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Wiley Compton James 1868–1955 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt 1868

Birth Location: Georgia

Death Date: 25 October 1955

Death Location: Royston, Franklin County, Georgia, United States of America

Father: John James

Mother: Martha Webb

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Wiley Compton James was born in 1868 in Georgia, the child of John Chappell James And Martha Arminda Webb. In 1880, Wiley Compton James resided in District 263, Franklin, Georgia, USA. Wiley Compton James passed away in 1955 in Royston, Franklin County, Georgia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Wiley Compton James was born in 1868 in Georgia, the child of John Chappell James And Martha Arminda Webb.
  • In 1880, Wiley Compton James resided in District 263, Franklin, Georgia, USA.
  • Wiley Compton James passed away in 1955 in Royston, Franklin County, Georgia, United States of America.

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Wiley James's Ancestors

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Wiley James
1868–1955
Birth Place: Georgia
Parents
John Chappell James
1825–1916
Royston, Franklin County, Georgia, USA
Martha (Arminda) Webb
1830–1907
Georgia
Grandparents
William (W. Bucky) James
1793–1886
Union, Union, South Carolina, United States
Emilie (Cornelia "Permelia") Fowler
1794–1875
VA
Great-Grandparents
Shaderick N.C.
1744–1852
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Wiley James's Timeline

3 Records

1868
Abt 1868
Birth of Wiley Compton James in Georgia
Georgia
1880
1880
Age 12
Wiley Compton James resided here in District 263, Franklin, Georgia, USA
District 263, Franklin, Georgia, USA
1955
25 October 1955
Age 87
Death of Wiley Compton James in Royston, Franklin County, Georgia, United States of America
Royston, Franklin County, Georgia, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt 1868
    Event Place: Georgia
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: District 263, Franklin, Georgia; Roll: 147; Page: 508c; Enumeration District: 027
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: District 263, Franklin, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: District 263, Franklin, Georgia; Roll: 147; Page: 508c; Enumeration District: 027

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 October 1955
    Event Place: Royston, Franklin County, Georgia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Royston, Franklin County, Georgia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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