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James Tenney 1904 - 1983

James Andra Tenney of Birch River, Nicholas County, West Virginia was born on September 16, 1904 in Gould, Upshur County, and died at age 78 years old on January 1, 1983 in Birch River, Nicholas County. James Tenney was buried at Bealls Mill Cemetery in Gassaway, Braxton County.

James Andra Tenney
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Birch River, Nicholas County, West Virginia 26610
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September 16, 1904
Gould, Upshur County, West Virginia, 25113, United States
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Birch River, Nicholas County, West Virginia, 26610, United States
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    September 16, 1904
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    Gould, Upshur County, West Virginia 25113, United States
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  • Professional Career

    James, age 45, told the 1950 Federal census that he was a foreman in a coal mine.

  • Personal Life & Family

    James Andra Tenney was born on September 16th, 1904 in Gould, West Virginia to Henry Brison "Red" Tenney (1881 - 1945) and Margaret Hannah Thomas (1888 - 1911) and he had half-siblings Everson, Mabel, Myrtle, Henry, Marguerite, Macel "Sue", Madeleine and Maxine. James Tenney married Vergie M. Canfield (1906 - 1986) on July 8th, 1924 in Braxton County, West Virginia and they had thirteen children, including Olan "Red" (1926 - 2001), Hilda Mae (1930 - 2010) and Hildreth "June" (1932 - 2008).
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In 1904, in the year that James Tenney was born, the first underground line of the New York City subway system opened. London's underground system was opened in 1863 and Boston opened one in 1897, but New York quickly became the largest system in the U.S. More than 100,000 people paid 5 cents to ride under Manhattan that first day.
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In 1916, at the age of just 12 years old, James was alive when the U.S. National Park Service - part of the Department of the Interior - was created by an act of Congress in August. The Park Service was charged with the dual role of "preserving the ecological and historical integrity of the places entrusted to its management while also making them available and accessible for public use and enjoyment". The resources managed by the National Park Service have often been referred to as the "crown jewels" of the United States.
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Hatch-Tenney-parker, Emily (Born Jun 13, 1802) Tenney, George (Jan 8, 1890 - Apr 1976) Tenney, Edgar (Jun 9, 1905 - Mar 1965) Tenney, Myron (Mar 13, 1911 - Sep 1984) Tenney, Marjorie (Jan 9, 1901 - Nov 1972) Tenney, Wilda (Aug 22, 1915 - Mar 18, 1998) Tenney, Florence (Feb 21, 1916 - Aug 14, 1992) Tenney, Herbert (Jun 11, 1898 - Mar 16, 1989) Tenney, Anna (Dec 9, 1914 - Oct 31, 2009) Tenney, Carl (Apr 22, 1907 - Feb 1981)
Tenney, Richard (Feb 28, 1916 - May 21, 1989) Tenney, Arthur (Mar 14, 1919 - Jul 13, 2000) Tenney, Cecil (Nov 20, 1905 - Aug 1974) Tenney, Robert (May 24, 1918 - Jan 5, 1993) Tenney, Harold (Apr 1, 1891 - Dec 1969) Tenney, Eunice (Apr 25, 1917 - Sep 1984) Tenney, George (Died Sep 1961) Tenney, Rodney (Jan 16, 1923 - Mar 18, 2003) Tenney, Richard (Sep 26, 1922 - Sep 1982) Tenney, Frederick (Mar 24, 1923 - Aug 9, 2003)
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