Individual Details
Jonah James
(6 Jan 1835 - 11 Oct 1915)
Events
| Birth | 6 Jan 1835 | High Littleton, Somerset, England |  | ||
| Christen | 7 Feb 1836 | High Littleton, Somerset, England | | ||
| Census | 1841 | High Littleton, Somerset, England | | ||
| Census | 1851 | High Littleton, Somerset, England |  | | |
| Marriage | 14 Dec 1857 | Dudley, Worcester, England - Mary Ann Watts | | ||
| Occupation | 30 Oct 1858 | an iron miner - Beaufort, Breconshire, Wales | |||
| Census | 7 Apr 1861 | Mangotsfield, Gloucester, England | | | |
| Living | 14 Jun 1861 | Pithay, Paulton, Somerset, England | | | |
| Occupation | 30 Sep 1863 | Little Brook, Paulton, Somerset, England | | | |
| Occupation | 28 Jan 1864 | coal miner - Paulton, Somerset, England | |||
| Living | 11 Dec 1865 | Paulton, Somerset, England | | | |
| Occupation | 29 Dec 1869 | an iron miner - Beaufort, Breconshire, Wales | | ||
| Census | 1871 | Llangattock, Breconshire, Wales | | | |
| Immigration | May 1872 | United States | | ||
| Living | 15 Mar 1874 | Liberty Township, Trumbull, Ohio, United States | | ||
| Living | 25 Jun 1879 | Liberty Township, Trumbull, Ohio, United States | | ||
| Census | 1880 | Liberty, Trumbull, Ohio, United States | | | |
| Census | 1885 | Washington Township, Greene, Iowa, United States | | | |
| Miscellaneous | 29 Apr 1890 | signed contract to manage coal mine - Grape Creek, Vermilion, Illinois, United States | | | |
| Census | 1900 | Danville Township, Vermilion, Illinois, United States | | | |
| Death | 11 Oct 1915 | Grape Creek, Vermilion, Illinois, United States | |||
| Burial | 13 Oct 1915 | Parrish Cemetery, Grape Creek, Vermilion, Illinois, United States |
Families
| Spouse | Mary Ann Watts (1835 - 1917) |
| Child | Alice James (1858 - 1923) |
| Child | Tom James (1861 - 1865) |
| Child | George James (1863 - 1864) |
| Child | George William James (1864 - 1938) |
| Child | Tom James (1867 - 1891) |
| Child | Albert James Sr. (1869 - 1938) |
| Child | John T James (1872 - 1946) |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Eunice James (1875 - 1937) |
| Child | Clara James (1879 - 1894) |
| Father | John James (1789 - 1873) |
| Mother | Grace Watts (1792 - 1849) |
| Sibling | Susanna James ( - ) |
| Sibling | Thomas James ( - ) |
| Sibling | George James (1820 - 1872) |
| Sibling | Ann James (1822 - ) |
| Sibling | Sarah James (1824 - ) |
| Sibling | Louisa James (1826 - 1877) |
| Sibling | William James (1828 - ) |
| Sibling | John James (1829 - ) |
| Sibling | Grace James (1831 - ) |
| Sibling | Eliza James (1833 - ) |
| Sibling | David James (1839 - 1911) |
Notes
Census
He is living in the household of his brother, George. His occupation is given as coal minerCensus
His name is given as Isaac and his occupation as coal miner.Living
His occupation is given as coal miner.Occupation
Birth record gives occupation as coal miner.Living
His occupation is given as coal miner. He was present at the death of his son, Tom.Census
His occupation is given as coal miner.Census
His occupation is given as coal miner.Census
He is listed in the SE 1/4 of the SW 1/4 of Section 26, T82, R29. His occupation is coal miner and he is entitled to vote.Miscellaneous
John James contracted to take over management of the "number three Mine" in Grape Creek and work out all the coal in the mine, not less than 50 tons per day. Coal was to be loaded on rail cars on track of the C. & E. I. Rail Road. Jonah James to provide all labor and materials except a "Gin" or hoisting device to be provided by the Grape Creek Coal Company at a cost not to except $150. The company also agreed to provide a sufficiency of mules or horses, not to exceed five, a sufficient number of Bank Cars and one man to attend to the pumps by day. Jonah James to receive 90 cents per ton on the 20th of each month for coal shipped during the previous month.Census
His occupation is given as mine boss, he owns his home free of mortgage and he is a naturalized citizen having come to the United States in 1872.Endnotes
1. 1880 U.S. census, population schedule, Trumbull Co., Ohio..
2. John James household, 1841 England census, High Littleton, Somerset Co., E.D. 6, folio 4, page 3, household 1; Ancestry.com image of The National Archives..
3. Jonah James household, 1871 England census, Llangattock, Brecon Co., Wales, E.D. 8, folio 46, page 10, household 47; ancestry.com image of The National Archives Series RG 10, piece 5586..
4. George James household, 1851 England census, High Littleton, Somerset Co., E.D. 5a, folio 183, page 22, household 90; ancestry.com image of The National Archives Series HO 107, piece 1939..
5. Jonah James household, 1900 U.S. census, Danville Twp., Vermilion Co., Illinois, E.D. 63, page 117B, household 289, family 295; ancestry.com image of National Archives microfilm publication T-623, Reel 348..
6. 1861 census, Keynsham Reg. Dist., Gloucester Co., Mangotsfield parish, enumeration district (ED) 2 G, p. 38, household 200, Isaac James household; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 2 August 2012); The National Archives of the UK, class RG 9, piece 1699, folio 41.
7. 1885 state census, Greene Co., Iowa, population schedule, Washington Twp., p. 41, dwelling 228, family 247, Jonah James household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 19 May 2013); Roll 189.
8. Baptisms 1813-1863, Parish Church of High Littleton, Somerset County, England. microfilm no. 1526833, item 1, Family History Library [FHL], Salt Lake City, Utah..
9. John James household, 1841 England census, High Littleton, Somerset Co., E.D. 6, folio 4, page 3, household 1; Ancestry.com image of The National Archives..
10. George James household, 1851 England census, High Littleton, Somerset Co., E.D. 5a, folio 183, page 22, household 90; ancestry.com image of The National Archives Series HO 107, piece 1939..
11. 1880 U.S. census, population schedule, Trumbull Co., Ohio..
12. Jonah James household, 1871 England census, Llangattock, Brecon Co., Wales, E.D. 8, folio 46, page 10, household 47; ancestry.com image of The National Archives Series RG 10, piece 5586..
13. Jonah James household, 1900 U.S. census, Danville Twp., Vermilion Co., Illinois, E.D. 63, page 117B, household 289, family 295; ancestry.com image of National Archives microfilm publication T-623, Reel 348..
14. 1861 census, Keynsham Reg. Dist., Gloucester Co., Mangotsfield, enumeration district (ED) 2 G, p. 38, household 201, David James; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 2 August 2012); The National Archives of the UK, class RG 9, piece 1699, folio 41.
15. 1885 state census, Greene Co., Iowa, population schedule, Washington Twp., p. 41, dwelling 228, family 247, Jonah James household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 19 May 2013); Roll 189.
16. 1861 census, Keynsham Reg. Dist., Gloucester Co., Mangotsfield parish, enumeration district (ED) 2 G, p. 38, household 200, Isaac James household; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 2 August 2012); The National Archives of the UK, class RG 9, piece 1699, folio 41.
17. England, birth certificate (long form), for Tom James, 1861; Clutton registration district and subdistrict; General Registry Office, Southport.
18. England, birth certificate (long form), for George James, 1863; Clutton registration district and subdistrict; General Registry Office, Southport.
19. England, death certificate (long form), for Tom James, 1865; Clutton registration district and subdistrict; General Registry Office, Southport.
20. Albert James, birth certificate no. 343 (1869), General Register Office, England.
21. Jonah James household, 1871 England census, Llangattock, Brecon Co., Wales, E.D. 8, folio 46, page 10, household 47; ancestry.com image of The National Archives Series RG 10, piece 5586..
22. Letter from Anthony Vivo, clerk of courts, Mahoning Co., Ohio to Maryan R. Gill, 14 Jul 1965; held by James V. Gill (Aurora, Illinois)..
23. Jonah James household, 1900 U.S. census, Danville Twp., Vermilion Co., Illinois, E.D. 63, page 117B, household 289, family 295; ancestry.com image of National Archives microfilm publication T-623, Reel 348..
24. FamilySearch, "Ohio, County Births, 1841-2003," digital images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XDYG-PL6 : accessed 26 April 2013), Maria Jane James; Film 904,249, v. 1, p. 324; misindexed as Nana Jane James.
25. FamilySearch, "Ohio, County Births, 1841-2003," digital images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VR96-WSH : accessed 27 April 2013), Clara James birth 1879; Film 904,249.
26. 1880 U.S. census, population schedule, Trumbull Co., Ohio..
27. 1885 state census, Greene Co., Iowa, population schedule, Washington Twp., p. 41, dwelling 228, family 247, Jonah James household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 19 May 2013); Roll 189.
28. Contract between Jonah James and the Grape Creek Coal Company dated 29 April 1890, Gill-Hendrickson family documents; privately held by James V. Gill, , Versailles, KY. Passed down through the James family.
29. Jonah James household, 1900 U.S. census, Danville Twp., Vermilion Co., Illinois, E.D. 63, page 117B, household 289, family 295; ancestry.com image of National Archives microfilm publication T-623, Reel 348..