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Rebecca Jennie James 1856–1881 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Mar 1856

Birth Location: Rockbridge, Rockbridge, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1881

Death Location: Buffalo, Rockbridge, Virginia, USA

Father: Matthew James

Mother: Elizabeth Nicely

Spouse(s): Charles Johnson

Children(s): Emmett Johnson, Bertha Johnson

Rebecca Jennie James was born in 1856 in Rockbridge, Rockbridge, Virginia, USA, the child of Matthew Madison James And Elizabeth Becky Nicely. In 1880, Rebecca Jennie James resided in Buffalo, Rockbridge, Virginia, USA. Rebecca Jennie James married Charles A Johnson, and had children including Bertha A Johnson, Emmett Grey Johnson. Rebecca Jennie James passed away in 1881 in Buffalo, Rockbridge, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Rebecca Jennie James was born in 1856 in Rockbridge, Rockbridge, Virginia, USA, the child of Matthew Madison James And Elizabeth Becky Nicely.
  • In 1880, Rebecca Jennie James resided in Buffalo, Rockbridge, Virginia, USA.
  • Rebecca Jennie James married Charles A Johnson, and had children including Bertha A Johnson, Emmett Grey Johnson.
  • Rebecca Jennie James passed away in 1881 in Buffalo, Rockbridge, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Matthew James
1825–
Birth Location: Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA
MJ
Elizabeth Nicely
1828–1884
Birth Location: Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA
EN

Spouses(s)

Charles Johnson
1854–1933
Birth Location: Charlotte County Va.
CJ

Children(s)

Emmett Johnson
1879–1930
Birth Location: Buffalo, Rockbridge County Va
EJ
Bertha Johnson
1877–
Birth Location: Virginia
BJ

Rebecca James's Ancestors

Self
Rebecca James
1856–1881
Birth Place: Rockbridge, Rockbridge, Virginia, USA
Parents
Matthew Madison James
1825–
Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth (Becky) Nicely
1828–1884
Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Rebecca James's Descendants

1.
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Rebecca (Jennie) James (Mar 1856–1881) m. Charles (A) Johnson (Oct 1854–November 8, 1933)
  1. 1. Emmett (Grey) Johnson 1879–1930 m. Clara (Jane) Kersey 1882–1962
    1. 1. Mary (Blanche) Johnson 1920–2001 m. Ellis (Edward) Sands 1913–1959
    2. 2. Sidney (Hunter) JOHNSON 1900–
    3. 3. Helen (Marie) JOHNSON 1902–1940 m. Wirt (Henry) Childress 1895–1954
      1. 1. Henry (Warren) Childress 1918–1944
      2. 2. Willie (John Childress) Sr 1931–2002 m. Doris (Ann) Hamlett 1936–2009
      3. 3. Janie (Mae) Childress 1926–2018 m. Howard (Samuel) Evans 1922–1993
        1. 1. Phyliss Evans 1950–2008
      4. 4. Elizabeth (Mamie) Childress 1921–2014 m. George (Stockley) Evans 1920–
      5. 5. Joe (Gray) Childress 1933–2008
      6. 6. Ruth Childress 1936–1936
      7. 7. Margaret (Lena) Childress 1923–1927
    4. 4. Inez JOHNSON 1904–1998 m. Walter (Edward) Martin 1892–1970
      1. 1. William (Earl) Martin 1935–2021
      2. 2. Maggie (Lena) Martin 1922–1999 m. Edgar (Wallace) Reynolds 1911–1967 m. Harry (Perkins Faulconer) Jr 1926–1990
      3. 3. Virginia (Louise) Martin 1933–2018 m. Raymond (Lawrence Scott) Jr 1928–1972
      4. 4. Mildred (Conell) Martin 1929–2006 m. James (Edward) Cofflin 1914–1977 m. Arthur (Raymond Ferris) Jr 1935–2023
      5. 5. Myrtle (Agnes) Martin 1931–2014 m. John (T. Carr) Sr 1933–1996
      6. 6. Edward (Lee) Martin 1927–1980 m. Amogene (Vashti) Ferris 1930–2004
      7. 7. James (Edward) Martin 1924–2015 m. Gladys (Christine) Ferris 1927–2015
        1. 1. Janice (Elaine) Martin 1950–2018 m. Christopher (Robert) McCredy 1951–2015
    5. 5. James (Henry) JOHNSON 1907–1984 m. Bernice (O) Bennett 1911–1961 m. Gladys (Inez) Conner 1944–1992
      1. 1. Clyde (Algie) JOHNSON 1943–2023
      2. 2. Lowell (Henry) JOHNSON 1936–2023 m. Mary (Alice) Seamster 1941–2013
      3. 3. Kenneth (Bruce) JOHNSON 1942–2024
      4. 4. Willie (Hopkins) JOHNSON 1947–2002 m. Janet (Marie) Booker 1951–1998
      5. 5. Gracie (Mae) JOHNSON 1932–1969 m. Clarence (Elmer) Martin 1930–1980
      6. 6. Dorothy (Jane) JOHNSON 1934–1949
      7. 7. Mary (Agnes) JOHNSON 1939–1993 m. Grady (Junior) Shelton 1940–2008
    6. 6. Roy (Gray) JOHNSON 1909–1976 m. Effie (Lee) Ellington 1913–1985
      1. 1. Rachel (Josephine) JOHNSON 1938–2001
      2. 2. Martha (Jane) JOHNSON 1933–2002 m. James (Byrd) Johnson 1935–1986
      3. 3. Junior (Hunter JOHNSON) Sr 1936–1977 m. Mary (Ellen) Pennell 1949–1999
      4. 4. Carrie (Mae) JOHNSON 1935–2015 m. Harvey (Watkins) Waller 1925–2009
      5. 5. Roy (Fisher) JOHNSON 1931–1994
    7. 7. Mabel (May) JOHNSON 1912–1997 m. Wallace (Henry Ellington) Sr 1904–1985
      1. 1. Claude (Ray Ellington) Sr 1945–2015
      2. 2. Dorothy (May) Ellington 1939–1987
      3. 3. Virginia (Lee) Ellington 1943–1968
      4. 4. Wallace (Henry Ellington) Jr 1936–1983 m. Violet (Beatrice) Creasey 1936–2001
      5. 5. Bertha (Mae) Ellington 1934–2022 m. Jackie (Leslie) Moreland 1925–2018
      6. 6. Dorothy (May) Ellington 1940–1940
    8. 8. William (Claude JOHNSON) Sr 1915–1978 m. Katie (Francis) Childress 1925–1996
      1. 1. William (Claude JOHNSON) Jr 1948–2015
    9. 9. Emmett (John JOHNSON) Sr 1922–2013 m. Mary (Lee) Clay 1928–2000
      1. 1. Emmett (John JOHNSON) Jr 1947–2022 m. Patricia (Jean) Scott 1947–2019
    10. 10. Paul (Edward) JOHNSON 1925–2006 m. Marjorie (Marie) Cole 1932–2002
    11. 11. Agnes JOHNSON 1918–
  2. 2. Bertha (A) Johnson 1877–

Rebecca James's Timeline

3 Records

1856
Mar 1856
Birth of Rebecca Jennie James in Rockbridge, Rockbridge, Virginia, USA
Rockbridge, Rockbridge, Virginia, USA
1880
1880
Age 24
Rebecca Jennie James resided here in Buffalo, Rockbridge, Virginia, USA
Buffalo, Rockbridge, Virginia, USA
1881
1881
Age 25
Death of Rebecca Jennie James in Buffalo, Rockbridge, Virginia, USA
Buffalo, Rockbridge, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Mar 1856
    Event Place: Rockbridge, Rockbridge, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Buffalo, Rockbridge, Virginia; Roll: 1387; Page: 97d; Enumeration District: 067
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Buffalo, Rockbridge, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Buffalo, Rockbridge, Virginia; Roll: 1387; Page: 97d; Enumeration District: 067

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Buffalo, Rockbridge, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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