Events of close relatives
Birth 3 April 1867 29 24 Guyan Township, Gallia County, Ohio, USA
Marriage Harriet Celesta Celesty SHEETS - [View Family (F67)]
30 November 1889 (Age 22) Gallia County, Ohio, USA
Shared Note: - By John Hill Vol. 6-567
Birth of a child #1 16 October 1890 (Age 23) Gallia County, Ohio, USA
Son: Louis Cecil SHEETS (I2061)
Birth of a child #2 16 June 1892 (Age 25) Gallia County, Ohio, USA
Daughter: Norna M. SHEETS (I2062)
Birth of a child #3 30 August 1900 (Age 33) Gallia County, Ohio, USA
Daughter: Ada E. SHEETS (I2063)
Death of spouse 13 April 1902 (Age 35) Spouse: Harriet Celesta Celesty SHEETS (I200) (Age 32) Cause of death: Tuberculosis
Marriage Sarah Lurena CHAPMAN - [View Family (F74)]
18 September 1902 (Age 35) Gallia County, Ohio, USA
Shared Note: - By J. F. Chapman 10-8
Biographical Notes 1910 (Age 42)
Source: US Census 1910
Source: US Census 1920 Note: By 1910 Jim's first wife Celestey Sheets, had died, and he had remarried Lurania Chapman, who was commonly called "Rainey." Jim was 43 years old, and Rainey was 44. His three children were at home: Cecil L. 19, Norma M. 17 and Ada E. nine years old. I hope that the girls liked their step-mother. In 1920 James M. owned his own farm freehold.
Death of spouse 1946 (Age 78) Gallia County, Ohio, USA
Spouse: Sarah Lurena CHAPMAN (I208) (Age 81)
Name Note
Source: Claudie Sheets Note: Black Jim because of his coloring. He inherited his mother's dark hair and eyes. He didn't like being called Black Jim.
Death 22 July 1954 (Age 87) Huntington, Cabell County, West Virginia, USA
Burial July 1954 (Age 87) Ridgelawn Cemetery, Gallia County, Ohio, USA
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