Husband: Levi Hess James Also known as: Hess James 1,2
Born: Jan- 9-1856 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 3,4 Died: Dec-18-1936 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 3,5,6 Buried: in Duckworth (Summit) Cemetery, Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV 7,5 Resided: 1930 in Central Station, Tyler Co, WV 8 Census: 1900, 1910 in Centerville District, Tyler Co, WV Census: 1870, 1880 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV 9 Census: 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Occupation: merchant, farmer, huckster 5 Occupation: farmer 10,11,12 Father: Isaac Noah James (1822 - 1871) Mother: Mary Duckworth (1823 - 1909) Notes
Wife: Ellen Virginia Rymer 1
Also known as: Virginia Ellen Rymer
Married: Nov-15-1877 in Ritchie Co, WV 13
Born: Jul-14-1856 3,11 (see note 1)
Died: Jun-26-1930 in Central Station, Tyler Co, WV 3,14
Buried: in Duckworth (Summit) Cemetery, Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV 14,15
Cause of death: complications 14
Census: 1900, 1910 in Centerville District, Tyler Co, WV
Census: 1880 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV
Resided: 1877 in Ritchie Co, WV 16
Census: 1870 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1860 in Gilmer Co, (W)VA
Father: Silas T. Rymer (1834 - 1894)
Mother: Sarah C. Halterman (1840 - 1923)
M Child 1: Lawrence D. James Census name: Lorenzo James Born: Aug-13-1878 in Tyler Co, WV 11,10,6,17 Died: May-13-1962 in Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV 6 Buried: in Ellenboro Masonic Cemetery, Ritchie Co, WV 6 Census: 1940 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Resided: 1935 in Ritchie Co, WV 18 Census: 1920, 1930 in Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV Census: 1910 in McElroy District, Tyler Co, WV Resided: 1903 in Tyler Co, WV 17 Census: 1900 in Centerville District, Tyler Co, WV Census: 1880 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: 1940 proprietor of gasoline station 18 Occupation: 1930 bank president 19 Occupation: 1920 bank cashier 20 Occupation: 1910 pipeline worker 12 Wife: Lona B. Doak b. Aug- 1-1880 d. Oct-11-1960 Married: Oct-17-1903 in Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV 17
F Child 2: Bessie Marie James Born: Apr- 5-1882 in Central Station, Doddridge Co, WV 21,11 (see note 2) Died: Dec-13-1970 in Wood Co, WV 22 Resided: 1942 near Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 23 Census: 1930, 1940 in Vienna, Wood Co, WV Census: 1920 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Resided: 1918 in Central Station, Doddridge Co, WV 24 Census: 1910 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Resided: 1906 in Tyler Co, WV 25 Census: 1900 in Centerville District, Tyler Co, WV Husband: Alexander Washington "Dan" Moore b. Dec-13-1882 d. May-21-1942 Also known as: Dan Moore 26,2 Married: Sep- 8-1906 near Wilbur, Tyler Co, WV 25 (see note 3)
F Child 3: Estella L. "Stella" James Also known as: Stella James 27 Born: Dec- 7-1883 in Tyler Co, WV 3,28 Died: Feb-27-1959 3 Buried: in Duckworth (Summit) Cemetery, Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV 6 Resided: 1936 in Morgantown, Monongalia Co, WV 27 Resided: 1921 in Doddridge Co, WV 28 Census: 1900, 1910 in Centerville District, Tyler Co, WV Husband: Bruce A. Fullmer b. ca 1879 Married: Dec-17-1921 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 28
M Child 4: Ronald Charles James Born: Aug-31-1885 in Tyler Co, WV 29,30,11 Died: Jun- 8-1967 in Doddridge Co, WV 29 Buried: in Duckworth (Summit) Cemetery, Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV 29 Census: 1940 in Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV 31 Census: 1930 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1910 in Centerville District, Tyler Co, WV Resided: 1909 in Doddridge Co, WV 30 Census: 1900 in Centerville District, Tyler Co, WV Occupation: carpenter, cabinet maker 29 Occupation: 1940 farmer 31 Wife: Hettie Alta Shinn b. Sep- 2-1889 d. Oct-16-1975 Married: May-15-1909 in Doddridge Co, WV 30
F Child 5: Jetta "Jettie" James Also known as: Jettie James 32 Born: Sep-10-1886 in Doddridge Co, WV 3,32 Died: Apr-14-1888 in Doddridge Co, WV 32,33,3 Buried: in Duckworth (Summit) Cemetery, Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV 6 Cause of death: lung fever 32
M Child 6: Amos Franklin James Born: Jun- 9-1889 in Doddridge Co, WV 34 Died: Aug- 9-1889 in Long Run, Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV 35 Buried: in Duckworth (Summit) Cemetery, Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV 36,6 (see note 4)
M Child 7: Bennie James
Sources: (1) Death record of son. (2) Marriage record of daughter. (3) Headstone. (4) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985) (5) Obituary. (6) Findagrave.com. (7) Findagrave.com, Name on headstone: L. H. James. (8) Death record of wife. (9) 1870 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Central Twp) (10) 1880 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Central District) (11) 1900 Census, Tyler County, WV. (12) 1910 Census, Tyler County, WV. (13) Ritchie County Marriage Records, Harrisville, WV, Identified as Levi H. James, 19, b. & res. in Doddridge Co, son of Noah & Mary; and Ellen Rymer, 20, b. (blank), res. Ritchie Co, dau of Silus T. & Sarah. Married Nov 15 1877 in Ritchie County, officiated by John Rexroad. MR p. 36, Line 76 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11539315&Type=Marriage. (14) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx), http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=180106&Type=Death. (15) Findagrave.com, Name on headstone: E. Virginia James. (16) Ritchie County Marriage Records, Harrisville, WV, MR p. 36, Line 76 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11539315&Type=Marriage. (17) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11793842&Type=Marriage. (18) 1940 Census, Wood County, WV. (19) 1930 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Clay District). (20) 1920 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Clay District) (21) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=3414472&Type=Birth. (22) West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (23) Death record of husband. (24) National Archives and Records Administration, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 (Ancestry.com online database) (25) Tyler County Marriage Records, Middlebourne, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=12043164&Type=Marriage. (26) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx), http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=2700046&Type=Death. (27) Obituary of father. (28) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11796189&Type=Marriage. (29) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV. (30) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (31) 1940 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Central District) (32) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV, DR p. 48, Line 30 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=5047059&Type=Death. (33) Doddridge County WV Deaths 1853-1969, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101. (34) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Franklin Amos James, white male, born Jun 9 1889 in Doddridge County, this being the mother's sixth child. Father: L. H. James, 30, b. Doddridge Co, farmer. Mother: E. V. James, 31, b. Highland Co Va. Medical attendant and informant: M. P. Bartlett, Mole Hill WVa. BR p. 171, Line 1626 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=2610875&Type=Birth. (35) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV, There are three conflicting entries pertaining to this death: (1) Amos F. James, white male, born at Long Run, died Aug 9 1889 at Long Run of Arnolds Creek, age 2m 1d, cause of death laryngitis, buried in Summit Cemetery. Informant: W. S. Jones, M.D., Central, Doddridge County. (2) On the next line and marked to indicate that it pertained to the same death: Infant James, white male, born at Arnolds Creek in Doddridge Co, died Aug 9 1889 at Arnolds Creek, age 1 month, cause of death "not given," buried in Summet Cemetery on Aug 10 1889. Informant: R. Harshbarger, undertaker, West Union. (3) The third entry pertaining to this death is on a different page in an alpabetical listing of deaths in 1889: Amos Franklin James, white male, born in Doddridge Co, died Jun 11 1889 in Doddridge Co, age 2 months, cause of death cholera infantum, parents Hess & Ellen. Informant: Mother. DR p. 49, Line 23 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=5047101&Type=Death, DR p. 21, Lines 254 & 255 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=5048568&Type=Death. (36) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV, DR p. 21, Lines 254 & 255 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=5048568&Type=Death. Event Notes Note (1) Birth date on headstone is Jul 14 1856, and the 1900 Census also shows it as July 1856. But age 2 in the 1860 Census puts it in about 1858. Age 20 at the time of her Nov 1877 marriage puts it in about 1857. Note (2) Birthplace given in marriage record as Tyler County. Note (3) "at Duckworth Schoolhouse near Wilbur W.Va." Note (4) Headstone is shared by Amos and his brother Bennie. The headstone has no dates or ages. Inscription: In Memory of AMOS & BENNIE, Infant Sons of L. H. & Ellen JAMES.