James married Matilda Rose April 11,1880 in Morgan Co KY. They were married in William Rose's Home, and marriage witnessed by Adam Birchfield and Robert Rose.

1880 Breathitt County Kentucky Census
James Birchfield w m 21 farm laborer b Kentucky
Maltida w f 23 wife b Kentucky
John w m 19 brother b Kentucky

James and Matilda lived in Breathitt Co, where he was a farm laborer until his son, Samuel was two and a half years old. Samuel told a story that when his parents walked over the mountain from Boones Fork of Breathitt Co. they carried him in a blanket between them, unaware that he was up side down the whole way. James share cropped near Campton, KY for Matilda's fifth cousin, Howard Halsey. Author: O.C. Helton said James Birchfield abandoned his wife and children and moved to Blackie, Ky., where he changed his name to Miller and fathered another family. From what I have found, James never changed his name.
1887 James left his wife and family, and moved to Magoffin Co KY, where he met and had three children with Elizabeth Holland in 1889.

1900 Magoffin Co Ky Census
Household 281 Burchfield, James husband w m b June 1855 age 44 married 11 years KY KY KY
Elizabeth wife w f b April 1860 age 40 married 11 years KY KY KY
Stella daughter w f b Nov 1890 age 9 KY KY KY
Lula daughter w f b April 1895 age 5 KY KY KY

1910 Magoffin Co Ky Census
Household 137 Burchfield, James husband m w age 53 m 2 married 22 years KY KY KY
Elizabeth wife f w age 51 m 1 7 children born 3 children living mar. 22 years KY KY KY
Stella daughter f w age 20 single KY KY KY
Lucy? "Lulu" daughter f w age 15 Single KY KY KY
Walker Son f w age 8 Single KY KY KY

We have never been able to find a marriage record on Jmaes and Elizabeth.
1917 Eizabeth took her three children, Stella Birchfield, Lulu Birchfield and Walker Birchfield, and moved to Hardin Co Ohio.
James married Georgan Arnett Fletcher about 1917.

J.B. Burchfield married Third Georgiann Fletcher
on Febuary 28 1917 at Kener Salyer's
by John Patton, United Baptist.
Wit. Kener Salyer and Raley Salyer.

Burchfield, James B View Image Online
Age: 61 Year: 1920
Birthplace: Kentucky Roll: T625_589
Race: White Page: 1A
State: Kentucky ED: 78
County: Magoffin Image: 1040
Township: Ivyton
1920 Magoffin Co Ky Census
Household 1 Burchfield, James B husband m w age 61 married KY KY KY Farmer
Georgiana wife f w age 51 married KY KY KY

1930 Magoffin County Census
Birchfield, James
Age: 62 Year: 1930
Birthplace: Kentucky Roll: T626_767
Race: White Page: 14A
Georgane Wife f w age 59 b Ky
State: Kentucky ED: 5
County: Magoffin Image: 0337
Township: District 2
Relationship: Head
Age for James should be 72, and for Georgiana should be 61.

After James and Georgan were married, He killed cattle and sold the meat in Salyers, KY. He had a little shop in one side of Mr Franklin's Grocery store.
Jim Birchfield owned a store at the Mouth of Rockhouse. He had a good country store, with Groceries,dry goods,hardware, and over the counter medicines.
My mom, Katherine Birchfield Woods only remembers seeing her Grampa James once, and that was when he came to visit them on her 7th birthday. He gave my moms younger brother Jim a a quarter, in which Jim promptly swollowed. Mom remembers he had snow white hair and beard.
Sometime before James died he had Chick Patrick, the undertaker build him a Coffin. It was painted on the outside and beautifully fixed on the inside. He also sent wool away and had it made into material, and had a suit made to be buried in.
His wife Georgan bought his tomb stone.
James is buried in Charlie Roark Cemetery #1888 Burning Fork KY, This cemetery is well kept. This was told by Inez Arnett Marshall, who was a neice of Georgan.