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Children of Israel B. James (1850-
1. Ira Raymond James: born November 1872 in Iowa; married Jennie Garrett (1886-
2. Lowen Lewis James: born 1875 in Iowa; died 1907 (aged 32); buried in Sixteen Cemetery, Section #1, Row 3, Thornburg, Keokuk County, Iowa; known children include: John James, Emmett James, Ethel James and Esther James.
3. Ellen “Ella” A. James: born 1876 in Iowa; widowed; second marriage March 4,
1909 in Keokuk County, Iowa to Charles O. Bensler (1877-
4. Mary L. James: born August 1879 in Iowa; married Wallace Monroe Burtlow (1873-
5. Lydia A. James: born April 1884 in Iowa.
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Notes:
Israel B. James (1850-
Sources:
Family Records of Janetrose Sue Frederick of Iowa, great granddaughter of Lowen Lewis
James (1875-
1880 US Federal Census for Household of Israel James, Deep River, Poweshiek County, Iowa.
1900 US Federal Census for Household of Israel James, Prairie, Keokuk County, Iowa.
West Virginia Pioneers, on The Next Generation Sitebuilding, maintained by Betty Briggs.
Ira Raymond James (1842-
Jennie (Garrett) James (1886-
Lowen Lewis James (1875-
Ella A. (James) Bensler (1876-
Charles O. Bensler (1877-
Mary L. (James) Burtlow (1879-
Wallace Monroe Burtlow (1873-
Photos:
Lowen Lewis James (1875-
Lowen Lewis James (1875-
Updated: February 12, 2021