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James, Joseph Henry, 1855-1908

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1855 - 1908

Biographical History

Joseph Henry James (1855-1908) worked a farm and a saw mill with his family in Colonia Juarez, Mexico.

Joseph Henry James (1855-1908) was born on October 22, 1855 in Ogden, Utah to Sarah Holyoak and Joseph James. In 1877 he left Utah for Sunset, Arizona. In this same year married his first wife, Elizabeth Salome Bloomfield. James married his second wife, Mary Eliza, in 1879. His third marriage was to to Orpha Emelia Rogers, in 1882. In 1885 Joseph Henry James moved his family to Mexico, and settled in the Madre Mountains. James stayed in Mexico until his death on April 25, 1908 from a log chute accident in Colonia Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico.

Citation:
Connie James Walker family history papers, approximately 1944-2006 (Joseph Henry James; Joe; b. Oct. 1855 Ogden, Utah; d. Apr. 1908; d. log chute accident; Madra Mountain; moved to Sunset, AZ, 1877; Colonia Juarez, Mexico; m. Orpha Amelia Rogers James 1882; m. Elizabeth Salome Bloomfield 1877; m. Mary Eliza Bloomfield 1879; farmer; owned saw mill; moved to Mexico 1885)

FindAGrave.com, June 14, 2017 (Joseph Henry James; b. Oct. 22, 1855, Ogden, Utah; d. 25 April 1908 in Colonia Juarez, Casas Grandes Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico)

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Connie James Walker family history papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 8872
Scope and Contents

Materials document the history and current interactions of the James family, including letters concerning a family gathering for descendants of Joseph Henry James to construct a family grave in Colonia Juarez, Mexico. Also included are family histories and clippings. Materials date from approximately 1944 to 2011.

Dates: approximately 1944-2011
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Connie James Walker family history papers

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