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Sarah Louisa James 1836 – 1926 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Jan 1836

Birth Location: Columbia, Lexington, South Carolina, United States

Death Date: 21 Jun 1926

Death Location: Sandy Cross, Franklin, Georgia, United States

Father: Lemuel James

Mother: Eleanor Gordon

Spouse(s): Dennis Phillips

Children(s): Lemuel Phillips, Wiley Phillips, Eleanor Phillips, Nancy Phillips, William Phillips, Julia Phillips, Sarah Phillips, Wilborn Phillips, MARY PHILLIPS, Mary Phillips

The story of Sarah Louisa James began in 1836 in Columbia, Lexington, South Carolina, United States. Sarah Louisa James married Dennis Weber Phillips, and had children including Lemuel Thomas Phillips, Wiley F Phillips, Eleanor Phillips, Nancy Louisa Phillips, William J Phillips, Julia Elvira Phillips, Sarah Frances Phillips, Wilborn Dennis Phillips, MARY ALICE PHILLIPS, Mary Alice Phillips. Sarah Louisa James passed away in 1926 in Sandy Cross, Franklin, Georgia, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Sarah Louisa James began in 1836 in Columbia, Lexington, South Carolina, United States.
  • Sarah Louisa James married Dennis Weber Phillips, and had children including Lemuel Thomas Phillips, Wiley F Phillips, Eleanor Phillips, Nancy Louisa Phillips, William J Phillips, Julia Elvira Phillips, Sarah Frances Phillips, Wilborn Dennis Phillips, MARY ALICE PHILLIPS, Mary Alice Phillips.
  • Sarah Louisa James passed away in 1926 in Sandy Cross, Franklin, Georgia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Lemuel James
1809 – 1894
Birth Location: Union, Union, South Carolina, United States
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Eleanor Gordon
1815 – 1882
Birth Location: South Carolina, United States
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Spouses(s)

Dennis Phillips
1832 – 1917
Birth Location: Royston, Franklin, Georgia, USA
DP

Children(s)

Lemuel Phillips
1857 – 1938
Birth Location: Franklin County, Georgia, USA
LP
Wiley Phillips
1859 – 1936
Birth Location: , Franklin, Georgia, USA
WP
Eleanor Phillips
1861 – 1950
Birth Location: , Franklin, Georgia, USA
EP
Nancy Phillips
1866 – 1947
Birth Location: Royston, Franklin, Georgia, USA
NP
William Phillips
1867 – 1946
Birth Location: , Franklin, Georgia, USA
WP
Julia Phillips
1871 – 1961
Birth Location: Georgia
JP
Sarah Phillips
1873 – 1950
Birth Location: , Franklin, Georgia, USA
SP
Wilborn Phillips
1875 – 1926
Birth Location: , Franklin, Georgia, USA
WP
MARY PHILLIPS
1877 – 1953
Birth Location: Franklin County, Georgia, USA
MP
Mary Phillips
1877 – 1931
Birth Location: Franklin, Georgia, United States
MP

Sarah James's Ancestors

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Sarah James
1836 – 1926
Birth Place: Columbia, Lexington, South Carolina, United States
Parents
Lemuel A James
1809 – 1894
Union, Union, South Carolina, United States
Eleanor (L) Gordon
1815 – 1882
South Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Sherrod James
1744 – 1852
Virginia, United States
Polly Johnson
1767 – 1850
Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Sherwood James
1720 – 1784
Martha Holiday
1720 – 1792
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sherwood James
1702 – 1764
Ann Taliaferro
1705 – 1780

Sarah James's Descendants

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Sarah (Louisa) James (12 Jan 1836 – 21 Jun 1926) m. Dennis (Weber) Phillips (17 Nov 1832 – 11 Dec 1917)
  1. 1. Lemuel (Thomas) Phillips (20 Aug 1857 – 03 Jan 1938)
  2. 2. Wiley (F) Phillips (1859 – 23 Oct 1936)
  3. 3. Eleanor Phillips (1861 – 03 Sep 1950)
  4. 4. Nancy (Louisa) Phillips (09 Jul 1866 – 29 May 1947)
  5. 5. William (J) Phillips (22 Nov 1867 – 18 Aug 1946)
  6. 6. Julia (Elvira) Phillips (19 Mar 1871 – 23 Aug 1961)
  7. 7. Sarah (Frances) Phillips (22 Mar 1873 – 03 Sep 1950)
  8. 8. Wilborn (Dennis) Phillips (26 Jan 1875 – 21 Aug 1926)
  9. 9. MARY (ALICE) PHILLIPS (13 Nov 1877 – 25 Nov 1953)
  10. 10. Mary (Alice) Phillips (13 Nov 1877 – 20 Nov 1931)

Sarah James's Timeline

2 Records

1836
12 Jan 1836
Birth of Sarah Louisa James in Columbia, Lexington, South Carolina, United States
Columbia, Lexington, South Carolina, United States
1926
21 Jun 1926
Age 90
Death of Sarah Louisa James in Sandy Cross, Franklin, Georgia, United States
Sandy Cross, Franklin, Georgia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Jan 1836
    Event Place: Columbia, Lexington, South Carolina, United States
    Record Source: Georgia, Deaths Index, 1914-1927

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Jun 1926
    Event Place: Sandy Cross, Franklin, Georgia, United States
    Record Source: Georgia, Deaths Index, 1914-1927
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