Robert High James

1879 - 1914  (34 years)

• Name	Robert High James  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Birth	5 Dec 1879	De Kalb County, Tennessee, USA   [3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Death	14 Apr 1914	Silver Point, Putnam, Tennessee, USA   [3, 4]
  Burial	Maynard Cemetery, De Kalb, Tennessee, USA   [3]
  Person ID	I6481	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family	Ora Ellen Taylor,   b. 6 Aug 1883, Tennessee, USA d. 26 Apr 1959, Dayton, Rhea, Tennessee, USA (Age 75 years)
  Marriage	7 Jan 1906	Putnam County, Tennessee, USA   [2, 5]
  Children	1. Orville Hooper James,   b. 16 Jul 1911, Cookeville, Putnam, Tennessee, USA d. 23 Jun 1985, Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA (Age 73 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F2122	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 5 Dec 1879 - De Kalb County, Tennessee, USA Marriage - 7 Jan 1906 - Putnam County, Tennessee, USA Death - 14 Apr 1914 - Silver Point, Putnam, Tennessee, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Ancestors

  ~b Yarbrough-M Yarbrough Male Ancestor

  
  

• Sources

  [S8] Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2015;). [S40] Ancestry.com, Tennessee, Marriage Records, 1780-2002, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT ; Date: 2008;), Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, TN ; Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002. Tennessee, Marriage Records, 1780-2002 Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, TN, USA; Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002 [S11504] Smith, Brooke Yarbrough, Find a Grave - Ancestor (Yarbrough): JAMES Robert, (Name: SmithLC.com;), JAMES Robert High 1879-1914. Robert High James was the son of Sarah Buckner and Hartwell James. He married Ora Ellen Taylor on 7 January 1906 in Putnam County, Tennessee. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/59450294/robert_high_james [S10087] Ancestry.com, Tennessee, U.S., Death Records, 1908-1965, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;), Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, Tennessee; Tennessee Death Records, 1908-1958; Roll Number: 16. Tennessee, U.S., Death Records, 1908-1965 Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, Tennessee; Tennessee Death Records, 1908-1958; Roll Number: 16 [S11505] Smith, Brooke Yarbrough, Find a Grave - Ancestor (Yarbrough): TAYLOR Ora Ray, (Name: SmithLC.com;), TAYLOR Ora Ellen James Ray 1883-1959. Ora Ellen Taylor married (1) Robert James on 7 January 1906 in Putnam County, Tennessee. After he died, she married (2) Alfred Ray on 27 Dec 1917 in Putnam County, Tennessee. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/128199925/ora-ellen-ray