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Martha Ann, "Mattie" James 1829 – 1889 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Nov 1829

Birth Location: Edgefield, South Carolina

Death Date: 22 May 1889

Death Location: South Carolina

Father: Holloway James

Mother: Roxanna Howard

Spouse(s): Giles Mims

Children(s): Eva Mims, William Mims

In 1829, Martha Ann "Mattie" James entered the world in Edgefield, South Carolina, born to Holloway James and Roxanna Hortense Howard. Years later, Martha Ann "Mattie" James married Giles Dozier Mims, and the couple became parents to Eva Josephine Mims and William "Willie" James Mims. Martha Ann "Mattie" James died in 1889 in South Carolina.

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Parents

Holloway James
1779 – 1830
Birth Location: Bishopville S.C.
HJ
Roxanna Howard
1795 – 1861
Birth Location: Statesborough, South Carolina, United States
RH

Spouses(s)

Giles Mims
1815 – 1898
Birth Location: Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina
GM

Children(s)

Eva Mims
1858 – 1922
Birth Location: Edgefield, South Carolina.
EM
William Mims
1864 – 1887
Birth Location: Edgefield, South Carolina
WM

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 19 Nov 1829
    Event Place: Edgefield, South Carolina
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Year: 1870; Census Place: Spring Grove, Edgefield, South Carolina; Roll: M593_1495; Page: 499B; Family History Library Film: 552994, Book Title: Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 090 : 1911

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1870
    Event Place: Spring Grove, Edgefield, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Spring Grove, Edgefield, South Carolina; Roll: M593_1495; Page: 499B; Family History Library Film: 552994

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 22 May 1889
    Event Place: South Carolina
    Record Source: North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Book Title: Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 090 : 1911

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Beech Island, Aiken County, South Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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