WILLIAM FRANKLIN JAMES
was born 03 February 1857 in , , Mississippi, and died 26 August 1927. He married (1) DOSHIE WILBANKS 19 January 1882 in , Alcorn, Mississippi. She was born 25 December 1857 in , , Mississippi, and died 1902. He married (2) MARTHA RACHEL MULLIKIN 06 December 1903 in , Tippah, Mississippi, daughter of LEANDER MULLIKIN and RACHEL VANDIVER. She was born 23 January 1872 in , Tippah, Mississippi.

Children of WILLIAM JAMES and DOSHIE WILBANKS are:
i. MINNIE L JAMES,
b. 07 December 1883, , , Mississippi; d. 1971; m. JAMES FRANKLIN WALKER, 12 April 1903, , Tippah, Mississippi; b. 1874; d. 24 March 1928.
ii. MAHALA E JAMES,
b. 01 August 1886, , Tippah, Mississippi; d. 14 December 1980; m. (1) ALVIE M WHITEHEAD; b. 26 August 1880; d. 15 September 1958; m. (2) J. W. ENGLISH, 01 April 1923, , Tippah, Mississippi.
iii. MARY JANE ADA JAMES,
b. 13 February 1891, , , Mississippi; d. December 1976; m. CHARLIE LASCON RENCHER, 25 April 1909, , Tippah, Mississippi;
b. 21 September 1891; d. 03 June 1968.
iv. ETHEL RUTH JAMES,
b. 02 August 1894; d. 29 April 1980, Walnut, Tippah, Mississippi; m. JOSEPHUS C WALDON, 03 June 1917, ,Tippah, Mississippi; b. 03 August 1893; d. 09 September 1960.