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Emma Elmira James 1859 – 1916 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 January 1859

Birth Location: Virginia, USA

Death Date: 10 December 1916

Death Location: Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia, USA

Father: Richard James

Mother: L. James

Spouse(s): William Wilkinson

Children(s): Goldie Wilkinson, Myrtle Wilkenson, Reynolds Wilkinson, Malter Barley, Mattie Wilkinson, William Wilkenson, John Wilkinson

According to available records, Emma Elmira James was born in 1859 in Virginia, USA, the child of Richard James and L. James. Following those early years, Emma Elmira James married William Wilkinson, and their family grew to include Goldie E Wilkinson, Myrtle Wilkenson, Reynolds M Wilkinson, Malter Barley, Mattie J Wilkinson, William K Wilkenson and John Millard Wilkinson. In the later years of life, Emma Elmira James died in 1916 in Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia, USA.

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Parents

Richard James
Birth Location: –
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L. James
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

William Wilkinson
1856 – 1930
Birth Location: Virginia
WW

Children(s)

Goldie Wilkinson
1883 –
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
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Myrtle Wilkenson
1885 –
Birth Location: Virginia
MW
Reynolds Wilkinson
1888 –
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
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Malter Barley
1890 –
Birth Location: Virginia
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Mattie Wilkinson
1890 –
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
MW
William Wilkenson
1894 –
Birth Location: Virginia
WW
John Wilkinson
1895 – 1951
Birth Location: Norfolk, Virginia, USA
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 17 January 1859
    Event Place: Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1900
    Event Place: Norfolk Ward 3, Norfolk City, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1910
    Event Place: Norfolk Ward 3, Norfolk (Independent City), Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 10 December 1916
    Event Place: Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia, USA
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