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James Lomax

James Lomax



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  1. 1.  James LomaxJames Lomax was born in Feb 1870 in Virginia, USA.

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    • Education: Public School: 8 years.
    • Ethnicity: American
    • Race: Black
    • Race: Mulatto
    • Occupation: Waiter
    • Physical Description: 1894, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; Eyes: Black; Hair: Black; Height: 5'4 1/2"; Foot: Size 10; Weight 135 lbs.
    • Physical Description: Jun 1894; Mulatto; Height 5'4"; Eyes: Black; Hair: Black; Foot: 10 in.; Weight:: 135.
    • Criminal: 12 Jun 1894, Eastern State Penitentiary, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; Serving 2 yrs 4 mnths for Assault and Battery. Described as Married with 2 children.
    • Civil: 21 Jun 1894; Age: 29; Parents both Living; 8 years of Public School; 1st Conviction; No Family in Prison;
    • Criminal: 12 Aug 1896, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; End Sentence for Assault and Battery.
    • Residence: 1897, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA
    • Job: 1897, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; Waiter at The Bolton
    • Residence: 1899, 503 North ave, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA
    • Residence: 1900, 114 1/2 Liberty street, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; Age: 30; Occupation: Servant; AbleToSpeakEnglish: Yes; CanRead: Yes; CanWrite: Yes; CityWard: 4th 2nd Precinct (Port Of); EnumerationDistrict: 0051; HomeOwnership: Rent; MonthsUnEmployedPastYear: 4; OwnsFarm: H; YearsMarried: 9; MaritalStatus: Married; RelationToHead: Head

    James married Sarah L Syrus in 1891. Sarah (daughter of Isaac Cyrus and Jane Haines) was born on 21 Mar 1863 in Luray, Page, Virginia, USA; died on 26 Mar 1949 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in 201 South 30th street, Penbrook, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]




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