In 1880 James was 33 with an older wife and several children. Whathap pened to them after he married Sarah?
In 1900 he was a 53 year old widower living alone in Bluffs, Scott Co,I L. His 3 year old son George was living with his half brother HenrySt ark in Decatur, Macon Co, IL, listed as step-brother.
