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Douglas Virgil JAMES

Douglas Virgil JAMES

Male 1899 - 1975  (75 years)

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  • Name Douglas Virgil JAMES 
    Born 16 Jun 1899  Cedarville, Gilmer Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    • Age 22 in 1926 marriage record would put birth in about 1904, and birth date given in 1956 marriage record as Jun 17 1911. But the WV Births Index and the Social Security Death Index show his birth date as Jun 16 1899. However, he was not found in the 1900 and 1910 censuses, and his age in the 1920 thru 1940 censuses would put birth date between 1904 and 1907.
    Gender Male 
    Census 1920  Cedarville, Gilmer Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1926  Braxton Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Census 1930, 1940  Weston, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence Weston, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5] 
    Died 7 Jan 1975  [2, 6] 
    Person ID I43731  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 30 Jan 2013 

    Father Nathan David JAMES,   b. Apr 1852, Gilmer Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1927, Gilmer Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 74 years) 
    Mother Mary E. LYNCH,   b. 1854,   d. 1918  (Age 64 years) 
    Family ID F31488  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Mary Olive KUHL,   b. 22 Jun 1907, Gilmer Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Jan 2001  (Age 93 years) 
    Married 21 Feb 1926  Copen, Braxton Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Notes 
    • 1930 Census, Lewis Co, WV (City of Weston), enumerated on Apr 9 1930:
      Douglas James, 23, laborer (concrete), age 20 at time of first marriage; wife Olive, 21, age 17 at first marriage; dau Carry, 3; son Eugene, 11 months.

      1940 Census, Lewis Co, WV (City of Weston), enumerated on May 1 1940:
      Douglas V. James, 36, laborer (city streets); wife Mary Olive, 31; dau Carrie Louise, 13; son Virgil Eugene, 10; dau Jetta Catherine, 7. [7]
    Children 
     1. Carrie Louise JAMES,   b. 14 Feb 1927, Braxton Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Apr 2015, Bridgeport, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years)
     2. Virgil Eugene "Gene" JAMES,   b. 6 May 1929,   d. 11 May 2007  (Age 78 years)
     3. Jetta Catherine JAMES,   b. 7 Jul 1932, Weston, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F17672  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Pauline Dollie BRADY,   b. 10 May 1932, Diana, Webster Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Dec 2007  (Age 75 years)  [6] 
    Married 28 Apr 1956  Weston, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Children 
     1. Living
    Family ID F37860  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 16 Jun 1899 - Cedarville, Gilmer Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1920 - Cedarville, Gilmer Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 21 Feb 1926 - Copen, Braxton Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1930, 1940 - Weston, Lewis Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - - Weston, Lewis Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 28 Apr 1956 - Weston, Lewis Co, WV Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S2569] West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).

    2. [S15] Social Security Death Index.

    3. [S1985] Braxton County Marriage Records, Sutton, WV.

    4. [S1924] Social Security Death Index.

    5. [S1820] Lewis County Marriage Records, Weston, WV.

    6. [S692] Obituary of wife.

    7. [S1583] Marriage record of daughter.