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Harold Edward James

Male 1892 - 1938  (46 years)


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  • Name Harold Edward James 
    Born 6 Apr 1892  Lexington, Cleveland County, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 16 Oct 1938  Roseburg, Douglas County, Oregon Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried 18 Oct 1938  Roseburg National Cemetery, Roseburg, Douglas County, Oregon Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I4185  Rossville
    Last Modified 26 Dec 2019 

    Father Sherman Andrew James,   b. 24 Apr 1867, Clay County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Jun 1938, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years) 
    Mother Ida Mae Ford James,   b. 10 Mar 1871, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Mar 1960, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years) 
    Married 2 Feb 1888 
    Documents
    Anniversary- James, Sherman and Ida
    Anniversary- James, Sherman and Ida
    Mr. and Mrs. Sherman James will have a fiftieth wedding anniversary February 2.
    Family ID F1810  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Lavina Mansell James,   b. 30 Oct 1896, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Nov 1981, Jackson County, Oregon Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 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

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    Link to Google MapsDied - 16 Oct 1938 - Roseburg, Douglas County, Oregon Link to Google Earth
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  • Documents
    Obituary- James, Harold
    Obituary- James, Harold
    HAROLD E. JAMES
    Word cams to Rossville relatives Sunday of the death of Harold E. James which occurred Sunday at the Veteran’s hospital in Roseburg, Ore.

    Mr. James was born in Lexington, Okla., April 6, 1892 and passed his 46th, birthday this year. He came to Rossville community in 1908 and lived here until 1922.

    He was a soldier in the World War in Co. 9, of the regulars. While home on a furlough from New York, lie was married to Lavina Mansell, of Willard, July 21, 1918. They returned to New York, until the Armistice was signed and then made their home in Willard and Rossville, until their removal to Oregon, in 1922, where they lived until his death. He had been in poor health about nine years, spending a good part of his time in Veteran hospitals in Portland, and Roseburg, Ore. and Walla Walla, Wash. He was a member of the Masonic lodge.

    Burial was in Roseburg, cemetery, Tuesday, Oct. 18. He was preceded in death just four months by his father and leaves to mourn his departure, his wife, one daughter, Helen, age 18; and one son, Donald age 13; his mother Mrs. Ida James, three brothers, Earl, Floyd and Everett and two sisters, Mrs. S. O. Parr, Rossville; and Mrs. Vivian Lawrence of Leavenworth.