JOSEPH MAJOR (JAMES was born Abt. February 1869 in Hampsdale, PA, and
died March 02, 1907 in Gas City, Grant Co., IN.
He married MARY MCCABE February 07, 1891. She was born June 11, 1869 in Dublin, Ireland, and died March 28, 1936 in Gas City, Grant Co., IN.
Children of JOSEPH MAJOR and MARY MCCABE are:
1.
JOSEPH JOHN MAJOR, b. October 03, 1893, Alton, IL; d. September 17, 1985.
2.WILLIAM MAJOR, b. August 25, 1898, OH; d. May 14, 1976, Anderson, IN.
3. MARY MAJOR, b. October 12, 1896.
4. EMMA MAJOR, b. April 12, 1892, Alton, Madison, IL; d. April 1933,FortWayne, IN;
m. LOUIS T. JONES, January 18, 1913, Grant Co., IN.
Generation No. 3
JOSEPH JOHN MAJOR (JOSEPH, JAMES) was born October 03, 1893 in Alton,
IL, and died September 17, 1985. He married LAVON NELSON January 10, 1923
in Anderson, IN, daughter of SYLVESTER NELSON and EFFIE RHOADES.She
was born April 1905, and died May 12, 1988.
Children of JOSEPH MAJOR and LAVON NELSON are:
1.JOSEPH WILLIAM MAJOR, b. September 22, 1923; d. April 11, 1995, VanBuren,
Grant Co., IN; m. HAZEL --?--.
2. MARGARET JEAN MAJOR, b. September 19, 1925, Grant Co., IN; d. September 19, 1972,
Grant Co., Marion, IN; m. OTIS EARL MILLER;
James Major was from Hampsdale, PA. He met his wife Mary McCabe
in New York where they were married on February 7, 1891 at the St. John Parsonage,
Allegheney County, N.Y.
Sources
Grant County, Indiana Census Records
Grant County, Indiana Library Records
Major Family Records