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William James (Louisville, Kentucky, gas fitter and plumber)

b. 1821-09-22 d. 1912-07-21

Louisville, Kentucky, store keeper, gas fitter, and plumber. Native of Ireland. Son of William James and Margaret Irwin James. Married to Catherine James. Father of Lucinda James, Margaret James, John James, Malinda James, and Edward James. Immigrated to the United States on October 1, 1846. Store keeper in Rensselaer County, New York, in 1855. Gas fitter in Louisville, Kentucky, in 1860. Gas fitter and plumber in partnership with John H. Woods in W. James & Company in Louisville in 1861. Gas fitter and plumber in Louisville in 1864. Gas fitter and plumber in partnership with John Ross in James & Ross in Louisville in 1865.

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Race
White

Bibliography

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Jefferson County, Louisville, District 6, p. 291.

Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Jefferson County, Louisville, District 9, p. 168B.

Census of the State of New York (1855), Population Schedules, Rensselaer County, Troy City, District 1.

"William James," Kentucky Death Certificates, 1911-1965, Kentucky Office of Vital Statistics, KDLA, Frankfort, KY, File 17499.


New York, U.S. Arriving Passenger and Crew Lists, 1820-1957, Passenger Arrival Lists (1817-1897), NARA Series M237, RG 85.

J.D. Campbell's Louisville Business Directory for 1864, (Louisville: L.A. Civill, 1864), 171.

Edwards' Annual Director to the Inhabitants, Institutions, Incorporated Companies, Manufacturing Establishments, Business firms, Etc., Etc., in the City of Louisville, For 1865-6 (Louisville: Edwards, Greenough & Deved, 1866), 370.

Tanner’s Louisville Directory and Business Advertiser for 1861 ed. Henry Tanner (Louisville: Directory Publication and Advertising Agency, 1861), 131.

Citation

James, William. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32206280 (November 12, 2026).

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