Democratic Sentinel, Volume 2, Number 8, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 April 1878 — Born in 1764. [ARTICLE]

Born in 1764.

James James, or “Double Jimmy,” as he is more familiarly called, lives t>n a farm twelve miles south of Weatherford, Parker county, Texas, with his daughter, Mrs. Nancy Wheat; 63 years of age. This old gentleman was born near the Red House, in Princd William county, Virginia, May 10, 1764. His father resided on it plantation-near the Potomac, adjoining Lawrence Washington’s. Mr. James has seen Washington often at his father’s house. He and the brothers were in the war of 1812. Mr. James was a “ jack of all trades,” as he says he learned to be a carpenter, bricklayer, stonemason, blacksmith, painter and tinsmith. During his ' long life he has never been one mon’h in bed with sickness. Mr. James was married in Virginia soon after attaining his majority, and raised a family of ten boys and five girls. Leaving his native State some years after the war, he settled in Roan county, Tennessee. From that place he moved to Lauderdale county, Alabama, thence to White county, Arkansas, and in 1848 came to Dallas county, Texas, in his 84th year. He continued his residence there until 1872, when, in his 108th year, he selected, ss he says, Parker county to spend his old days in. In his 109th year he cultivated an acre patch of watermelons in Parker county, and raised the finest brought to market. He realized $125 from this crop. Mr. .James talks very well and his hearing is pretty good.— Oalveston News.