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Roy Alpheus James 1898 – 1978 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Feb 1898

Birth Location: Belcher, Barbour County, Alabama

Death Date: 16 FEB 1978

Death Location: Eufala, Barbour Co., AL

Father: Warren James

Mother: Lillian Lunsford

Spouse(s): Rowena Byrd

Children(s): Ray James, Ruth James

The story of Roy Alpheus James began in 1898 in Belcher, Barbour County, Alabama, with parents Warren Alpheus "Alf" James and Lillian Florence "Lillie" JAMES Lunsford. As an adult, Roy Alpheus James wed Rowena Jem JAMES Byrd. Their household included Ray Warren James and Ruth Byrd COST James. Roy Alpheus James's life came to an end in 1978 in Eufala, Barbour Co., AL.

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Parents

Warren James
1875 – 1899
Birth Location: Belcher, Barbour County, Alabama
WJ
Lillian Lunsford
1875 – 1904
Birth Location: Alabama
LL

Spouses(s)

Rowena Byrd
1896 – 1989
Birth Location: Elamville, Barbour, Alabama, USA
RB

Children(s)

Ray James
1923 – 2005
Birth Location: Alabama
RJ
Ruth James
1929 – 2015
Birth Location: Eufaula, Barbour, Alabama
RJ

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 18 Feb 1898
    Event Place: Belcher, Barbour, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Alabama, Surname Files Expanded, 1702–1981, U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1898-1929, United States Obituary Collection, The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 140, Publication Date: 24 Sep 2014; Publication Place: City, Virginia, USA, Alabama Department of Archives and History; Montgomery, AL; Alabama Surname Files; Box or Film Number: M85.0583

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 18 Feb 1898
    Event Place: Belcher, Barbour, Alabama, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 18 Feb 1898
    Event Place: Belcher, Barbour, Alabama

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 18 Feb 1898
    Event Place: Belcher, Barbour County, Alabama
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, 1910 United States Federal Census, 1930 United States Federal Census, 1940 United States Federal Census, Social Security Death Index, Web: Alabama, Find A Grave Index, 1817-2011, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Number: 422-50-3379; Issue State: Alabama; Issue Date: 1956., Year: 1930; Census Place: Eufaula, Barbour, Alabama; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: ., Registration Location: Barbour County, Alabama; Roll: 1509348; Draft Board: 0., Year: 1900; Census Place: Belcher, Barbour, Alabama; Roll: T623_2; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 23., Year: 1910; Census Place: Belcher, Barbour, Alabama; Roll: T624_2; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 0025; FHL microfilm: 1374015

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1900
    Event Place: Precincts 14, 16 Cotton Hill, Belcher, Barbour, Alabama
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Belcher, Barbour, Alabama; Roll: T623_2; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 23.

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1910
    Event Place: Belcher, Barbour, Alabama
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Belcher, Barbour, Alabama; Roll: T624_2; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 0025; FHL microfilm: 1374015

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1920
    Event Place: Belcher, Barbour, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Belcher, Barbour, Alabama; Roll: T625_3; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 203

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1930
    Event Place: Eufaula, Barbour, Alabama
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Eufaula, Barbour, Alabama; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1935
    Event Place: Eufaula, Barbour, Alabama
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Eufaula, Barbour, Alabama, United States
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1942
    Event Place: Eufaula, Barbour, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1898-1929, The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 140

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1950
    Event Place: Eufaula, Barbour, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Eufaula, Bar

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: Abt 1951
    Event Place: Eufaula
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-current, The Birmingham News; Publication Date: 27/ May/ 1951; Publication Place: Birmingham, Alabama, USA; ,0.05145764,0.4587924,0.27557674&xid=339

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Barbour, Alabama
    Record Source: World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration Location: Barbour County, Alabama; Roll: 1509348; Draft Board: 0.

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 14 Feb 1978
    Event Place: Eufaula, Barbour, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: Alabama, Surname Files Expanded, 1702–1981, Social Security Death Index, United States Obituary Collection, Web: Alabama, Find A Grave Index, 1817-2011, Number: 422-50-3379; Issue State: Alabama; Issue Date: 1956., Publication Date: 24 Sep 2014; Publication Place: City, Virginia, USA, Alabama Department of Archives and History; Montgomery, AL; Alabama Surname Files; Box or Film Number: M85.0583

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 16 FEB 1978
    Event Place: Eufala, Barbour Co., AL

    Genealogy Event 18
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: White Oak United Methodist Church Cemetery, Eufaula, Barbour, Alabama

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