George Grant James
1871 - 1951 (80 years)
Person ID: I2170 | Tree: Rudeen-Rademacher | Last Modified: 26 Oct 2022
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Name George Grant James Birth 28 Jul 1871 Parkersburg, Wood, West Virginia, USA 
Gender Male Died 6 Dec 1951 Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, USA - 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, USA - unsourced transcription
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Parents
Father John Thornton James (ID:I2219), b. 27 Nov 1836, Hampshire, Virginia, USA d. 27 Nov 1906, Union, Osage, Kansas, USA (Age 70 years) Mother Lydia Martha Lyons (ID:I2220), b. 7 Aug 1846, Elizabeth, Wirt, West Virginia, USA d. 2 Jun 1925, Union, Shawnee, Kansas, USA (Age 78 years) Marriage 6 Feb 1866 Wirt County, West Virginia, USA [3] 
1868 Marriage record John James Lydia Lyons
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
Children (Siblings) + 1. Mary Magdeline James (ID:I2221), b. 29 May 1868, Parkersburg, Wood, West Virginia, USA d. 28 Oct 1949, Yuma, Yuma County, Arizona, USA (Age 81 years)+ 2. Ida Isabella James (ID:I2222), b. 5 Jul 1870, Parkersburg, Wood, West Virginia, USA d. 3 Mar 1910, Elizabeth, Wirt, West Virginia, USA (Age 39 years)+ 3. George Grant James (ID:I2170), b. 28 Jul 1871, Parkersburg, Wood, West Virginia, USA d. 6 Dec 1951, Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, USA (Age 80 years) -
Family
Wife Ella Rachel Vail (ID:I2108), b. 28 Apr 1875, Shawnee, Kansas, USA d. 7 Nov 1951, Burlingame, Osage, Kansas, USA (Age 76 years) Marriage 27 Apr 1894 Shawnee, Kansas, USA Children 1. unknown James (ID:I10931) + 2. John W. James (ID:I2171), b. 5 Mar 1895, Carbondale, Osage, Kansas, USA d. 9 May 1989, Carbondale, Osage, Kansas, USA (Age 94 years)3. Ralph James (ID:I2172), b. Dec 1895, Carbondale, Osage, Kansas, USA d. 1904 (Age ~ 8 years)+ 4. Etta James (ID:I2173), b. 6 Aug 1897, Carbondale, Osage, Kansas, USA d. 11 Oct 1971, Greeley, Weld, Colorado, USA (Age 74 years)+ 5. Lucy Gladys James (ID:I2107), b. 22 Jan 1899, Carbondale, Osage, Kansas, USA d. 21 Jul 1966, Platteville, Weld, Colorado, USA (Age 67 years)6. Clarance James (ID:I2176), b. Abt 1900, Carbondale, Osage, Kansas, USA d. Abt 1900, Carbondale, Osage, Kansas, USA (Age ~ 0 years)7. Bessie James (ID:I2177), b. Abt 1903, Carbondale, Osage, Kansas, USA d. Abt 1903, Carbondale, Osage, Kansas, USA (Age ~ 0 years)+ 8. Everett James (ID:I2174), b. 17 Nov 1909, Carbondale, Osage, Kansas, USA d. 18 Mar 1987, Carbondale, Osage, Kansas, USA (Age 77 years)9. Lawrence James (ID:I2175), b. 1913, Carbondale, Osage, Kansas, USA d. 26 Sep 1915, Carbondale, Osage, Kansas, USA (Age 2 years) -
Other Personal Events
1880 Federal Census 3 Jun 1880 Rigeway, Osage, Kansas, USA [1] 
1880 Census John T. James household
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 daughter1900 Federal Census 9 Jun 1900 Marion, Douglas, Kansas, USA [2] 
1900 Census George James Family
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 -
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Birth - 28 Jul 1871 - Parkersburg, Wood, West Virginia, USA 
1880 Federal Census - 3 Jun 1880 - Rigeway, Osage, Kansas, USA 
Marriage - 27 Apr 1894 - Shawnee, Kansas, USA 
1900 Federal Census - 9 Jun 1900 - Marion, Douglas, Kansas, USA 
Died - 6 Dec 1951 - Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, USA 
Buried - - Ridgeway Cemetery, Carbondale, Osage, Kansas, USA = Link to Google Earth 
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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.
- [S307] 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.