He came to Valley Park, Missouri from Pennsylvania for the St. Louis Plate Glass Company when they built their factory there in 1904. He was in charge of the boilers at the factory. In 1905, he built a store there at 601 St. Louis Avenue. The store was on the ground level and the James family lived in the upper level. He and his wife raised their family there. His son Frank took it over after he died.
He came to Valley Park, Missouri from Pennsylvania for the St. Louis Plate Glass Company when they built their factory there in 1904. He was in charge of the boilers at the factory. In 1905, he built a store there at 601 St. Louis Avenue. The store was on the ground level and the James family lived in the upper level. He and his wife raised their family there. His son Frank took it over after he died.
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Carcinoma. 64 yrs 6 mths 28 days. Bopp FH
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