Herbert James Sr (1917 - 1996)

Born 7 Sep 1917 in Florida, USA

Husband of Gracie Mae (Cooper) James — married 24 Dec 1941 in Leon, Florida, United States

Died 13 Oct 1996 at age 79 in Leon County, Florida, USA

Herbert James Sr is buried in Tallahassee Memory Gardens.

Biography

Herbert was born in 1917 in Florida to Tony and Elnora James. He married Gracie Mae in Leon County, Florida, in 1941.[1] During World War II, he served in the US Army.[2] When he passed away, he was interred in the Devotion garden at Tallahassee Memory Gardens, Tallahassee, Florida. He shares a grave marker with his wife. His marker is inscribed: Tec 5 US Army World War II [3]

Sources

• "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNYY-QP1 : accessed 5 December 2015), Herbert James in entry for Toney James, 1920.
• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VTC9-CFP : accessed 5 December 2015), Herbert James in household of Tony James, Election Precinct 6, Leon, Florida, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 37-14, sheet 10A, family 189, NARA digital publication T627 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012), roll 597.
• "Florida Marriage Index, 1822-1875 and 1927-2001," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VJGN-3SS : accessed 5 December 2015), Herbert James, 1941; from "Florida, Marriage Collection, 1822-1875 and 1927-2001," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2006); citing Florida Department of Health, Jacksonville, Florida; and Jordan Dodd, Liahona Research.
• "United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KMVF-T3Y : accessed 5 December 2015), Herbert James, enlisted 10 Oct 1942, Cp Blanding, Florida, United States; citing "Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938-1946," database, The National Archives: Access to Archival Databases (AAD) (http://aad.archives.gov : National Archives and Records Administration, 2002); NARA NAID 126323, National Archives at College Park, Maryland.
• Information recorded by Carolyn Martin from grave marker at the Garden of Devotion in Tallahassee Memory Gardens (cemetery), Tallahassee, Leon County, Florida, USA.
• "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V9S3-LMQ : accessed 5 December 2015), Herbert James, 13 Oct 1996; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
• "Florida Death Index, 1877-1998," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VVCX-185 : accessed 5 December 2015), Herbert James, 13 Oct 1996; from "Florida Death Index, 1877-1998," index, Ancestry (www.ancestry.com : 2004); citing vol. , certificate number 123553, Florida Department of Health, Office of Vital Records, Jacksonville.
• Find A Grave Memorial# 15422360 [4]