David James 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
- Born: 10 December 1847, Wales 1 2 3 5 8
- Marriage (1): Lillie Elizabeth Corker on 23 October 1873 in Cedar County, IA 1 2 3 4 5 6
- Died: 10 September 1917, Goshen Township, Muscatine, IA at age 69 7
- Buried: 12 September 1917, Oak Ridge Cemetery, West Liberty, IA 7
 Cause of his death was Apoplexy.
Death Notes:
Name: David James
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 10 Sep 1917
Event Place: Iowa, United States
Event Place: Iowa, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 69
Birth Year (Estimated): 1848
Father's Name: Greiglar Janes
Mother's Name: Sarah Thomas
Citing this Record
"Iowa, Death Records, 1904-1951," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP8V-GYCB : 25 September 2018), David James, 10 Sep 1917, Iowa, United States; citing certificate #, State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines; FamilySearch digital folder 102869874.
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Noted events in his life were:
• He has alternate birth date of December 1848 and a birth location of Wales.
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• He immigrated in 1854.
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• He appeared on the 1880 US Census in Iowa Township, Cedar County, IA on 11 June 1880. 1
1880 US Census
Page 16D, District 354, Family 155, Roll 0331
Iowa Township, Cedar County, Iowa
David James..Head..32..WALES..Farmer
(Living with wife and son.)
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• He appeared on the 1885 Iowa State Census in Iowa Township, Cedar County, IA on January 1885. 2
1885 Iowa State Census
Page 6, Line 6, Family 33
Iowa Township, Cedar County, Iowa
David James..37..WALES..Farmer
(Living with wife and 2 children.)
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• He appeared on the 1895 Iowa State Census in Iowa Township, Cedar County, IA on January 1895. 3
1895 Iowa State Census
Page 469, Line 16, Family 49
Iowa Township, Cedar County, Iowa
David James..47..Wales..Farmer
(Living with wife and 2 children.)
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• He appeared on the 1900 US Census in Iowa Township, Cedar County, IA on 1 June 1900. 4
1900 US Census
Sheet 1A, District 31, Family 9
Iowa Township, Cedar County, Iowa
Farm rented
Married 27 years
David James..Head..Dec 1848..51..Wales..Immig. 1854..Naturalized..Farmer
(Living with wife and 2 children.)
NOTE - His birth date is believed to be 10 Dec 1847 instead of in Dec 1848. Therefore his age should have been 52 instead of 51.
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• He appeared on the 1910 US Census in Goshen Township, Muscatine, IA on 10 May 1910. 5
1910 US Census
Sheet 11B, District 103, Family 169, Roll 415
Goshen Township, Muscatine County, Iowa
Farm rented
Married 37 years
David James..Head..62..Wales..Farmer
(Living with wife.)
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• Death Image: Image, on 10 September 1917, in Goshen Township, Muscatine, IA.
• He was buried on 12 September 1917 in the Oak Ridge Cemetery in West Liberty, IA.
Plot: Old Oak/Blk 1/Lot 2/Sp 5
Find A Grave Memorial 94637963
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David married Lillie Elizabeth Corker, daughter of Luke Corker and Catharine Anna Lightfoot, on 23 October 1873 in Cedar County, IA.1 2 3 4 5 6 (Lillie Elizabeth Corker was born on 10 February 1847 in , Wayne County, OH,3 5 9 10 11 died on 25 December 1940 in Boone, IA 11 12 13 and was buried after 25 December 1940 in Oak Ridge Cemetery, West Liberty, IA 11 13.). The cause of her death was Pneumonia.
Noted events in their marriage were:
• Marriage Image: 23 October 1873, in Cedar County, IA. 6
• They appeared on the 1880 US Census in Iowa Township, Cedar County, IA on 11 June 1880. 1
1880 US Census
Page 16D, District 354, Family 155, Roll 0331
Iowa Township, Cedar County, Iowa
David James..Head..32..WALES..Farmer
Lily James..Wife..32..OH..Keeping House
Archibald James..Son..2..IA
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• They appeared on the 1885 Iowa State Census in Iowa Township, Cedar County, IA on January 1885. 2
1885 Iowa State Census
Page 6, Line 6, Family 33
Iowa Township, Cedar County, Iowa
David James..37..WALES..Farmer
Lillie James..38..OH
Archibald James..7
Ethel M. James..4
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• They appeared on the 1895 Iowa State Census in Iowa Township, Cedar County, IA on January 1895. 3
1895 Iowa State Census
Page 469, Line 16, Family 49
Iowa Township, Cedar County, Iowa
David James..47..Wales..Farmer
Lillie E. James..48..OH
Archie C. James..17..Cedar County, IA
E. Niel James..14..Cedar County, IA
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• They appeared on the 1900 US Census in Iowa Township, Cedar County, IA on 1 June 1900. 4
1900 US Census
Sheet 1A, District 31, Family 9
Iowa Township, Cedar County, Iowa
Farm rented
Married 27 years
David James..Head..Dec 1848..51..Wales..Immig. 1854..Naturalized..Farmer
Lillie James..Wife..Feb 1848..52..OH..3/2
Archie James..Son..Aug 1879..20..IA..Farm Laborer
Ethel James..Daughter..Jan 1881..19..IA..Teacher
Thomas Lenson..Servant..Jan 1868..32..Farm Laborer
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• They appeared on the 1910 US Census in Goshen Township, Muscatine, IA on 10 May 1910. 5
1910 US Census
Sheet 11B, District 103, Family 169, Roll 415
Goshen Township, Muscatine County, Iowa
Farm rented
Married 37 years
David James..Head..62..Wales..Farmer
Lily James..Wife..63..IA..4/2
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Marriage Notes:
Name: David James
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 23 Oct 1873
Event Place: Cedar Co., Iowa, United States
Gender: Male
Spouse's Name: Lillie Corker
Spouse's Gender: Female
Reference ID: Vol E P 246
Citing this Record
"Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XJVY-CQ5 : 5 September 2017), David James and Lillie Corker, 23 Oct 1873, Cedar Co., Iowa, United States; citing reference Vol E P 246, county courthouses, Iowa; FHL microfilm 986,805.
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