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| Name | James Lomax [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] | ||||
| Birth | 1865
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| Born | Feb 1870
Virginia, USA
[5]
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| Gender | Male | ||||
| Physical Description | 1894
Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA
[4]
– Eyes: Black; Hair: Black; Height: 5'4 1/2"; Foot: Size 10; Weight 135 lbs. | ||||
| Physical Description | Jun 1894 [4]
– Mulatto; Height 5'4"; Eyes: Black; Hair: Black; Foot: 10 in.; Weight:: 135. | ||||
| Education | Public School: 8 years. [4] | ||||
| Criminal | 12 Jun 1894
Eastern State Penitentiary, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA
[3]
– Serving 2 yrs 4 mnths for Assault and Battery. Described as Married with 2 children. | ||||
| Civil | 21 Jun 1894 [4]
– Age: 29; Parents both Living; 8 years of Public School; 1st Conviction; No Family in Prison; | ||||
| Criminal | 12 Aug 1896
Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA
[4]
– End Sentence for Assault and Battery. | ||||
| Ethnicity | American [5] | ||||
| Race | Black [5] | ||||
| Race | Mulatto [4] | ||||
| Occupation | Waiter [4] | ||||
| Residence | 1897
Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA
[2]
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| Job | 1897
Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA
[2]
– Waiter at The Bolton | ||||
| Residence | 1899
503 North ave, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA
[2]
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| Residence | 1900
– Age: 30; Occupation: Servant; AbleToSpeakEnglish: Yes; CanRead: Yes; CanWrite: Yes; CityWard: 4th 2nd Precinct (Port Of); EnumerationDistrict: 0051; HomeOwnership: Rent; MonthsUnEmployedPastYear: 4; OwnsFarm: H; YearsMarried: 9; MaritalStatus: Married; RelationToHead: Head | ||||
| Person ID | I1864
SOALsearch Last Modified |
1 Nov 2024 | | ||
| Family | Sarah Eliza Cyrus (Age 89 years) b. 1860, Maryland, USA d. 26 Mar 1949, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 89 years) | |
| Married | ||
| Last Modified | 1 Nov 2024 | |
| Family ID | F629
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