Tags: John M. James

• John M. James Appears Before The Kentucky Humanities Council in Restless for Revolution

  Last week I had the opportunity to perform John M. James before the Kentucky Humanities Council. John M. James is my 4th great grandfather. See the video below. Every year the Humanties Council contracts with five performers to add to its stable of historical performances. The Council then sends out the performers around the Commonwealth throughout the year to schools, organizations, and events, dramatizing Kentucky famed characters from the Commonwealth’s storied past. John M. James is not as famous as some [...]

• When a Younger Rode to Defeat Arizona-style Nativism

  Born in Liberty, Missouri, Charles Bruce Younger Sr. was only twenty-three when he took a stab at killing the political campaign of his older cousin, Fontaine Talbott Fox. Their cousins in the future Younger Gang were yet in their teens. Fox was a politically savvy old codger. Already in his fifties, he had been a lawyer, judge, and attorney general for Kentucky. He had weathered two successful elections to the state legislature. Fox had muscle and political pull. His father [...]

• John M. James Speaks of Jeremiah Vardeman

  Eric James portrays John M. James, as John speaks of his family, their early life on the Kentucky frontier, and also of his son-in-law, Rev. Jeremiah Vardeman, who gave the father of Frank & Jesse James, Rev. Robert Sallee James, $20,000 to become a founder of William Jewell College in Missouri. Vardeman himself founded the Schools of Theology at both Georgetown College in Kentucky and William Jewell College in Missouri. This video was made at the Vardeman family reunion over [...]

• Pulaski County Historical Society – New Web Site

  A new web site has been mounted by the Pulaski County Historical Society, in Somerset, Kentucky. Pulaski County, and the town of Somerset, was founded in 1799 by the James family patriarch, John M. James (1751-1823). Be sure to drop by and send them an email from the new web site. linkscolor = “993300″; highlightscolor = “339900″; backgroundcolor = “FFFFFF”; channel = “none”; window.fbAsyncInit = function() { FB.init({appId: “118322884853544″, status: true, cookie: true, xfbml: true}); }; (function() { var e = [...]

• Route 80 Expansion in Pulaski County Dead

  The planned Route 66 expansion over Route 80 through Somerset east to Shopville and beyond is dead. This road cuts through the historical lands of Pulaski County’s first judge-executive and founder John M. James (1751-1823). The Louisville Courier-Journal reported yesterday, the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet has halted work on the highway, concluding, “There is little prospect that construction funds will be available in the foreseeable future.” For a couple of years, I was a consulting party for I-66, representing The James [...]

• Anastasia Henry Hanson and Mary Henry Morris

  Anastasia Henry Hanson [1832-1912]and Mary Henry Morris[1836-] are sisters.They are also Great Great granddaughters of  the Patrick Henry.Mary Henry Morris is my Great grandmother.Anastasia Henry Hanson married George Washington Hanson July 17th 1856.Mary Henry Morris married Thomas Morris.Anastasia Henry Hanson and George Washington Hanson had the following children 1 William Belton Hanson 1857-1912.  2 Lola Hanson 1859-1908. 3 George Washington Hanson Jr 1862-1921  4 Jessie Jane Hanson 1863-. Mary Henry Morris born ca 1836 in Tennessee her deathdate is unknown [...]

• James in the News

  Donna Jane Parks-Maupin found herself on television news recently in her hometown of Springfield, Oregon. Donna is a 4th great granddaughter of John M. James (1751-1823) & Clara Nall, through their daughter Nancy James and her husband Lacy McKenzie. linkscolor = “993300″; highlightscolor = “339900″; backgroundcolor = “FFFFFF”; channel = “none”; window.fbAsyncInit = function() { FB.init({appId: “118322884853544″, status: true, cookie: true, xfbml: true}); }; (function() { var e = document.createElement(“script”); e.async = true; e.src = document.location.protocol + “//connect.facebook.net/en_US/all.js”; document.getElementById(“fb-root”).appendChild(e); }()); [...]

• Francis Marion James Sr. & Jr.

  John M. James 1751-1823 served under the Swamp Fox, Gen. Francis Marion during the War of the Revolution. Both of John’s 1st & 2nd great grandsons, Francis Marion James Sr. & Jr., are named for the General. In this video, Dr. Joseph Stukes, retired professor from Francis Marion University offers a 3 minute capsule biography about Gen. Francis Marion and why he became recognized as the Swamp Fox. linkscolor = “993300″; highlightscolor = “339900″; backgroundcolor = “FFFFFF”; channel = “none”; window.fbAsyncInit [...]

• “Leaves of Gas”

  Hi there. I have been submitting information and getting information from “Stray Leaves” since October 1999. Eric James is the author. I am a third great granddaughter of John M. James and Clara Nalle James. Their information is on “Stray Leaves.” We have outlaws Frank and Jesse James on Stray Leaves, too, as our cousins. We have actors and former actors and vice presidents and former vice presidents and presidents and former presidents and governors and former governors and mayors [...]