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Rueben Rodney JAMES 1826–1904 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 August 1826

Birth Location: Indiana, USA

Death Date: 25 January 1904

Death Location: Rising Sun, Ohio, Indiana, USA

Father: Henry James

Mother: Rebecca Athearn

Spouse(s): Rebecca MOORE

Children(s): George James

Rueben Rodney JAMES was born in 1826 in Indiana, USA, the child of Henry James And Rebecca Hatch Athearn. Rueben Rodney JAMES married Rebecca B Moore, and had children including George Henry James. Rueben Rodney JAMES passed away in 1904 in Rising Sun, Ohio, Indiana, USA.

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Biography

  • Rueben Rodney JAMES was born in 1826 in Indiana, USA, the child of Henry James And Rebecca Hatch Athearn.
  • Rueben Rodney JAMES married Rebecca B Moore, and had children including George Henry James.
  • Rueben Rodney JAMES passed away in 1904 in Rising Sun, Ohio, Indiana, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Henry James
1797–1880
Birth Location: Maryland,
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Rebecca Athearn
1805–1834
Birth Location: Falmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts
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Spouses(s)

Rebecca MOORE
1832–1907
Birth Location: Of Indiana
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Children(s)

George James
1869–1950
Birth Location: Ohio County, Indiana, USA
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Rueben JAMES's Ancestors

Self
Rueben JAMES
1826–1904
Birth Place: Indiana, USA
Parents
Henry James
1797–1880
Maryland,
Rebecca (Hatch) Athearn
1805–1834
Falmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Rueben JAMES's Descendants

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Rueben (Rodney) JAMES (28 August 1826–25 January 1904) m. Rebecca (B.) MOORE (5 June 1832–19 June 1907)
  1. 1. George (Henry) James 1869–1950 m. Basher ("Zerelda") Yandes 1868–1948
    1. 1. Martha (R) Pegden 1892– m. Jesse (H) Pegden 1883–
      1. 1. Volonteene Pegden 1909–1981 m. Oren (Ward) Fisher 1904–1977 m. Leo (Paul) Nuss 1910–1983
        1. 1. William (Franklin) Fisher 1928–1995 m. Ruby (Christeen (Christine)) Ritchie 1928–2016
        2. 2. Robert (Jay) Fisher 1926–2001 m. Angela (K) Schedlbauer 1926– m. Ada (Lareese) Greer 1919–2011
      2. 2. Burl (E) Pegden 1911–
      3. 3. Ruth (A) Pegden 1912–
      4. 4. Grace Pegden 1915–
      5. 5. Juneita Pegden 1916–
      6. 6. Zerelda Pegden 1917–
      7. 7. Claud Pegden 1920–

Rueben JAMES's Timeline

2 Records

1826
28 August 1826
Birth of Rueben Rodney JAMES in Indiana, USA
Indiana, USA
1904
25 January 1904
Age 78
Death of Rueben Rodney JAMES in Rising Sun, Ohio, Indiana, USA
Rising Sun, Ohio, Indiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 August 1826
    Event Place: Indiana, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 January 1904
    Event Place: Rising Sun, Ohio, Indiana, USA
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