Children of Thomas M. James (1861-1936) of Roanoke County, Virginia and Melissa Pearson
(1869-1964) of Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa:
1. Myrtle James: born August 6, 1889 in Hodge, Lafayette County, Missouri; married
March 18, 1914 to Relvia Clarence Keller (1881-1964), son of Walter Celling Keller
(1856-1936) and Sarah Viola Wilcox (1862-1946); died September 26, 1966 (aged 77)
in Sibley, Jackson County, Missouri; buried at Buckner Hill Cemetery, Buckner, Jackson
County, Missouri; known children include: Charles Vernon Keller, Walter Rollin Keller
and Thomas Marvin Keller.
2. Frank James: born October 1890 in Hodge, Lafayette County, Missouri; died 1926;
buried at Cravens Cemetery, Camden, Ray County, Missouri.
3. Jesse James, Sr.: born October 19, 1892 in Dover, Lafayette, Missouri, married
Mary Eliza Godley (1890-1976), daughter of Silas Nay Godley (1857-1934) and Rosetta
Casteel (1868-1904); died March 8, 1978 in Richmond, Ray County, Missouri; buried
at Cravens Cemetery, Camden, Ray County, Missouri; known children include: Elton
W. James, Thomas Neigh James, Norman Curtis James, Mary Margaret James, Jesse James,
Jr., Paul James, Leanna James, Faye James and Gloria James.
4. Charles James: born October 1895 in Hodge, Lafayette County, Missouri, died
February 10, 1928 (aged 32) in Lafayette County, Missouri; buried at Cravens Cemetery,
Camden, Ray County, Missouri.
5. Ida Ellen James: born December 30, 1898 in Missouri; married November 8, 1922
in Lexington, Lafayette County, Missouri to Ralph Benjamin Coen (1897-1965), son
of Benjamin Coen (1865-1946) and Martha Bardet (1877-1913); died February 11, 1989
(aged 90) in Sibley, Jackson County, Missouri; known children include: Norma Coen,
Juanita Coen, Dorothy Lee Coen and Martha Patricia Coen.
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Notes:
Thomas M. James (1861-1936) was the son of Elias James (1797-1870) and Agnes Susan
Preston (1830-1871) of Bedford County, Virginia.
Sources:
Family history information provided by Brian Ray James of Camden, Missouri, grandson
of Jesse James, Sr. (1892-1978), participant in the James Y-DNA Surname Project hosted
by FamilyTree DNA at Kit No. 919098.
Family of Thomas M. James (1861-1936) found on Terry Mason’s Family History Site.
Myrtle James Keller (1889-1966), Find A Grave Memorial, ID No. 54256733, by Rebekah
Billings, added June 28, 2010.
Relvia Clarence Keller (1881-1964), Id., Memorial ID No. 54256706, by Rebekah Billings,
added June 28, 2010.
Frank James (1890-1989), Id., Memorial ID No. 71614584, by Kerri, added June 19,
2011.
Jesse James, Sr. (1892-1926), Id., Memorial ID No. 20228107, by Charles W. Brown,
added July 2, 2007.
Mary Eliza James (?-1976), Id., Memorial ID No. 20228130, by Charles W. Brown, added
July 2, 2007.
Charles “Charlie” James (1895-1928), Id., Memorial ID No. 71614380, by Kerri, added
June 19, 2011.
Malissa Pearson James (1869-1964), Id., Memorial ID No. 157134961, by Member #47526185
†, added Jan. 16, 2016.
Ralph Benjamin Coen (1897-1965), Id., Memorial ID No. 158597966, by Pat Oder, added
February 25, 2016.
Ida E. Coen (1898-1989), People Search under Coen: Dorothy, Margaret, Erna.
Dorothy Lee Shropshire (Coen) (1925-2015), daughter of Ida Ellen James (1898-1989),
Obituary, Speaks Suburban Chapel, Independence, Missouri.
Ida Ellen James (1898-1989) on Family Search.
Photos:
Photo of Thomas M. James (1861-1936) of Roanoke County, Virginia and Melissa Pearson
(1869-1964) and their five children - date unknown.
Updated: July 24, 2020
