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Lavina Mansell James

Female 1896 - 1981  (85 years)


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  • Name Lavina Mansell James 
    Nickname Vina 
    Born 30 Oct 1896  Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Died 25 Nov 1981  Jackson County, Oregon Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Roseburg National Cemetery, Roseburg, Douglas County, Oregon Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I11205  Rossville
    Last Modified 16 Dec 2016 

    Father William J Mansell,   d. Dec 1927 
    Mother Laura Mansell Hedrick,   b. 6 Feb 1875, Lexington, Lafayette County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Oct 1950, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years) 
    Family ID F2123  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Harold Edward James,   b. 6 Apr 1892, Lexington, Cleveland County, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Oct 1938, Roseburg, Douglas County, Oregon Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 46 years) 
    Married 21 Jul 1918 
    Children 
    +1. Helen James Randall
     2. Ronald Mansell James,   b. 17 Oct 1925
    Documents
    Marriage- Mansell, Vina-James, Harold
    Marriage- Mansell, Vina-James, Harold
    Mr. Harold James and Miss Vina Mansell were married at the Presbyterian Manse July 21.
    Last Modified 13 Sep 2017 15:39:55 
    Family ID F2159  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 30 Oct 1896 - Kansas Link to Google Earth
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  • Documents
    Obituary- James, Lavina
    Obituary- James, Lavina
    Findagrave.com information

    She is the daughter of William and Laura Mansell who were both Missouri natives. She had at least 5 siblings: Roy, Anna, William, Herman and Lauretta.

    At 21 she married 26 year old Harold Edward James, a car mechanic and farmer who was born in Oklahoma. They had at least two children: Helen and Ronald. Between 1921 and 1926 they moved to Oregon. They lived in Coos County, Oregon and Walla Walla, Washington, and later in Jackson County, Oregon. Harold died in 1938.