I have found James listed with a middle name of Matthew & a death record listing him as James Monroe Whitt.

James married Isabelle "Belle" Hunter
Tennessee State Marriage Index, 1780-2002
Name:
Belle Hunter
Event Type:
Marriage
Event Date:
05 Mar 1888
Event Place:
Giles, Tennessee, United States
Gender:
Female
Spouse's Name:
J M Whitt
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United States Census, 1910
Name:
James Whitt
Event Type:
Census
Event Date:
1910
Event Place:
Hazel Green, Madison, Alabama, United States
Gender:
Male
Age:
41
Marital Status:
Married
Race:
White
Race:
White
Relationship to Head of Household:
Head
Relationship to Head of Household:
Head
Birth Year (Estimated):
1869
Birthplace:
Tennessee
Father's Birthplace:
Tennessee
Mother's Birthplace:
Tennessee
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
James Whitt Head Male 41 Tennessee
Bell Whitt Wife Female 44 Tennessee
Charley Whitt Son Male 18 Tennessee
Eddie Whitt Son Male 16 Tennessee
Sarah Whitt Daughter Female 2 Tennessee
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J M Whitt
United States Census, 1920
Name:
J M Whitt
Event Type:
Census
Event Date:
1920
Event Place:
Hazel Green, Madison, Alabama, United States
Gender:
Male
Age:
53
Marital Status:
Married
Race:
White
Race:
White
Can Read:
Yes
Can Write:
Yes
Relationship to Head of Household:
Head
Relationship to Head of Household:
Head
Own or Rent:
Own
Birth Year (Estimated):
1867
Birthplace:
Tennessee
Father's Birthplace:
Tennessee
Mother's Birthplace:
Tennessee
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
J M Whitt Head Male 53 Tennessee
Bell Whitt Wife Female 48 Tennessee
Ed William Whitt Son Male 23 Tennessee
Sadie Whitt Daughter Female 11 Alabama
John Whitt Son Male 9 Alabama

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United States Census, 1930
Name:
James M Whitt
Event Type:
Census
Event Date:
1930
Event Place:
Precinct 07, Madison, Alabama, United States
Gender:
Male
Age:
64
Marital Status:
Married
Race:
White
Relationship to Head of Household:
Head
Birth Year (Estimated):
1866
Birthplace:
Tennessee
Father's Birthplace:
Tennessee
Mother's Birthplace:
Tennessee
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
James M Whitt Head Male 64 Tennessee
Belle Whitt Wife Female 56 Tennessee
Jimmie C Whitt Grandson Male 14 Alabama
John Latham Son-in-law Male 22 Alabama
Sadie Latham Daughter Female 18 Alabama
Billie L Latham Grandson Male 1 Alabama
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James married 2nd to:
Name:
J M Whitt
Gender: Male
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 19 Dec 1936
Event Place: Madison, Alabama, United States
Age: 65
Birth Year (Estimated):
1871
Father's Name: David Whitt
Mother's Name: Susan J Browning
Spouse's Name: Fannie Lou Bailey
Spouse's Gender: Female
Spouse's Age: 55
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1881

Both James & Fannie list their marriage as the 3rd for each of them.

Fannie Lomly Whitt
mentioned in the record of James Monroe Whitt
Name: Fannie Lomly Whitt
Sex: Female
Husband: James Monroe Whitt
Other information in the record of James Monroe Whitt
from Alabama Deaths
Name:
James Monroe Whitt
Event Date:
28 Dec 1940
Event Place:
Huntsville, Madison, Alabama
Gender:
Male
Age (Original):
73y 1m 28d
Birth Year (Estimated):
1867
Spouse's Name:
Fannie Lomly Whitt
Father's Name:
David Whitt

Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974
Document Information:
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