Life History

Notes

• Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002
  Joseph James and Dessie Clevenger
  License issued 21 November 1903
  Marriage 22 November 1903 Cocke County, Tennessee
  Bond of $1250 paid by Joseph James & G L Phillips and licensed issued 21 March 1903
  Ceremony performed 22 November 1903 by Rev W M Clendenen
  
  U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1942
  Joseph Bedford James
  Birth 15 Sep 1879
  Residence Stonega, Wise, Virginia
  Contact Dessie James, Stonega Coke & Coal Co, in Stonega, Wise, Virginia
  Tall, Medium Build, Gray Eyes, Brown Hair
  Registered 12 September 1918 Norton, Wise County, Virginia
  
  Dessie died around 1920, and Joe married again in 1921, to a widow named Martha Ruth Falin Blankenship.
  
  U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942
  Joseph Bedford James
  Birth 15 Sep 1879 Newport [Cocke Co], Tennessee
  Residence Stonega, Wise, Virginia
  Contact Martha James, Stonega Coke & Coal Co, in Stonega, Wise, Virginia
  (back)
  5'10" 150 lbs, Gray Eyes, Brown Hair, Sallow Complexion
  Registered 27 April 1942 Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Virginia
  
  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
  Certificate #29529 file 7 Dec 1959
  
  "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

Sources

• 1. U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942
• 2. Virginia, Death Records, 1912-2014
• 3. Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002