Thomas Martin JAMES & Sarah A. WOODWARD

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Thomas Martin JAMES
Sarah A. WOODWARD

Husband: Thomas Martin JAMES
Birth: 8 Apr 1823, Logan Co., KY
Death: 25 Dec 1903, Kansas City, Jackson Co., MO
Occupation: keeper of boarding house, merchant
Notable Kinship: uncle of outlaw Jesse JAMES and of Jesse's wife, Zeralda MIMMS
Father: Rev. John M. JAMES
Mother: Mary "Polly" POOR

Marriage: 25 Jul 1847

Wife: Sarah A. WOODWARD
Birth: 1826/7, VA
Occupation: homemaker

Children — born in Logan Co., KY:

1. John W. Crawford JAMES, b. 24 Jul 1848; d. 1933; m. 1873, Frances "Fannie" SHOUSE
2. Luther Tilman / Tilghman JAMES, b. 8 Jul 1850; d. 21 Nov 1916; m. 1878, Mary HEBARD

Keywords for search engines: USA, US, United States, Kentucky, Missouri, Virginia

Sources:

1. Jordan R. Dodd, ed. 1993. Kentucky Marriages: Early to 1850. Liahona Research, Orem, UT (Broderbund CD-229): not found.

2. 1850 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #29 of 128): District No. 2, Logan Co., KY, p. 86A, 217/217, enumerated 22 Aug 1850 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

Thomas James 27 M Student Kentucky

Sarah " 23 F Virginia

John W C " 1 M Kentucky

William Riley 20 M Student "

3. 1860 Census Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #101 of 118): Kansas City P.O., Kansas City, Jackson Co., MO, p. 101, PN 101, enumerated 18 Jun 1860 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

837 886 Thomas M James 37 M Boarding House 10,000 1,500 Kentucky

Sarah A    " 33 F House Keeper Virginia

John W C   " 11 M Kentucky

Luther T   " 9 M Do

887 John W Mimms 55 M 2,000 1,500 Virginia

Mary      " 51 F House Keeper Kentucky

Robert    " 30 M Do

Lucy F    " 22 F Do

Nancy C   " 18 F Do

Zeralda   " 14 F Do

Sarah     " 11 F Do

Thomas M " 12 M Do

Mary, wife of John Wilson MIMMS, is Thomas Martin MIMMS's eldest sister; she was born in VA (her children in KY). Thomas's niece, Zeralda MIMMS, later married Thomas's nephew, outlaw Jesse JAMES.

4. 1870 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #767 of 808): Kansas City P.O., Kansas City (Ward 4), Jackson Co., MO, Roll M593_782, p. 684A, PN 99, 668/668, enumerated 23 Jul 1870, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1870 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

James Thos M 47 M W China Store 46,500 15,000 Kentucky

_____ Sarah 43 F W Keeping House Virginia

_____ Crawford 22 M W Student Kentucky

_____ Luther 19 M W "

5. 1880

6. 1890

7. 1900

8. LDS. Family Search: Internet Genealogy Service: AF - Ancestral File (online at FamilySearch.org).

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