Henry James

1837 - 1893  (56 years)

• Name	Henry James
  Birth	7 Apr 1837	New York   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	23 May 1893	Hudson, Columbia, New York   [3, 4]
  Notes	1850 NY Census, Columbia County, Stockport, age 12, born in New York. 1865 NY State Census, Columbia County, Stockport, Jeremiah, age 62, farmer, born in England, naturalized citizen, owner of land, value of real estate owned = 400, wife Louisa (mothered 10 children), children Louisa, Henry (merchant), Elizabeth, Alice 1870 US Census, New York, Columbia, Hudson, Henry James, 32, laborer, born NY Was an alderman of Hudson, elected in 1879 Worked at Freeman Print Works, 1890-91, worked at F.R.R. as brakeman, 1891-92, No. Adams, MA. Different Henry James? Last will and testament provided as follows: 1. Cemetery monument not to exceed $500 2. Endowment of $200 to maintain James plot at cemetery 3. $6,000 to son, Henry M. James when he turns 21 4. Gold watch and chain to son, Henry James 5. $1,000 to sister, Louisa Mallory 6. Trust of $4,000 for sister, Louisa Mallory, balance to son Henry M. James at her death. 7. Balance of estate to son, Henry M. James 8. If Henry dead, estate split 50/50 between Louise Mallory and Alice Shultis 9. If Henry, Louise, and Alice dead, estate split among remaining siblings and children. [5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
  Person ID	I13256	Mindrum
  Last Modified	2 Sep 2016

  
  

  Father	Jeremiah James,   b. Aft 16 Apr 1802, Sturminster Marshall, Dorset, England d. 15 Apr 1869, Stockport, Columbia, New York (Age < 66 years)
  Mother	Louisa Maria Harvey,   b. Abt 21 Aug 1802, Iwerne Minster, Dorset, England d. 30 Aug 1873, North Adams, Berkshire, Massachusetts (Age ~ 71 years)
  Marriage	23 Sep 1822	Spetisbury, Dorset, England   [10, 11, 12, 13]
  Family ID	F9153	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Catharine Kate Moore,   b. Feb 1849, New York d. 23 Apr 1915, Hudson, Columbia, New York (Age ~ 66 years)
  Marriage	4 May 1881	Hudson, Columbia, New York   [14]
  	Rev. Mr. Tebbets
  Children	1. Henry Moore James,   b. 17 Aug 1885, New York d. 31 Jul 1973, Hudson, Columbia, New York (Age 87 years)
  Family ID	F9215	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Jun 2002

  
  

• Headstones		James, Henry
  		James, Jeremiah and Louisa and Henry

  
  

  Histories

  James Family History

  
  

• Sources

  [S987] 1850 New York Census, birthplace. [S185] Grave Marker, Old Cemetery, Church of St. John the Evangelist, Stockport, NY, birthdate. [S183] Probate petition re: Henry James to Columbia County Surrogates Court by George Tator, 13 Jun 1893. [S185] Grave Marker, Old Cemetery, Church of St. John the Evangelist, Stockport, NY, death date. [S987] 1850 New York Census. [S189] 1865 NY State Census. [S7759] 1870 US Census, New York, Columbia, Hudson, page 45. [S8514] Columbia County at the End of the Century, (The Record Printig and Publsihing Co., 1900), 1:423. [S1117] No. Adams, MA City Directories 1890-93. [S232] Marriage record of Jeremiah James and Louisa Maria Harvey from Gill, Graham, Ann at Dorset Family History Society, 10 Aug 2002. [S237] Spetisbury, Dorset, England, Bishop’s Transcripts, 1731-1880, FHL BRITISH Film [1239228]. [S244] Spetisbury, Dorset Marriages, Dorset Archives Service, MIC/R/688 PE/SPK: RE 3/3. [S242] Copy of the Church Registers of Spetisbury, made with the kind permission of the Rector Mr. H. B. Brayford by Mr. Kenneth V. Elphinstone, 1944. [S1223] Marriage record for Henry James and Kate Moore, 4 May 1881, unsourced, Columbia County Historical Society, Kinderhook, NY.