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Samuel James 1877 – 1934 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 01 Jan 1877

Birth Location: Gainestown, Clarke, Alabama, United States

Death Date: 13 Jul 1934

Death Location: Mobile, Mobile, Alabama

Father: Francis James

Mother: Milly Carter

Spouse(s): Iradella Fox

Children(s): Cleo James

In 1877, Samuel James entered the world in Gainestown, Clarke, Alabama, United States, born to Francis (Frank Ol Yank) Boykin James and Milly Carter. Years later, Samuel James married Iradella Fox, and the couple became parents to Cleo James. Samuel James died in 1934 in Mobile, Mobile, Alabama.

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Parents

Francis James
1831 –
Birth Location: Connecticut, USA
FJ
Milly Carter
1835 –
Birth Location: Alabama, USA
MC

Spouses(s)

Iradella Fox
1886 – 1986
Birth Location: Alabama
IF

Children(s)

Cleo James
1912 – 2004
Birth Location: Alabama
CJ

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 01 Jan 1877
    Event Place: Gainestown, Clarke, Alabama, United States
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, 1910 United States Federal Census, 1920 United States Federal Census, 1930 United States Federal Census, Alabama, Deaths and Burials Index, 1881-1974, Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920. (NARA microfilm publication T625, 2076 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C. For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the follow, Year: 1930; Census Place: Whistler and Plateau, Mobile, Alabama; Roll: 40; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 14; Image: 652.0; FHL microfilm: 2339775., Year: 1880; Census Place: Salt Works, Clarke, Alabama; Roll: 7; Family History Film: 1254007; Page: 304B; Enumeration District: 21; Image: 0235., Year: 1910; Census Place: Salt Works, Clarke, Alabama; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1880
    Event Place: Salt Works, Clarke, Alabama, United States
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Salt Works, Clarke, Alabama; Roll: 7; Family History Film: 1254007; Page: 304B; Enumeration District: 21; Image: 0235.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1910
    Event Place: Salt Works, Clarke, Alabama
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Salt Works, Clarke, Alabama; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1920
    Event Place: Whistler, Mobile, Alabama
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920. (NARA microfilm publication T625, 2076 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C. For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the follow

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1924
    Event Place: Mobile, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: U.S. City Directories

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1930
    Event Place: Whistler and Plateau, Mobile, Alabama
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Whistler and Plateau, Mobile, Alabama; Roll: 40; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 14; Image: 652.0; FHL microfilm: 2339775.

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 13 Jul 1934
    Event Place: Mobile, Mobile, Alabama
    Record Source: Alabama Deaths, 1908-59, Alabama, Deaths and Burials Index, 1881-1974

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