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Robert Cleveland James 1888–1944 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 Oct 1888

Birth Location: Haywood County, North Carolina, United States of America

Death Date: 7 Aug 1944

Death Location: Clyde, Haywood County, North Carolina, United States of America

Father: David James

Mother: Sarah Brown

Spouse(s): Clara Nease

Children(s): Orville James, Pearle Brummitt, Robert James, Edna Noland

In 1888, Robert Cleveland James entered the world in Haywood County, North Carolina, United States of America, born to David Harrison James And Sarah Jane Brown. Robert Cleveland James married Clara Lee Nease, and had children including Edna Noland, Orville Cleveland James, Pearle Brummitt, Robert Way James. Robert Cleveland James passed away in 1944 in Clyde, Haywood County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1888, Robert Cleveland James entered the world in Haywood County, North Carolina, United States of America, born to David Harrison James And Sarah Jane Brown.
  • Robert Cleveland James married Clara Lee Nease, and had children including Edna Noland, Orville Cleveland James, Pearle Brummitt, Robert Way James.
  • Robert Cleveland James passed away in 1944 in Clyde, Haywood County, North Carolina, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Robert James's Ancestors

Self
Robert James
1888–1944
Birth Place: Haywood County, North Carolina, United States of America
Parents
David Harrison James
1853–1905
Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States of America
Sarah (Jane) Brown
1856–1891
Haywood County, North Carolina, United States of America
Grandparents
John (M) James
1823–1897
Burke County, North Carolina, USA
sarah (jane aveline) brown
1824–1888
Buncombe, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Sr
1780–1840
Sarah JAMES
1788–1891
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Willm JAMES*
1747–1826
Mary Sloan
1756–1783

Robert James's Descendants

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Robert (Cleveland) James (30 Oct 1888–7 Aug 1944) m. Clara (Lee) Nease (7 January 1890–29 April 1971)
  1. 1. Orville (Cleveland) James 1909–1974
  2. 2. Pearle Brummitt 1911–2001
  3. 3. Robert (Way) James 1913–1946 m. Sarah (Elizabeth) Moody 1914–2013
    1. 1. Charles (Cleveland) James 1939–1968
    2. 2. Judith (Annette) James 1942–2021
    3. 3. Bruce (Way) James 1945–2015
  4. 4. Edna Noland 1920–2009

Robert James's Timeline

2 Records

1888
30 Oct 1888
Birth of Robert Cleveland James in Haywood County, North Carolina, United States of America
Haywood County, North Carolina, United States of America
1944
7 Aug 1944
Age 56
Death of Robert Cleveland James in Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina, United States of America
Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 Oct 1888
    Event Place: Haywood County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Aug 1944
    Event Place: Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Clyde, Haywood County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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