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Viola "Fatty" James 1912–1993 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 May 1912

Birth Location: Cleburne, Johnson, Texas, USA

Death Date: 21 Aug 1993

Death Location: Hillsboro, Hill, Texas, USA

Father: George James

Mother: Annie Brown

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The story of Viola "Fatty" James began in 1912 in Cleburne, Johnson, Texas, USA. Viola "Fatty" James passed away in 1993 in Hillsboro, Hill, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Viola "Fatty" James began in 1912 in Cleburne, Johnson, Texas, USA.
  • Viola "Fatty" James passed away in 1993 in Hillsboro, Hill, Texas, USA.

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Viola James's Ancestors

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Viola James
1912–1993
Birth Place: Cleburne, Johnson, Texas, USA
Parents
George Wesley "Jack" James
1891–1966
Hill County, Texas, USA
Annie (Mae) Brown
1889–1941
Columbia, Maury, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
George (Fillmore) James
1858–1922
Sevier, Tennessee, United States
Sarah (Elizabeth) Overton
1856–1930
Hardeman County, Tennessee, USA
William (B Brown) Sr
1844–1927
Maury, Tennessee, United States
Eliza (Jane) Robinson
1848–1901
Maury Co, Tennessee
Great-Grandparents
Ananias James
1823–1897
Adaline Vance
1833–1915
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas James
1786–1826
Amillia Ballard
1800–1863
Matthew Vance
1790–1849
Sarah Grant
1808–1870

Viola James's Timeline

2 Records

1912
1 May 1912
Birth of Viola "Fatty" James in Cleburne, Johnson, Texas, USA
Cleburne, Johnson, Texas, USA
1993
21 Aug 1993
Age 81
Death of Viola "Fatty" James in Hillsboro, Hill, Texas, USA
Hillsboro, Hill, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 May 1912
    Event Place: Cleburne, Johnson, Texas, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Aug 1993
    Event Place: Hillsboro, Hill, Texas, USA

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