George Grant James
1871 - 1951 (80 years)
Person ID: I2170 | Tree: Import from RootsMagic | Last Modified: 26 Oct 2022
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Name George Grant James Birth 28 Jul 1871 Parkersburg, Wood, West Virginia, United States 
Gender Male Died 6 Dec 1951 Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, United States - unsourced transcription
Obituary George Grant James
George Grant James, eldest son of John Thornton and Lydia Martha (Lyons) James was born July 28, 1871 in Parkersburg West Virginia and departed this life Dec. 6, 1951 at the age of 80 years, 4 months and 8 days. He came to Kansas with his parents in 1873 settling in Osage County and lived in the Carbondale community for the past 50 years. On April 1894 he was united in Marriage to Miss Ella Vail to which nine children were born. His wife and vie children have preceded him in death. Those who survive are two sons, Johns W. James, Richland KS, and Everett E. James of the in Carbondale, Kansas. Two daughters, Mrs. etta Kneipe, Greeley, Colo. and Mrs. Lucy Cogburn, Platteville, Colorado. Eleven grandchildren and five great grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Sunday Dec. 9, at 2 o'clock at Baker Funeral Home in Overbrook conducted by Miss Georgetta Davis assisted by Miss Esther Benson of Burlingame. Music by LaVerne Rose, Evelyn Berger and Nadyne Messer, singing "I Must Have the Savior With Me" accompanied by Miss Printz. Casket bearers were C.O. Leonard, Hilan Reed, George Hill, Earl Hill, Fred Van Nice and Frank Schwatt. Interment in Ridgeway Cemetery.
Buried Ridgeway Cemetery, Carbondale, Osage, Kansas, United States - unsourced transcription
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Parents
Father John Thornton James (ID:I2219), b. 27 Nov 1836, Hampshire, Virginia, United States d. 27 Nov 1906, Union, Osage, Kansas, United States (Age 70 years) Mother Lydia Martha Lyons (ID:I2220), b. 7 Aug 1846, Elizabeth, Wirt, West Virginia, United States d. 2 Jun 1925, Union, Shawnee, Kansas, United States (Age 78 years) Marriage 6 Feb 1866 Wirt County, West Virginia, United States [3] - Date: 06 Feb 1968
Town or County: Wirt County
Husband: John T. James, age 31, Hampshire County VA
Wife: Lydia M. Lyons, age 21, Wirt County VA
1868 Marriage record John James Lydia Lyons Children 1. 
Mary Magdeline James (ID:I2221), b. 29 May 1868, Parkersburg, Wood, West Virginia, United States d. 28 Oct 1949, Yuma, Yuma County, Arizona, United States (Age 81 years)2. Ida Isabella James (ID:I2222), b. 5 Jul 1870, Parkersburg, Wood, West Virginia, United States d. 3 Mar 1910, Elizabeth, Wirt, West Virginia, United States (Age 39 years)3. George Grant James (ID:I2170)
(current person)
, b. 28 Jul 1871, Parkersburg, Wood, West Virginia, United States d. 6 Dec 1951, Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, United States (Age 80 years)4. Ellsworth Eugene James (ID:I2223), b. 31 Mar 1873, Parkersburg, Wood, West Virginia, United States d. 6 Apr 1947, Brainerd, Crow Wing, Minnesota, United States (Age 74 years)5. Alma Elmyra James (ID:I2224), b. 7 Mar 1875, Union, Shawnee, Kansas, United States d. 9 Apr 1945, Clinton, Douglas, Kansas, United States (Age 70 years)6. William James (ID:I2225), b. 23 Oct 1876, Union, Shawnee, Kansas, United States d. 22 Nov 1948, Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, United States (Age 72 years)7. Lottie Elizabeth James (ID:I2226), b. 20 Dec 1878, Union, Shawnee, Kansas, United States d. 28 Aug 1941, Overbrook, Osage, Kansas, United States (Age 62 years)8. Amos James (ID:I2227), b. 1 Mar 1881, Union, Shawnee, Kansas, United States d. Yes, date unknown9. Ethel James (ID:I2228), b. 29 Jul 1883, Union, Shawnee, Kansas, United States d. 28 Jan 1932, Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, United States (Age 48 years)10. Charles James (ID:I2229), b. 25 Feb 1885, Union, Shawnee, Kansas, United States d. 10 Jan 1938 (Age 52 years)11. John Henry James (ID:I2230), b. 12 Mar 1887, Union, Shawnee, Kansas, United States d. 20 Jul 1934, Lawrence, Douglas, Kansas, United States (Age 47 years) - Date: 06 Feb 1968
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Family
Wife Ella Rachel Vail (ID:I2108), b. 28 Apr 1875, Shawnee, Kansas, United States d. 7 Nov 1951, Burlingame, Osage, Kansas, United States (Age 76 years) Marriage 27 Apr 1894 Shawnee, Kansas, United States Children 1. unknown James (ID:I10931) 2. John W. James (ID:I2171), b. 5 Mar 1895, Carbondale, Osage, Kansas, United States d. 9 May 1989, Carbondale, Osage, Kansas, United States (Age 94 years)3. Ralph James (ID:I2172), b. Dec 1895, Carbondale, Osage, Kansas, United States d. 1904 (Age 8 years)4. Etta James (ID:I2173), b. 6 Aug 1897, Carbondale, Osage, Kansas, United States d. 11 Oct 1971, Greeley, Weld, Colorado, United States (Age 74 years)5. Lucy Gladys James (ID:I2107), b. 22 Jan 1899, Carbondale, Osage, Kansas, United States d. 21 Jul 1966, Platteville, Weld, Colorado, United States (Age 67 years)6. Clarance James (ID:I2176), b. Abt 1900, Carbondale, Osage, Kansas, United States d. Abt 1900, Carbondale, Osage, Kansas, United States (Age 0 years)7. Bessie James (ID:I2177), b. Abt 1903, Carbondale, Osage, Kansas, United States d. Abt 1903, Carbondale, Osage, Kansas, United States (Age 0 years)8. Everett James (ID:I2174), b. 17 Nov 1909, Carbondale, Osage, Kansas, United States d. 18 Mar 1987, Carbondale, Osage, Kansas, United States (Age 77 years)9. Lawrence James (ID:I2175), b. 1913, Carbondale, Osage, Kansas, United States d. 26 Sep 1915, Carbondale, Osage, Kansas, United States (Age 2 years) -
Other Personal Events
1880 Federal Census 3 Jun 1880 Rigeway, Osage, Kansas, United States [1] - John T. James, white, male, 44, blacksmith
Liddy M. James, white, female, 34, wife
Mary M. James, white, female, 12, daughter
Ida I. James, white, female, 10, daughter
George G. James, white, male, 8, son
Elmer E. James, white, male, 7, son
Alma A. James, white, female, 5, daughter
William W. James, white, male, 3, son
Lottie E. James, white, female, 1 daughter
1880 Census John T. James household 1900 Federal Census 9 Jun 1900 Marion, Douglas, Kansas, USA [2] - George James, Head, 29
Allie R James, Wife, 25
John W James, Son, 5
Ralph E James, Son, 4
Etta M James, Daughter, 3
Lucy G James, Daughter, 1
1900 Census George James Family _UID 24F8E06A589DF011AC2C22966722CE3E816C - John T. James, white, male, 44, blacksmith
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Photos Photos/PersonalPortraits/George James.png
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Source Citations
- [S14] 1880 U.S. Census.
Osage Co., Kansas, population schedule, Ridgeway Township, enumeration district (ED) 39, sheet 188C, family 31, John T. James household, digital image, Ancestry, (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed 29 July 2021); citing NARA microfilm publication T9, FHL microfilm 1254392. - [S22] 1900 U.S. Census.
"United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMTJ-31K : accessed 27 November 2020), Lucy G James in household of George James, Marion Township, Douglas, Kansas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 67, sheet 4A, family 72, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,479. - [S273] West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970, Register of Marriages, John T. James and Lydia M. Lyons, 6 Feb 1868; digital image, West Virginia Department of Arts, Culture, and History; (http://wvculture.org: accessed 29 Jul 2921), page starting Oct 20 1867.