John S. James
John S. James, eldest son of George and Ann (Sealy) James, was born in Somersetshire, England, May 4, 1817, and emigrated to America with his parents in 1832. For about thirty years he remained with his parents, and in 1862 he moved onto his present farm of 160 acres. In 1861 he married Miss Martha, daughter of Thomas Gilmore, of Franklin Township, Wayne Co., Ohio. She died in 1884, leaving six children, as follows: Thomas Sealy, living at home; James Alfred, who married Sarah Grant and lives in Franklin Township, Wayne County; William Edward, living at home; George A. and Harry Oscar, in Nebraska, and Henry Arthur, at home. Mr. James is a Democrat in politics, and has served his township as supervisor for three years, trustee for two years, and is now serving his fourth year as treasurer. He and family attend the services of the Moorland Methodist Episcopal Church.
From Commemorative Biographical Record of the Counties of Wayne and Holmes, Ohio, J. H. Beers & Co., Chicago, 1889