Individual Details
William Henry James
(24 Aug 1889 - 1965)
Events
| Birth | 24 Aug 1889 | Vermilion, Illinois, United States |  | ||
| Census | 1900 | Brookville, Vermilion, Illinois, United States |  | | |
| Census | 1910 | Danville, Vermilion, Illinois, United States | | | |
| DraftReg | 5 Jun 1917 | Danville, Vermilion, Illinois, United States | | | |
| Census | 1920 | Danville, Vermilion, Illinois, United States | | | |
| Marriage | Abt 1928 | Elizabeth | | ||
| Census | 1930 | Quincy, Adams, Illinois, United States | | | |
| Living | 5 Aug 1938 | Quincy, Adams, Illinois, United States | | ||
| Census | 1940 | 913 N. Eighth St., Quincy, Adams, Illinois, United States | | | |
| Living | 25 Jul 1944 | Quincy, Adams, Illinois, United States | | ||
| Death | 1965 |
Families
| Spouse | Elizabeth (1885 - ) |
| Father | George William James (1864 - 1938) |
| Mother | Annie T. Smith (1870 - 1944) |
| Sibling | Lillian Mary James (1891 - 1943) |
| Sibling | James ( - 1900) |
| Sibling | James ( - 1900) |
| Sibling | Thomas Bernard James (1897 - 1950) |
| Sibling | George William James Jr. (1899 - 1964) |
| Sibling | Ralph Joseph James (1906 - 1966) |
| Sibling | Loretta Katherine James (1910 - 1982) |
Notes
Census
In the return, he is reported to have attended school seven months in the past year.Census
His occupation is given as helper - boiler shop.DraftReg
His name is given as William H. James and his address as 8 Park St.., Danville. His occupation is laborer for George Burkwell in Danville. He is single and described as of short height and slender build with gray eyes and black hair.Census
His occupation is given as miner - coal.Census
His occupation is given as laborer - odd jobs. He is listed as a roomer in the home of Minnie Brasfield at 125 South Sixth.Census
Census shows William H. James rents his home for $12 a month, he is a male, married, has 5 years of education and lived in the same place in 1935. He is employed in government work. His occupation is laborer - sewer construction. He worked 52 weeks in 1939 and his income was $596. He had other income.Endnotes
1. 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..
2. 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..
3. 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..
4. Minnie Brasfield household, 1930 U.S. census, Quincy, Adams Co., Illinois, E.D. 38, page 6A, household 114, family 178; ancestry.com image of National Archives microfilm publication T-626, Reel 405..
5. 1940 census, Adams Co., Illinois, population schedule, Ward 1, Quincy, enumeration district (ED) 1-36, p. 63A, household 718, William H. James household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 13 September 2013); National Archives microfilm publication T627, roll 756.
6. 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..
7. 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..
8. William H. James World War I Draft Registration Card, 5 Jun 1917, World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-18 [database online], Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2002. Original data: National Archives and Records Administration. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. M1509, 20,243 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration..
9. 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..
10. Minnie Brasfield household, 1930 U.S. census, Quincy, Adams Co., Illinois, E.D. 38, page 6A, household 114, family 178; ancestry.com image of National Archives microfilm publication T-626, Reel 405..
11. 1940 census, Adams Co., Illinois, population schedule, Ward 1, Quincy, enumeration district (ED) 1-36, p. 63A, household 718, William H. James household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 13 September 2013); National Archives microfilm publication T627, roll 756.
12. Minnie Brasfield household, 1930 U.S. census, Quincy, Adams Co., Illinois, E.D. 38, page 6A, household 114, family 178; ancestry.com image of National Archives microfilm publication T-626, Reel 405..
13. George W. James obituary, [clipping assumed to be from The Commercial-News, Danville, Illinois].
14. 1940 census, Adams Co., Illinois, population schedule, Ward 1, Quincy, enumeration district (ED) 1-36, p. 63A, household 718, William H. James household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 13 September 2013); National Archives microfilm publication T627, roll 756.
15. Ill 5 Years, Mrs. James Dies at 69, The Commercial-News, Danville, Illinois, [1944].