ransom "Rance" Thomas James passed away in 1898 in Pierce, Georgia, United States.

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Ransom James's Ancestors

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Ransom James
1832 – 1898
Birth Place: Liberty, Georgia, United States
Parents
Benjamin Ditcher James
1791 – 1861
Cheraw Dist,South Carolina,USA
Sarah (RIGGINS) James
1796 – 1872
Beaufort, Beaufort, South Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Joseph James
1770 – 1855
New Bern, Craven, North Carolina, USA
Mary (Elizabeth) Harrington
1760 – 1840
Beaufort, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Aaron James
1744 – 1797
Sarah Newton
1740 – 1822
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Benjamin James
1720 – 1774
Jane Dobbins
1723 – 1790

Ransom James's Timeline

2 Records

1832
11 March 1832
Birth of Ransom "Rance" Thomas James in Liberty, Georgia, United States
Liberty, Georgia, United States
1898
19 June 1898
Age 66
Death of Ransom "Rance" Thomas James in Pierce, Georgia, United States
Pierce, Georgia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 March 1832
    Event Place: Liberty, Georgia, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 June 1898
    Event Place: Pierce, Georgia, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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

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