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John Louis James

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John Louis James

Birth
Bollinger County, Missouri, USA
Death
15 Apr 1940 (aged 66)
Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, USA
Burial
Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, USA Add to Map
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Son of Adam James and Mary Polly Statler.
Married to Mattie Goza 21 Aug 1902.
Father of John Frank James and Addie Ella James Priest.

Obituary published in the Southeast Missourian Cape Girardeau MO, 15 April 1940.

John L. James, 66, Cape County Farmer Dies; Rites Wednesday

John L. James, 66 years old, a farmer of near Gordonville, died of mesenteric thrombosis at 8 a.m. today at Southeast Missouri Hospital. He had been in ill health about five years and was brought to the hospital at noon Sunday, undergoing an operation.

The body was removed to Seabaugh Funeral Home and will remain there until 1 o'clock Wednesday afternoon when it will be taken to Centenary Methodist Church, where funeral services will be conducted at 2:30 o'clock by the pastor, Rev. Don E. Schooler. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery.

Mr. James was born in Bollinger County, but had spent most of his life on the farm in this county. He was a member of the Democratic County Committee for several years, and for nine years was on the Campster school board. He was a member of Centenary Church.

He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Mattie James; his mother, Mrs. Polly Harmon of Cape Girardeau; a son, Frank James, and a daughter, Mrs. Earl Priest of Gordonville; a half-brother, C. I. Harmon of Cape Girardeau; three half-sisters, Mrs. Lyman Hayden of Cape Girardeau, Mrs. Otto Miller of Gordonville, and Mrs. Fred Thompson of Illmo, and six grandchildren.

Son of Adam James and Mary Polly Statler.
Married to Mattie Goza 21 Aug 1902.
Father of John Frank James and Addie Ella James Priest.

Obituary published in the Southeast Missourian Cape Girardeau MO, 15 April 1940.

John L. James, 66, Cape County Farmer Dies; Rites Wednesday

John L. James, 66 years old, a farmer of near Gordonville, died of mesenteric thrombosis at 8 a.m. today at Southeast Missouri Hospital. He had been in ill health about five years and was brought to the hospital at noon Sunday, undergoing an operation.

The body was removed to Seabaugh Funeral Home and will remain there until 1 o'clock Wednesday afternoon when it will be taken to Centenary Methodist Church, where funeral services will be conducted at 2:30 o'clock by the pastor, Rev. Don E. Schooler. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery.

Mr. James was born in Bollinger County, but had spent most of his life on the farm in this county. He was a member of the Democratic County Committee for several years, and for nine years was on the Campster school board. He was a member of Centenary Church.

He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Mattie James; his mother, Mrs. Polly Harmon of Cape Girardeau; a son, Frank James, and a daughter, Mrs. Earl Priest of Gordonville; a half-brother, C. I. Harmon of Cape Girardeau; three half-sisters, Mrs. Lyman Hayden of Cape Girardeau, Mrs. Otto Miller of Gordonville, and Mrs. Fred Thompson of Illmo, and six grandchildren.


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  • Created by: Martha
  • Added: Jun 18, 2010
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/53834576/john_louis-james: accessed ), memorial page for John Louis James (3 Apr 1874–15 Apr 1940), Find a Grave Memorial ID 53834576, citing Cape County Memorial Park Cemetery, Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, USA; Maintained by Martha (contributor 47249216).