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Rorer Anderson James, Sr.

Rorer Anderson James, Sr.

Male 1859 - 1921  (62 years)

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  • Name Rorer Anderson James 
    Suffix Sr. 
    Born 1 Mar 1859  Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 6 Aug 1921  Danville, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Green Hill Cemetery Danville, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I21493  My Reynolds Line
    Last Modified 14 Nov 2020 

    Father John W. Craghead James,   b. Abt 1824,   d. 20 Jul 1889, Danville, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 65 years) 
    Mother Angeline Rorer,   b. Abt 1823,   d. 17 Mar 1915, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 92 years) 
    Married 16 Oct 1843  Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • 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
    Family ID F8046  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Ann Marshall "Annie" Wilson,   b. 10 Mar 1869, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Mar 1938, Danville, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years) 
    Married 12 Oct 1892 
    Children 
     1. Robert Wilson James,   b. 27 Jul 1893,   d. 19 Dec 1953, Washington, DC Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 60 years)
     2. Ruth James,   b. 25 Aug 1894,   d. 23 Aug 1895  (Age 0 years)
    +3. Rorer Anderson "Buddy" James, Jr.,   b. 25 Jan 1897, Danville, Pittsylvania Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 May 1937, Danville, Pittsylvania Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 40 years)
     4. Annie Marshall James,   b. 16 Dec 1901, Danville, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Aug 1966, Henry County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 64 years)
     5. John Bruce James,   b. 13 Mar 1905, Danville, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Feb 1939, Baltimore, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 33 years)
    Last Modified 20 Jul 2019 
    Family ID F8043  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
    Rorer A. James
    Rorer A. James
    p21493RorerAJames.jpg

    Documents
    Rorer A James Death Certificate
    Rorer A James Death Certificate
    JamesRorerA Death Cert.jpg
    Rorer A James Sr.-Obit
    Rorer A James Sr.-Obit
    Evening Star
    Aug 6, 1921
    Rorer A James Sr.-Obit
    Rorer A James Sr.-Obit
    The Wilmington Morning Star
    Aug 7, 1921
    Annie Wilson James-Obit
    Annie Wilson James-Obit
    The Danville Bee
    Mar 28, 1938

  • Sources 
    1. [S32] Find-A-Grave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6862367/rorer-abraham-james.
      Rorer Abraham James
      Birth 1 Mar 1859
      Brosville, Pittsylvania County, Virginia
      Death 6 Aug 1921 (aged 62)
      Danville, Danville City, Virginia
      Burial: Green Hill Cemetery, Danville, Virginia


      Children
      Robert Wilson James, 1893?1953
      Ruth James, 1894?1895
      Rorer Abraham James, 1897?1937
      Annie James Covington, 1901?1966
      John Bruce James, 1905?1939
      U.S. Congressman. He attended Roanoke College, graduated from the Virginia Military Institute in 1882, from the law department of the University of Virginia in 1887, was admitted to the bar in 1887 and commenced to practice law in Danville, Virginia. He also became owner-editor of the Danville Register in 1899 and later purchased the Danville Bee. He was a member of the Virginia State House of Delegates (1889-92), served in the Virginia State Senate (1893-1901) and a delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1920. In 1920, he was elected as a Democrat to the Sixty-sixth Congress, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of U.S. Representative Edward W. Saunders, reelected to the Sixty-seventh Congress and served until his death.