Individual Details
George William James
(24 Dec 1864 - 5 Aug 1938)
A newspaper clipping titled "Helped to open mine in Mexico rocked by blast" says George W. James was one of 50 men recruited from Illinois, Iowa and other Midwestern states to open the Rosita Coal Mine Company's Number 6 mine near Neuvo Rosita, Coachuila, Mexico. The men left St. Louis April 12, 1888 but returned sometime in June or July after their pay was cut. When he returned to Danville, he worked in various mines. He conducted a saloon
in Danville from 1894 until saloons were voted out nearly 20 years ago (1917), after
which he returned to the mines. His last mining was in the Hegler mine.
Events
| Birth | 24 Dec 1864 | Beaufort, Breconshire, Wales |  | ||
| Census | 1871 | Llangattock, Breconshire, Wales |  | | |
| Immigration | 30 Sep 1872 | United States | | | |
| Census | 1880 | Liberty, Trumbull, Ohio, United States | | | |
| Naturalization | 1883 | | |||
| Census | 1885 | Washington Township, Greene, Iowa, United States | | | |
| Marriage | 25 Jul 1889 | Vermilion, Illinois, United States - Annie T. Smith | | ||
| Census | 1900 | Brookville, Vermilion, Illinois, United States | | | |
| Census | 1910 | Danville, Vermilion, Illinois, United States | | | |
| Census | 1920 | Danville, Vermilion, Illinois, United States | | | |
| Living | 11 Sep 1923 | Danville, Vermilion, Illinois, United States | | ||
| Living | 15 Jun 1938 | | |||
| Death | 5 Aug 1938 | Danville, Vermilion, Illinois, United States | | ||
| Burial | Spring Hill Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion, Illinois, United States | |
Families
| Spouse | Annie T. Smith (1870 - 1944) |
| Child | William Henry James (1889 - 1965) |
| Child | Lillian Mary James (1891 - 1943) |
| Child | James ( - 1900) |
| Child | James ( - 1900) |
| Child | Thomas Bernard James (1897 - 1950) |
| Child | George William James Jr. (1899 - 1964) |
| Child | Ralph Joseph James (1906 - 1966) |
| Child | Loretta Katherine James (1910 - 1982) |
| Father | Jonah James (1835 - 1915) |
| Mother | Mary Ann Watts (1835 - 1917) |
| Sibling | Alice James (1858 - 1923) |
| Sibling | Tom James (1861 - 1865) |
| Sibling | George James (1863 - 1864) |
| Sibling | Tom James (1867 - 1891) |
| Sibling | Albert James Sr. (1869 - 1938) |
| Sibling | John T James (1872 - 1946) |
| Sibling | Living |
| Sibling | Eunice James (1875 - 1937) |
| Sibling | Clara James (1879 - 1894) |
Notes
Census
His occupation is given as scholar.Immigration
He was among 673 steerage passengers (there were also 100 cabin passengers). The SS City of Brussels sailed from Liverpool. The passenger manifest reports he is age 7, male, child.Census
His occupation is given as coal miner.Census
His occupation is given as coal miner.Census
In the return, his occupation is given as saloon keeper, he owns his home and he is a naturalized citizen.Census
His occupation is given as proprietor - saloon. He rents his home at 8 Park St.Census
His occupation is given as miner - coal. He owns his home at 8 Park St. free of mortgage.Endnotes
1. 1880 U.S. census, population schedule, Trumbull Co., Ohio..
2. 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..
3. George W. James household, 1900 U.S. census, Brookville, Vermilion Co., Illinois, E.D. 63, page 7B, household 139, family 150; ancestry.com image of National Archives microfilm publication T-623, Reel 348..
4. George W. James tombstone, Spring Hill Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion Co., Illinois; transcribed by the author.
5. George W. James household, 1910 U.S. census, Danville 1st Ward, Vermilion Co., Illinois, E.D. 136, page 15B, household 292, family 292; ancestry.com image of National Archives microfilm publication T-624, Reel 330..
6. George W. James household, 1920 U.S. census, Danville 3rd Ward, Vermilion Co., Illinois, E.D. 160, page 4B, household 96, family 104; ancestry.com image of National Archives microfilm publication T-625, Reel 411..
7. George W. James obituary, [clipping assumed to be from The Commercial-News, Danville, Illinois].
8. 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.
9. 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..
10. George James entry; SS City of Brussels Passenger Manifest, 30 September 1872, page 8, line 7; in Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, New York, 1820-1897; ancestry.com image of microfilm publication M237 (Washington: National Archives), roll 366..
11. George W. James household, 1900 U.S. census, Brookville, Vermilion Co., Illinois, E.D. 63, page 7B, household 139, family 150; ancestry.com image of National Archives microfilm publication T-623, Reel 348..
12. George W. James household, 1920 U.S. census, Danville 3rd Ward, Vermilion Co., Illinois, E.D. 160, page 4B, household 96, family 104; ancestry.com image of National Archives microfilm publication T-625, Reel 411..
13. 1880 U.S. census, population schedule, Trumbull Co., Ohio..
14. George W. James household, 1920 U.S. census, Danville 3rd Ward, Vermilion Co., Illinois, E.D. 160, page 4B, household 96, family 104; ancestry.com image of National Archives microfilm publication T-625, Reel 411..
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. George W. James household, 1900 U.S. census, Brookville, Vermilion Co., Illinois, E.D. 63, page 7B, household 139, family 150; ancestry.com image of National Archives microfilm publication T-623, Reel 348..
17. George W. James household, 1910 U.S. census, Danville 1st Ward, Vermilion Co., Illinois, E.D. 136, page 15B, household 292, family 292; ancestry.com image of National Archives microfilm publication T-624, Reel 330..
18. George W. James household, 1920 U.S. census, Danville 3rd Ward, Vermilion Co., Illinois, E.D. 160, page 4B, household 96, family 104; ancestry.com image of National Archives microfilm publication T-625, Reel 411..
19. James-Smith marriage, 25 Jul 1889, Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763-1900, Illinois State Archives, online
20. George W. James household, 1900 U.S. census, Brookville, Vermilion Co., Illinois, E.D. 63, page 7B, household 139, family 150; ancestry.com image of National Archives microfilm publication T-623, Reel 348..
21. George W. James household, 1910 U.S. census, Danville 1st Ward, Vermilion Co., Illinois, E.D. 136, page 15B, household 292, family 292; ancestry.com image of National Archives microfilm publication T-624, Reel 330..
22. George W. James household, 1920 U.S. census, Danville 3rd Ward, Vermilion Co., Illinois, E.D. 160, page 4B, household 96, family 104; ancestry.com image of National Archives microfilm publication T-625, Reel 411..
23. Deaths Reported: Mrs. Alice Hawkins, Unknown, perh Terre Haute, Indiana, perh September 1923.
24. Coal Miner Dead at 68, The Commercial-News, Danville, Illinois, 16 June 1938. newspaper and publication date uncertain..
25. George W. James tombstone, Spring Hill Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion Co., Illinois; transcribed by the author.
26. Resident 50 Years Dead: George W. James, The Commercial-News, Danville, Illinois, 6 August 1938.
27. George W. James tombstone, Spring Hill Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion Co., Illinois; transcribed by the author.
28. George W. James obituary, [clipping assumed to be from The Commercial-News, Danville, Illinois].