Doddridge County Roots

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James Aubrey "Buck" VINCENT

James Aubrey "Buck" VINCENT

Male 1900 - 1955  (54 years)

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  • Name James Aubrey "Buck" VINCENT 
    Born 12 Dec 1900  West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Census 1930  Tulsa, Tulsa Co, OK Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1930  [2
    filling station attendant 
    Died 5 Feb 1955  [1
    Notes 
    • According to family legend, while still living in West Virginia, James "Buck" Vincent murdered a member of the Ku Klux Klan. In return, other Klan members bound and gagged him, then threw him on a train that ended up in Muskogee, Oklahoma. He later made his way to Tulsa, where he took up permanent residence. [1]
    Person ID I10675  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 6 Oct 2008 

    Father Joseph Israel VINCENT,   b. 2 Feb 1856, Toms Fork, Porto Rico, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Jan 1942, Rockford (Lost Creek), Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years) 
    Mother Sarah Florence BONNETT,   b. 9 Mar 1871, Vadis, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 May 1955, Lost Creek, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years) 
    Family ID F3861  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Virginia VANN,   b. CA 1910, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married CA 1926  [2
    Notes 
    • 1930 Census, city of Tulsa, Oklahoma, enumerated in April 1930:
      James A. Vincent, 29, b. W. Va., both parents b. W. Va., occupation filling station attendant, age 24 at first marriage; wife Virginia, 20, b. Oklahoma, father b. Oklahoma, mother b. Oklahoma (Cherokee), age 16 at first marriage; son James A, age 2 yr 0 mo, b. Oklahoma, father b. W. Va., mother b. Oklahoma (Cherokee); roomer Robert T. Dudley, 26, b. Illinois, both parents b. Missouri, single, occup filling station attendant. [1]
    Children 
    +1. James Aubrey VINCENT, Jr.,   b. 28 Mar 1928, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Sep 1995  (Age 67 years)
    Family ID F3875  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
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  • Sources 
    1. [S972] Gaylene Kerr Banister, Houston, TX .

    2. [S1898] 1930 Census.