James YATES married a Mabel LANGFORD at St Mary and St John's Catholic Church, Wolverhampton Staffordshire on 15 June 1904. Witnesses were Joseph YATES, grooms brother and Alethea SMITH- relationship to either James or Mabel unknown. According to my records this Mabel ( Cotterill) LANGFORD was born Feb 1884 in Tipton, Staffs, the illegimate daughter of Keziah LANGFORD(born 1864. Tipton) This Mabel was my 1st cousin 2 x removed.
James and Mabel had three children while in England, Bertha Agnes b.1905, Alfred b.1906, Gilbert b.1907. After emigrating to America James and Mabel had at least two more children, Mary b.1910, Francis b.1912.
Following Mabel's death, (believed to be around 1920), James married Althea SMITH b. 1891 Coseley, Staffordshire ( the daughter of Benjamin SMITH and Keziah LANGFORD ( Aletheas birth certificate confirms this ).
Some US researchers have James's first wife as Mabel SMITH - I am convinced that this is probably because they associate Benjamin SMITHS wife Keziah as the mother of Mabel, perhaps the additional fact that Alethea SMITH witnessed the marriage of James and Mabel could also lead them to assume that Alethea was Mabels sister ?
There were two Keziah LANGFORDS ! born two years apart and living within a mile of each other - one was born 1862 in Coseley, Sedgley, Staffordshire, believed to later marry Benjamin SMITH.( also to emigrate to the USA) - the other Keziah, my gg aunt was born 1864 in Tipton, Staffs, the daughter of Samuel LANGFORD and Hannah nee STANFORD. This Keziah LANGFORD married Isaiah JACKSON. Nov.1884.
I just need to tie up a few loose ends :-
1] the parentage of Keziah LANGFORD born 1862 in Coseley.
2] confirmation of the death of Mabel YATES nee Langford (in USA)
3] confirmation of James YATES 2nd marriage (in USA)
4] would like to find a link ( if there is one) between the two LANGFORD families.
5] confirmation of a marriage between Keziah LANGFORD and Benjamin SMITH.
Nina
James and Mabel had three children while in England, Bertha Agnes b.1905, Alfred b.1906, Gilbert b.1907. After emigrating to America James and Mabel had at least two more children, Mary b.1910, Francis b.1912.
Following Mabel's death, (believed to be around 1920), James married Althea SMITH b. 1891 Coseley, Staffordshire ( the daughter of Benjamin SMITH and Keziah LANGFORD ( Aletheas birth certificate confirms this ).
Some US researchers have James's first wife as Mabel SMITH - I am convinced that this is probably because they associate Benjamin SMITHS wife Keziah as the mother of Mabel, perhaps the additional fact that Alethea SMITH witnessed the marriage of James and Mabel could also lead them to assume that Alethea was Mabels sister ?
There were two Keziah LANGFORDS ! born two years apart and living within a mile of each other - one was born 1862 in Coseley, Sedgley, Staffordshire, believed to later marry Benjamin SMITH.( also to emigrate to the USA) - the other Keziah, my gg aunt was born 1864 in Tipton, Staffs, the daughter of Samuel LANGFORD and Hannah nee STANFORD. This Keziah LANGFORD married Isaiah JACKSON. Nov.1884.
I just need to tie up a few loose ends :-
1] the parentage of Keziah LANGFORD born 1862 in Coseley.
2] confirmation of the death of Mabel YATES nee Langford (in USA)
3] confirmation of James YATES 2nd marriage (in USA)
4] would like to find a link ( if there is one) between the two LANGFORD families.
5] confirmation of a marriage between Keziah LANGFORD and Benjamin SMITH.
Nina
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