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Robert Darrington James 1837 – 1918 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Oct 1837

Birth Location: Alabama

Death Date: 27 Aug 1918

Death Location: San Antonio, Bexar, Texas

Father: Robert James

Mother: Maria Cowles

Spouse(s): Cora Rone, Henrietta Dade

Children(s): Frank James, Robert James, Sandy James, Emily James

Robert Darrington James Jr. was born in Alabama in 1837, to Robert Darrington (3) James and Maria L Cowles. Later in life, Robert Darrington James Jr. married Cora Caroline Rone and Henrietta T. Dade; among their children were Frank B James, Robert Darrington James, Sandy Rooney James and Emily H. James. Robert Darrington James Jr. died in San Antonio, Bexar, Texas, 1918.

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Parents

Robert James
1797 – 1860
Birth Location: Sumter County, South Carolina, USA
RJ
Maria Cowles
1795 – 1884
Birth Location: Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
MC

Spouses(s)

Cora Rone
1843 –
Birth Location: Alabama
CR
Henrietta Dade
1851 –
Birth Location: Mobile, Alabama
HD

Children(s)

Frank James
1863 – 1944
Birth Location: Gainestown, Clarke County, Alabama, USA
FJ
Robert James
1866 – 1930
Birth Location: Alabama
RJ
Sandy James
1868 –
Birth Location: Alabama
SJ
Emily James
1870 – 1910
Birth Location: Alabama
EJ

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 12 Oct 1837
    Event Place: Alabama
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, 1860 United States Federal Census, 1870 United States Federal Census, 1880 United States Federal Census, 1910 United States Federal Census, Alabama Civil War Muster Rolls, 1861-1865, Texas, Death Certificates, 1903–1982, U.S., Confederate Pensions, 1884-1958, U.S., Confederate Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865, U.S., Register of Civil, Military, and Naval Service, 1863-1959, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Carded Records Showing Military Service of Soldiers Who Fought in Confederate Organizations, compiled 1903 - 1927, documenting the period 1861 - 1865; Catalog ID: 586957; Record Group #: 109; Rol, Year: 1880; Census Place: Mobile, Mobile, Alabama; Roll: 25; Family History Film: 1254025; Page: 329A; Enumeration District: 138; Image: 0380., Year: 1870; Census Place: Portland, Dallas, Alabama; Roll: M593_14; Page: 594A; Image: 144; Family History Library Film: 545513, Year: 1860; Census Place: , Clarke, Alabama; Roll: ; Page: 747; Image: 195., Year: 1910; Census Place: San Antonio Ward 4, Bexar, Texas; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: ., Year: 1850; Census Place: , Clarke, Alabama; Roll: M432_3; Page: 262A; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1840
    Event Place: Clarke, Alabama, United States
    Record Source: 1840 United States Federal Census, Year: 1840; Census Place: Clarke, Alabama; Roll: 2; Page: 241; Image: 492; Family History Library Film: 0002332

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1858
    Event Place: Tennessee
    Record Source: U.S., School Catalogs, 1765-1935

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1859
    Event Place: Tennessee
    Record Source: U.S., School Catalogs, 1765-1935

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1860
    Event Place: Clarke, Alabama, United States
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: , Clarke, Alabama; Roll: ; Page: 747; Image: 195.

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1866
    Event Place: Clarke, Alabama
    Record Source: Alabama State Census, 1820-1866, U.S. IRS Tax Assessment Lists, 1862-1918

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1870
    Event Place: Portland, Dallas, Alabama, United States
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Portland, Dallas, Alabama; Roll: M593_14; Page: 594A; Image: 144; Family History Library Film: 545513

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 30 Sep 1875
    Event Place: Mobile, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Register of Civil, Military, and Naval Service, 1863-1959

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 30 Sep 1877
    Event Place: Mobile, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Register of Civil, Military, and Naval Service, 1863-1959

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1880
    Event Place: Mobile, Mobile, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Mobile, Mobile, Alabama; Roll: 25; Family History Film: 1254025; Page: 329A; Enumeration District: 138; Image: 0380.

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1910
    Event Place: San Antonio Ward 4, Bexar, Texas
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, U.S. City Directories, Year: 1910; Census Place: San Antonio Ward 4, Bexar, Texas; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 30 Jul 1914
    Event Place: Texas, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Confederate Pensions, 1884-1958

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 07 Sep 1918
    Event Place: Bexar, Texas, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Confederate Pensions, 1884-1958, Texas State Library and Archives Commission; Austin, Texas; Confederate Pension Applications, 1899-1975; Collection #: CPA16526; Roll #: 103; Roll Description: Pension File Nos. 35411 to 35430, Application Years 1917 to 1918

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Alabama, United States
    Record Source: Alabama Civil War Muster Rolls, 1861-1865

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Gainestown, Ala
    Record Source: U.S., School Catalogs, 1765-1935

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Gainstown, Ala
    Record Source: U.S., School Catalogs, 1765-1935

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: United States

    Genealogy Event 18
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 27 Aug 1918
    Event Place: San Antonio, Bexar, Texas
    Record Source: Texas Death Index, 1903-2000, Texas, Death Certificates, 1903–1982, U.S., Confederate Pensions, 1884-1958, Texas State Library and Archives Commission; Austin, Texas; Confederate Pension Applications, 1899-1975; Collection #: CPA16526; Roll #: 103; Roll Description: Pension File Nos. 35411 to 35430, Application Years 1917 to 1918

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