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Abt 1824 - 1889 (~ 65 years)
Generation: 1
1. | Dr. 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]
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.
- 3. Nancy James was born 15 May 1854, Axton, Virginia; died 23 Oct 1927, Alexandria, Virginia; was buried , Ivy Hill Cemetery Alexandria, Virginia.
- 4. Ella James was born 13 Apr 1857, Axton, Virginia; died 31 Dec 1929, Leaksville, North Carolina; was buried , Green Hill Cemetery Danville, Virginia.
- 5. 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.
- 6. 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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Generation: 2
2. | John William James (1.John1) was born 17 Apr 1851, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; 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]
Children:
- 7. 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.
- 8. Russell James was born 4 Apr 1883, Virginia; died 28 Feb 1917, Eagle Pass, Texas; was buried , Green Hill Cemetery Danville, Virginia.
- 9. 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.
- 10. Bartlett James was born 3 Sep 1893; died 24 Oct 1917, Columbus, New Mexico; was buried , Green Hill Cemetery Danville, Virginia.
- 11. Harriet Keen James was born 10 Jun 1888, Danville, Virginia; died 2 Jun 1959, Danville, Virginia; was buried , Green Hill Cemetery Danville, Virginia.
- 12. Helen James was born 10 Dec 1879, Danville, Virginia; died 13 Aug 1966, Annapolis, Maryland; was buried , Green Hill Cemetery, Danville, Virginia.
- 13. Elizabeth Ann James was born 1876, Virginia; died 1880; was buried , Green Hill Cemetery, Danville, Virginia.
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3. | Nancy James (1.John1) was born 15 May 1854, Axton, Virginia; died 23 Oct 1927, Alexandria, Virginia; was buried , Ivy Hill Cemetery Alexandria, Virginia. |
4. | Ella James (1.John1) was born 13 Apr 1857, Axton, Virginia; died 31 Dec 1929, Leaksville, North Carolina; was buried , Green Hill Cemetery Danville, Virginia. Ella married Samuel Morehead Millner. Samuel (son of Madison Millner and Mary Scales Reynolds) was born 26 Jul 1856, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died 5 Jan 1945, Rockingham, North Carolina; was buried , Greenhill Cemetery, Danville, Virginia. [Group Sheet]
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5. | Rorer Anderson James, Sr. (1.John1) was born 1 Mar 1859, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died 6 Aug 1921, Danville, Virginia; was buried , Green Hill Cemetery Danville, Virginia. Rorer married Ann Marshall "Annie" Wilson 12 Oct 1892. Ann was born 10 Mar 1869, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died 27 Mar 1938, Danville, Virginia; was buried , Green Hill Cemetery Danville, Virginia. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 14. Robert Wilson James was born 27 Jul 1893; died 19 Dec 1953, Washington, DC; was buried , Green Hill Cemetery Danville, Virginia.
- 15. Ruth James was born 25 Aug 1894; died 23 Aug 1895; was buried , Green Hill Cemetery Danville, Virginia.
- 16. Rorer Anderson "Buddy" James, Jr. was born 25 Jan 1897, Danville, Pittsylvania Co., Virginia; died 20 May 1937, Danville, Pittsylvania Co., Virginia; was buried , Green Hill Cemetery, Danville, Virginia.
- 17. Annie Marshall James was born 16 Dec 1901, Danville, Virginia; died 20 Aug 1966, Henry County, Virginia; was buried , Beaver Creek Plantation Cemetery Henry County, Virginia.
- 18. John Bruce James was born 13 Mar 1905, Danville, Virginia; died 6 Feb 1939, Baltimore, Maryland; was buried , Green Hill Cemetery Danville, Virginia.
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6. | Robert Bruce James (1.John1) was born 14 Jan 1861, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died 3 Mar 1930, Lexington, Virginia; was buried , Green Hill Cemetery Danville, Virginia. |
Generation: 3
7. | John Frederick James (2.John2, 1.John1) was born 3 May 1878, Virginia; died 9 Aug 1906, Julita, Island of Leyte, Philippines; was buried , Green Hill Cemetery Danville, Virginia. |
8. | Russell James (2.John2, 1.John1) was born 4 Apr 1883, Virginia; died 28 Feb 1917, Eagle Pass, Texas; was buried , Green Hill Cemetery Danville, Virginia. |
9. | Jules James (2.John2, 1.John1) was born 14 Feb 1885, Danville, Virginia; 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:
- 19. Living
- 20. Anne Selden James was born 1931, Virginia.
- 21. 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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10. | Bartlett James (2.John2, 1.John1) was born 3 Sep 1893; died 24 Oct 1917, Columbus, New Mexico; was buried , Green Hill Cemetery Danville, Virginia. |
11. | Harriet Keen James (2.John2, 1.John1) was born 10 Jun 1888, Danville, Virginia; died 2 Jun 1959, Danville, Virginia; was buried , Green Hill Cemetery Danville, Virginia. Notes:
Died:
lists her grandfather as father...just typo
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12. | Helen James (2.John2, 1.John1) was born 10 Dec 1879, Danville, Virginia; died 13 Aug 1966, Annapolis, Maryland; was buried , Green Hill Cemetery, Danville, Virginia. |
14. | Robert Wilson James (5.Rorer2, 1.John1) was born 27 Jul 1893; died 19 Dec 1953, Washington, DC; was buried , Green Hill Cemetery Danville, Virginia. |
15. | Ruth James (5.Rorer2, 1.John1) was born 25 Aug 1894; died 23 Aug 1895; was buried , Green Hill Cemetery Danville, Virginia. |
16. | Rorer Anderson "Buddy" James, Jr. (5.Rorer2, 1.John1) was born 25 Jan 1897, Danville, Pittsylvania Co., Virginia; died 20 May 1937, Danville, Pittsylvania Co., Virginia; was buried , Green Hill Cemetery, Danville, Virginia. Rorer married Elizabeth Letcher Stuart 16 Jun 1919, New York, New York; divorced 24 Jan 1934. Elizabeth (daughter of James Ewell Brown 's/o Jeb' Stuart and Josephine Phillips) was born 5 Feb 1901, Newport News, Virginia; died 23 Jul 1982, Virginia Beach, Virginia; was cremated , Ashes Buried at Sea. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 22. Elizabeth Stuart James was born 16 May 1920, Danville, Virginia; died 7 Aug 1990, Danville Virginia; was buried , Mountian View Cemetery Danville VIrginia.
- 23. Joanne James was born 22 Sep 1922, Danville, Virginia; died 28 Sep 1922, Danville, Virginia; was buried , Green Hill Cemetery Danville, Virginia.
- 24. Anne Wilson James was born 30 May 1925, Henrico, Virginia; died 16 Sep 1994, Hartfield, Virginia.
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17. | Annie Marshall James (5.Rorer2, 1.John1) was born 16 Dec 1901, Danville, Virginia; died 20 Aug 1966, Henry County, Virginia; was buried , Beaver Creek Plantation Cemetery Henry County, Virginia. |
18. | John Bruce James (5.Rorer2, 1.John1) was born 13 Mar 1905, Danville, Virginia; died 6 Feb 1939, Baltimore, Maryland; was buried , Green Hill Cemetery Danville, Virginia. John married Helen Elmo Hodges 24 Aug 1927, Halifax, Virginia; divorced 28 Jul 1936, Danville, Virginia. Helen was born 5 Nov 1906, Halifax, Virginia; died 5 Oct 1986; was buried , Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia. [Group Sheet]
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Generation: 4
21. | Mabel White James (9.Jules3, 2.John2, 1.John1) was born 3 Jul 1935, Annapolis, Maryland; died 30 Aug 1963, Massachusetts; was buried , Cohasset Central Cemetery. Norfolk County, Massachusetts. |
22. | Elizabeth Stuart James (16.Rorer3, 5.Rorer2, 1.John1) was born 16 May 1920, Danville, Virginia; died 7 Aug 1990, Danville Virginia; was buried , Mountian View Cemetery Danville VIrginia. Elizabeth married Walter Lawson Grant 18 Apr 1942. Walter (son of Charles James Grant and Helen Lawson) was born 18 Aug 1920, Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died 2 Jun 1972, Danville, Pittsylvania Co., Virginia; was buried , Mountian View Cemetery Danville VIrginia. [Group Sheet]
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23. | Joanne James (16.Rorer3, 5.Rorer2, 1.John1) was born 22 Sep 1922, Danville, Virginia; died 28 Sep 1922, Danville, Virginia; was buried , Green Hill Cemetery Danville, Virginia. |
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