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Children of Joshua Pickering James (1818-1900) of Jefferson County, Ohio and Sarah Ann Rogers (1820-1851):

 

1.    Joseph Evan James:  born June 16, 1842 in Madison County, Indiana; served in the Union’s Company A, 16th Regiment, Indiana Volunteer Infantry during the Civil War (1861-1865); died July 2, 1863 (aged 21) at the Battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania; buried at Fall Creek Monthly Meeting burial grounds, Madison County, Indiana.

 

2.    Charles Rogers James:  born January 13, 1844 in Fall Creek Township, Madison County, Indiana; served in the Union’s Company A, 16th Regiment, Indiana Volunteer Infantry during the Civil War (1861-1865); married November 18, 1868 in Madison County, Indiana to Tabitha Shields Morton (1844-1919); died July 29, 1906 (aged 62) in Madison, Jefferson County, Indiana; buried at Fall Creek Monthly Meeting burial grounds, Madison County, Indiana; known children include: Joseph E. James, Morton J. James, Sarah A. James, Benjamin James, Lucie W. James, George H. James, Lottie Edna James and Chester James.

 

3.    Rebecca Pickering James:  born April 5, 1846 in Madison County, Indiana; married November 19, 1868 at Fall Creek Meetinghouse, Madison, County, Indiana to Solomon Fussell Hardy (1837-1909), son of Neal Hardy (1803-1869) and Elizabeth Roberts Fussell (1810-1888); died June 13, 1922 (aged 76) in Pendleton, Madison County, Indiana; buried at Friends Cemetery, Fall Creek Township, Madison County, Indiana; known children include:  Charles Neal Hardy, John Hardy, Horace Greeley Hardy, Joseph James Hardy, Elizabeth Roberts Hardy, Thomas Morris Hardy, Roscoe Whittier Hardy and Solomon Frank Hardy.

 

4.    Mary Margaret James:  born March 2, 1848 in Madison County, Indiana; married 1879 to John Harden (1828-1911), son of William D. Hardin (1795-1882) and Esther Leonard (1800-1881); died May 30, 1925 (aged 77) in Montpelier, Blackford County, Indiana; known children include: Shirley Harden and James Newman Harden.

 

5.    Elizabeth R. James:  born August 2, 1850 in Madison County, Indiana; married to George Cooper; died April 25, 1883 in Madison County, Indiana; known children include: Lee Cooper and Lewis Cooper.

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Notes:

 

Joshua James (1818-1900) was the son of Evan James (1784-1844) of Washington County, Pennsylvania and Rebecca Pickering (1789-1848).

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Sources:

 

See, Records of the James Family Archives.

 

See, "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MHJT-MXL : 9 November 2014), household of Joshua T James, Madison county, part of, Madison, Indiana, United States; citing family 523, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

 

See, "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M4N6-47T : 30 December 2015), household of Joshua P James, 1860.

 

See, "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MXFH-V1Z : 17 October 2014), household of Joshua P James, Indiana, United States; citing p. 15, family 127, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 545,835.

 

See, "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M99N-7ST : accessed 23 July 2017), household of John Harden, Lagro Township (part south of Wabash & Salamonie Rivers), Wabash, Indiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 115, sheet 3A, family 52, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,410.

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Virtual Memorials on “Find A Grave” Website:

 

Joseph Evan James (1842-1863), Memorial ID No. 8310211, by Judy Stevens, added January 23, 2004.

 

Charles Rogers James (1844-1906), Memorial ID No. 8308708, by Judy Stevens, added January 23, 2004.

 

Tabitha Shields Morton James (1844-1919), Memorial ID No. 8310217, by Judy Stevens, added January 23, 2004.

 

Rebecca James Hardy (1846-1922), Memorial ID No. 8257421, by Judy Stevens, added January 10, 2004.

 

Solomon Fussell Hardy (1837-1909), Memorial ID No. 8308373, by Judy Stevens, added January 23, 2004.

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Updated: November 21, 2022