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Family
Marriage: Children:

  1. Francis "C" CAPE: Birth: SEP 1845 in Guatemala City GuatemalaTemple. Death: 15 DEC 1913 in Guatemala City GuatemalaTemple

  2. Martha "E" CAPE: Birth: 21 MAY 1848 in Guatemala City GuatemalaTemple. Death: 31 JAN 1913 in Guatemala City GuatemalaTemple

  3. Lewis "T" CAPE: Birth: 1850 in Guatemala City GuatemalaTemple.

  4. Mary "E" Cape: Birth: 9 JAN 1854 in Guatemala City GuatemalaTemple. Death: 15 JUL 1897 in Cobb Co., GA

  5. Sarah Elizabeth cape: Birth: 1857. Death: 13 FEB 1898

  6. Lena Adeline CAPE: Birth: 11 APR 1858 in Mableton, Georgia. Death: 22 SEP 1944 in Texarkana, TX

  7. William "W" CAPE: Birth: 17 JAN 1860 in Guatemala City GuatemalaTemple. Death: 4 MAR 1938 in Austell, Cobb Co., GA

  8. Georgia Virginia CAPE: Birth: 13 MAR 1862 in Guatemala City GuatemalaTemple. Death: 9 FEB 1962 in Guatemala City GuatemalaTemple

  9. Mariah "L" (Lula) CAPE: Birth: 2 JUN 1864 in Cobb Co., GA. Death: 8 OCT 1941 in Forsyth, Monroe Co., GA

  10. James "A" CAPE: Birth: 1 JAN 1866 in Guatemala City GuatemalaTemple. Death: 5 MAR 1953 in Guatemala City GuatemalaTemple

  11. Julia Ella CAPE: Birth: SEP 1871 in Guatemala City GuatemalaTemple.


Sources
1. Title:   1880 U.S. Census, Cobb Co., GA (Cox District), sheet 26, ED 30,dwelling 235, family 251, lines 39-45 (family of James R. Cape),National Archives Microfilm, Roll 141.
2. Title:   1870 U.S. Census, Cobb Co., GA (Cox District), p. 247, dwelling 269,family 270, lines 27-35 (family of James Cates), National ArchivesMicrofilm Roll 144.
3. Title:   1850 U.S. Census, DeKalb Co., GA (Casey District), dwelling 39, family39, lines 30-35 (family of James R. Cape), National ArchivesMicrofilm Roll 67.

Notes
a. Note:   Mrs. Harriet H. Mass, administrator on the estate of James C. Mass,objects to land lot 46 in the 18th district of Cobb County beinglisted in the schedule of property of M. L. Cape, widow of James R.Cape. Mrs. Mass declares that the money has not yet been paid. MariahCape replies by a letter to the county on 10 March 1883. She statesthat she will have lot 46 "stricken from the appraisor bill and saidlot to stand just as it was before the appraisor bill was made." Shethen writes that she expects "to pay the last dollar on the note."(The copy of this record was obtained from Marilyn Henley.)
  MILITARY: On 13 February 1901, Mariah L. Cape applied for pensionbenefits. Mariah resides in Oakdale, Cobb County, GA. She claimsthat her husband James Russell Cape enlisted in 1863 in Company B,Henderson Regiment and that James served two years until his companysurrendered and was discharged at Savannah, Georgia. A. Melton (orMilton) completed "Questions for Witnesses." In this form, Meltonstates that he's known M. L. Cape for 65 years and that he served inthe same company and regiment as James Cape. Melton states thatMariah sold her land in 1899 to W. W. Cape (which would be her son).The Physician's Affidavit states that M. L. Cape "has tuberculosiswith occasional hemorrage of lungs, has a general nervous affection,being very weak at all times, and is confined to her bed and room andis not of sound mind." The Ordinary's Certificate declares that thetax digest of Cobb County shows that M. L. Cape "returned for taxationin her own name in 1899 275 dollars worth of property, and in 1900 nodollars worth of property." (Copies of pension records were obtainedfrom Roy Brown.)
 
Note:   COURT: One probate record is found in Cobb County, GA, dated in 1882.
b. Note:   Mariah L. Cape in 1901. Mariah stated that James was born in 1830,but his tombstone lists 1823 as his birth year.
 
Note:   Source of birthplace: Questions for Applicant (pension form) filed by
c. Note:   County Georgia Cemeteries, Vol II. James is buried with his wife, M.L. Cape. Also buried in the same plot is William W. Cape, their son;and Lucinda Cape, wife of William.
 
Note:   James Russell Cape's birth and death dates are found in the book Cobb
d. Note:   GA. James is 55, a farmer, and born in Georgia. His father'sbirthplace is North Carolina, but he lists his mother's birthplace asGeorgia. Mariah L. is 50 and she lists her occupation as "keepshouse." Her birthplace as well as her parents' birthplace is listedas Georgia. James and Mariah list five children living with them; allborn in GA:
  William W, 20, works on farm Georgia A, 18, works on farm Mariah L, 16, works on farm James A, 14, works on farm Julia E, 10, at home
  Living next door to James and Mariah is James W. and Martha E. Melton.Martha is James and Mariah Cape's second daughter. There are twoother daughters and their families living on the other side ofMartha's family, Mary and William Moon and Sarah E. and Norval C.Jordan.
 
Note:   In 1880, James and Mariah L. are found in Cox District in Cobb County,
e. Note:   GA. (The census lists their last name as "Cates," but after comparingchildren's names and ages to other censuses, I believe that this isour James.) James is 50, born in GA, and a farmer with a real estatevalue of $1200 and a personal property value of $300?. Maria is 35,born in GA, and keeping house. They list the following children; allborn in GA.
  Mary, 16 Sarah E., 14 Elenor A., 12 William, 10 Georgia A., 8 Lurista?, 7 James H.?, 4
 
Note:   In 1870, James and Maria are living in Cox District in Cobb County,
f. Note:   District in DeKalb County, GA. James is 25, born in GA, and afarmer. Maria is 23 and also born in GA. James and Maria have threechildren; all born in GA.
  Francy C., 4 Martha E., 2 Lewis T., one month
  James and Maria also list Thos. Wade living with them. Thomas is 16,born in GA, and is a farmer. (Who is Thomas?)
  Living in the house listed right above on the census sheet is Lewisand Elizabeth Cape. Both list their age as 60 and birthplace as NorthCarolina. Lewis is a farmer. Lewis and Elizabeth have three childrenliving with them; all born in GA.
  Dicippa, 26, listed as "idiotic" Nancy, 30 Clementina, 24
 
Note:   In the 1850 census, James R. and Maria Cape are living in Casey
g. Note:   Marriage date found in book, Thirty Seven Thousand Early GA Marriages.

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