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William M. James 1781 – 1850 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1781

Birth Location: Virginia, United States

Death Date: After 1850

Death Location: Cocke County, Tennessee, United States

Father: Col. James

Mother: Mary Turpin

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According to available records, William M. James was born in 1781 in Virginia, United States, the child of Col. Richard James and Mary Jefferson Turpin. In the later years of life, William M. James died in 1850 in Cocke County, Tennessee, United States.

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Col. James
1736 – 1800
Birth Location: Cumberland, Virginia, United States
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Mary Turpin
1738 – 1806
Birth Location: Goochland, Virginia, United States
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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1781
    Event Place: Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: After 1850
    Event Place: Cocke County, Tennessee, United States
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