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Children of Ira James (1872-
1. Eva L. James: born 1903; married to Dan D. Lawrence (1900–1982); died 1981; buried at Sixteen Cemetery, Thornburg, Keokuk County, Iowa.
2. Alice B. James:
3. Gladys Pearl James: born September 17, 1907 in Keokuk County, Iowa; married Harold Benson (1901–1986); died March 7, 2008 (aged 100) in Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa; buried at Sixteen Cemetery in Thornburg, Keokuk County, Iowa; known children include: Carl Benson.
4. Opal L. James: born September 28, 1909 in What Cheer, Keokuk County, Iowa;
married January 23, 1929 in Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa to James Luverne Huffman
(1907-
5. Raymond L. James: born 1910; married Helen Rose Doughman (1914–2004); died 2000; buried at Sixteen Cemetery, Section #5, Row 1 in Thornburg, Keokuk County, Iowa; known children include: Marion Lee James, Marvel Louise James and Merlin Keith James.
6. Gerald Carl James: born March 19, 1914 in Keokuk County, Iowa; married Alice Noreen Hedrick (1916–2014) daughter of James Melvin Hedrick and Lula Shacklett; died September 24, 1998 (aged 84) in Lucas County, Iowa; buried at Chariton Cemetery, Section D in Chariton, Lucas County, Iowa.
7. Viola A. James: married Kenneth Scherer.
8. Everett Leroy James: born June 16, 1919 in Thornburg, Keokuk County, Iowa; married August 11, 1940 in Lancaster, Missouri to Leola Mae Newcomb (1916–2005), daughter of John Newcomb and Mary Shirlaw; died June 17, 2012 (aged 93) in Sigourney, Keokuk County, Iowa; buried at Sixteen Cemetery in Thornburg, Keokuk County, Iowa; known children include: Leroy James and Donald James.
9. Agnes E. James: born in 1921 in Keokuk County, Iowa; married Russell W. Dutemple
(1915-
10. Wilma Pauline James: born June 15, 1929 in What Cheer, Keokuk County, Iowa; married October 22, 1949 in What Cheer, Keokuk County, Iowa to Paul Edward Snakenberg (1926–2004), son of Ira Snakenberg and Barbara Strohman; died August 8, 2017 (aged 88) in Washington, Washington County, Iowa; buried at Pleasant Grove Cemetery in Sigourney, Keokuk County, Iowa; known children include: Janet Snakenberg, Joyce Snakenberg and Shirley Snakenberg.
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Notes:
Ira James (1872-
Sources:
Agnes Dutemple identified in 1940 U.S. Federal Population Census, What Cheer, Washington Township, Keokuk, IA.
Eva L. (James) Lawrence (1903-
Gladys Pearl (James) Benson (1907-
Opal (James) Huffman (1909-
Raymond L. James (1910-
Gerald Carl James (1914-
Everett Leroy James (1919-
Agnes E. Dutemple (1921-
Wilma Pauline (James) Snakenberg (1929-
Photos:
Gladys Pearl (James) Benson (1907-
Opal (James) Huffman (1909-
Everett Leroy James (1919-
Wilma Pauline (James) Snakenberg (1929-
Updated: December 27, 2020