s/o
John M James, father
Birth: 1775 • Hanover, Virginia
Death: 1827 • Logan, Kentucky

Mary Polly Poor[e], mother
Birth: 1790 • Goochland, Goochland, Virginia
Death: FEB 1827 • Adairville, Logan, Kentucky

*•✿◕◕✿•*•✿◕◕✿•*

CARTHAGE BANNER Weekly Edition
published October 27, 1887
Carthage, Missouri

DR. JOHN R. JAMES
Dr. J. R. James died this morning at five o'clock at the residence of his son-in-law, J. W. Smith, corner of Chestnut Avenue and Clinton street. The deceased was almost a total stranger in this city, having come here from Anthony, Kansas the 7th of last month with his son, R. W. James, who is now in the harness and buggy business on North Main Street. He was over seventy-two years of age and died from a disease of many years standing. His two brothers and a sister, Rev. Wm. H. James, T. M. James, Mrs. Elizabeth West, all of Kansas City, arrived last evening and were present at the time of his death. The funeral will take place tomorrow at 10 a.m. from the South Methodist Church, Rev. J. W. Todd preaching the sermon. The funeral services will be in charge of the Masonic order of this city and the remains will be interred in Park Cemetery.
Above added by NJ Brewer


Dr. James was a Dentist.
He first married Amanda E. "Polly" Williams. She was the mother of his children, and died in 1871. On 25 Apr 1872, he married Mrs. Emily Bradley, who also predeceased him, in 1884.

Additional information for his siblings, of whom some were listed in the obituary, his other brothers and sisters were:

Mary James (md. double cousin John Wilson Mimms)
Birth: 28 Sep 1809 * Goochland Co., VA
Death: 23 Jul 1877 * Kansas City, Jackson Co., MO
Rev. Robert Sallee James (md.Zerelda Cole)
Birth: 7 Jul 1818 * Logan Co., KY
Death: 18 Aug 1850 * nr Placerville, CA
Nancy Gardner James (md. Maj. George Burns Hite)
Birth: 13 Sep 1821 * Logan Co., KY
Death: Aug 1875 * Logan Co., KY
Thomas Martin James (md. Sarah Woodward)
Birth: 8 Apr 1823 * Logan Co., KY
Death: 25 Dec 1901 * Kansas Cy, Jackson Co.,MO
Drury Woodson James (md. Louisa Dunn)
Birth: 14 Nov 1826 * Logan Co., KY
Death: 1 Jul 1909 * San Francisco, CA