-Lucy Wortham James-
Lucy Wortham James was born September 13, 1880 in St. James, Mo to Thomas James and Octavia James(Bowles) and departed this life on January 20, 1938 at her residence in New York City, NY and had attended the age of 58 years old.
Lucy is very well known to the people who reside in St. James, she was the great-grand daughter of the founder of "Maramec Iron Works", the 1st successful iron works west of the Mississippi River, which ended after 50 years of operation in 1876. She is also the grand daughter of William and Lucy Ann Dun-James, her grandmothers brother Robert Graham Dun owned and operated the Dun & Bradstreet Corp, with many branches across the nation. His company was one of the first to use office machinery, including the typewriter.
After Lucy was born her father moved her and her mother to Black Hills, South Dakota in order to find work and to support his family(as a fur trader and a store keeper). When Lucy was 3yoa her mother became ill and moved back to St. James with Lucy, approx 3 years later Lucy's father was offered a job in Kansas City by Robert Graham Dun to work in the office for the Dun Company. Then shortly after thing started looking up for the James Family, Lucy's mother became ill with tuberculosis and was forced to move to El Paso, TX due to her health. Lucy moved with her mother and to help take care of her during this time, at the age of 14yoa her mother passed away and was brought back to St. James for a proper burial.
Shortly after Lucy's mothers death, Robert Graham Dun and his wife offered her to come and live with them in New York City, NY. Lucy lived with the Dun's for approx 6yrs then moved to Vienna, Austria after Robert Graham Dun death. In Vienna she studied the piano with the Polish Pianist and Composer Theodore Leschetizky. Lucy was such a intelligent, well-educated and very beautiful lady. She then went on to travel and visited serval places throughout the USA and other countries. While visiting relatives in Japan she met her love, Huntington Wilson who she married in 1904. Lucy and Huntington married in Baltimore. Huntington was the first Secretary of the American Legation. Lucy and Huntington were acquaintances of Jack London, William Howard Taft and even Captin John Pershing and many others. Huntington and Lucy also campaigned for Taft during the President Election after returning to there residence in Washington in 1912. While traveling in South America Lucy became ill with altitude sickness. Shortly after in 1915 Lucy and Huntington divorced, they never had any children.
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From Robert Fowler; A very interesting bio. William Howard Taft visited El Paso and went into Mexico in Oct 1909. Black Jack Pershing was in El Paso in 1915 about to be in pursuit of Pancho Villa when he was notified that a fire at his home at the Presidio in California had taken the lives of his wife and 3 daughters. Only a 6 year old son survived. Jack London wrote a short story called "The Mexican" while he was in El Paso during the Mexican Revolution at the same time that Black Jack Pershing was pursuing Pancho Villa. Pershing Drive in El Paso leads into Fort Bliss and the homes on base on this street are called Officers Row.
- Robert Fowler
Lucy Wortham James was born September 13, 1880 in St. James, Mo to Thomas James and Octavia James(Bowles) and departed this life on January 20, 1938 at her residence in New York City, NY and had attended the age of 58 years old.
Lucy is very well known to the people who reside in St. James, she was the great-grand daughter of the founder of "Maramec Iron Works", the 1st successful iron works west of the Mississippi River, which ended after 50 years of operation in 1876. She is also the grand daughter of William and Lucy Ann Dun-James, her grandmothers brother Robert Graham Dun owned and operated the Dun & Bradstreet Corp, with many branches across the nation. His company was one of the first to use office machinery, including the typewriter.
After Lucy was born her father moved her and her mother to Black Hills, South Dakota in order to find work and to support his family(as a fur trader and a store keeper). When Lucy was 3yoa her mother became ill and moved back to St. James with Lucy, approx 3 years later Lucy's father was offered a job in Kansas City by Robert Graham Dun to work in the office for the Dun Company. Then shortly after thing started looking up for the James Family, Lucy's mother became ill with tuberculosis and was forced to move to El Paso, TX due to her health. Lucy moved with her mother and to help take care of her during this time, at the age of 14yoa her mother passed away and was brought back to St. James for a proper burial.
Shortly after Lucy's mothers death, Robert Graham Dun and his wife offered her to come and live with them in New York City, NY. Lucy lived with the Dun's for approx 6yrs then moved to Vienna, Austria after Robert Graham Dun death. In Vienna she studied the piano with the Polish Pianist and Composer Theodore Leschetizky. Lucy was such a intelligent, well-educated and very beautiful lady. She then went on to travel and visited serval places throughout the USA and other countries. While visiting relatives in Japan she met her love, Huntington Wilson who she married in 1904. Lucy and Huntington married in Baltimore. Huntington was the first Secretary of the American Legation. Lucy and Huntington were acquaintances of Jack London, William Howard Taft and even Captin John Pershing and many others. Huntington and Lucy also campaigned for Taft during the President Election after returning to there residence in Washington in 1912. While traveling in South America Lucy became ill with altitude sickness. Shortly after in 1915 Lucy and Huntington divorced, they never had any children.
-more to add- story not done-
From Robert Fowler; A very interesting bio. William Howard Taft visited El Paso and went into Mexico in Oct 1909. Black Jack Pershing was in El Paso in 1915 about to be in pursuit of Pancho Villa when he was notified that a fire at his home at the Presidio in California had taken the lives of his wife and 3 daughters. Only a 6 year old son survived. Jack London wrote a short story called "The Mexican" while he was in El Paso during the Mexican Revolution at the same time that Black Jack Pershing was pursuing Pancho Villa. Pershing Drive in El Paso leads into Fort Bliss and the homes on base on this street are called Officers Row.
- Robert Fowler
-Lucy Wortham James-
Lucy Wortham James was born September 13, 1880 in St. James, Mo to Thomas James and Octavia James(Bowles) and departed this life on January 20, 1938 at her residence in New York City, NY and had attended the age of 58 years old.
Lucy is very well known to the people who reside in St. James, she was the great-grand daughter of the founder of "Maramec Iron Works", the 1st successful iron works west of the Mississippi River, which ended after 50 years of operation in 1876. She is also the grand daughter of William and Lucy Ann Dun-James, her grandmothers brother Robert Graham Dun owned and operated the Dun & Bradstreet Corp, with many branches across the nation. His company was one of the first to use office machinery, including the typewriter.
After Lucy was born her father moved her and her mother to Black Hills, South Dakota in order to find work and to support his family(as a fur trader and a store keeper). When Lucy was 3yoa her mother became ill and moved back to St. James with Lucy, approx 3 years later Lucy's father was offered a job in Kansas City by Robert Graham Dun to work in the office for the Dun Company. Then shortly after thing started looking up for the James Family, Lucy's mother became ill with tuberculosis and was forced to move to El Paso, TX due to her health. Lucy moved with her mother and to help take care of her during this time, at the age of 14yoa her mother passed away and was brought back to St. James for a proper burial.
Shortly after Lucy's mothers death, Robert Graham Dun and his wife offered her to come and live with them in New York City, NY. Lucy lived with the Dun's for approx 6yrs then moved to Vienna, Austria after Robert Graham Dun death. In Vienna she studied the piano with the Polish Pianist and Composer Theodore Leschetizky. Lucy was such a intelligent, well-educated and very beautiful lady. She then went on to travel and visited serval places throughout the USA and other countries. While visiting relatives in Japan she met her love, Huntington Wilson who she married in 1904. Lucy and Huntington married in Baltimore. Huntington was the first Secretary of the American Legation. Lucy and Huntington were acquaintances of Jack London, William Howard Taft and even Captin John Pershing and many others. Huntington and Lucy also campaigned for Taft during the President Election after returning to there residence in Washington in 1912. While traveling in South America Lucy became ill with altitude sickness. Shortly after in 1915 Lucy and Huntington divorced, they never had any children.
-more to add- story not done-
From Robert Fowler; A very interesting bio. William Howard Taft visited El Paso and went into Mexico in Oct 1909. Black Jack Pershing was in El Paso in 1915 about to be in pursuit of Pancho Villa when he was notified that a fire at his home at the Presidio in California had taken the lives of his wife and 3 daughters. Only a 6 year old son survived. Jack London wrote a short story called "The Mexican" while he was in El Paso during the Mexican Revolution at the same time that Black Jack Pershing was pursuing Pancho Villa. Pershing Drive in El Paso leads into Fort Bliss and the homes on base on this street are called Officers Row.
- Robert Fowler
Lucy Wortham James was born September 13, 1880 in St. James, Mo to Thomas James and Octavia James(Bowles) and departed this life on January 20, 1938 at her residence in New York City, NY and had attended the age of 58 years old.
Lucy is very well known to the people who reside in St. James, she was the great-grand daughter of the founder of "Maramec Iron Works", the 1st successful iron works west of the Mississippi River, which ended after 50 years of operation in 1876. She is also the grand daughter of William and Lucy Ann Dun-James, her grandmothers brother Robert Graham Dun owned and operated the Dun & Bradstreet Corp, with many branches across the nation. His company was one of the first to use office machinery, including the typewriter.
After Lucy was born her father moved her and her mother to Black Hills, South Dakota in order to find work and to support his family(as a fur trader and a store keeper). When Lucy was 3yoa her mother became ill and moved back to St. James with Lucy, approx 3 years later Lucy's father was offered a job in Kansas City by Robert Graham Dun to work in the office for the Dun Company. Then shortly after thing started looking up for the James Family, Lucy's mother became ill with tuberculosis and was forced to move to El Paso, TX due to her health. Lucy moved with her mother and to help take care of her during this time, at the age of 14yoa her mother passed away and was brought back to St. James for a proper burial.
Shortly after Lucy's mothers death, Robert Graham Dun and his wife offered her to come and live with them in New York City, NY. Lucy lived with the Dun's for approx 6yrs then moved to Vienna, Austria after Robert Graham Dun death. In Vienna she studied the piano with the Polish Pianist and Composer Theodore Leschetizky. Lucy was such a intelligent, well-educated and very beautiful lady. She then went on to travel and visited serval places throughout the USA and other countries. While visiting relatives in Japan she met her love, Huntington Wilson who she married in 1904. Lucy and Huntington married in Baltimore. Huntington was the first Secretary of the American Legation. Lucy and Huntington were acquaintances of Jack London, William Howard Taft and even Captin John Pershing and many others. Huntington and Lucy also campaigned for Taft during the President Election after returning to there residence in Washington in 1912. While traveling in South America Lucy became ill with altitude sickness. Shortly after in 1915 Lucy and Huntington divorced, they never had any children.
-more to add- story not done-
From Robert Fowler; A very interesting bio. William Howard Taft visited El Paso and went into Mexico in Oct 1909. Black Jack Pershing was in El Paso in 1915 about to be in pursuit of Pancho Villa when he was notified that a fire at his home at the Presidio in California had taken the lives of his wife and 3 daughters. Only a 6 year old son survived. Jack London wrote a short story called "The Mexican" while he was in El Paso during the Mexican Revolution at the same time that Black Jack Pershing was pursuing Pancho Villa. Pershing Drive in El Paso leads into Fort Bliss and the homes on base on this street are called Officers Row.
- Robert Fowler
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