James Daniel Dollar (1854 - 1944)

Born 7 Nov 1854 in Meriwether County, Georgia

Ancestors

Husband of Amanda Permelia (Windsor) Dollar — married about 1877 in Randolph County, Alabama

Descendants

Died 15 Apr 1944 at age 89 in Lineville, Clay, Alabama, United States

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Biography

James was born in 1854 In Meriwether County, Georgia.He was the son of Brice Dollar and Naoma Oliver. He moved with his family to Randolph County, Alabama. His father moved the family to an area in the southern portion of the county known as Louina. His father obtained a small 40 acre parcel of land and worked the farm. This is where the family were living on the census of 1860. James as he grew older worked on the farm along with his siblings.

War came to the South and to Alabama in the Spring of 1861. James and his brothers were young boys during the conflict. His father, Brice did not serve in the military during the war. He did write letters for his neighbors to send to their husbands that were off to war. In particular was his neighbor Rhoda Key.

After the war James was living with his family in Township 22 and Fair Play Post Office in Randolph County in 1870. He was married to Amanda P. Windsor about 1877. He and Amanda started a family and he was a farmer. His father died in 1879. By 1880 James and Amanda had two children and they were living in Louina Beat Number 9. James and Amanda were still living in Louina Precinct in 1900 and they had 10 children all of which were living. He and Amanda lived very near to Naomi and Bea Dollar. He owned his farm.

James D. and Amanda had 10 children. He and Amanda moved to Lineville in Clay County by 1920. He was still farming and had his own farm. His son Monroe was living next door to him. Amanda Pearl was living nearby also with her family. His wife died in 1930. He remarried in 1931 in Clay County, Alabama to Laura Elizabeth Graben. He passed away in 1944 and was buried at Rock Springs Cemetery in Randolph County, Alabama.

James Daniel Dollar and Amanda had the following children:

1. Viola Haseltine b. 1878
2. Ella Lurena b. 1880
3. Jimmie Ann b. 1882
4. William B. b. 1884
5. Lela Indiana b. 1886
6. Katie L. b. 1888
7. Amanda Pearl b. 1890
8. Monroe Grant b. 1893
9. Cornelius Starnes b. 1896
10. Bargie Tavia Naomi Permelia b. 1899

James was born in 1854. He passed away in 1944. ^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ Personal recollection of events witnessed by Melanie (Boyd) Germain as remembered 3 Jan 2022.

• 1860 Federal Census, Randolph County, Alabama
• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHDP-BTN : 3 October 2017), James C Dollars in entry for Brice Dollars, 1860.last name misinterpeted. spellilng is Dollar and middle initial is D. not C.
•  !870 Federal Census, Randolph County , Alabama
• "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHKY-LPR : 12 April 2016), D James Dollar in household of Brice Dollar, Alabama, United States; citing p. 41, family 303, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 545,536.
• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4V8-N3Y : 26 August 2017), J D Dollar, Louina, Randolph, Alabama, United States; citing enumeration district ED 112, sheet 348A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0030; FHL microfilm 1,254,030.
• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9DT-5TS : accessed 3 November 2017), James D Dollar, Precinct 9 Louina, Randolph, Alabama, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 59, sheet 2A, family 32, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,037.
• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MKWM-SSR : accessed 15 August 2018), James D Dollar, Louina, Randolph, Alabama, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 150, sheet 10A, family 141, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 31; FHL microfilm 1,374,044.
• "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MXZ7-DPT : accessed 15 August 2018), James D Dallas, Lineville, Clay, Alabama, United States; citing ED 52, sheet 12B, line 69, family 253, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 8; FHL microfilm 1,820,008.
• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/36KT-P2M : accessed 15 August 2018), J D Dollar, Lineville, Clay, Alabama, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 16, sheet 3A, line 40, family 59, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 6; FHL microfilm 2,339,741.
• "Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JKSX-VK4 : 27 November 2014), James Daniel Dollar, 15 Apr 1944; citing reference 6703, Department of Health, Montgomery; FHL microfilm 1,908,782.
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/106346865/james-daniel-dollar : accessed 11 January 2022), memorial page for James Daniel “Jim” Dollar (7 Nov 1854–15 Apr 1944), Find a Grave Memorial ID 106346865, citing Rock Springs Cemetery, Roanoke, Randolph County, Alabama, USA ; Maintained by Bev Key (contributor 47886028) .
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/106346865/james-daniel-dollar : accessed 11 January 2022), memorial page for James Daniel “Jim” Dollar (7 Nov 1854–15 Apr 1944), Find a Grave Memorial ID 106346865, citing Rock Springs Cemetery, Roanoke, Randolph County, Alabama, USA ; Maintained by Bev Key (contributor 47886028) .