Ann Eliza (Townsley) James (abt.1817-abt.1865)

Ann Eliza James formerly Townsley

Born about 1817 in Tennessee, United States

Daughter of John Townsley and Mary Emeline Blair

[sibling(s) unknown]

Wife of William Galbraith James — married 4 Nov 1838 in Athens, McMinn, Tennessee, United States

Descendants

Mother of Alonzo B James, Mary Elizabeth (James) Gardner, Lenora Adeline (James) Mitchell, Ernest Virginia James and Cyrus Alexander James

Died about 1865 at about age 48 in Marion, Arkansas, United States

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Biography

Ann was born about 1817. She passed away about 1865. Her parents are either George Townsley and Emma Galbraith or John Townsley and Mary Emmeline Blair.

Ann was born in 1817 in Blount County, Tennessee, United States.^[1]

When Ann was about 21 she married William Gilbraith James on 4 November 1838 in Athens, McMinn, Tennessee, United States. The couple had one child: Ernest Virginia James.^[2]

On 4 November 1838 Ann (age about 21) was living in Tennessee, United States.^[2]

In the 1850 census Ann (age about 33) was living in Post Oak, Johnson, Missouri, United States.^[3]

In the 1860 census Ann (age about 43) was living in Sugarloaf, Marion, Arkansas, United States.^[4]

Sources

↑ Birth: Ancestry Member Family Tree,
Page: Cited in the family tree "James Family Tree" created by "lisarobison184".
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Marriage: Author: Ancestry.com Title: Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002 Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2008. Original data - Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002. Nashville, TN, USA: Tennessee State Library and Archives. Microfilm. Original data: Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002. Nashville.
Marriage date: 4 Nov 1838
- Marriage place: McMinn
- Residence date:
- Residence place: Tennessee
↑ 1850 Census: Author: Ancestry.com Title: 1850 United States Federal Census Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Original data - Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M432, 1009 rolls); Records of the Bureau of the,
Page: Year: 1850; Census Place: Post Oak, Johnson, Missouri; Roll: M432_403; Page: 44A; Image:.
Birth date: abt 1817
- Birth place: E Tennessee
- Residence date: 1850
- Residence place: Post Oak, Johnson, Missouri Object: @M6911@.
↑ 1860 Census: Author: Ancestry.com Title: 1860 United States Federal Census Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Original data - 1860 U.S. census, population schedule. NARA microfilm publication M653, 1,438 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records,
Page: Year: 1860; Census Place: Sugarloaf, Marion, Arkansas; Roll: ; Page: 672; Image: 147.
Birth date: abt 1813
- Birth place: Tennessee
- Residence date: 1860
- Residence place: Sugarloaf, Marion, Arkansas, United States

family knowledge
Marriage: "Tennessee, U.S., Marriage Records, 1780-2002"
Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, TN, USA; Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1169 #6270809 (accessed 29 September 2023)
Annaliza Townsley marriage to William G James on 4 Nov 1838 in McMinn, Tennessee, USA.

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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Ann by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Ann: