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1859 - 1921 (62 years)
Abt 1824 - 1889 (~ 65 years)
Birth |
Abt 1824 |
Died |
20 Jul 1889 |
Danville, Virginia |
Buried |
James Cemetery, Axton, Virginia |
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Family |
Angeline Rorer, b. Abt 1823 |
Married |
16 Oct 1843 |
Pittsylvania County, Virginia |
Children |
+ | 1. John William James, b. 17 Apr 1851, Pittsylvania County, Virginia |
| 2. Nancy James, b. 15 May 1854, Axton, Virginia |
| 3. Ella James, b. 13 Apr 1857, Axton, Virginia |
+ | 4. Rorer Anderson James, Sr., b. 1 Mar 1859, Pittsylvania County, Virginia |
| 5. Robert Bruce James, b. 14 Jan 1861, Pittsylvania County, Virginia |
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Abt 1823 - 1915 (~ 92 years)
Birth |
Abt 1823 |
Died |
17 Mar 1915 |
Pittsylvania County, Virginia |
Buried |
James Cemetery Axton, Virginia |
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Family |
John W. Craghead James, b. Abt 1824 |
Married |
16 Oct 1843 |
Pittsylvania County, Virginia |
Children |
+ | 1. John William James, b. 17 Apr 1851, Pittsylvania County, Virginia |
| 2. Nancy James, b. 15 May 1854, Axton, Virginia |
| 3. Ella James, b. 13 Apr 1857, Axton, Virginia |
+ | 4. Rorer Anderson James, Sr., b. 1 Mar 1859, Pittsylvania County, Virginia |
| 5. Robert Bruce James, b. 14 Jan 1861, Pittsylvania County, Virginia |
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1869 - 1938 (69 years)
Birth |
10 Mar 1869 |
Pittsylvania County, Virginia |
Died |
27 Mar 1938 |
Danville, Virginia |
Buried |
Green Hill Cemetery Danville, Virginia |
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Family |
Rorer Anderson James, Sr., b. 1 Mar 1859, Pittsylvania County, Virginia |
Married |
12 Oct 1892 |
Children |
| 1. Robert Wilson James, b. 27 Jul 1893 |
| 2. Ruth James, b. 25 Aug 1894 |
+ | 3. Rorer Anderson "Buddy" James, Jr., b. 25 Jan 1897, Danville, Pittsylvania Co., Virginia |
| 4. Annie Marshall James, b. 16 Dec 1901, Danville, Virginia |
| 5. John Bruce James, b. 13 Mar 1905, Danville, Virginia |
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1893 - 1953 (60 years)
Birth |
27 Jul 1893 |
Died |
19 Dec 1953 |
Washington, DC |
Buried |
Green Hill Cemetery Danville, Virginia |
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Father |
Rorer Anderson James, Sr., b. 1 Mar 1859, Pittsylvania County, Virginia |
Mother |
Ann Marshall "Annie" Wilson, b. 10 Mar 1869, Pittsylvania County, Virginia |
Married |
12 Oct 1892 |
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1894 - 1895 (0 years)
Birth |
25 Aug 1894 |
Died |
23 Aug 1895 |
Buried |
Green Hill Cemetery Danville, Virginia |
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Father |
Rorer Anderson James, Sr., b. 1 Mar 1859, Pittsylvania County, Virginia |
Mother |
Ann Marshall "Annie" Wilson, b. 10 Mar 1869, Pittsylvania County, Virginia |
Married |
12 Oct 1892 |
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1897 - 1937 (40 years)
Birth |
25 Jan 1897 |
Danville, Pittsylvania Co., Virginia |
Died |
20 May 1937 |
Danville, Pittsylvania Co., Virginia |
Buried |
Green Hill Cemetery, Danville, Virginia |
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Father |
Rorer Anderson James, Sr., b. 1 Mar 1859, Pittsylvania County, Virginia |
Mother |
Ann Marshall "Annie" Wilson, b. 10 Mar 1869, Pittsylvania County, Virginia |
Married |
12 Oct 1892 |
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Family |
Elizabeth Letcher Stuart, b. 5 Feb 1901, Newport News, Virginia |
Married |
16 Jun 1919 |
New York, New York |
Divorced |
24 Jan 1934 |
Children |
+ | 1. Elizabeth Stuart James, b. 16 May 1920, Danville, Virginia |
| 2. Joanne James, b. 22 Sep 1922, Danville, Virginia |
| 3. Anne Wilson James, b. 30 May 1925, Henrico, Virginia |
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1901 - 1966 (64 years)
Birth |
16 Dec 1901 |
Danville, Virginia |
Died |
20 Aug 1966 |
Henry County, Virginia |
Buried |
Beaver Creek Plantation Cemetery Henry County, Virginia |
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Father |
Rorer Anderson James, Sr., b. 1 Mar 1859, Pittsylvania County, Virginia |
Mother |
Ann Marshall "Annie" Wilson, b. 10 Mar 1869, Pittsylvania County, Virginia |
Married |
12 Oct 1892 |
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1905 - 1939 (33 years)
Birth |
13 Mar 1905 |
Danville, Virginia |
Died |
6 Feb 1939 |
Baltimore, Maryland |
Buried |
Green Hill Cemetery Danville, Virginia |
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Father |
Rorer Anderson James, Sr., b. 1 Mar 1859, Pittsylvania County, Virginia |
Mother |
Ann Marshall "Annie" Wilson, b. 10 Mar 1869, Pittsylvania County, Virginia |
Married |
12 Oct 1892 |
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Family |
Helen Elmo Hodges, b. 5 Nov 1906, Halifax, Virginia |
Married |
24 Aug 1927 |
Halifax, Virginia |
Divorced |
28 Jul 1936 |
Danville, Virginia |
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Name |
Rorer Anderson James |
Suffix |
Sr. |
Born |
1 Mar 1859 |
Pittsylvania County, Virginia |
Gender |
Male |
Died |
6 Aug 1921 |
Danville, Virginia |
Buried |
Green Hill Cemetery Danville, Virginia [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 (Age ~ 65 years) |
Mother |
Angeline Rorer, b. Abt 1823, d. 17 Mar 1915, Pittsylvania County, Virginia (Age ~ 92 years) |
Married |
16 Oct 1843 |
Pittsylvania County, Virginia |
- 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
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Family ID |
F8046 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family |
Ann Marshall "Annie" Wilson, b. 10 Mar 1869, Pittsylvania County, Virginia , d. 27 Mar 1938, Danville, Virginia (Age 69 years) |
Married |
12 Oct 1892 |
Children |
| 1. Robert Wilson James, b. 27 Jul 1893, d. 19 Dec 1953, Washington, DC (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 , d. 20 May 1937, Danville, Pittsylvania Co., Virginia (Age 40 years) |
| 4. Annie Marshall James, b. 16 Dec 1901, Danville, Virginia , d. 20 Aug 1966, Henry County, Virginia (Age 64 years) |
| 5. John Bruce James, b. 13 Mar 1905, Danville, Virginia , d. 6 Feb 1939, Baltimore, Maryland (Age 33 years) |
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Last Modified |
20 Jul 2019 |
Family ID |
F8043 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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Sources |
- [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.
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