Linda M. James1,2,3

Family Chart
ID# 10351, (1879 - 1966)
FatherBarclay Arney James7,8,9 (1 Oct 1842 - 9 Mar 1909)
MotherBobella Cobb4,5,6 (3 Sep 1848 - 20 Oct 1922)

Key Events:

Birth: 3 Aug 1879, Kentucky10,11,12
Marriage: 16 Apr 1902, Vanderburgh Co., Indiana, Francis Byrnes Jr. (3 Apr 1876 - 30 Nov 1956)3,13
Divorce: 2 Sep 1913, Vanderburgh Co., Indiana, Francis Byrnes Jr. (3 Apr 1876 - 30 Nov 1956)14,15,16
Marriage: about 1931, Warren Sargent Horton (19 Nov 1878 - 19 Oct 1932)17
Death: 26 Feb 1966, Los Angeles Co., California18
AncestryThe Cobbs of Pawlet, Vermont

Copyright Notice

Narrative:

     Linda M. James was born on 3 Aug 1879 in Kentucky.10,11,12
     She appeared on the 1880 Federal Census of Eddyville, Lyon Co., Kentucky, in the household of her parents, Barclay Arney James and Bobella Cobb.7
     She moved to Clarksville with her parents in 1891.19,20,21 She moved to Indiana with her parents in 1893.22,23 She appeared on the 1900 Federal Census of Evansville, Vanderburgh Co., Indiana, in the household of her parents.8
     Linda married first Francis Byrnes Jr., son of Francis P. Byrnes and Sarah P. Hopkins, on 16 Apr 1902 in Vanderburgh Co., Indiana.3,13
     Linda and Francis appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of Evansville, Vanderburgh Co., Indiana, at 1045 Second St., enumerated 20 Apr 1910, reporting that they owned their home. His mother, Sarah P. Hopkins, and her sister, Linah, were listed as living with them, as was Anna Wolf, a 28-year old servant.24

Divorcing Her Husband --- Text Stolen from ReigelRidge.com !! ---


     Linda filed for divorce from Francis on 11 Jun 1913 in circuit court in Vanderburgh Co., on grounds of cruelty and inhuman treatment. She asked for an allowance of $250 per month, and $3,000 per year alimony.25 The court granted the divorce on 2 Sep 1913, and restored her maiden name, which she used until her re-marriage years later.14,15,16
     She continued to live in Evansville until mid-1919. Evansville newspaper articles refer to her as "of Park Row" until then, but that seems to be a nickname for a section of homes near Sunset Park and Riverside Ave.26
Edgewater Beach Hotel about 1910
from Wikimedia Commons27
By Sep 1919 she had moved to Chicago, where she initally lived in the Edgewater Beach Hotel. The hotel served many famous guests in it's time, including movie starts and presidents. Linda has not been found in the 1920 census, and is not included in the guests listed at the hotel then. She continued to live in Chicago until at least 1927.28,29,30
     Linda took a trip to the Territory of Hawaii in 1927. She departed from Los Angles on 21 May aboard the S.S. City of Los Angeles, arriving in Honolulu on the 27th. She returned on the same ship, leaving Honolulu on 4 Jun.31,32
     Linda moved to California, where her sister Laura was living, by 1929.33 She appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., California, at 6901 Camrosa Dr., enumerated 21 Apr 1930, reporting that she was renting her home, for $45 per month, and did not have a radio.34

A Short-Lived Second Marriage --- Text Stolen from ReigelRidge.com !! ---


     Linda married second Warren Sargent Horton, son of Franklin Shaw Horton and Amanda Coleman, about 1931.17 Linda and Warren lived at his home after their marriage.
     Warren died on 19 Oct 1932, at their home on Los Angeles.35,36
     Linda applied for a widow's pension 9 Jan 1933, based on her late husband's service in the Spanish-Amerian War. Her claim was rejected.37
     Linda appeared on the 1940 Federal Census of Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., California, at 241 South New Hampshire Ave., enumerated 25 Apr 1940, reporting she was renting her home, apparently an apartment in a multi-unit building, for $50 per month. She reported she had lived in the same city in 1935. Ema Hruska, a department store dressmaker from Bohemia, was listed as a lodger in the home.38
     She was a dressmaker, operating her own business from her home, in 1940. That year she reported that she had worked 40 hours the last week of March, but had not worked the prior year.38
     Linda died on 26 Feb 1966 in Los Angeles Co., California, at age 86.18

Children:
     There were no children with Francis Byrnes Jr.

Children:
     There were no children with Warren Sargent Horton

Citations

  1. [S2312] Bracley A. James household, 1900 U.S. Census, Vanderburgh Co., Indiana, shows name as Linda M. James.
  2. [S2321] Barclay James household, 1880 U.S. Census, Lyon Co., Kentucky, shows name as Laura James, very possibly confused by the enumerator with her half-sister, who is recorded as Barclay, which seems unlikely.
  3. [S1105] "Indiana Marriage Collection, 1800-1941," Ancestry.com, record for Frank Byrnes, Jr. and Linda M James, citing bk 22 pg 257.
  4. [S2321] Barclay James household, 1880 U.S. Census, Lyon Co., Kentucky, shows the girl as daughter of Bobbie's husband.
  5. [S2312] Bracley A. James household, 1900 U.S. Census, Vanderburgh Co., Indiana, shows the girl as the daughter of Bobbie's husband, and that the parents had been married longer than the age of the child.
  6. [S885] "California Death Index, 1940-1997," Ancestry.com, record for Linda J Horton, shows mother's maiden name as Cobb.
  7. [S2321] Barclay James household, 1880 U.S. Census, Lyon Co., Kentucky.
  8. [S2312] Bracley A. James household, 1900 U.S. Census, Vanderburgh Co., Indiana.
  9. [S8358] B. A. James obituary, Clarksville Leaf-Chronicle.
  10. [S885] "California Death Index, 1940-1997," Ancestry.com, record for Linda J Horton, shows date and state.
  11. [S2321] Barclay James household, 1880 U.S. Census, Lyon Co., Kentucky, shows month, age 10/12 and state.
  12. [S2312] Bracley A. James household, 1900 U.S. Census, Vanderburgh Co., Indiana, shows month, year, age 20 and state.
  13. [S2325] Frank Burns household, 1910 U.S. Census, Vanderburgh Co., Indiana, shows married 8 years.
  14. [S8387] Notice of divorce decree, The Evansville Press, 3 Sep 1913, shows granted Tuesday and name restored.
  15. [S8293] Mrs. B. A. James obituary, Clarksville Leaf-Chronicle, shows her name as Linda James.
  16. [S8384] City of Los Angeles arrival 27 May 1927, Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at Honolulu, Hawaii, shows her name as Linda James.
  17. [S8367] Warren S. Horton obituary, Los Angeles Times.
  18. [S885] "California Death Index, 1940-1997," Ancestry.com, record for Linda J Horton.
  19. [S8357] "Leaflets," Semi-Weekly Tobacco Leaf-Chronicle, 28 Jul 1891, shows Bart James, of Evansville, was visiting his family at Mrs. Allen Johnson's.
  20. [S8355] "With Our Neighbors," The Daily American, 7 Jun 1891, in section dateline Clarksville, 5 Jun, shows Nell Saunders had returned home after visiting friends in Paducah, and Laura returned home from Anchorage, Ky.
  21. [S8310] Bennett & Co.'s Evansville City Directory, 1892, pg 315, shows residence as Clarksville.
  22. [S8310] Bennett & Co.'s Evansville City Directory, 1893, pg 318, shows residence as e s Upper 2d no of Madison; 1894, pg 327 shows address.
  23. [S8331] Bart A. James obituary, Owensboro Daily Messenger, shows he moved to Evansville with his family 17 years before.
  24. [S2325] Frank Burns household, 1910 U.S. Census, Vanderburgh Co., Indiana.
  25. [S8388] Notice of divorce decree, The Evansville Press, 11 Jun 1913.
  26. [S8391] "Personal," The Evansville Press, 2 Jun 1919, shows "Mrs. Linda James of Park Row" going to Denver for the summer.
  27. [S3458] Wikimedia Commons, online.
  28. [S8392] "Personal," The Evansville Press, 22 Sep 1919, shows "Mrs. Linda James of Edgewater Beach Hotel" visiting friends in Evansville.
  29. [S8293] Mrs. B. A. James obituary, Clarksville Leaf-Chronicle, shows her as living in Chicago.
  30. [S8384] City of Los Angeles arrival 27 May 1927, Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at Honolulu, Hawaii, shows her residence as Chicago.
  31. [S8384] City of Los Angeles arrival 27 May 1927, Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at Honolulu, Hawaii.
  32. [S8385] City of Los Angeles departure 4 Jun 1927, Passenger Lists of Vessels Departing from Honolulu, Hawaii.
  33. [S8393] "Mrs. C. W. Hussey, Jr. Hostess," Clarksville Leaf-Chronicle, 9 Jan 1929, shows Linda James and Mrs. Robert Clark "of California." as out-of-town guests.
  34. [S8359] Linda M. James household, 1930 U.S. Census, Los Angeles Co., California.
  35. [S8367] Warren S. Horton obituary, Los Angeles Times, shows date and address.
  36. [S4443] "California Death Index, 1905-1939," Ancestry.com, record for Warren S Horton, shows date, county, and state.
  37. [S8374] Warren S. Horton, Civil War Pension Index, shows no certificate was issued.
  38. [S8360] Linda Horton household, 1940 U.S. Census, Los Angeles Co., California.