Sounds like a good idea to me. Here's mine. My Joel James is my biggest dead end of my whole family line. Would love to find his parentage: Descendants of Joel James 1 Joel James b: 26 March 1796 in Augusta County, Virginia d: Bef. 1865 in probably in Indiana .. +Unknown b: Unknown m: Bef. 1826 d: Abt. 1831 in maybe Indiana .. 2 (maybe William J.?) James b: Abt. 1820 in Indiana d: Unknown ...... +Unknown b: Unknown m: 15 November 1860 in LaPorte County, Indiana d: Unknown .. 2 (Child?) James b: Abt. 1822 d: Unknown .. 2 (Child?) James b: Abt. 1824 d: Unknown .. 2 Jane James b: Abt. 1826 in Indiana d: Unknown ...... +Lewis Beagles b: 11 November 1823 in Bowling Green, Warren County, Kentucky m: 27 February 1845 in Marshall County, Indiana d: 21 January 1911 Father: Joseph Beagles Mother: Lucy Sammons .. 2 (Child?) James b: Abt. 1828 d: Unknown .. 2 (Child?) James b: Abt. 1830 d: Unknown .. 2 (Child?) James b: Abt. 1831 d: Unknown *2nd Wife of Joel James: .. +Martha Hannon b: Unknown m: 25 September 1832 in Warren County, Indiana d: Abt. 1846 in probably Marshall County, Indiana Father: Unknown Hannon Mother: Unknown .. 2 Sarah A. James b: Abt. 1833 in Indiana d: 18 March 1906 in La Porte County, Indiana .. 2 Joel James b: 31 July 1836 in probably Danville, Vermillion County, Illinois d: 3 February 1905 in Tippacanoe County, Indiana ...... +maybe (Sarah E.?) (Smitzer?) b: Unknown m: Abt. 23 April 1860 in Cass County, Indiana d: Unknown .. *2nd Wife of Joel James: ...... +Mary A. Ellis McLean b: Unknown m: 30 May 1863 in Logansport, Cass County, Indiana d: Unknown .. *3rd Wife of Joel James: ...... +maybe (Arvilla?) (Brown?) b: Unknown m: 18 June 1874 in Warren County, Indiana d: Bef. 1900 .. *4th Wife of Joel James: ...... +Melvina Critser b: Abt. 1823 m: 7 September 1892 in Danville, Vermillion County, Illinois d: Unknown Father: Abraham Critser Mother: Mary Cantrell .. *5th Wife of Joel James: ...... +Rachel Ann James b: Abt. 1846 m: 13 May 1900 in Warren County, Indiana d: Aft. 1905 Father: Perry James Mother: Esther Jane Kearns .. 2 Nancy E. James b: Abt. 1837 in Indiana d: Unknown .. 2 (Child?) James b: Abt. 1839 in Indiana d: Unknown .. 2 (Child?) James b: Abt. 1841 in Indiana d: Unknown .. 2 (Child?) James b: Abt. 1843 in Indiana d: Unknown .. 2 Mary Ann James b: Abt. 1844 in Marshall County, Indiana d: Unknown ...... +Patrick J. Moss b: Unknown m: 18 November 1866 in Laporte County, Indiana d: Unknown .. 2 John A. James b: Abt. January 1846 in Marshall County, Indiana d: 22 April 1902 in Asherville, Stoddard County, Missouri ...... +maybe Mary Ellen Slocum b: 13 July 1851 in Olive Township, St. Joseph County, Indiana m: Abt. 1878 in Indiana d: 11 March 1897 in Hamilton, St. Joseph County, Indiana Father: Peleg Slocum Mother: Mary .. *2nd Wife of John A. James: ...... +Nancy Ann Hillman b: Abt. 1861 in Jefferson County, Illinois m: 17 June 1882 in Stoddard County, Missouri d: Unknown *3rd Wife of Joel James: .. +Philomelia Ruggles b: 28 November 1819 in Broome County, New York m: 12 October 1848 in Marshall County, Indiana d: Abt. December 1861 in St Joseph County, Indiana Father: Jehiel Ruggles Mother: Sybil .. 2 Cynthia Anne James b: 2 October 1849 in Starke County, Indiana d: 14 January 1929 in Otego, Jewell County, Kansas ...... +Josiah Morrow b: 13 March 1844 in Stark County, Ohio m: 12 September 1872 in St Joseph County, Indiana d: 21 July 1928 in Otego, Jewell County, Kansas Father: Anderson J. Morrow Mother: Sarah Lutz .. 2 Melvina James b: Abt. 1852 in either Starke or St. Joseph County, Indiana d: Unknown ...... +Fred Benhardt b: Abt. 1853 in LaPorte County, Indiana m: 23 August 1876 in LaPorte County, Indiana d: 14 March 1896 in Michigan City, LaPorte County, Indiana Father: Fred Benhardt Mother: Dorothy .. 2 George James b: Bef. August 1854 in either Starke or St. Joseph County, Indiana d: July 1872 in St Joseph County, Indiana .. 2 Sarah Jane James b: 21 December 1857 in St Joseph County, Indiana d: 18 December 1933 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah ...... +Charles L. Perleywits b: Unknown m: 21 June 1876 in St Joseph County, Indiana d: Bef. 1933 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah .. 2 Evan James b: 29 May 1860 in St Joseph County, Indiana d: 18 April 1903 in St Joseph County, Indiana ...... +Nancy Ellen Pollock b: 19 September 1863 in Indiana m: 3 January 1886 in LaPorte County, Indiana d: 28 November 1934 in St. Joseph County, Indiana .. 2 Charles L. James b: 24 October 1861 in near North Liberty, St Joseph County, Indiana d: 10 May 1944 in St. Joseph County Infirmary, St Joseph County, Indiana ...... +Unknown b: Unknown m: Bef. 1885 d: Unknown Johnita Don Stanton wrote: > > Hi Folks, > > We have not had a Roll Call on this list for quite > some time. Would the group be interested in having one to > help the New Subscribers to the list? > > Have a nice day, > Don > > ==== JAMES Mailing List ==== > If you are interested in joining the JAMESON/various spellings > list please contact Barbara Prior Jameson <[email protected]> > Visit Frank and Jesse James on-line! > http://www.rootsweb.com/~daisy/jamesged.htm -- Johnita P. 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