Champion, James W.

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James W. Champion
b: 1792
d: 30 JUL 1872
Biography
Notes from Mina Robbins:
-Reference 7314206 97 Census, 7433701 71 MISC CIVIL REGISTER (R.W. BentonRecord) -Veteran of War of 1812, PVT in Capt. A. Heath''s Co., GAMilitia -(Lost 3 sons in the Civil War - Henry Thomas, James R. & Jackson) -1840 Living in Marion Co. GA
-Sharon Jones has death date 20 July, 1872; Charles W. Champion shows 3Jul 1872 -Another source has 2 other children: Elizabeth b1832 in Georgiaand James Newton Champion b: 1835 in Georgia -There are also sourcesreporting that James was born in Georgia in 1795. -ALABAMA SOLDIERS, Vol.IV, by Gandrud, 1978. (War of 1812) and died 3 Jul 1872 in Shelby County,AL -Charles Champion shows: Marriage 14/19 May 1819
-Charles Champion shows: James and Sarah returned to South Carolinaafter their marriage where three of their children were born, and laterreturned to Warren County.
-1860 Census Shelby County Alabama MONTEVALLO P O Series: M653 Roll: 23Page: 251 Households #76-77 Lines 27-34 JW Champion (M) Age 68 FarmerBirthplace South Carolina Sarah Champion (F) Age 65 Wife BirthplaceGeorgia George W (M) Age 19 Farmer Birthplace Georgia
J N Champion Age 25 (M) Farmer Birthplace Georgia Elizabeth Champion Age30 (F) Wife Birthplace Alabama Jas V? Champion Age 9 (M) BirthplaceAlabama Shelby Champion Age 2 (M) Birthplace Alabama Janus Champion Age 1(M) Birthplace Alabama -Montevallo: Originally known as Wilson''s Hill.Settled in 1815. Incorporated in 1848 as Montevallo. Post officeestablislhed in 1829.
-Check the following to see if James Champion mentioned: --Montevallo :the first one hundred years Stmnt.Resp. by Eloise Meroney FHL 976.179H2m --Church minutes, 1856-1939, Baptist Church (Montevallo, Alabama)(Main Author), Microfilm of original records. �Includes a list ofmembers. FHL US/CAN Film [ 984181 Item 2 ] >>>>
1870 Census shows Jasper, age 11, and Jefferson, age 8; do not know whothey are at the moment.
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Not shown on "Family is a Heart''s Home" listing
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Barry George shows birth as 1796 and death as 1885
Facts
  • 1792 - Birth - ; South Carolina
  • 1820 - Census - U.S. ; Putnam, Marion, Georgia
  • 1840 - Census - U.S. ; Marion, Georgia
  • 1850 - Census - U.S. ; Shelby, Alabama
  • 1860 - Census - U.S. ; Shelby, Alabama
  • 1870 - Census - U.S. ; Shelby, Alabama
  • 30 JUL 1872 - Death - ; Montevallo, Shelby, Alabama
  • 19 MAY 1814 - Residence - ; Warren, Georgia
  • From AUG 1813 to MAR 1814 - Military Service - Private, Capt. A. Heath''s Co, Georgia Militia, War of 1812 ; Georgia
  • 19 MAY 1814 - Residence - ; Warren, Georgia
Ancestors
   
John Champion
- 1787
 
 
John Champion
ABT 1760 - 1823
  
  
  
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James W. Champion
1792 - 30 JUL 1872
  
 
  
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Keziah
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Family Group Sheet - Child
PARENT (M) John Champion
BirthABT 1760South Carolina
Death1823 Rutherford, North Carolina
MarriageBef 1764 or 1792to Keziah at North Carolina
FatherJohn Champion
Mother?
PARENT (F) Keziah
Birth
Death
MarriageBef 1764 or 1792to John Champion at North Carolina
Father?
Mother?
CHILDREN
MJames W. Champion
Birth1792South Carolina
Death30 JUL 1872Montevallo, Shelby, Alabama
Marriage19 MAY 1814to Sarah Grubbs Green at Mount Moriah Church, Warren, Georgia
FTemperance Champion
Birth
DeathAFT 12 MAY 1827Rutherford, North Carolina
MAbner Champion
BirthABT 1780
Death
Marriageto Frances Pound
MRichard Champion
Birth
Death
MJohn Champion
BirthABT 1780
DeathFEB 1799Granville, North Carolina
MAbraham Champion
Birth
Death
MBenjamin Champion
Birth
Death
Marriageto Margaret
FBetsy Champion
Birth
Death
Marriageto Heflin at Granville, North Carolina
FFrances Champion
Birth
Death
Marriageto David Blalock
Family Group Sheet - Spouse
PARENT (M) James W. Champion
Birth1792South Carolina
Death30 JUL 1872 Montevallo, Shelby, Alabama
Marriage19 MAY 1814to Sarah Grubbs Green at Mount Moriah Church, Warren, Georgia
FatherJohn Champion
MotherKeziah
PARENT (F) Sarah Grubbs Green
Birth1794South Carolina
DeathAFT 17 JUN 1880 Shelby, Alabama
Marriage19 MAY 1814to James W. Champion at Mount Moriah Church, Warren, Georgia
FatherJohn Green
Mother?
CHILDREN
MWilliam Luke Champion
BirthDEC 1825Warren, Georgia
Death8 MAY 1904
Marriage13 AUG 1846to Rachael Ann Powell at Bibb, Alabama
Marriage2 FEB 1860to Rachael L. Thompson at Shelby, Alabama
MJames Robert Champion
Birth7 AUG 1823Warren, Georgia
Death3 MAY 1863Bibb, Alabama
Marriage28 DEC 1844to Mary Ann Sherbett at Bibb, Alabama
MHenry Thomas Champion
Birth1818South Carolina
Death16 JUN 1862Danville Confederate Hospital, Danville, Virginia
Marriage9 MAR 1843to Winifred Caroline Ward at Alabama
MJohn Champion
Birth1817Warren, Georgia
DeathAFT 2 JUN 1870
Marriageto Margaret
MJasper A. Champion
Birth1829Georgia
Death
Marriageto Elizabeth
FElizabeth Champion
Birth1826Georgia
Death
Marriage22 JAN 1850to John Oglesby at Shelby, Alabama
MJackson A. Champion
Birth5 JUL 1828Warren, Georgia
Death23 DEC 1862Virginia
Marriage15 SEP 1850to Rebecca Lawley at Shelby, Alabama
FLouisa Champion
Birth1833Georgia
Death
FSarah Champion
Birth1835Georgia
Death
MGeorge Washington Champion
BirthABT 1841Georgia
Death
MFrank Champion
Birth1815Warren, Georgia
Death
MWashington Champion
Birth1816Warren, Georgia
Death
MFrancis Champion
Birth1839Georgia
Death
Evidence
[S375]Descendants of John Champion
[S319]At Liberty on Bear Creek, 1835-1985
[S260]Census
[S261]Military Record
Descendancy Chart
1 James W. Champion b: 1792 d: 30 JUL 1872
+ Sarah Grubbs Green b: 1794 d: AFT 17 JUN 1880
2 William Luke Champion b: DEC 1825 d: 8 MAY 1904
+ Rachael Ann Powell b: 1828 d: MAR 1858
3 Shelby Franklin Champion b: 8 JAN 1858 d: 22 AUG 1931
+ Celia Katherine Allen b: 10 APR 1860 d: 23 NOV 1932
4 William Robert Champion b: 6 APR 1886 d: 31 AUG 1958
+ Merdella Parker b: 29 MAY 1889 d: 12 NOV 1915
5 Margaret Merdella Champion b: 14 JUN 1915 d: 13 DEC 1965
+ Robert James Reed b: 6 FEB 1904 d: 24 DEC 1977
6 Robert James Reed b: 18 JUL 1941 d: 28 NOV 1985
6 Merdella Margaret Reed b: 27 APR 1950 d: 7 MAR 2012
+ Gene Charles Huckleberry b: 20 JUL 1950 d: 2018
6 John Champion Reed b: 12 JUN 1944 d: 24 FEB 2012
+ Effie Etta Thompson b: 28 JUN 1896 d: 7 JAN 1983
5 Emma Catheryn Champion b: 4 JAN 1925 d: 7 DEC 2007
+ John Columbus Brown b: 8 DEC 1921 d: 15 FEB 1988
4 Nancy E. Cora Ann Champion b: 27 NOV 1879 d: 16 SEP 1913
+ James Kelley Franklin b: JUL 1873
4 Walter Monroe Champion b: 24 APR 1881 d: 18 FEB 1951
+ Mable E. Lawley b: 22 AUG 1891 d: 16 AUG 1942
5 Walter Monroe Champion b: 19 FEB 1932 d: 19 MAY 1993
5 Minnie I. Champion b: ABT 1913
+ Henry Picket b: ABT 1906
5 Luther Champion b: 9 MAY 1923 d: 4 DEC 1980
5 Lucian Champion b: 9 MAY 1923 d: 25 MAY 1958
5 Doris Champion b: 27 JUN 1926 d: 18 AUG 2004
4 Bruce Franklin Champion b: 13 DEC 1882 d: 8 OCT 1909
4 Rhoda Elizabeth Champion b: 18 AUG 1884 d: 25 JUN 1929
+ Julius Bud Baggett b: 1868 d: SEP 1933
4 Mary Jane Champion b: 24 JUL 1888 d: 31 MAY 1969
4 Nora Viola Champion b: 10 OCT 1890 d: MAY 1965
+ George Marcus d: 1905
+ Arch J. Jones d: 25 AUG 1949
4 James Pleasant Champion b: 26 MAR 1893 d: 9 FEB 1915
+ John Killpatrick b: ABT 1850 d: 27 JUL 1910
4 Martha A. Killpatrick b: ABT 1876
4 Lucy Killpatrick b: JAN 1878
4 Thomas Killpatrick b: AUG 1883
3 James Ensley Champion b: 13 NOV 1852 d: 8 DEC 1923
+ Nancy Ann Frances Boyd b: 4 NOV 1856 d: AUG 1929
4 Mary Ann Dulcinia Champion b: 16 FEB 1875 d: APR 1936
4 Sarah Dovie Jane Champion b: 17 MAY 1877 d: APR 1936
4 Martha Lovina Virginia Champion b: 5 OCT 1879 d: OCT 1935
4 James Francis Avington Champion b: 11 MAR 1885 d: 8 MAY 1967
4 Perelia Haseltine Champion b: 6 OCT 1889 d: 16 SEP 1971
4 Effie Leona Champion b: 11 JUL 1892 d: 1971
4 Jerrie Champion b: MAR 1895
4 Richard Clyde Champion b: 4 AUG 1897 d: 22 APR 1957
+ Evie C. Childress b: 5 DEC 1899 d: 18 DEC 1985
5 Richard Clyde Champion b: 1 MAY 1923 d: 24 JUN 1924
5 Sanders O. Champion b: 26 AUG 1921 d: 30 DEC 1993
5 Richard Dalton Champion b: 3 FEB 1920 d: 28 OCT 1994
4 John William Jessie Champion b: 29 SEP 1881 d: 1893
4 Margaret Melvina Osaham Champion b: 21 MAY 1887 d: 1888
3 Thomas Champion b: 1854
+ Martha Jane Boothe b: ABT 1857
4 Julia Champion b: ABT 1879
4 Minnie Dora Champion b: 29 FEB 1880 d: 21 APR 1940
+ William Monroe Benton b: 25 NOV 1873 d: 1 SEP 1938
5 Rufus Willis Benton b: 29 JAN 1898 d: 8 MAY 1982
+ Velma Mae Jones b: 27 SEP 1900 d: 26 DEC 1989
5 Johnie Franklin Benton b: ABT 1903
5 Gilford B. Benton b: ABT 1904
+ Mollie b: ABT 1904
5 Maggie Velma Benton b: ABT 1906
5 Annie Lillian Benton b: ABT 1908
5 Walter A. Benton b: ABT 1912
5 Elsie Mae Benton b: 9 JUL 1914 d: 16 MAR 1963
5 Jessee H. Benton b: 27 OCT 1897 d: 24 DEC 1921
3 Martha Champion b: 1859
+ Rachael L. Thompson b: APR 1838 d: 31 JAN 1915
2 James Robert Champion b: 7 AUG 1823 d: 3 MAY 1863
+ Mary Ann Sherbett b: 7 DEC 1819 d: 24 DEC 1888
4 James Tidwell b: ABT 1866
3 Cynthia Jane Champion b: 12 NOV 1848
3 John C.C. Champion b: 1852 d: 10 JAN 1912
3 Malcolm Champion b: FEB 1855
+ Rhoda A. b: FEB 1858
4 Mary Jane Champion b: AUG 1879
4 John B. Champion b: NOV 1884
+ Nellie b: ABT 1894
4 Samuel S. Champion b: ABT 1878
4 William W. Champion b: NOV 1884
4 James R. W. Champion b: JUN 1887
3 Mahala Champion b: 1856
3 Samuel Buchanan Champion b: 10 JUL 1858 d: 26 MAR 1931
+ Theodocia Blake b: 4 FEB 1858 d: 4 JAN 1928
3 Appie Ann Elna Paralee Sevela Champion b: 8 OCT 1862 d: 24 JAN 1928
+ Jephtha A. Blake b: 31 JAN 1862 d: 15 MAR 1938
4 Arah H. Blake b: JUL 1892
4 Mary Ann Blake b: 26 AUG 1888 d: 10 FEB 1963
+ Grover Williams b: 2 NOV 1887 d: 13 JUL 1932
4 Anna Lou Blake b: 21 APR 1890 d: 24 FEB 1977
4 Pearl Blake b: MAR 1897
4 Henry Etta Hester b: DEC 1882
3 James Henry Champion b: ABT 1853
+ Martha b: ABT 1842
4 Ida Champion b: ABT 1872
4 Joseph Champion b: ABT 1874
4 Benjamin Champion b: ABT 1877
4 Willie R. Champion b: ABT 1879
2 Henry Thomas Champion b: 1818 d: 16 JUN 1862
+ Winifred Caroline Ward b: 9 JAN 1821 d: 13 SEP 1901
3 James Van Buren Champion b: 28 DEC 1843 d: 2 MAY 1916
3 Solomon Zachery Taylor Champion b: 22 FEB 1847 d: 1 DEC 1915
+ Martha Geddie d: BEF 1880
4 Maxwell Champion b: 1868
+ Lela Kornegay b: 1870
4 Solomon James Daniel Champion b: 1870 d: JAN 1910
+ Sarah Isabelle Elizabeth Deason b: 25 JUL 1869 d: 26 JUL 1909
4 Henry Thomas Champion b: 12 AUG 1871 d: 22 MAR 1941
+ Jessie Ann Cook b: 30 OCT 1878 d: 18 SEP 1958
+ Mary Catherine McGinnis b: 24 OCT 1862 d: 12 MAY 1926
4 John S.A. Champion b: 30 JUL 1880 d: 14 NOV 1881
4 Artillar Champion b: 6 FEB 1882 d: 28 NOV 1930
+ James W. White b: 28 AUG 1872 d: 16 JAN 1913
4 Sanford Edward Champion b: 28 SEP 1883 d: 27 FEB 1965
+ Annie Rich b: 28 OCT 1893 d: 24 JUN 1975
4 Chelcie Clayton Champion b: 21 FEB 1886 d: 2 APR 1972
+ Hattie Lottie Isbell b: 29 AUG 1891 d: 8 SEP 1970
4 Fred Harrison Champion b: 7 DEC 1888 d: 19 JUL 1965
+ Ever Irene White b: 26 DEC 1896 d: 19 JUL 1980
4 Robert Early Blaine Champion b: 18 OCT 1890 d: 3 JUN 1952
+ Gracie b: 14 OCT 1895 d: 7 FEB 1982
4 Roy Zachary Taylor Champion b: 28 FEB 1893 d: 9 JAN 1967
+ Myrtle Qumar Whitfield b: 20 DEC 1896 d: 11 APR 1964
4 Joel P. Champion b: 15 NOV 1894 d: 6 JAN 1968
4 Yearby O. Champion b: 5 DEC 1895 d: 26 JAN 1920
4 Mary E. Champion b: DEC 1898
3 Infant Son Champion b: 1849 d: Aft 26 Sep 1850 and Bef 9 Jun 1860
+ Sarah Geddie b: 1842
4 Frances Champion b: 1873
4 Carrie Champion b: 1876
4 Emanuel Champion b: AUG 1879
3 Jesse Casper Wister Champion b: 25 JUL 1855 d: 27 MAR 1930
+ Sarah Frances Taylor b: 11 NOV 1858 d: 27 DEC 1930
4 Winnie Lois Champion b: NOV 1891
4 Mary Esther Champion b: MAY 1894
+ Eliguie Weeks b: ABT 1890
4 William Henry Champion b: 19 FEB 1883 d: 3 AUG 1948
+ Minerva Hitchcock b: 1883 d: 27 JUL 1909
+ Rhoda Ann Beasley b: 24 MAR 1892 d: 18 FEB 1969
4 J. Bernard Champion b: 12 AUG 1886 d: 2 OCT 1932
+ Frances b: 24 JUL 1892 d: 8 DEC 1976
4 Sarah Elizabeth Champion b: 21 AUG 1889 d: 2 JAN 1970
4 Champion d: infancy
4 Champion d: infancy
3 Martha L. Champion b: JAN 1858
4 Henry Morrison b: OCT 1887
4 Levert Morrison b: AUG 1891
3 Mary L. Champion b: MAR 1861
4 Jesse Shuttlesworth b: SEP 1885
4 Taylor Shuttlesworth b: APR 1888
4 Lydia Shuttlesworth b: MAR 1891
3 John Marquis de LaFayette Champion b: SEP 1850 d: 1936
+ Amanda Phelps b: 1846 d: 1916
4 Rhoda Champion b: 1887
4 Mary Champion b: 1869 d: 1968/1970
+ Rice C. Hubbard b: 16 NOV 1876 d: 3 JAN 1933
4 Margaret Paralee Champion b: JAN 1870 d: 1944
+ Jesse H. Hubbard b: DEC 1862 d: 1951
4 Theodocia Champion b: AUG 1872 d: 1963
+ John Church b: 1853 d: 1936
4 Luther Champion b: APR 1876
+ Nancy Hubbard b: 25 APR 1869 d: 26 JAN 1910
4 Ludie Champion b: 27 SEP 1877 d: 20 JAN 1958
+ Amanda Hubbard b: 10 FEB 1868 d: 21 FEB 1907
+ Sovella Hubbard b: ABT 1883
4 Martha Champion b: APR 1879 d: 1917
+ William Hubbard b: 1873 d: 1953
4 Jodie Champion b: NOV 1882
4 Dixie Champion b: APR 1884 d: BEF 1910
+ George R. Kegler b: ABT 1876
4 John Parker Champion b: 12 MAY 1887 d: 7 FEB 1959
+ Maude E. Deramus b: 3 NOV 1892 d: 17 DEC 1959
2 John Champion b: 1817 d: AFT 2 JUN 1870
+ Margaret b: ABT 1819 d: AFT 2 JUN 1870
3 Sarah Champion b: 1842
3 Mary E. Champion b: 1847
3 Addison Champion b: 1853
3 Joseph Champion b: 1855
+ Elizabeth b: 1830
+ John Oglesby b: 1803
3 James John Oglesby b: MAY 1850 d: 17 JAN 1916
3 Sarah Elizabeth Oglesby b: 2 NOV 1853 d: 2 JUN 1940
3 Lucious Luther Oglesby b: 15 DEC 1855 d: 26 DEC 1916
+ Salina Elizabeth Connor b: 8 NOV 1860 d: 27 NOV 1913
3 Manervie Jane Oglesby b: APR 1854 d: 1935
2 Jackson A. Champion b: 5 JUL 1828 d: 23 DEC 1862
+ Rebecca Lawley b: 12 AUG 1832
3 Sarah Elizabeth Champion b: 6 SEP 1853 d: 1 SEP 1917
+ Anderson Allen b: 10 JUL 1855 d: 28 NOV 1916
4 Leila Jane Allen b: 27 MAR 1876 d: 15 MAR 1920
+ James S. Trott b: JUN 1875
5 Elizabeth Trott b: 8 MAY 1902 d: 14 JUN 1967
+ Stanley Mack Coshatt b: 4 MAR 1892 d: 5 MAY 1952
4 Robert A. Allen b: 25 APR 1878
+ Olive b: ABT 1883
4 Alma Allen b: 5 DEC 1879
4 Caldona Allen b: 12 MAR 1884 d: 23 JUN 1958
+ Zachariah H. Honeycutt b: 17 JUN 1883 d: 14 FEB 1958
5 Vera Honeycutt b: 1903
5 Edward Honeycutt b: 1905
5 Ruby Honeycutt b: 1907
5 Clyde Honeycutt b: 1909
5 Melvin George Honeycutt b: 17 JUN 1911 d: 29 JUN 1949
5 Paul David Honeycutt b: 6 APR 1920 d: 14 OCT 1969
+ Lottie I. b: 5 DEC 1918 d: 1 AUG 1997
4 Wiley M. Allen b: 7 JAN 1887 d: 23 OCT 1969
+ Annie M. Pickett b: 16 DEC 1890 d: 18 SEP 1950
5 Cecil Clarence Allen b: 9 JAN 1926 d: OCT 1985
5 Cleve E. Allen b: 6 AUG 1913 d: 2 DEC 1981
+ Dessie Glenn b: 18 DEC 1916 d: 8 FEB 2002
5 Viva Allen b: 5 FEB 1921 d: 27 OCT 1990
+ Robert Eugene Reid b: 18 APR 1920 d: 19 NOV 1984
+ Bessie Cochran b: NOV 1896
4 Henrietta Allen b: 16 SEP 1891
4 Luther Allen b: 16 JAN 1894
4 Zula Allen b: 16 MAR 1896 d: 11 NOV 1933
+ William D. Stallings b: 30 APR 1885 d: 23 NOV 1955
4 Mary Matilda Allen b: 8 OCT 1881 d: 27 MAR 1937
+ Luther Pervard Roman b: ABT 1875
5 Otto Herman Roman b: 31 AUG 1909 d: 23 JUN 1987
5 Helen Virginia Roman b: 13 NOV 1902 d: 31 JUL 1991
+ Frederick Morgan Honeycutt b: 22 AUG 1897 d: JUL 1974
5 Edward Clayton Roman b: ABT 1901
5 Robert Henry Roman b: ABT 1907
5 Roscoe Roy Roman b: 31 AUG 1909
+ ?
5 Ethel Grace Roman b: ABT 1913
3 Joseph Champion b: 8 OCT 1851
3 Eliza Champion b: 1858
3 Nannie Champion b: 1858
3 Mollie Champion b: 1860
3 Melinda Champion b: 1862
2 Louisa Champion b: 1833
2 Sarah Champion b: 1835
2 Frank Champion b: 1815
2 Francis Champion b: 1839