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Rev. Robert Sallee JAMES
1818 - 1850 (32 years)-
Name Robert Sallee JAMES Prefix Rev. Birth 17 Jul 1818 Lickskillet, Logan County, Kentucky 
Gender Male _FSFTID M4W3-P3B _FSLINK https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/M4W3-P3B _UID 6D3A63A631A44D4EA235228DEEB66924D706 Death 18 Aug 1850 Placerville, El Dorado County, California Person ID I30837 Carney Wehofer July 2025 Last Modified 4 Dec 2021
Father John Martin JAMES, b. 15 Jul 1775, Hanover County, Virginia d. 1827, Logan County, Kentucky (Age 51 years) Mother Mary Gardner "Polly" POOR, b. Abt 1790 d. Feb 1827, Logan County, Kentucky (Age ~ 37 years) Marriage 26 Mar 1807 Goochland, Goochland, Virginia Family ID F14365 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Zerelda Elizabeth COLE, b. 29 Jan 1825, Black Horse Tavern, Midway, Woodford, Kentucky d. 10 Feb 1911, on train to Calif, near Oklahoma City, OK. (Age 86 years) Marriage 28 Dec 1841 Stamping Ground, Scott, Kentucky Children 1. Alexander Franklin "Frank" JAMES, b. 10 Jan 1843, Kearney, Clay County, Missouri d. 18 Feb 1915, St. Joseph, Buchanan, Missouri (Age 72 years)2. Robert R. JAMES, b. 19 Jul 1845, Kearney, Clay County, Missouri d. 21 Aug 1845, Kearney, Clay County, Missouri (Age 0 years)3. Jesse Woodson JAMES, b. 5 Sep 1847, Kearney, Clay County, Missouri d. 3 Apr 1882, St. Joseph, Buchanan, Missouri (Age 34 years)4. Mary JAMES, b. 3 Oct 1848, Clay, Missouri d. 17 Aug 1866, Clay, Missouri (Age 17 years)5. Susan Lavenia JAMES, b. 25 Nov 1849, Kearney, Clay County, Missouri d. 3 Mar 1889, Wichita Falls, Whichita, Texas (Age 39 years)Family ID F14366 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 4 Dec 2021
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Notes - by Debbie Quinn:
Robert Sallee James was a Baptist preacher in Western Missouri. He was born July 17, 1818 in Logan County Kentucky, a place called Lickskillet on the Whippoorwill Creek. . His family was one of the old families of Logan County Kentucky.
He was the son of John and Mary Poore James, both natives of Virginia, but very early settlers of Logan County, Kentucky. Robert was one of nine children, five sons and four daughters. The five sons were as follows: Wm. James (1811), John James (1815), Robert S. James (1818), Thomas M. James (1823), Drury Woodson James (1825); Mary James (1809) m John Mimms, Elizabeth James (1816) m Tillman West, Nancy James (1830) m George Hite, Mary Elizabeth James (1827) m John R. (Hugh) Cohorn. Mary Elizabeth mother, Mary (Poore) James died the following day after she was born. A neighbor, Mary Elizabeth Hendricks (who had lost her child one week before), breast fed the new infant girl a few weeks until she became very healthy and continued to raise her as her own until she was married. The name "Mary Elizabeth" came from three sources, the names of her two older sisters, so she may always remember them, her mother, Mary and her godmother's name, Mary Elizabeth Hendricks who raised her to adulthood. (Facts obtained from the old Hendrick-Newton bible, on record at the James Museum, Kearney, MO.)
Was a graduate of Georgetown, Kentucky College having completed all requirements of the four-year classical course, on June 29, 1843. His degree was the Bachelor of Arts. According to faculty records, final examination for the senior class was taken on May 24, 1843. Robert is listed as having tied for third place honors in the class. For his accomplishment, he was awarded the opportunity to present an oration at the commencement exercises. All associates who knew him spoke of him as a kindly man of God. So convincing as a Minister one would remember his sermons the rest of their life. He was an educator, gifted orator, and a successful farmer.
He married Miss Zerelda Cole, one year before he graduated from college. . They met at a religious gathering. Her family was from Lexington, Kentucky and she was educated in a Catholic convent (St. Catherine's Female School )in that city. The Cole family was of Revolutionary stock and her grandfather was a soldier in the Revolutionary War.
She was born January 29, 1825 in Woodford County Kentucky at her Grandfather's (Richard Cole Jr.) Black Horse Inn. The brick portion was attached to the Inn in 1799. It was the living quarters of her father James Cole, born September 8, 1804 to February 27, 1827 and her mother Sarah (Sallie) Lindsay (4-15-1803 to 10-12-1851). She was the daughter of Anthony and Alsey (Cole) Lindsay. Alsey was the daughter of Richard Cole Sr. being James Cole's Aunt.
The Cole family had come from Pennsylvania through Virginia to Kentucky. Richard Cole Sr. helped to survey with Humphrey Marshall "The Vacant Lands", where Frankfort is now located in June and July of 1785. He later settled in Woodford County near what is now the town of Midway and Leestown Pike. He bought a large track of land from Hancock Lee. Hancock's son, Maj. John Lee helped in the settlement of Versailles, KY. Richard Cole Sr. operated a Tavern by the name, "Cole's Inn," located on Cole's Road.
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