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Joseph James

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Joseph James

Birth
Virginia, USA
Death
12 May 1866 (aged 75)
Kentucky, USA
Burial
Ohio County, Kentucky, USA Add to Map
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A Sesquicentennial History of the Green River Missionary Baptist Church by Wendell Holmes Rone Sr.

A Sesquicentennial History of the Green River Missionary Baptist Church
1836 - 1986, Written and Compiled by Wendell Holmes Rone, Sr., For the One
Hundred and Fiftieth Anniversary of the Founding of the Church, 1987. By
permission of author. Ohio County.

JOSEPH JAMES was the grandson of Christopher and Lucy (Thompson) James, a
wealthy Virginia Planter who lived near Jamestown. His father was John
James (1750-1819), their son, and his mother was Lucy (Mosby) James, his
father's second wife. He was born on February 5, 1791, and died on May 12,
1866, in Ohio County, Kentucky. His birthplace was in Buckingham County,
Virginia. His father came to Kentucky and settled in Mercer County, in
1796. He later removed, before 1800, to Ohio County. He died on September
24, 1819, and is buried in the old Beaver Dam Church Cemetery. He owned a
farm on the Ohio-Butler County line on Green River.
Joseph James married ELIZABETH ROGERS, the daughter of Jonathan and
Elizabeth (Ray) Rogers on September 20, 1822, in Ohio County. Both of them
became Charter Members of the Green River Church on July 16, 1836. He was
elected as one of the first Deacons of the Church on September 17, 1836.
He was ordained on June 16, 1838. Fifteen years later, in April, 1853, he
was excluded from the membership for leaving the Baptists and uniting with
the "Reformers" or "Campbellites". His wife was excluded for doing the
same thing, in August, 1853. He is buried in the Green River Cemetery.
She married twice, after the deaths of the first husband and second
husband, and is buried elsewhere.
Information found:

A Sesquicentennial History of the Green River Missionary Baptist Church by Wendell Holmes Rone Sr.

A Sesquicentennial History of the Green River Missionary Baptist Church
1836 - 1986, Written and Compiled by Wendell Holmes Rone, Sr., For the One
Hundred and Fiftieth Anniversary of the Founding of the Church, 1987. By
permission of author. Ohio County.

JOSEPH JAMES was the grandson of Christopher and Lucy (Thompson) James, a
wealthy Virginia Planter who lived near Jamestown. His father was John
James (1750-1819), their son, and his mother was Lucy (Mosby) James, his
father's second wife. He was born on February 5, 1791, and died on May 12,
1866, in Ohio County, Kentucky. His birthplace was in Buckingham County,
Virginia. His father came to Kentucky and settled in Mercer County, in
1796. He later removed, before 1800, to Ohio County. He died on September
24, 1819, and is buried in the old Beaver Dam Church Cemetery. He owned a
farm on the Ohio-Butler County line on Green River.
Joseph James married ELIZABETH ROGERS, the daughter of Jonathan and
Elizabeth (Ray) Rogers on September 20, 1822, in Ohio County. Both of them
became Charter Members of the Green River Church on July 16, 1836. He was
elected as one of the first Deacons of the Church on September 17, 1836.
He was ordained on June 16, 1838. Fifteen years later, in April, 1853, he
was excluded from the membership for leaving the Baptists and uniting with
the "Reformers" or "Campbellites". His wife was excluded for doing the
same thing, in August, 1853. He is buried in the Green River Cemetery.
She married twice, after the deaths of the first husband and second
husband, and is buried elsewhere.

Gravesite Details

husband of Elizabeth



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  • Created by: Karen
  • Added: Jun 2, 2011
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/70737943/joseph-james: accessed ), memorial page for Joseph James (5 Feb 1791–12 May 1866), Find a Grave Memorial ID 70737943, citing Green River Cemetery, Ohio County, Kentucky, USA; Maintained by Karen (contributor 47026177).