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Miranda "Sis" Bilberry James
10 Nov 1857 – 16 Sep 1923
| Birth | 10 Nov 1857 |
| Death | 16 Sep 1923 |
| Cemetery | Oriana Cemetery Stonewall County , Texas , USA |
| Added by | Jerry Hicks on 08 Feb 2012 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/27757795 |
Bio
When Martha Arminda "Miranda" BILBREY was born on November 10, 1857, in Overton, Tennessee, her father, Henry BILBERRY , was 21, and her mother, Delilia, was 17. She married Frederick NELSON (29 Mar 1873 • Overton, Tennessee) and they had two children together. She then married William Alexander JAMES (12 Dec 1881, Lampassas, Texas, USA) and they had seven children together. She died on September 16, 1923, in Spur, Texas, at the age of 65, and was buried in Stonewall, Texas at the ORIANA CEM.. "Miranda wife of WA James 1874" MARTHA ARMINDA "MIRANDA" BILBERRY Family date is December 10 instead of November 10. This is the widow of Will James who was killed by the San Saba Mob. She was a Bilberry, Daughter of Henry and Delilah (Cannon) BilbERRY. First husband would have been Frederick Fed Nelson. Known as the "Widow James". Second husband was Will James. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ WILL JAMES DEATH Another tragedy struck the family with the murder of William Alexander "Will" James, husband of Martha Miranda Bilberry who was a cousin to Henry H. Bilberry: He had been ordered out of the country and had gone down to Arkansas but his family had gotten sick and he returned to his home. He was killed one morning while he was hauling water. To show how they treated people who did not obey orders the Mob riddled the body with bullets. His son counted the bullet holes in his body and swore he would kill the murderers. He said, "I'll kill them. I'll follow them to hell." Will was killed two weeks after Lige. His wife was also expecting a baby. A little girl was born three months after he was killed. They named her Willuie [Willie Lee James] after the father she was never to see.
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Mother/WIFE OF W. A. JAMES
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Siblings
- Susie Adeline Bilberry 1860–1935 FaG
- Nancy Ellen Bilbrey Bilberry 1861–1942 FaG
- William Campbell Bilbrey 1865–1943 FaG
- John Isaac Bilbrey 1866–1947 FaG
- Newton Sidney Bilbrey 1869–1898 FaG
- Lara L. "Dora" Bilbrey Henderson 1871–1942 FaG
- Centha Ann Bilbrey Henderson 1874–1925 FaG
- James Herrod Bilbrey 1875–1943 FaG
- Lee Erasmus Bilbrey 1881–1966 FaG
Children
- John Henery Nelson 1876–1934
- William Charles "W. C." Nelson 1878–1918
- Lena Belle James Waldrop 1881–1961
- Mrs Mary Florence James Waldrop 1884–1960
- Emma Jane James Kidd 1885–1946
- Robert N James 1889–1970
- Nancy Ellen James Tallant 1891–1958
- Harriett Emma "Hattie" James George 1895–1921
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