Sunday, March 29, 2020

52 Ancestors Biography- James W. Hyman


James W. Hyman - My 2nd Great-Grandfather

James was born on 07 Jan 1854 in Clark County, Indiana to German Immigrant parents- Daniel Andrew Hyman (1810-1860) and Mary Bedleman (1817-1895). He had at least 4 sisters: 
1. Mary A. (b. 1839)
2. Henrietta (1840-1918)
3. Ellen (b. 1846)
4. Matilda Amelia (b. 1850)

James was a Cooper- made barrels. 

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On 03 Nov 1874, James married Mary Kime.
Mary Kime
Born: 05 Feb 1859 in Clark County, Indiana
Died: 14 Oct 1917 in Jeffersonville, Indiana, age 58
Daughter of William Martin Kime (1819-1871) & 
                        Cynthia Ann Bell (1834-1901)

James and Mary had 9 children: 

1. James Henry (1878-1964)
2. Elizabeth "Lizzie" (1880-1932)
3. Joseph (b. 1882)
4. Myrtle May (1884-1953) (my great-grandmother)
       Read more about her Here.
5. Stella E. "Della" (1890-1962)
6. Eva Lena "Lena" (1892-1941)
7. John Huffman (1895-1967)
8. Katherine Belle "Katie" (1897-1956)
9. Henry Ruben (1899-1951)


James died at the age of 72 on 20 Aug 1926 in Jefferson County, Kentucky. Cause of death- Organic Heart Disease. He is buried in the Eastern Cemetery in Louisville, Kentucky. 





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