She was born 2 years before Rachel and Granville married. Although she is listed with last name James in the 1885 census, she probably was a daughter of Rebecca and her first husband unknown Shelmbarger.
WW I draft registration: Walter N. James, City Mission, Co Bluffs, Pott, IA. Age: 36, b. December 25, 1882. Cellar cleaner and general laborer. Nearest relative: G. James, Gen Del, Billings, Mont. Medium height, medium build, blue eyes, light brown hair. No disabilities. Signed: 9/12/18.
1895 census for Council Bluffs says he was born 1890 in Madison Co, IA
1910 census School Dist. 10, Yellowstone Mt, Albert L. James, 17, is living with his parents.
1920 census for School Dist. 40, Stillwater Co, MT. Albert, 26, single, farm laborer, is living 2 doors away from Freeman Bosley's family.
1930 census Billings, MT. Albert and Eva have been married less than 1 year. He is a construction laborer, working for a contractor. He says he is a WW vet. Eva says her parents were born in Czechoslovakia.
1900 census for Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie Co, IA, Wesley is 4 years old, born June 1895. Son of Granville and Ellen James.
World War I draft registration, Wesley L. James, age 22, was living in Yellowstone Co, Montana. Said he was born April 28, 1895 at Council Bluffs, Iowa. Laborer, not employed, single, medium height, slender build, blue eyes, black hair. Registered June 2, 1917, Billings, Montana.
source: "Pioneers of Wiregrass Georgia" Vol.1, Pg.69.
source: Dowling Ancestry manuscript by Noel Peeler Dowling Chart # 311
Ancestral File Number:
678J-BF