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About William James

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@R-1244206470@ Ancestry Family Trees Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Ancestry Family Tree http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=85766440&pid...



Date of birth is a guess

1855 - as per his father's Will, William received one negro woman named Nelly.

I found the plat map for the land relating to the Chickasaw Treaty. Who is this William James? Chickasaw County, MS 13S 5E sections 25, 26

Could this be him? He is Choctaw not Chickasaw. Can't be him. Speeches, Messages, and Other Writings of the Hon. Albert G. Brown: A Senator in Congress From the State of Mississippi - 1859 (Google eBook) A protest was signed by the Chickasaw Council at Boiling Springs, Chickasaw District, 7/13/1849 and the list of signers: William James Pitman Colbert Lemuel Colbert (a few others)

1855 Census - Choctaws paid by Chickasaws - Boktuklo County, Choctaw Nation 147 William JAMES Elizabeth Robert David Elias Lucinda

This might be William with brother John 1860 Census of Slave Inhabitants in the Choctaw Nation in the County of Boktuklo Slave Owner - William James has 2 slaves 1 45 M B 1 40 F B Right below is Slave Owner - John James with 1 slave 1 40 M B

1889 Net Proceeds - Heirship Records -provided by Sandra Ryley (page 5) 4. William James- he is dead his wife dead, his children name as follows a. Sam James alive b.Lafayette James alive c. Mrs. Jerry Gardner alive d. Absolem James alive e. Melindy Wade alive f. Lucinda James heir a. Jefferson (looks like Yandrees) alive* Updated from RootsWeb's WorldConnect via father Benjamin James , Jr. by SmartCopy: Mar 3 2015, 0:20:14 UTC

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William James's Timeline

1823
1823
1889
April 18, 1889
Age 66