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 1885 - 1957 (72 years)
Generation: 1
| 1. |  Vice Admiral Jules James was born 14 Feb 1885, Danville, Virginia (son of John William James and Anne Maria Jones); died 12 Mar 1957, Bethesda Naval Hospital Bethesda, Maryland; was buried , Green Hill Cemetery Danville, Virginia. Notes:
Jules James was born in Danville, Virginia, where he studied at Virginia Military Institute preparatory to entering the U. S. Naval Academy at Annapolis. In 1928 he married Eleanor Standish Gamble, niece of U.S. Secretary of War Henry Stimson.
Commissioned ensign in the U.S. Navy in 1910, James subsequently served as White House aide to President Woodrow Wilson (1912-1913), and Assistant Naval Attache to the American embassies in France, Spain, and Portugal (1923-1926). At times between 1926 and 1934 he was navigator on the USS Florida (BB-30); commanded the USS Edsall (DD-219), with which he participated in the Yangtze River patrol; served as naval aide for the Governor-General of the Philippines; attended the Naval War College; and commanded the Destroyer Division 6, Battle Force, U.S. Fleet.
In 1937 he directed the fitting out of the light cruiser USS Philadelphia (CL-41), which he then commanded. From 1939 to 1941, he served as assistant director and acting director of the Office of Naval Intelligence. In 1941 he became commander of the newly acquired U.S. Naval Operating Base on Bermuda, where he also commanded the combined U.S. and British local defense forces. In 1943 Admiral James assumed command of the Sixth Naval District, headquartered in Charleston, South Carolina, and the Charleston Navy Yard. In 1945 he became commander of U.S. Naval Forces in Mediterranean waters and retired from active duty in 1946.
Following his naval career, James became a special representative in Europe for the National Lead Company
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Jules married Eleanor Standish Gamble 30 Oct 1928, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania. Eleanor was born 8 Jan 1895, Bryn Mawr, Delaware County, Pennsylvania; died 3 Nov 1988, District of Columbia, Washington, D.C.; was buried , Green Hill Cemetery Danville, Virginia. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- Living
- Anne Selden James was born 1931, Virginia.
- Mabel White James was born 3 Jul 1935, Annapolis, Maryland; died 30 Aug 1963, Massachusetts; was buried , Cohasset Central Cemetery. Norfolk County, Massachusetts.
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Generation: 2
| 2. | John William James was born 17 Apr 1851, Pittsylvania County, Virginia (son of John W. Craghead James and Angeline Rorer); died 21 Aug 1928, Danville, Virginia; was buried , Green Hill Cemetery Danville, Virginia. John married Anne Maria Jones 1875. Anne was born 1851, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died 20 Jan 1931, Danville, Virginia; was buried , Green Hill Cemetery Danville, Virginia. [Group Sheet]
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| 3. | Anne Maria Jones was born 1851, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died 20 Jan 1931, Danville, Virginia; was buried , Green Hill Cemetery Danville, Virginia. Children:
- John Frederick James was born 3 May 1878, Virginia; died 9 Aug 1906, Julita, Island of Leyte, Philippines; was buried , Green Hill Cemetery Danville, Virginia.
- Russell James was born 4 Apr 1883, Virginia; died 28 Feb 1917, Eagle Pass, Texas; was buried , Green Hill Cemetery Danville, Virginia.
- 1. Jules James was born 14 Feb 1885, Danville, Virginia; died 12 Mar 1957, Bethesda Naval Hospital Bethesda, Maryland; was buried , Green Hill Cemetery Danville, Virginia.
- Bartlett James was born 3 Sep 1893; died 24 Oct 1917, Columbus, New Mexico; was buried , Green Hill Cemetery Danville, Virginia.
- Harriet Keen James was born 10 Jun 1888, Danville, Virginia; died 2 Jun 1959, Danville, Virginia; was buried , Green Hill Cemetery Danville, Virginia.
- Helen James was born 10 Dec 1879, Danville, Virginia; died 13 Aug 1966, Annapolis, Maryland; was buried , Green Hill Cemetery, Danville, Virginia.
- Elizabeth Ann James was born 1876, Virginia; died 1880; was buried , Green Hill Cemetery, Danville, Virginia.
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Generation: 3
| 4. |  John W. Craghead James was born Abt 1824; died 20 Jul 1889, Danville, Virginia; was buried , James Cemetery, Axton, Virginia. John married Angeline Rorer 16 Oct 1843, Pittsylvania County, Virginia. Angeline was born Abt 1823; died 17 Mar 1915, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; was buried , James Cemetery Axton, Virginia. [Group Sheet]
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| 5. | Angeline Rorer was born Abt 1823; died 17 Mar 1915, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; was buried , James Cemetery Axton, Virginia. Notes:
Married:
Children of John W. C. James and Angeline Rorer:
John William James, 1851?1928
Nancy James Tinsley, 1854?1927
Ella James Millner, 1857?1929
Rorer Abraham James, 1859?1921
Robert Bruce James, 1861?1930
Children:
- 2. John William James was born 17 Apr 1851, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died 21 Aug 1928, Danville, Virginia; was buried , Green Hill Cemetery Danville, Virginia.
- Nancy James was born 15 May 1854, Axton, Virginia; died 23 Oct 1927, Alexandria, Virginia; was buried , Ivy Hill Cemetery Alexandria, Virginia.
- Ella James was born 13 Apr 1857, Axton, Virginia; died 31 Dec 1929, Leaksville, North Carolina; was buried , Green Hill Cemetery Danville, Virginia.
- Rorer Anderson James, Sr. was born 1 Mar 1859, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died 6 Aug 1921, Danville, Virginia; was buried , Green Hill Cemetery Danville, Virginia.
- Robert Bruce James was born 14 Jan 1861, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died 3 Mar 1930, Lexington, Virginia; was buried , Green Hill Cemetery Danville, Virginia.
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