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John Robert James 1847 – 1937 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Feb 1847

Birth Location: Staunton, Augusta, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 26 Jun 1937

Death Location: Boone, Boone, Iowa, USA

Father: George James

Mother: Elizabeth Peterson

Spouse(s): Ida Holmes

Children(s): Laura James

1847 marked the beginning of John Robert James's life in Staunton, Augusta, Virginia, USA, to parents George James and Elizabeth Peterson. Eventually, John Robert James married Ida Mae Holmes, and they welcomed Laura Druscilla James. John Robert James passed in 1937 at Boone, Boone, Iowa, USA.

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Parents

George James
Birth Location: –
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Elizabeth Peterson
1816 – 1875
Birth Location: Augusta, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Ida Holmes
1856 – 1890
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Laura James
1879 – 1963
Birth Location: Rohrersville, Washington, Maryland, USA
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 7 Feb 1847
    Event Place: Staunton, Augusta, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 26 Jun 1937
    Event Place: Boone, Boone, Iowa, USA
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