Individual Details

James Y Longmire

(25 Apr 1842 - 1 Oct 1910)



James married Melvina (Overton) Bradford, 21 Nov 1865, Granville, NC

1870 Census. Fishing Creek, Granville, NC, Hh 338 (two entries from brother Samuel)
James Longmire, 29
Melvinie, 28
Bradford Mile, 12 [obviously not their child - surname questionable - could be Bradford]
Lony. H., 3
Laura J., 8 months

1880 Census. Fishing Creek, Granville, NC, Hh 74 (indexed as "Bongmine - although it can be read plainly as Longmire)
James Longmire, 37, Keeping Mill
Melvina, 38, wife
Lonny, 13, son
Laura J., 10, dau
Virgil L., 9, dau (Virgie)
Thomas Y, 5, son
Iola, 3, cau


1900 Census. Granville, NC. Hh 130
James Y. Longmire, b. Apr 1842, 58, married 35 years
Melvina, wife, b. Apr 1842, 58. 8 children - 7 are living
Laura J., dau, b. Jan 1869, 31
Mary J., dau, b. Mar 1879, 21
Wyatt, son, b. Oct 1880, 19
Walter, son, b. Jul 1889, 18

1910 Census. Fishing Creek, Granville, NC, Hh 13
James Y. Longmire, 66, married once for 42 years
Malvina, wife, 69, 7 children
Laura, dau, 32 (she was 10 years older)
Wyatte, son, 27
Mary, dau, 22 (she was 10 years older)
Hh 14
Thomas Longmire, 34, married once for 10 years
Cora, wife, 28, 3 children
Jeannette, dau, 10. Frances, dau, 6. Hampton, son, 2.

Death Certificate of daughter Laura: North Carolina, #206
Laura Longmire of Fishing Creek, Granville Co, died 10 Nov 1925 of myocarditis. She was 56, born in 1869 in Granville Co. and single. J. Y. Longmire and Melvina Overton were her parents. L. H. Longmire was the informant.

Events

Birth25 Apr 1842Granville County, North Carolina
Marriage20 Nov 1865Granville County, North Carolina - Melvina Justine Overton
Death1 Oct 1910Granville County, North Carolina

Families

SpouseMelvina Justine Overton (1842 - 1911)
ChildVirgie Lea Longmire (1872 - 1929)
FatherElijah Longmire (1801 - )
MotherAraminta Hays (1800 - 1860)
SiblingAllen R. Longmire (1825 - 1902)
SiblingIverson Longmire (1828 - )
SiblingLucy C. Longmire (1832 - 1900)
SiblingDelia Longmire (1834 - )
SiblingSamuel H. Longmire (1835 - )