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Francis Marion James 1836 – 1862 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Feb 1836

Birth Location: Pierce, Georgia, United States

Death Date: 27 Nov 1862

Death Location: Blackshear, Pierce, Georgia, United States

Father: Benjamin James

Mother: Kissiah James

Spouse(s): Letitia Holton

Children(s): Nancy James, Robert Dickerson, Rachel James, Letitia James, Nancy James, Elizabeth James, "Eliza"Mary James, William James, Benjamin James, Ransom James, Robert James, Francis James, General James, Elizabeth James, John James, William James, Benjamin James

Francis Marion James was born in Pierce, Georgia, United States in 1836, to Benjamin Ditcher "Ben" James and Kissiah Keziah Barber James. Later in life, Francis Marion James married Letitia Ann "Lishia" Holton; among their children were Nancy James, Robert Glenn Dickerson, Rachel James, Letitia James, Nancy "Elizabeth" James, Elizabeth James, "Eliza"Mary Jane James, William Thomas James, Benjamin Ditcher James, Ransom Thomas "Rance" James, Robert Gideon James, Francis Marion James, General James, Elizabeth Ray James, John James, William Seaborn James and Benjamin G. James. Francis Marion James died in Blackshear, Pierce, Georgia, United States, 1862.

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Parents

Benjamin James
1762 – 1800
Birth Location: Cheraw District, Darlington County, South Carolina
BJ
Kissiah James
1760 – 1818
Birth Location: Bertie County, North Carolina, USA
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Spouses(s)

Letitia Holton
1833 – 1910
Birth Location: Alma, Bacon Co., Georgia
LH

Children(s)

Nancy James
1816 – 1880
Birth Location: Waycross, Ware, Georgia, United States
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Robert Dickerson
1817 – 1881
Birth Location: South Carolina
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Rachel James
1818 – 1868
Birth Location: Cheraw, Chesterfield, South Carolina, United States
RJ
Letitia James
1819 –
Birth Location: Georgia
LJ
Nancy James
1822 – 1860
Birth Location: Midway, Stewart, Georgia, United States
NJ
Elizabeth James
1823 – 1850
Birth Location: Georgia, United States
EJ
"Eliza"Mary James
1824 – 1885
Birth Location: Waycross, Ware, Georgia, United States
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William James
1827 – 1896
Birth Location: Ware, Pierce, Georgia, United States
WJ
Benjamin James
1830 – 1859
Birth Location: Waycross, Ware, Georgia, United States
BJ
Ransom James
1832 – 1878
Birth Location: Waycross, Ware, Georgia, United States
RJ
Robert James
1834 – 1896
Birth Location: Pierce, Georgia, United States
RJ
Francis James
1836 – 1862
Birth Location: Pierce, Georgia, United States
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General James
1836 – 1845
Birth Location: Ware, Georgia, United States
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Elizabeth James
1848 – 1930
Birth Location: Pierce, Georgia, United States
EJ
John James
1856 – 1863
Birth Location: Pierce County. Blackshear, Georgia, United States
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William James
1858 – 1927
Birth Location: Pierce County. Blackshear Ga.
WJ
Benjamin James
1859 – 1916
Birth Location: Blackshear, Pierce County, Georgia, United States of America
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 21 Feb 1836
    Event Place: Pierce, Georgia, United States
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, 1860 United States Federal Census, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current, Web: Georgia, Find A Grave Index, 1728-2012, Year: 1860; Census Place: District 9, Pierce, Georgia; Roll: M653_133; Page: 1034; Image: 644; Family History Library Film: 803133, Year: 1850; Census Place: Division 89, Ware, Georgia; Roll: M432_86; Page: 96B; Image: 200

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1840
    Event Place: District 584, Ware, Georgia, United States
    Record Source: 1840 United States Federal Census, Year: 1840; Census Place: District 584, Ware, Georgia; Roll: 52; Page: 141; Image: 290; Family History Library Film: 0007048

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1850
    Event Place: Division 89, Ware, Georgia
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Division 89, Ware, Georgia; Roll: M432_86; Page: 96B; Image: 200

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1860
    Event Place: District 9, Pierce, Georgia, United States
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Georgia, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890, Year: 1860; Census Place: District 9, Pierce, Georgia; Roll: M653_133; Page: 1034; Image: 644; Family History Library Film: 803133

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 27 Nov 1862
    Event Place: Blackshear, Pierce, Georgia, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current, Web: Georgia, Find A Grave Index, 1728-2012

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Ben James Cemetery, Blackshear, Pierce County, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current, Web: Georgia, Find A Grave Index, 1728-2012

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