William L. James, b: 1896 - Mansfield, Illinois

^{1945 Atomic bomb detonated (Hiroshima)}
^{1950 Korean War begins}
^{1964 - 1973 Vietnam War}
^{1969 Armstrong first person on moon}
^{1986 Nuclear disaster at Chernobyl}

^{1903 Wright brothers 1st plane flight}
^{1912 Titanic sinks on maiden voyage}
^{1914 - 1918 World War I}
^{1922 USSR formed by Soviet states}
^{1939 - 1945 World War II}

^{1854 Crimean War with Russia}
^{1869 Opening of Suez Canal}
^{1871 Franco - Prussian War}
^{1895 Marconi invents wireless telegraphy}
^{1899 Boer War begins}




		^{Moses B. J. James}^{b.1870 Rosevbille, Ohio d.1956 Mansfield, Illinois}	^{Lucy Jane Baughman}^{b.1841 Ohio d.1935 Mansfield, Illinois}

	^{William L. James}^{b.1896 Mansfield, Illinois d.1981 Mansfield, Illinois}

^{Roger S. James}^{b.1928 Mansfield, Illinois d.}		^{Mary E. Keene}^{b. d.}

^{Harlan D. James}^{b.1931 Mansfield, Illinois d.}



	^{Ruby M. Denison}^{b.1894 Farmer City, Illinois d.1971 Mansfield, Illinois}