Charles William James

1853 - 1945  (91 years)

• Name	Charles William James
  Born	5 Oct 1853	Trappe, Talbot County, Maryland
  Gender	Male
  Died	26 May 1945	San Francisco, San Francisco County, California
  Cremated	Rossville Cemetery, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Person ID	I4182	Rossville
  Last Modified	26 Dec 2018

  
  

  Father	Edward Thomas James,   b. 27 Aug 1830, Talbot County, Maryland ,   d. 6 Dec 1915, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 85 years)
  Mother	Mary Elizabeth Stoker James,   b. 10 Aug 1833,   d. 28 May 1862  (Age 28 years)
  Family ID	F4643	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Elvira G McCarty James,   b. 1858, Boone County, Iowa ,   d. 1900, Stafford County, Kansas  (Age 42 years)
  Married	22 Sep 1875	Shawnee County, Kansas
  Children	+ 1. Mary Lucinda James Chapman,   b. 19 Jul 1876, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas ,   d. 20 Jul 1921, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 45 years) + 2. Raymond James,   b. 14 Dec 1878, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas ,   d. 18 Oct 1958, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado  (Age 79 years)   3. LeRoy Sedgwick (Roy) James,   b. 9 Sep 1879,   d. 12 Sep 1935, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 56 years)   4. Dora Elvira James Lutz,   b. 12 May 1880,   d. 13 Jan 1962, Marin County, California  (Age 81 years)
  Last Modified	13 Aug 2018 13:13:01
  Family ID	F1074	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Cora Alice Betzer James,   b. 17 Sep 1869, Shawnee County, Kansas ,   d. 30 Apr 1899, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 29 years)
  Married	29 Feb 1896	Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Children	1. Karl Leinel (Carl) James,   b. 3 Jul 1898, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas ,   d. 27 Mar 1981, Tulare, Tulare County, California  (Age 82 years)
  Last Modified	13 Aug 2018 13:02:55
  Family ID	F8107	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 5 Oct 1853 - Trappe, Talbot County, Maryland Married - 22 Sep 1875 - Shawnee County, Kansas  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Documents

  Obituary- James, Charles W. Charles W. James Charles William James was born in Trappe, Maryland, October 5, 1853. When he was a small child, his parents moved to Indiana where they lived for ten years and in 1868, in company with 25 other families, they came by covered wagon to Kansas, locating first at Tecumseh, and in April, 1871, came to Rossville. With the exception of a few years in Stafford County, he had lived in Shawnee County until 1933 when he went to San Francisco to make his home with his daughter, Mrs. Dora Lutz, where he died after a short illness, May 26, 1945. Besides his daughter he is survived by two sons, Ray, of Colorado Springs, Colo., and Carl, of California; seven grandchildren, several great-grandchildren; two sister, Mrs. Chettie Kassebaum of Topeka, Mrs. Gus Kassebaum of Rossville, and a number of nieces and nephews. ....................................... BURIAL SERVICE FOR CHARLEY W. JAMES The cremated remains of Charles W. James who died in San Francisco May 26, were received Monday. Graveside services conducted by Rev. N.P. Olney, of the Presbyterian church were held Tuesday afternoon with interment in Rossville cemetery.