Sons, James Elias

1850 - 1942  (91 years)

• Name	Sons, James Elias
  Birth	2 Apr 1850  [1]
  Gender	Male
  Census		1870 Census, Arrington Township, Wayne County, Illinois, page 36 1870 United States Federal Census, Arrington Township, Wayne County, Illinois, image 36, page 36
  Reference Number	SONS.J003
  Death	1 Mar 1942  [1]
  Burial	Lappin Cemetery, Wayne County, Illinois   [1]
  		Headstone, Sons, J. Elis and Winnie J.
  Person ID	I41744	Carl Wayne Gray Research | Sons - Laird James Elias Sons Sr. and Ellen Laird Descendants
  Last Modified	4 Feb 2025

  
  

  Father	Sons, James Elias Sr.,   b. 6 Oct 1824   d. 18 Sep 1899 (Age 74 years)
  Mother	Laird, Ellen,   b. 4 Apr 1826   d. 4 Nov 1902 (Age 76 years)
  Marriage	Y  [3]
  Family ID	F16328	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Buis, Winnie Jane,   b. 1851   d. 1910 (Age 59 years)
  Marriage	Y  [1]
  Children	1. Sons, Mary L.,   b. 1870   d. 1956 (Age 86 years)   2. Sons, Rosetta E.,   b. 1875   d. 1876 (Age 1 year)   3. Sons, Ella,   b. 1875   d. 1964 (Age 89 years)   4. Sons, Letha E.,   b. 1880   d. 1880 (Age 0 years)   5. Sons, Malissa A.,   b. 1881   d. 1881 (Age 0 years)   6. Sons, James C.,   b. 1882   d. 1883 (Age 1 year)   7. Sons, Maggie J.,   b. 1886   d. 1956 (Age 70 years)   8. Sons, Katie,   b. 1887   d. 1973 (Age 86 years)   9. Sons, Laura May,   b. 1888   d. 1971 (Age 83 years)   10. Sons, Harvey L.,   b. 1890   d. 1936 (Age 46 years)   11. Sons, L. Agnes,   b. 3 Feb 1898   d. 4 Feb 1985 (Age 87 years)
  Family ID	F16335	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Oct 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Burial - - Lappin Cemetery, Wayne County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos

  Children of James & Ellen Laird Sons Standing Left to Right: Levi, Nelson, Evelyn, Newton. Seated Left to Right: Benjamin, William, Martha, Oliver, Elias.

  
  

• Sources

  [S13121] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Sons, J. Elis and Winnie J., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/57619446/j_-elis-sons), none. (Reliability: 2). [S13113] Ancestry.com, 1870 United States Federal Census, Arrington Township, Wayne County, Illinois, image 36, sheet 36, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/7163/4263280_00040?pid=15084003&backurl=https://www.ancestry.com/mediaui-viewer/tre) (Reliability: 2). [S13117] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Sons, Ellen, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/60273577/ellen-sons), none. (Reliability: 2).