James Harrison Booker (abt. 1869 - 1938)

Born about 26 Apr 1869 in Brookneal, Campbell, Virginia, United States

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Died 31 Oct 1938 at about age 69 in Brookneal, Campbell, Virginia, United States

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Biography

James Harrison Booker was born about 26 Apr 1869 at Campbell County, Virginia, the son of Samuel T. Booker and Susan Ann Francis. ^{[1] [2]}

James's death certificate shows his date of birth as 10 Apr 1869, but his gravestone and obituary both show 26 Apr 1869.

He married by about 1904/05 to Mollie Walker and they had children: ^{[3] [4] [5]}

1. Annie Sue, b. 01 Sep 1906, m. Gray Ralph Henderson, d. 03 Sep 1985
2. Wise S., b. abt. 1911
3. Frank H., b. abt. 1913
4. Mabel, b. 01 Feb 1914, m. Reuben D. Hamlet, d. 01 Jun 1978 ^[6]
5. Elizabeth, b. abt. 1917
6. Edith, b. abt. 1922

James passed away on 31 Oct 1938 at Brookneal ^[2] and is buried there at Wickliffe Cemetery. ^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCPG-32P : 16 July 2017), J H Booker in entry for S T Booker, 1880; citing enumeration district ED 42, sheet 66A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d), roll 1358; FHL microfilm 1,255,358.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} "Virginia, Death Certificates, 1912-1987," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVR4-R5SB : 20 August 2018), James Harrison Booker, 31 Oct 1938; from "Virginia, Marriage Records, 1700-1850," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2012); citing Brookneal, Campbell, Virginia, United States, entry #, Virginia Department of Health, Richmond.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MPPD-DSN : accessed 2 July 2017), James H Booker, Falling River, Campbell, Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 22, sheet 17B, family 298, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1624; FHL microfilm 1,375,637.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MJFS-N5N : accessed 3 July 2017), J H Booker, Falling River, Campbell, Virginia, United States; citing ED 74, sheet 1A, line 40, family 9, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1884; FHL microfilm 1,821,884.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:CDST-8PZ : accessed 2 July 2017), Jim H Booker, Brookneal, Campbell, Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 3, sheet 2A, line 44, family 30, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2438; FHL microfilm 2,342,172.
6. ↑ "North Carolina Deaths, 1931-1994," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FGRW-N6K : 1 July 2015), James Harrison Booker in entry for Mabel Booker Hamlet, 01 Jun 1978; citing Raleigh, Wake Co., N.C., v 23B cn 23933, State Department of Archives and History, Raleigh; FHL microfilm 1,984,398.
7. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #60972760 for James Harrison Booker (26 Apr 1869–31 Oct 1938), citing Wickliffe Cemetery, Brookneal, Campbell County, Virginia, USA; Maintained by Alexandra Hammersley-Murray (contributor 47260484).

See also:

• "United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMFL-JBR : 10 March 2022), Jas H Booker in entry for L.r Cunningham, 1900.
• "United States, GenealogyBank Historical Newspaper Obituaries, 1815-2011", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP17-GZYG : 18 July 2020), Mr James Harrison Booker, 1938.