James
Granville
Renfro
Born in Mitchell, North Carolina, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Nathan R. Renfro
and Naomi Catherine (Mace) Renfro
Brother of
Thomas Jefferson Renfro, Samuel Marvin Renfro, Jeneva (Renfro) Houston, Fannie R. (Renfro) Hollifield, Duran Keel Renfro and Alice Renfro
Husband of
Hessie Ann (Huskins) Renfro
— married
[date unknown] in McDowell, North Carolina, United States
Descendants 
Father of
Mable Josephine (Renfro) Hensley, Martha Elizabeth (Renfro) Sigmon, Nell Claudette (Renfro) Riffle, Naomi Kathryn (Renfro) Smith, Lillian (Renfro) Townsend, Daisy Mae (Renfro) Thompson, Dolly Anne (Renfro) Hudson, Pansy Doris (Renfro) Lane, Jimmie Ruth (Renfro) Ryne, Laura Jean (Renfro) Fairbanks, Leonard Granville Renfro, John Jonas Renfro and Sidney Eudora Renfro
Died
at age 80
in Catawba, North Carolina, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 27 Nov 2015
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Biography
James was born 11 Dec 1889. He was the son of Nathan Renfro and Naomi Mace. He died 19 September 1970 in HIckory, Catawba, North Carolina.[1] He is interred in Oakwood Cemetery, Catawba County, North Carolina.[2]
Sources
- ↑ "North Carolina Deaths, 1931-1994," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FPQQ-7MF : 17 July 2017), James G. Renfro, 19 Sep 1970; citing Hickory, Catawba, North Carolina, v 30A Item 4 CN 30408, State Department of Archives and History, Raleigh; FHL microfilm 1,983,483.
- ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 28 November 2019), memorial page for James Granville Renfro (11 Dec 1889–19 Sep 1970), Find A Grave Memorial no. 104842755, citing Oakwood Cemetery, Hickory, Catawba County, North Carolina, USA ; Maintained by Carol Kraemer (contributor 47427929) .
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Betty (Moretz) Smith
buried-at green mountain cemetery, McDowell co., n c
posted 3 Dec 2015 by Betty (Moretz) Smith
[thank Betty]
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with James:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with James:
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~1.56%
Gregg Meeks
:
23andMe
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~0.78%
Wendy (McDonald) Nelson :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A354498 [compare], Ancestry member wendynelson78
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