Louisiana Family Group Sheet for the James Wiley Southern Family *********************************************** Copyright Bill Southern. All rights reserved. http://www.usgenweb.org/volunteers/copyright.shtml *********************************************** Submitted by: Bill Southern Email address: Husband: James Wiley Southern Birthdate: July 22, 1891 Birthplace: Newellton, Jackson Parish, Louisiana Death date: 1957 Place of death: Womack, Jackson Parish, Louisiana Burial: womack Cemetery Father: James (Jim) Southern Mother: Melvina Smith Southern Marriage date: Sept 17, 1927 Marriage place: Union County, Arkansas Wife: Elva Cordelia Butler Birthdate: April 14, 1907 Birthplace: Dodson, Jackson Parish, Louisiana Death date: December 3, 2002 Place of death: Monroe, Oauchita Parish, Louisiana Burial: Walnut Grove Methodist Cemetery Father: Will Butler Mother: Annie Rieson CHILDREN Child No. 1: Living Southern Sex: Birthdate: Birthplace: Death date: Place of death: Burial: Marriage date: Marriage place: Spouse's name: Child No. 2: Living Southern Sex: Birthdate: Birthplace: Death date: Place of death: Burial: Marriage date: Marriage place: Spouse's name: Child No. 3: Melba Melvinia (Diamond) Southern Sex: f Birthdate: November 11, 1927 Birthplace: Jonesboro, Jackson Parish, Louisiana Death date: September 9, 2006 Place of death: Eros, Jackson Parish, Louisiana Burial: Walnut Grove Methodist Cemetery Marriage date: Marriage place: Spouse's name: Marshall Underwood Child No. 4: Emma Jean Southern Sex: f Birthdate: December 9, 1929 Birthplace: Death date: November 1992 Place of death: Jackson Parish, Louisiana Burial: Walnut Grove Methodist Cemetery Marriage date: 1945 Marriage place: Spouse's name: L. B. Caples Child No. 5: William James (Sonny) Southern Sex: m Birthdate: April 15, 1941 Birthplace: Dodson, Jackson Parish, Louisiana Death date: February 6, 2000 Place of death: Luna, Caldwell Parish, Louisiana Marriage date: Burial: Luna Methodist Cemetery Marriage place: Spouse's name: Shirley McLendon Mitchell Documentation: Jackson Parish Clerk of Court, Southern Family Bible, lagenweb.org, Verbal.