Violet Badham James was born 1855 in Iowa, United States to Samuel Badham (1815-1868) and Mary Doggett Richards (1821-1898) and died 12 January 1877 Iowa, United States of unspecified causes. She married William James (1849-) 15 July 1868 in Red Oak, Montgomery County, Iowa.
Vital Stats[]
- Father: Samuel Badham (1815-1868) - English Mormon Convert Immigrant and Mormon Battalion Veteran
- Mother: Mary Doggett Richards (1821-1898) -
- 1854-Nov : Birth at Mills Co, Iowa
- 1868-Jul-15 : Marriage to William F James (1874-1928) - at Red Oak, Montgomery Co, Iowa
- 1877-Jan : Died at Pleasant Hill, Missouri
Biography[]
Before leaving Illinois Samuel's first wife died and about 1845 he married Mary Richards, a native of Highland county, Ohio, and they had a number of children, viz: Milvern, an infant; Frances, who became the wife of William Gaylord and died at Shenandoah, Iowa, leaving two children; Amazon Harrison; Violet, who became the wife of William James and died at Pleasant Hill, Missouri, January, 1877, leaving three children: Juan, who died at the age of two years; and Mary, who married Charles Wilson and died in western Nebraska, leaving two children. The mother of these children died April 2, 1898, at the age of seventy-six, lamented by all with whom she had been associated.
Family[]
- George N James (1871-) -
- Amazon Phanando James (1873-1884) - b. 6 May 1873, Red Oak IA, d. 20-Jun-1884.
- Adda F James (1874-) -
- Arthur James (1875-1875) - b. 26-Mar-1875, Red Oak IA, d. 10-Apr-1875.
Children
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| George Nelson James (1871-1938) | |||
| Amazon Phanando James (1873-1884) | |||
| Adda Florence James (1874-1949) | |||
| Arthur James (1875-1875) | |||
Siblings[]
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Charlotte Badham (1840-1841) | |||
| James Richison Badham (1841-1888) | 7 September 1841 Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom | 27 December 1888 Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, United States | Eliza A Fisher (1847-1928) |
| Robert Badham (1844-1844) | |||
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Milvern Badham (1846-1846) | |||
| Francis Ann Badham (1849-1879) | 29 August 1849 Henderson, Mills County, Iowa, United States | 1879 Shenandoah, Fremont County, Iowa, United States | William Gaylord (1832-1903) |
| Amazon Badham (1853-1909) | 22 January 1853 Henderson, Mills County, Iowa, United States | 16 November 1909 Henderson, Mills County, Iowa, United States | Melvina Jemima Peck (1854-1940) |
| Juan Badham (1855-1859) | |||
| Violet Badham (1854-1875) | 1855 Iowa, United States | 12 January 1877 Iowa, United States | William James (1849-) |
| Mary Martha Badham (1859-1886) | December 1859 Mills County, Iowa, United States | 1884 Nebraska, United States | Charles M Wilson (1849-) |
| Clara Alice Badham (1861-1877) | |||
Vital Records[]
1870 US Census[]
- Mary Badham (F-49) (mother)
- Amazon Badham (M-17)
- Violet Badham (F-15)
- Mary Badham (F-10)
- Clarah Badham (F-7)
1880 US Census[]
William James is gone and Violet had died. The two children, George and Adda are living with their grandmother and aunt. Census taken 1880 at Anderson, Mills Co, Iowa
- Mary Badham (F-59) (grandmother)
- Mary M. Badham (F-20) (aunt)
- Geo. N. James (M-9) -
- Adda F. James (F-6)
See Also[]
- Badham Family
- Violet Badham
- Badham in Montgomery County, Iowa