I don't have a lot of information on the James Family before my great uncle John Tom James. Descendants of Permelia E. Latham. Generation No. 1 1. PERMELIA E.5 LATHAM. (WILLIAM H.4 LATHAM, STEPHEN R3, ELIJAH2, JEREMIAH1) was born 1860 in Muhlenberg or Greenville, Kentucky, and died February 01, 1939 in Hopkins County, Kentucky. She married JOHN TOM JAMES in Muhlenberg or Todd County, Kentucky. He was born April 06, 1850 in Kentucky, and died 1937 in Oklahoma. Children of PERMELIA LATHAM. and JOHN JAMES are: 2. i. WILLIAM LESLIE6 JAMES, b. Muhlenberg or Todd, Kentucky/Muhlenberg Co., KY. ii. RAYMOND D JAMES, b. 1896, Kentucky; d. Oklahoma; m. RUTH JAMES; b. Kentucky ?. Marriage Notes for RAYMOND JAMES and RUTH JAMES: They had children but I do not have that information yet but will include it when Amy sends me the information she has from Granddad on them. 3. iii. BESSIE JAMES, b. April 08, 1888, Muhlenberg County Kentucky; d. September 1977, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. iv. IVY MAE JAMES. v. LOUELLA JAMES. vi. FRANCES T. JAMES. vii. RUTH JAMES. viii. BEULAH ELIZABETH JAMES. ix. HERBERT C. JAMES. x. FUN JAMES, b. 1902. xi. LILLIAN O. LATHAM. Generation No. 2 2. WILLIAM LESLIE6 JAMES (PERMELIA E.5 LATHAM., WILLIAM H.4 LATHAM, STEPHEN R3, ELIJAH2, JEREMIAH1) was born in Muhlenberg or Todd, Kentucky/Muhlenberg Co., KY. Children of WILLIAM LESLIE JAMES are: i. BEATRICE7 JAMES, b. Abt. 1911, Kentucky. ii. J. R. JAMES, b. February 1921, Kentucky. iii. EVELYN JAMES, b. 1923, Muhlenberg or Todd County, Kentucky. 3. BESSIE6 JAMES (PERMELIA E.5 LATHAM., WILLIAM H.4 LATHAM, STEPHEN R3, ELIJAH2, JEREMIAH1) was born April 08, 1888 in Muhlenberg County Kentucky, and died September 1977 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. She married CHARLES LIGHT. Children of BESSIE JAMES and CHARLES LIGHT are: i. DAVID7 LIGHT. ii. RUTH LIGHT. iii. WILLIAM LIGHT. iv. HELEN LIGHT. John Tom James is buried in Hugo, Oklahoma next to Permelia's brother Steve Latham and they paid for the graves of Rossie or Rosie James (one source for each spelling) and son Darryl James (died as an infant)