Martha Ruth FALIN4,3,5,6,1,2
4th Jan 18921,2 - 24th Sep 19692
Life History
4th Jan 1892 |
Born in Scott County, Virginia.1,2 |
21st May 1907 |
Married Arthur Glyn BLANKENSHIP in Osaka, Wise, Virginia.1 |
2nd Mar 1920 |
Death of Arthur Glyn BLANKENSHIP in Lee County, Virginia.7 |
after 25th Apr 1921 |
Married Joseph Bedford JAMES in Wise County, Virginia.3 |
24th Nov 1959 |
Death of Joseph Bedford JAMES in Stonega, Wise, Virginia.3 |
24th Sep 1969 |
Died.2 |
after 24th Sep 1969 |
Buried in Glencoe Cemetery, Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Virginia.3,2 |
Notes
- "Good Morning Orville. I see you saved a picture of the James Family headstone for Joe James & Martha Ruth Falin James. ... I am their grandson, Joe James"
-- Joe James, Ancestry Messaging to Orville Boyd Jenkins, Dec 13, 2018
Joe gives us the maiden name of his grandmother. This led to the Social Security record of Martha's daughter Eula, which reports her parents' names.
U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
Eula Josephine James [Eula Josephine Fannon] [Eula Fannon Jr]
Birth 4 Jun 1924 Stonega, Wise County, Virginia
Death Date 10 Mar 1995
Father Joseph B James
Mother Martha R Falin
SSN 227283352
May 1943 Name listed as EULA JOSEPHINE JAMES; 18 Jun 1975 Name listed as EULA JOSEPHINE FANNON; 23 Mar 1995 Name listed as EULA FANNON JR
Martha's first marriage record has details of her identity and that of her first husband.
Virginia, Select Marriages, 1785-1940
Martha R Falin, Age 16, Birth 1891 Scott Co Virginia
Father Elige Falin
Mother Sally Fallin [sic]
Arthur C Blankenship, Age 20, Birth 1887 Lee Co Virginia
Father Jas Blankenship
Mother Sarah Blankenship
Marriage 21 May 1907 Osaka, Wise County, Virginia
Martha's husband James died in 1920. In 1921, she marrired widower Joseph Bedford Clevenger.
Martha was reported as Joseph's contact person in his WWII draft registration.
U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942
Joseph Bedford James
Birth 15 Sep 1879
Residence Stonega, Wise, Virginia
Contact Martha James, Stonega Coke & Coal Co, in Stonega, Wise, Virginia
Tall, Medium Build, Gray Eyes, Brown Hair
Registered 12 September 1918 Norton, Wise County, Virginia
Martha was reported as the spouse in the death record of Joseph Bedford James, under the name Martha Ruth James.
Virginia, Death Records, 1912-2014
Joseph Bedford James
Age at Death 80
Birth Date 15 Sep 1879 Newport, Tennessee
Retired Tippleman, Stonega Coke & Coal Co
Father and Mother unknown
Death 24 Nov 1959 Stonega, Wise, Virginia
Informant Eula Fannon, Stonega, Virginia
Cause of Death Acute Myocardial Infarction, due to Arteriosclerosis and Coronary Occlusion
Burial 29 November 1959 Glencoe Cemetery, Big Stone Gap, Virginia
Spouse Mrs Martha Ruth James
Gravestone f Martha Falin James
Martha Ruth Falin James
Jan 4, 1892 - Sept 24, 1969
Joint grave with her husband Joseph Bedford James, with one family headstone
Glencoe Cemetery, Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Virginia;
Photo courtesy of Joe James, James Family genealogy on Ancestry, originally posted to Ancestry by Montgomery Stratton 19 Oct 2011, accessed 15 December 2018
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