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Emily James 1816 – 1868 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 05 Oct 1816

Birth Location: Sumter South Carolina

Death Date: 09 Feb 1868

Death Location: Paris, France

Father: Samuel James

Mother: Mary DARRINGTON

Spouse(s): Frederick Blount

Children(s): Mary Blount, Burwell Blount, Emily Blount

Born in 1816 in Sumter South Carolina, Emily James was the child of Samuel (4) James and Mary Polly (4) DARRINGTON. In time, Emily James married Frederick Spaight Blount, and they raised a family that included Mary Blount, Burwell Blount and Emily Blount. Emily James died in Paris, France in 1868.

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Parents

Samuel James
1769 – 1821
Birth Location: Sumter, Sumter, South Carolina, United States
SJ
Mary DARRINGTON
1782 – 1848
Birth Location: Kershaw, South Carolina, United States
MD

Spouses(s)

Frederick Blount
1808 – 1885
Birth Location: North Carolina
FB

Children(s)

Mary Blount
1837 – 1864
Birth Location: Alabama
MB
Burwell Blount
1840 –
Birth Location: Alabama
BB
Emily Blount
1842 – 1917
Birth Location: Alabama
EB

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 05 Oct 1816
    Event Place: Sumter South Carolina
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, 1860 United States Federal Census, Web: Alabama, Find A Grave Index, 1817-2011, Year: 1860; Census Place: Mobile Ward 6, Mobile, Alabama; Roll: ; Page: 619; Image: 621., Year: 1850; Census Place: , Clarke, Alabama; Roll: M432_3; Page: 230A; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1850
    Event Place: Clarke, Alabama
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: , Clarke, Alabama; Roll: M432_3; Page: 230A; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1860
    Event Place: Mobile Ward 6, Mobile, Alabama, United States
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Mobile Ward 6, Mobile, Alabama; Roll: ; Page: 619; Image: 621.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 09 Feb 1868
    Event Place: Paris, France
    Record Source: Web: Alabama, Find A Grave Index, 1817-2011
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