James, William

1846 - 1900  (53 years)

• Name	James, William
  Birth	22 May 1846  [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	JAME.W003
  _FGRAVE	24199167
  Death	11 Mar 1900	Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  	SUPPOSED MURDER AND SUICIDE IN AN ILLINOIS HOME CLAY CITY, JULY 20. - - This morning all that remained of the James family living five miles west of here, was found in the ruins of their home which was evidently burned during the night. The family consisted of husband, wife, daught and grandchild. It is thought either the son or the father murdered the family, set fire to the house and then committed suicide. The son was addicted to the use of whiskey and had threatened to kill the family, and the father was subject to spells of insanity. Wood County Reporter 23 July 1891 pg 3 badgerlink.com pg 3
  Burial	Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  		Headstone, James, William
  Person ID	I28761	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	14 Jan 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Death - 11 Mar 1900 - Clay County, Illinois Burial - - Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S8431] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, James, William, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/24199167/william-james), none. (Reliability: 2).