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Thomas Jefferson James 1846 – 1911 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: June 20, 1846

Birth Location: Jones, Georgia, United States

Death Date: 28 November 1911

Death Location: Atlanta, De Kalb, Georgia, USA

Father: Benjamin James

Mother: Drucilla Lyles

Spouse(s): Alice Cheatham

Children(s): Thomas James, Alice James, Arthur James, Frank James, Albert James, Annie James

In 1846, Thomas Jefferson James II \ 1846 entered the world in Jones, Georgia, United States, born to Benjamin James and Drucilla JAMES Lyles. Years later, Thomas Jefferson James II \ 1846 married Alice Asenath JAMES Cheatham, and the couple became parents to Thomas Jefferson James, Alice Naomi James, Arthur Lemuel James, Frank Cheatham James, Albert Harden James and Annie May James. Thomas Jefferson James II \ 1846 died in 1911 in Atlanta, De Kalb, Georgia, USA.

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Parents

Benjamin James
1813 – 1858
Birth Location: Warren County, Georgia, USA
BJ
Drucilla Lyles
1822 – 1850
Birth Location: South Carolina
DL

Spouses(s)

Alice Cheatham
1861 – 1945
Birth Location: Wadley, Jefferson, Georgia, United States
AC

Children(s)

Thomas James
1882 – 1943
Birth Location: Jefferson CO, Georgia
TJ
Alice James
1884 – 1918
Birth Location: Atlanta, DeKalb Co, Ga
AJ
Arthur James
1886 – 1888
Birth Location: –
AJ
Frank James
1888 – 1942
Birth Location: Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States of America
FJ
Albert James
1891 – 1906
Birth Location: Georgia
AJ
Annie James
1896 – 1989
Birth Location: Adrian, Emanuel, Georgia, United States
AJ

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 20 June 1846
    Event Place: James, Jones County, Georgia
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, 1860 United States Federal Census, 1900 United States Federal Census, 1910 United States Federal Census, U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current, U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963, Web: Georgia, Find A Grave Index, 1728-2012, Year: 1900; Census Place: Adrian, Emanuel, Georgia; Roll: T623_195; Page: 23B; Enumeration District: 106., Year: 1860; Census Place: Georgia Militia District 941, Terrell, Georgia; Roll: ; Page: 54; Image: 486., Year: 1860; Census Place: Flowers, Jones, Georgia; Roll: ; Page: 551; Image: 55., Source number: 137.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: BJS, Year: 1910; Census Place: Militia District 395, Emanuel, Georgia; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: ., Year: 1850; Census Place: Division 47, Jones, Georgia; Roll: M432_75; Page: 195A; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 20 June 1846
    Event Place: Jones, Georgia, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: June 20, 1846
    Event Place: Jones, Georgia, United States

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1850
    Event Place: Division 47, Jones, Georgia
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Division 47, Jones, Georgia; Roll: M432_75; Page: 195A; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1860
    Event Place: Flowers, Jones, Georgia, United States
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Flowers, Jones, Georgia; Roll: ; Page: 551; Image: 55.

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1860
    Event Place: Georgia Militia District 941, Terrell, Georgia, United States
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Georgia Militia District 941, Terrell, Georgia; Roll: ; Page: 54; Image: 486.

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 8 Jul 1867
    Event Place: Jones, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: Georgia, Returns of Qualified Voters and Reconstruction Oath Books, 1867-1869

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1900
    Event Place: Adrian town (part), Emanuel, Georgia
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Adrian, Emanuel, Georgia; Roll: T623_195; Page: 23B; Enumeration District: 106.

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1910
    Event Place: Militia District 395, Emanuel, Georgia
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Militia District 395, Emanuel, Georgia; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Jones County, Georgia
    Record Source: American Civil War Soldiers, Side served: Confederacy; State served: Georgia; Enlistment date: 3 Jun 1863.

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Jones County, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: U.S. Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 28 Nov 1911
    Event Place: Atlanta, De Kalb, Georgia, United States
    Record Source: Georgia, Wills and Probate Records, 1742-1992, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current, U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963, Web: Georgia, Find A Grave Index, 1728-2012, Author: Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Chatham County); Probate Place: Chatham, Georgia

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 28 November 1911
    Event Place: Atlanta, De Kalb, Georgia, USA

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Westview Cemetery, Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current, U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963, Web: Georgia, Find A Grave Index, 1728-2012
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