James Family Archives

 

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Children of John Chalkley James (1856-1939) of Pendleton, Madison County, Indiana and Mary Gustin (1874-1908):

 

1.    Ella Verniece James: born August 17, 1906 in Adair, Adair County, Iowa; first marriage in 1925 to James William Morgan (1902-1963); second marriage in 1972 to Orville Otis Glover (1908-1984), son of John Crawford Glover (1880-1920) and Gladys Vivian Noblett (1880-1956); died June 7, 1984 (aged 77) in Escondido, San Diego County, California; buried at Oak Hill Memorial Park, Escondido, San Diego, County, California; known children include: Betty Jean Morgan Bradford (1927-2003).

 

Children of John Chalkley James (1856-1939) of Pendleton, Madison County, Indiana and Wilma Christina Gustin (1893-1970):

 

2.    Archie Earnest James: born May 10, 1910 in Nada, Beaver County, Utah; first marriage in 1937 to Lucille Henrietta Ralph (1916-2008), daughter of Thomas Arthur Ralph (1896-1980) and Lucy E. Bennett (1893-1971); second marriage in 1952 to Katherine Jane Wilt (1913-1993); died May 28, 1958 (aged 48) in San Diego, San Diego County, California; buried in Greenwood Memorial Park in San Diego, San Diego County, California.

 

3.    James Orland “Jim” James, Sr.: born May 11, 1911 in Pipestone County, Minnesota; married February 28, 1959 in Sonoma County, California to Theodochia “Docia” Alifair Lankford (1898-1996), daughter of James Henry Lankford (1868-1956) and Mary Jane White (1872-1953); died March 16, 2001 (aged 89) in Santa Rosa, Sonoma County, California; buried at Santa Rosa Memorial Park, Garden of Peace - Grave 913-3, Santa Rosa, Sonoma County, California; known children include: James Orland James, Jr. (Family Tree Y-DNA Kit No. 80909).

 

4.    Doris Esther James: born April 10, 1913, in Pipestone, County, Minnesota; first marriage August 15, 1936 in Long Beach, Los Angeles California to Clifford Lee Hobbs (1911-1978), son of Isaac Newton Richard Hobbs (1991-1919) and Cora Kirkland (1885-1922); second marriage November 22, 1928, in San Diego, San Diego County, California to Westy Walcott Petraeus, Jr. (1908-1994), son of Westy Walcott Petraeus, Sr. (1877-1951) and Margaret Gott Smith (1887-1965); died February 25. 1981 (aged 67), in San Diego, San Diego County, California; buried in Greenwood Memorial Park, San Diego, San Diego County, California,known children include: Robert Earnest Hobbs, Sr. (1930-1999).

 

5.    Elton Lyle James: born December 23, 1917 in San Diego, San Diego County, California; died June 4, 1922 (aged 4) in San Diego, San Diego County, California; burial details unknown.

 

6.    S. James James: biographic details unknown

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Biographical Notes:

 

John Chalkley James (1856-1939) was the son of Joel Evan James (1826-1904) of Henry County, Indiana and Elizabeth Ann Rogers (1830-1865) of Madison County, Indiana.

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Sources:

 

See, Records of the James Family Archives.

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Virtual Memorials on “Find A Grave” Website:

 

Ella Verniece James Glover (1906-1984), Memorial ID No. 47385037, by Tom Hoot, added Jan. 31, 2010.

 

James William Morgan (1902-1963), Memorial ID No. 88900275, by Mona Williamson, added April 21, 2012.

 

Archie Earnest James (1910-1958), Memorial ID No. 152964262, by Chuck Schubert, added September 27, 2015.

 

Katherine Jane Wilt James (1913-1993), Memorial ID No. 152854276, by Chuck Schubert, added September 25, 2015.

 

James “Jim” Orland James, Sr. (1911-2001), Memorial ID No. 166833192, by Jim C., added July 11, 2016.

 

Theodochia “Docia” Alifair Lankford James (1898-1996), Memorial ID No. 166833193, by Jim C., added July 11, 2016.

 

Doris Esther James Hobbs (1913-1981), Memorial ID No. 205810794, by Linda, added December 29, 2019.

 

Clifford Lee Hobbs (1911-1978), Memorial ID No. 197722961, by pLot Lzrd, added March 21, 2019.

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Photographs:

Theodochia “Docia” Alifair Lankford James (1898-1996) & James “Jim” Orland James, Sr. (1911-2001)

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Updated: July 30, 2025