John G. James (?-?) and Julie G. Creely (1795-1883)

John G. James

Born: ? in Maryland.¹

Married: Julie Creely, 4 February 1812 in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri.¹

Died: Before 27 February 1834.²

Julie G. Creely Parents

Born: 8 June 1795 in Missouri.^3,4

Christening: 16 August 1795 in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri.³

Died: 14 January 1883.⁵

Children

1. John B. James (born 14 December 1810;⁶ christened 8 January 1811 in Florissant, St. Louis, Missouri).⁶

2. Henry James (born 29 October 1812;⁷ christened 1 November 1812 in Florissant, St. Louis, Missouri).⁷

3. Cecile James (christened 19 May 1815 in Florissant, St. Louis, Missouri).⁸

4. Samuel James⁹

5. Edward James (christened 2 May 1820 in Florissant, St. Louis, Missouri).¹⁰

6. Julia A. James²

7. Lewis James² (born about 1822 in Missouri)⁴

8. Levina James¹¹ (born about 1826 in Missouri;⁴ christened 24 September 1826 in Florissant, St. Louis, Missouri;¹² married John L. Logue 6 February 1849 in St Louis County [exact locale unknown], Missouri).¹⁴

9. Eliza Ann James (born 20 March 1831;¹⁴ christened 30 April 1831 in Florissant, St. Louis, Missouri).¹⁴

10. Marie James (born about 1832 in Missouri;⁴ christened 12 December 1835 in Florissant, St. Louis, Missouri).^15,16

11. Joseph James (born about 1833 in Missouri;⁴ christened 8 November 1835 in Florissant, St. Louis, Missouri).¹⁷

Notes on John James

He was the son of Joseph James and Elizabeth Hosten.¹ Joseph's full name was probably Joseph Austin James and arrived in Missouri from Maryland (by way of Kentucky and Illinois) by 1807.¹⁸
He was probably literate, because his estate included books such as Plutarch's Parallel Lives and "eight books on money".²
In 1821, he left on a trading expedition to New Mexico with his brother, Thomas.¹⁹

Notes on Julie Creely

She could not sign her name.²
She was still a widow in 1839 when she received her portion of her father's estate.²⁰
She is listed twice in the 1870 census, once with her son Lewis (spelled "Louis" in the census) in St. Ferdinand Township, St. Louis, Missouri,²¹ and in Stony Creek, Tehama, California, with her daughter Levina (and next door to her son John B. James). Her California entry in the 1870 census incorrectly lists her birthplace as Virginia.²² She was living with her daughter Levina and next door to her son John B. James.
She was still living with her daughter Levina in the 1880 census.²³
Cousin Annie in California sent me a photo of her grave in Glenn County, California. If you would like this photo, please email me at russwarne (at) gmail (dot) com.
Her father (Jean Baptiste Creely) supposedly opposed the marriage between Julie and John and the two eloped.²⁴ However, this source gets some of the details about Julie's family wrong and I don't know how much stock to put into this story. After all, Jean Baptiste Creely still had her in his will when he died.²⁰

Miscellaneous

Below is a picture of Edward James (#5 on this children list) as on old man. Photo is courtesy of Cousin Annie in Washington. I also have a photo that she sent to me of the James family home in Florissant. Please email me if you would like a copy of the other photo.

Sources

1. Register Old Cathedral parish, St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri (marriage record 4 February 1812).

2. St. Louis Probate Court case #01087.

3. Register of Old Cathedral parish, St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri (christening record 16 August 1795).

4.1850 Federal Census of District 82, St. Louis, Missouri.

5. Newville Cemetery Census.

6. Register of St. Ferdinand parish, Florissant, St. Louis, Missouri (christening record 8 January 1811). His christening record calls him "Jean Baptiste James."

7. Register of St. Ferdinand parish, Florissant, St. Louis, Missouri (christening record 1 November 1812). Oddly enough, the christening record lists the father as also being named "Henry James." This must be an error because the record specifically lists the mother as "Julie Créli" and that the child was born in wedlock.

8. Register of St. Ferdinand parish, Florissant, St. Louis, Missouri (christening record 19 May 1815).

9. Register of St. Ferdinand parish, Florissant, St. Louis, Missouri (christening record 17 September 1817).

10. Register of St. Ferdinand parish, Florissant, St. Louis, Missouri (christening record 2 May 1820).

11. In her father's probate records and the 1850 census, she is listed as "Elvina James." This is her name according to her christening record.

12. Register of St. Ferdinand parish, Florissant, St. Louis, Missouri (christening record 24 September 1826).

13. Missouri Marriages to 1850, available at ancestry.com.

14. Register of St. Ferdinand parish, Florissant, St. Louis, Missouri (christening record 30 April 1831).

15. Register of St. Ferdinand parish, Florissant, St. Louis, Missouri (christening record 12 December 1835).

16. For unknown reasons, she is not listed as an heir in her father's probate proceedings. The proceedings begin on 27 February 1834, so if her age in the 1850 census is wrong, she may not have been born yet, but that is purely conjecture on my part.

17. Register of St. Ferdinand parish, Florissant, St. Louis, Missouri (christening record 8 November 1835).

18. James, Thomas. (1916). Three Years among the Indians and Mexicans. St. Louis, MO: Missouri Historical Society, p. 6.

19. James, Thomas. (1916). Three Years among the Indians and Mexicans. St. Louis, MO: Missouri Historical Society, p. 98-189.

20. St. Louis Probate Court case #01058.

21. 1870 Federal Census of St. Ferdinand, St. Louis, Missouri.

22. 1870 Federal Census of Stoney Creek, Tehama, California.

23. 1880 Federal Census of District 146, Paskenta, Tehama, California. The census also erroneously lists her parents as both being born in Canada.

24. Lingenfelter Archives, housed by California State University at Chico. Linfenfelter's notes were compiled after his death and he doesn't state where he got his information.