Birthdate: November 9, 1811
Birthplace: Bigwhipwill Crk, Logan, Kentucky, USA
Death: Died November 14, 1895 in Kansas City, Clay, Missouri, USA
Immediate Family:
Son of John M. James, Rev. and Mary "Polly' James (Poor)
Husband of Living Varble and Mary Ann Gibson James
Father of Julia James; Thomas James; William James; Mary Kirkpatrick; LAURA DICKSON; George James; Alice Chapman; Luther James; Gustavus James and Lucy Kirkpatrick
Brother of John R James; Rev. Robert Sallee James; Nancy Gardner Hite; THOMAS MARTIN JAMES; Drury Woodson James; Elizabeth West and Mary Elizabeth Gainey
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Rev. William James was the son of John M. James b. 1775 in VA, and Mary Polly Poor b. about 1790. He had the following brothers and sisters: Mary, John R., Elizabeth, Robert Sallee, Nancy Gardner, Thomas Martin, and Drury Woodson James.
He married Mary Ann Varble b. about 1812, on 2 Dec 1843; they had the following children: Julia, Thomas, William, Mary, Laura, George, Alice, Luther, and Gustavus James.
He was the brother of Robert Sallee James and uncle of the famous outlaws "Jesse James" and "Frank James."
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You have two families information here... as the children links are incorrect. The correct family of Jesse James' uncle are:
Rev. William Gilbaerth Billy James
Birth:
November 9, 1811
Bigwhipwill Crk, Logan, Kentucky, USA
Death:
November 14, 1895 (84)
Kansas City, Clay, Missouri, USA
Immediate Family:
Son of John M. James, Rev. and Mary "Polly' James (Poor) Husband of Living Varble and Mary Ann Gibson James
Father of Julia James; Thomas James; William James; Mary Kirkpatrick; LAURA DICKSON; George James; Alice Chapman; Luther James; Gustavus James and Lucy Kirkpatrick
Brother of John R James; Rev. Robert Sallee James; Nancy Gardner Hite; THOMAS MARTIN JAMES; Drury Woodson James; Elizabeth West and Mary Elizabeth Gainey
The Correct family of Samantha Florence James (my relation) is:
William Gilbraith James
Born about 1813 in E Tennessee
Son of Benjamin James and Elizabeth Galbraith
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of Ann Eliza Townsley — married November 4, 1838 in Athens, McMinn, Tennessee, USA
∼He was the son of John R and Mary Polly Poor James. One of his brothers was Robert Sallee James, father of Jesse James. He married twice, first to Mary Ann Varble, with whom he had at least nine children. After her death, he married a widow, Mary Ann (Gibson) Marsh, 24 Apr 1865, and had no children from this relationship. He was an ordained Methodist minister. It is said that he reluctantly officiated the marriage of his nephew, Jesse James, and niece, Zerelda Mimms. In the 1880 census of Kansas City, Jackson Co., MO, he was residing in the household of George and Mary (his daughter) Kirkpatrick, and listed as George's father-in-law. He was residing with them at the time of his death. An interview appeared in the Kansas City Journal, 6 Apr 1882, and his obit was listed in the Kansas City Star...both of which gave considerable data about him and his family.
His children were:
Julia and Gustavus, no info, perhaps died young;
Thomas N, b. abt 1847, MO;
William K, b. abt 1848, MO;
Mary, 1849-1932, MO, md George Kirkpatrick;
Laura, b. abt 1851, MO,- d. 30 June 1930, md Charles Dixon;
George, b. abt 1853, MO
Sarah Alice, 1854-1918, MO, md Luther A. Chapman; and
Luther, b. abt 1857, MO.
Birthdate: November 9, 1811
Birthplace: Bigwhipwill Crk, Logan, Kentucky, USA
Death: Died November 14, 1895 in Kansas City, Clay, Missouri, USA
Immediate Family:
Son of John M. James, Rev. and Mary "Polly' James (Poor)
Husband of Living Varble and Mary Ann Gibson James
Father of Julia James; Thomas James; William James; Mary Kirkpatrick; LAURA DICKSON; George James; Alice Chapman; Luther James; Gustavus James and Lucy Kirkpatrick
Brother of John R James; Rev. Robert Sallee James; Nancy Gardner Hite; THOMAS MARTIN JAMES; Drury Woodson James; Elizabeth West and Mary Elizabeth Gainey
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Rev. William James was the son of John M. James b. 1775 in VA, and Mary Polly Poor b. about 1790. He had the following brothers and sisters: Mary, John R., Elizabeth, Robert Sallee, Nancy Gardner, Thomas Martin, and Drury Woodson James.
He married Mary Ann Varble b. about 1812, on 2 Dec 1843; they had the following children: Julia, Thomas, William, Mary, Laura, George, Alice, Luther, and Gustavus James.
He was the brother of Robert Sallee James and uncle of the famous outlaws "Jesse James" and "Frank James."
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You have two families information here... as the children links are incorrect. The correct family of Jesse James' uncle are:
Rev. William Gilbaerth Billy James
Birth:
November 9, 1811
Bigwhipwill Crk, Logan, Kentucky, USA
Death:
November 14, 1895 (84)
Kansas City, Clay, Missouri, USA
Immediate Family:
Son of John M. James, Rev. and Mary "Polly' James (Poor) Husband of Living Varble and Mary Ann Gibson James
Father of Julia James; Thomas James; William James; Mary Kirkpatrick; LAURA DICKSON; George James; Alice Chapman; Luther James; Gustavus James and Lucy Kirkpatrick
Brother of John R James; Rev. Robert Sallee James; Nancy Gardner Hite; THOMAS MARTIN JAMES; Drury Woodson James; Elizabeth West and Mary Elizabeth Gainey
The Correct family of Samantha Florence James (my relation) is:
William Gilbraith James
Born about 1813 in E Tennessee
Son of Benjamin James and Elizabeth Galbraith
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of Ann Eliza Townsley — married November 4, 1838 in Athens, McMinn, Tennessee, USA
∼He was the son of John R and Mary Polly Poor James. One of his brothers was Robert Sallee James, father of Jesse James. He married twice, first to Mary Ann Varble, with whom he had at least nine children. After her death, he married a widow, Mary Ann (Gibson) Marsh, 24 Apr 1865, and had no children from this relationship. He was an ordained Methodist minister. It is said that he reluctantly officiated the marriage of his nephew, Jesse James, and niece, Zerelda Mimms. In the 1880 census of Kansas City, Jackson Co., MO, he was residing in the household of George and Mary (his daughter) Kirkpatrick, and listed as George's father-in-law. He was residing with them at the time of his death. An interview appeared in the Kansas City Journal, 6 Apr 1882, and his obit was listed in the Kansas City Star...both of which gave considerable data about him and his family.
His children were:
Julia and Gustavus, no info, perhaps died young;
Thomas N, b. abt 1847, MO;
William K, b. abt 1848, MO;
Mary, 1849-1932, MO, md George Kirkpatrick;
Laura, b. abt 1851, MO,- d. 30 June 1930, md Charles Dixon;
George, b. abt 1853, MO
Sarah Alice, 1854-1918, MO, md Luther A. Chapman; and
Luther, b. abt 1857, MO.
Family Members
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Jesse J James
1802–1871
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Jackson James
1808–1878
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Mary Elizabeth James Mimms
1809–1877
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Sgt John Anderson James
1810–1891
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Dr John R. James
1815–1887
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Elizabeth James West
1816–1904
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Rev Robert Sallee James
1818–1850
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Nancy Gardner James Hite
1821–1875
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Thomas Martin James
1823–1901
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Drury Woodson James
1826–1910
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