Emery Sylvester James

1873 - 1960  (86 years)

• Name	Emery Sylvester James  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Birth	11 Jun 1873	Braxton County, West Virginia, USA   [5]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1880	Holly, Braxton, West Virginia, USA
  	Marital status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son
  Military Draft Registration	1917	Braxton County, West Virginia, USA
  	Draft Registration - WWI
  Death	5 Feb 1960	Little Birch, Braxton, West Virginia, USA   [5]
  Burial	Hoover Cemetery, Sutton, Braxton, West Virginia, USA   [5]
  	Addie Marlow and Emery James, buried together
  		Burial-JAMES Addie and James Addie Marlow and Emery James, buried together -- Hoover Cemetery, Sutton WV + https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/141851377/ emery https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/115938599/ addie
  Person ID	I26646	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Henry Clinton James,   b. 1849, Rockingham County, North Carolina, USA d. 1900, Braxton County, West Virginia, USA (Age 51 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Elizabeth Sutton Hoover,   b. Mar 1833, Anthony Creek, Greenbrier, West Virginia, USA d. 1905, Braxton County, West Virginia, USA (Age 71 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	22 Feb 1871	Braxton County, West Virginia, USA   [4, 8]
  Family ID	F11609	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Addie Delli Marlow,   b. 20 Mar 1873, Wood County, West Virginia, USA d. 2 Feb 1957, Little Birch, Braxton, West Virginia, USA (Age 83 years)
  Marriage	25 Jun 1896	Braxton County, West Virginia, USA   [4, 9]
  		Vital_Marriage-JAMES Addie & Emery Emery James to Addie Delli (Marlow) Wood James - West Virginia Marriage License
  Family ID	F11719	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 11 Jun 1873 - Braxton County, West Virginia, USA Census - Marital status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son - 1880 - Holly, Braxton, West Virginia, USA Marriage - 25 Jun 1896 - Braxton County, West Virginia, USA Military Draft Registration - Draft Registration - WWI - 1917 - Braxton County, West Virginia, USA Death - 5 Feb 1960 - Little Birch, Braxton, West Virginia, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Burials

  Burial-JAMES Addie and James Addie Marlow and Emery James, buried together -- Hoover Cemetery, Sutton WV + https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/141851377/ emery https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/115938599/ addie

  
  

  Vital & Legal Records		Vital_Death-JAMES Emery West Virginia Certificate of Death for James Emery - Organic Heart Disease
  		Vital_Marriage-JAMES Addie & Emery Emery James to Addie Delli (Marlow) Wood James - West Virginia Marriage License

  
  

• Sources

  [S556] Ancestry.com, West Virginia, Deaths Index, 1853-1973, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2011;). [S8915] Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1880 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT ; Date: 2010;), Year: 1880; Census Place: Holly, Braxton, West Virginia; Roll: 1400; Family History Film: 1255400; Page: 422A; Enumeration District: 007. 1880 United States Federal Census Year: 1880; Census Place: Holly, Braxton, West Virginia; Roll: 1400; Family History Film: 1255400; Page: 422A; Enumeration District: 007 [S54] Ancestry Family Trees, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT : Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.;), Ancestry Family Trees. [S274] Ancestry.com, West Virginia, Marriages Index, 1785-1971, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2011;). [S7641] Find a Grave: JAMES Emery S 1873-1960, Emery Sylvester James. [S28] Ancestry.com, U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2005;), Registration State: West Virginia; Registration County: Braxton; Roll: 1992379. U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 Registration State: West Virginia; Registration County: Braxton; Roll: 1992379 [S259] Ancestry.com, West Virginia, Births Index, 1804-1938, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2011;). [S3049] Find a Grave: HOOVER Elizabeth Davis 1832-1905, Elizabeth Sutton Hoover Davis. BIRTH 1832 Anthony, Greenbrier County, West Virginia DEATH 1905 (aged 72–73) Braxton County, West Virginia BURIAL Hoover Cemetery, Sutton, Braxtony, West Virginia MEMORIAL ID 111142414 https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/111142414/elizabeth-sutton-davis [S7429] Find a Grave: MARLOW Addie James 1873-1957, Addie Dell Marlow James. Birth 20 Mar 1873, Wood County, West Virginia Death 2 Feb 1957 (aged 83) Little Birch, Braxton County, West Virginia Burial Hoover Cemetery, Sutton, Braxton County, West Virginia Memorial ID 115938599 https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/115938599/addie-dell-james