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John Wesley James 1926 – 1997 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 31 Jan 1926

Birth Location: Alma Clark, Alabama

Death Date: 21 May 1997

Death Location: San Jose, Santa Clara, California, USA

Father: John James

Mother: Estella Rocker

Spouse(s): Verona Malone, Susie Marks

Children(s): Etta James

John Wesley James was born in Alma Clark, Alabama in 1926, to John Carter James and Estella (Bettie) Rocker. Later in life, John Wesley James married Verona Malone and Susie Ann Marks; among their children were Etta Vonciel James. John Wesley James died in San Jose, Santa Clara, California, USA, 1997.

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Parents

John James
1899 – 1970
Birth Location: Clark County, Alabama
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Estella Rocker
1902 – 1943
Birth Location: Choctaw County, Alabama, USA
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Spouses(s)

Verona Malone
Birth Location: Mobile, Mobile, Alabama, USA
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Susie Marks
1932 – 2019
Birth Location: Clarke County, Alabama, USA
SM

Children(s)

Etta James
1950 – 2003
Birth Location: Prichard Mob, Alabama
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 31 Jan 1926
    Event Place: Alabama
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, Year: 1940; Census Place: Plateau, Mobile, Alabama; Roll: m-t0627-00063; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 49-42

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 31 Jan 1926
    Event Place: Alma Clark, Alabama

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1935
    Event Place: Plateau, Mobile, Alabama
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Plateau, Mobile, Alabama; Roll: m-t0627-00063; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 49-42

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1940
    Event Place: Plateau, Mobile, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Plateau, Mobile, Alabama; Roll: m-t0627-00063; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 49-42

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 21 May 1997
    Event Place: San Jose, Santa Clara, California, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
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