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Christiana Rosina <I>Kurtz</I> James

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Christiana Rosina Kurtz James

Birth
Mudgee, Mid-Western Regional Council, New South Wales, Australia
Death
12 Jun 1934 (aged 68)
Saint Helena, Napa County, California, USA
Burial
Saint Helena, Napa County, California, USA Add to Map
Plot
Block 22, Lot 7 E
Memorial ID
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Christiana Rosina Kurtz was born in Mudgee, Australia on June 6, 1866. Her parents were Andreas and Anna Rosine Kurtz, Australian immigrants from Germany. On April 27, 1887 she married Iram James. In the late 1890's her husband Iram met and worked for Ellen G White of the Seventh Day Adventist Church. EGW returned to the United States and offered Iram employment as her master gardener at her Elmshaven estate in St. Helena, Napa, CA. In Dec 1900 Iram, Christiana and their 6 children sailed for San Francisco on the "Mariposa" and immigrated to America. Iram and Christiana were very devout in their faith. They raised a total of 13 children. Christiana died in 1934 and Iram died April 10, 1939. They are buried in the St. Helena Public Cemetery, St. Helena, California.
Children of Iram & Christiana:
Stanley Adolphus James 1888-1956
Winnifred Rosina James Durnford 1890-1981
Effie Anna Lee James Fowler 1891-1975
Elva Nettie James Cookson 1893-1978
Elma Candace James Brown 1896-1984
Ellis Floyd James 1897-1932
Harold Arthur James 1901-1918
Kenneth Livingston James 1903-1987
Wilton Kelso James 1904-1971
Helen Margaret James Tower 1906-1974
Mona Yvonne James Miller Kephart 1907-1995
Albert Edward James 1908-1981
Ellsworth Theodore James 1910-1985
Christiana Rosina Kurtz was born in Mudgee, Australia on June 6, 1866. Her parents were Andreas and Anna Rosine Kurtz, Australian immigrants from Germany. On April 27, 1887 she married Iram James. In the late 1890's her husband Iram met and worked for Ellen G White of the Seventh Day Adventist Church. EGW returned to the United States and offered Iram employment as her master gardener at her Elmshaven estate in St. Helena, Napa, CA. In Dec 1900 Iram, Christiana and their 6 children sailed for San Francisco on the "Mariposa" and immigrated to America. Iram and Christiana were very devout in their faith. They raised a total of 13 children. Christiana died in 1934 and Iram died April 10, 1939. They are buried in the St. Helena Public Cemetery, St. Helena, California.
Children of Iram & Christiana:
Stanley Adolphus James 1888-1956
Winnifred Rosina James Durnford 1890-1981
Effie Anna Lee James Fowler 1891-1975
Elva Nettie James Cookson 1893-1978
Elma Candace James Brown 1896-1984
Ellis Floyd James 1897-1932
Harold Arthur James 1901-1918
Kenneth Livingston James 1903-1987
Wilton Kelso James 1904-1971
Helen Margaret James Tower 1906-1974
Mona Yvonne James Miller Kephart 1907-1995
Albert Edward James 1908-1981
Ellsworth Theodore James 1910-1985


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