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Robert Darrington James 1837 – 1918 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Oct 1837

Birth Location: Alabama

Death Date: 27 Aug 1918

Death Location: San Antonio, Bexar, Texas

Father: Robert James

Mother: Maria Cowles

Spouse(s): Cora Rone, Henrietta Dade

Children(s): Frank James, Robert James, Sandy James, Emily James

In 1837, Robert Darrington James Jr. entered the world in Alabama, born to Robert Darrington (3) James and Maria L Cowles. In 1840, Robert Darrington James Jr. resided in Clarke, Alabama, United States. In 1858, Robert Darrington James Jr. resided in Tennessee. Robert Darrington James Jr. married Cora Caroline Rone, Henrietta T. Dade, and had children including Frank B James, Robert Darrington James, Sandy Rooney James, Emily H. James. Robert Darrington James Jr. passed away in 1918 in San Antonio, Bexar, Texas.

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Biography

  • In 1837, Robert Darrington James Jr. entered the world in Alabama, born to Robert Darrington (3) James and Maria L Cowles.
  • In 1840, Robert Darrington James Jr. resided in Clarke, Alabama, United States.
  • In 1858, Robert Darrington James Jr. resided in Tennessee.
  • Robert Darrington James Jr. married Cora Caroline Rone, Henrietta T. Dade, and had children including Frank B James, Robert Darrington James, Sandy Rooney James, Emily H. James.
  • Robert Darrington James Jr. passed away in 1918 in San Antonio, Bexar, Texas.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert James
1797 – 1860
Birth Location: Sumter County, South Carolina, USA
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Maria Cowles
1795 – 1884
Birth Location: Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
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Spouses(s)

Cora Rone
1843 –
Birth Location: Alabama
CR
Henrietta Dade
1851 –
Birth Location: Mobile, Alabama
HD

Children(s)

Frank James
1863 – 1944
Birth Location: Gainestown, Clarke County, Alabama, USA
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Robert James
1866 – 1930
Birth Location: Alabama
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Sandy James
1868 –
Birth Location: Alabama
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Emily James
1870 – 1910
Birth Location: Alabama
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Robert James's Ancestors

Self
Robert James
1837 – 1918
Birth Place: Alabama
Parents
Robert Darrington (3) James
1797 – 1860
Sumter County, South Carolina, USA
Maria (L) Cowles
1795 – 1884
Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Grandparents
Samuel ((4)) James
1769 – 1821
Sumter, Sumter, South Carolina, United States
Mary (Polly (4)) DARRINGTON
1782 – 1848
Kershaw, South Carolina, United States
Jonathan ((4)) Cowles
1757 – 1822
Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Esther ((4)) Lewis
1764 – 1838
Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Great-Grandparents
John James
1720 – 1784
Sarah Moore
1755 – 1802
Robert Darrington
1738 – 1793
Ann \Rees
1762 –
Elijah Cowles
1727 – 1793
Eunice Gould
1731 – 1810
William LEWIS
1734 – 1771
Mary BULL
1736 – 1811
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sherwood James
1702 – 1764
Ann Taliaferro
1705 – 1780
Isham Moore
1740 – 1803
Nancy Singleton
1750 – 1798
Thomas (Darrington)
1718 – 1763
Prudence
1715 – 1781
John Reese
1731 – 1785
Mary Pentecost
1730 – 1807
Isaac Cowles
1675 – 1756
Elizabeth Smith
1689 – 1767
Thomas Gould
1689 – 1746
Mary Crittenden
1690 – 1776
Nehemiah Lewis
1705 – 1779
Jerusha Gridley
1712 – 1745
David Bull
1687 – 1762
Sarah Ashley
1693 – 1747

Robert James's Descendants

1.
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Robert (Darrington) James (12 Oct 1837 – 27 Aug 1918) m. Cora (Caroline) Rone (Abt. 1843 – ) m. Henrietta (T.) Dade (Abt. 1851 – )
  1. 1. Frank (B) James (07 May 1863 – 29 Nov 1944) m. Maria (Guadalupe) Tejada (1865 – Abt. 14 May 1930)
    1. 1. Frank (B) James (25 Nov 1886 – 1944) m. Maria (1897 – )
      1. 1. Maria (H) James (1915 – )
      2. 2. Ofelia James (1917 – )
      3. 3. Frank James (1918 – )
      4. 4. Alicia James (1921 – )
    2. 2. Cora (Carlinne) James (1888 – Abt. 1978)
    3. 3. Martha (Hazell) James (19 Jul 1890 – 08 May 1953) m. John (Douglass) Timberlake (18 Nov 1885 – 06 Feb 1933)
      1. 1. Cora (Carlinne) Timberlake (23 Sep 1911 – )
    4. 4. Origen (Jewett) James (08 Jun 1892 – 24 Mar 1956) m. Mattie White (Abt. 1898 – 3/2/1993)
      1. 1. Martha (Lupita) James (04 Jun 1921 – 2010)
      2. 2. Frances (Mae) James (22 Aug 1922 – 11 May 2008)
      3. 3. Ori (Jean) James (18 Jan 1928 – 13 Aug 2007)
      4. 4. Origen (Jewett) James (1 Mar 1931 – 8 Feb 2010) m. Eleanor (Patricia) Jones (19 March 1933 – 26 September 2014)
    5. 5. Maria (Lupita) James (03 Feb 1894 – 27 Apr 1975) m. David (Elmer) Hume (14 Aug 1886 – Nov 1972)
      1. 1. David Hume (02 Oct 1915 – Oct 1972)
      2. 2. Lorna Hume (Abt. 1918 – )
  2. 2. Robert (Darrington) James (29 Jan 1866 – 29 Oct 1930) m. Imogene (Helen) Byrne (03 Nov 1885 – 11 Sep 1956)
    1. 1. Robert (Byrne) James (02 Sep 1905 – 01 Aug 1994)
    2. 2. Jerome (Waters) James (01 Apr 1907 – 04 Feb 1943)
    3. 3. Julius (Ignatius) James (04 Jun 1908 – 06 Dec 1993)
  3. 3. Sandy (Rooney) James (Abt. 1868 – )
  4. 4. Emily (H.) James (Abt. 1870 – 15 Jan 1910) m. J.J. Waters

Robert James's Timeline

14 Records

1837
12 Oct 1837
Birth of Robert Darrington James Jr. in Alabama
Alabama
1840
1840
Age 3
Robert Darrington James Jr. resided here in Clarke, Alabama, United States
Clarke, Alabama, United States
1858
1858
Age 21
Robert Darrington James Jr. resided here in Tennessee
Tennessee
1859
1859
Age 22
Robert Darrington James Jr. resided here in Tennessee
Tennessee
1860
1860
Age 23
Robert Darrington James Jr. resided here in Clarke, Alabama, United States
Clarke, Alabama, United States
1866
1866
Age 29
Robert Darrington James Jr. resided here in Clarke, Alabama
Clarke, Alabama
1870
1870
Age 33
Robert Darrington James Jr. resided here in Portland, Dallas, Alabama, United States
Portland, Dallas, Alabama, United States
1875
30 Sep 1875
Age 38
Robert Darrington James Jr. resided here in Mobile, Alabama, USA
Mobile, Alabama, USA
1877
30 Sep 1877
Age 40
Robert Darrington James Jr. resided here in Mobile, Alabama, USA
Mobile, Alabama, USA
1880
1880
Age 43
Robert Darrington James Jr. resided here in Mobile, Mobile, Alabama, USA
Mobile, Mobile, Alabama, USA
1910
1910
Age 73
Robert Darrington James Jr. resided here in San Antonio Ward 4, Bexar, Texas
San Antonio Ward 4, Bexar, Texas
1914
30 Jul 1914
Age 77
Robert Darrington James Jr. resided here in Texas, United States
Texas, United States
1918
07 Sep 1918
Age 81
Robert Darrington James Jr. resided here in Bexar, Texas, United States
Bexar, Texas, United States
1918
27 Aug 1918
Age 81
Death of Robert Darrington James Jr. in San Antonio, Bexar, Texas
San Antonio, Bexar, Texas

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Oct 1837
    Event Place: Alabama
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Confederate Pensions, 1884-1958
    [2] Alabama Civil War Muster Rolls, 1861-1865
    [3] Texas, Death Certificates, 1903–1982
    [4] U.S., Confederate Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Carded Records Showing Military Service of Soldiers Who Fought in Confederate Organizations, compiled 1903 - 1927, documenting the period 1861 - 1865; Catalog ID: 586957; Record Group #: 109; Roll #: 39
    [5] U.S., Register of Civil, Military, and Naval Service, 1863-1959
    [6] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Mobile, Mobile, Alabama; Roll: 25; Family History Film: 1254025; Page: 329A; Enumeration District: 138; Image: 0380.
    [7] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Portland, Dallas, Alabama; Roll: M593_14; Page: 594A; Image: 144; Family History Library Film: 545513
    [8] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: , Clarke, Alabama; Roll: ; Page: 747; Image: 195.
    [9] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: San Antonio Ward 4, Bexar, Texas; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .
    [10] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: , Clarke, Alabama; Roll: M432_3; Page: 262A; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1840
    Event Place: Clarke, Alabama, United States
    Record Source: 1840 United States Federal Census, Year: 1840; Census Place: Clarke, Alabama; Roll: 2; Page: 241; Image: 492; Family History Library Film: 0002332

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1858
    Event Place: Tennessee
    Record Source: U.S., School Catalogs, 1765-1935

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1859
    Event Place: Tennessee
    Record Source: U.S., School Catalogs, 1765-1935

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Clarke, Alabama, United States
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: , Clarke, Alabama; Roll: ; Page: 747; Image: 195.

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1866
    Event Place: Clarke, Alabama
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. IRS Tax Assessment Lists, 1862-1918
    [2] Alabama State Census, 1820-1866

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Portland, Dallas, Alabama, United States
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Portland, Dallas, Alabama; Roll: M593_14; Page: 594A; Image: 144; Family History Library Film: 545513

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 30 Sep 1875
    Event Place: Mobile, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Register of Civil, Military, and Naval Service, 1863-1959

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 30 Sep 1877
    Event Place: Mobile, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Register of Civil, Military, and Naval Service, 1863-1959

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Mobile, Mobile, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Mobile, Mobile, Alabama; Roll: 25; Family History Film: 1254025; Page: 329A; Enumeration District: 138; Image: 0380.

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: San Antonio Ward 4, Bexar, Texas
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. City Directories (Beta)
    [2] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: San Antonio Ward 4, Bexar, Texas; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 30 Jul 1914
    Event Place: Texas, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Confederate Pensions, 1884-1958

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 07 Sep 1918
    Event Place: Bexar, Texas, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Confederate Pensions, 1884-1958, Texas State Library and Archives Commission; Austin, Texas; Confederate Pension Applications, 1899-1975; Collection #: CPA16526; Roll #: 103; Roll Description: Pension File Nos. 35411 to 35430, Application Years 1917 to 1918

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Alabama, United States
    Record Source: Alabama Civil War Muster Rolls, 1861-1865

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Gainestown, Ala
    Record Source: U.S., School Catalogs, 1765-1935

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Gainstown, Ala
    Record Source: U.S., School Catalogs, 1765-1935

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: United States

    Genealogy Event 18
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Aug 1918
    Event Place: San Antonio, Bexar, Texas
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Confederate Pensions, 1884-1958, Texas State Library and Archives Commission; Austin, Texas; Confederate Pension Applications, 1899-1975; Collection #: CPA16526; Roll #: 103; Roll Description: Pension File Nos. 35411 to 35430, Application Years 1917 to 1918
    [2] Texas, Death Certificates, 1903–1982
    [3] Texas Death Index, 1903-2000
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