Robertson
(Bob)
James
Born in Albany, New York, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Henry James
and Mary Robertson Walsh
Husband of
Mary Lucinda (Holton) James
— married
18 Nov 1872 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Descendants 
Father of
Edward Holton James and Mary Walsh (James) Vaux
Died
at age 63
in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 15 Apr 2014
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Biography
Enlisted in the Union Army and became an officer in a black regiment in what was frequently termed (in sources originating in these parts)the "War of the Rebellion". He married Mary Holton (1849-1922) on 18 Nov 1872 in Milwaukee. Their first child Edward Holton James was born 18 Nov 1873; their second Mary Walsh James (who married a Vaux) was born 18 Aug 1875
Sources
- "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNH3-7MH : 23 August 2017), Roberton James, Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States; citing enumeration district ED 109, sheet 137B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 1436; FHL microfilm 1,255,436.
- Robertson James ..., in
William James of Albany, N.Y. (1771-1832) and his descendants, with notes on some collateral lines by Katharine Bagg Hastings. Published 1924 as a reprint by from the New York Genealogical and Biographical Record and made available online by the wonderful Internet Archive (Wayback Machine) project from a contribution by the Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center. Page 25
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