James William Page was born on in February of 1835 to Allen and Clarinda Page. He was the first of 6 boys and 2 girls born in Kentucky. The family lived on a farm in Fleming County on the road that ran between the communities of Stringtown and Spring Hill that are shown on a map in 1884. The area was also known as the Fox Creek area because a creek by that name ran just east of their property. In later years Spring Hill which was about a mile south of their farm became known as Colfax. Allen deeded about an acre of his land for a cemetery next to the main road. It is now known as the Fairview Cemetery. There is a small Christian church next to the cemetery. Many members of the old families that lived in the area are buried there including the Pages. The area is rolling hills with small farms dotting the landscape. One of the main crops today is tobacco.
James married Harriet Adams on September 2, 1855 in Fleming County. They had a daughter Eliza J. and a son John A. Harriet died on August 23, 1860 from consumption in Fleming County
In October 1862 he married for the second time to Elizabeth Jane Kissick.
James William Page was a lumberman and logger, and at one time brought down extensive quantities of logs to mills located on Licking River. He lived most of his time at the old Kissick farm, which was inherited by his wife.
According to Civil War records, James W. Page enlisted on the Union side in the 18th Regiment, Kentucky Infantry, Company "K" as a Private on October 8, 1861 in Falmouth, Kentucky. Falmouth is about 50 miles northwest of Flemingsburg in Pendleton Co. He was promoted to Full Corporal on April 5, 1862 and was mustered out on July 18, 1865 at Louisville, KY.
It is believed that James died in Kansas some time after June 1900 when the census was taken.