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Russell Orvell James 1893–1961 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 09 Dec 1893

Birth Location: Plankinton, Aurora County, South Dakota, United States of America

Death Date: 6 January 1961

Death Location: Calgary, Calgary Census Division, Alberta, Canada

Father: George James

Mother: Clara Moon

Spouse(s): Catherine MacGregor

Children(s): Audrey James

The story of Russell Orvell James began in 1893 in Plankinton, Aurora County, South Dakota, United States of America. Russell Orvell James married Catherine Hampton Macgregor, and had children including Audrey Margaret Bunny James. Russell Orvell James passed away in 1961 in Calgary, Calgary Census Division, Alberta, Canada.

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Biography

  • The story of Russell Orvell James began in 1893 in Plankinton, Aurora County, South Dakota, United States of America.
  • Russell Orvell James married Catherine Hampton Macgregor, and had children including Audrey Margaret Bunny James.
  • Russell Orvell James passed away in 1961 in Calgary, Calgary Census Division, Alberta, Canada.

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Russell James's Ancestors

Self
Russell James
1893–1961
Birth Place: Plankinton, Aurora County, South Dakota, United States of America
Parents
George Henry James
1850–1925
Campton, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA
Clara (Elizabeth) Moon
1859–1898
Wagner, Clayton, Iowa, USA
Grandparents
Orville (H) Moon
1835–1885
Chautauqua, New York, United States
Sarah (Jane) Frisbie
1838–1885
New York, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Hezekiah Frisbie
1811–1889
Eliza Richards
1816–1893
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Levi Frisbie
1773–1840
Sally Johnson
1774–1854

Russell James's Descendants

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Russell (Orvell) James (09 Dec 1893–6 January 1961) m. Catherine (Hampton) MacGregor (16 Aug 1902–01 Mar 1983)
  1. 1. Audrey (Margaret “Bunny”) James 1928–2023

Russell James's Timeline

2 Records

1893
09 Dec 1893
Birth of Russell Orvell James in Plankinton, Aurora County, South Dakota, United States of America
Plankinton, Aurora County, South Dakota, United States of America
1961
6 January 1961
Age 68
Death of Russell Orvell James in Calgary, Calgary Census Division, Alberta, Canada
Calgary, Calgary Census Division, Alberta, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 09 Dec 1893
    Event Place: Plankinton, Aurora County, South Dakota, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 January 1961
    Event Place: Calgary, Calgary Census Division, Alberta, Canada

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