James Wallace Taunton

   Cause of his death was Gunshot wound of head and brain / Shot self in roof of mouth with a pistol [Suicide].

  General Notes:

North Carolina, Marriage Records, 1741-2011
Name: James Wallace Taunton
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 35
Birth Year: abt 1928
Marriage Date: 2 Dec 1963
Marriage Place: Pasquotank, North Carolina
Spouse: Jessie Gillikin Miller
Spouse Gender: Female
Spouse Race: White
Spouse Age: 27
Event Type: Marriage

  Medical Notes:

Virginia, Death Records, 1912-2014
Name: James Wallace Taunton (divorced)
Residence: 8 Rodgers Place, Portsmouth, VA
Occupation: Inspector, Ford Motor Co.
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age at Death: 58
Birth Date: 30 Mar 1928 in Georgia
Death Date: 30 Jan 1987
Death Place: Portsmouth,Virginia
Burial: Olive Branch Cemetery, Portsmouth City, VA
Registration Date: 4 Feb 1987
Father: James H Taunton
Mother: Aura Butler
Spouse: Jessie G Taunton
Military Status: Yes
Informant: Leland F. Miller (son)

James married Erma Elizabeth Whitley on 19 Oct 1954 in Portsmouth, VA. (Erma Elizabeth Whitley was born on 16 Jul 1911 in Newsom, Southampton Co., VA, died on 24 Jan 1982 in Portsmouth, VA and was buried in Meadowbrook Memorial Gardens, 4569 Shoulders Hill Rd. Suffolk, VA.) The cause of her death was Myocardial Failure.

  Marriage Notes:

Virginia, Marriage Records, 1936-2014
Name: Erma Elizabeth Whitley Ellis (divorced - this is her 2nd marriage)
Residence: 2424 Piedmont Ave., Portsmouth, VA
Occupation: Waitress
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 43
Birth Date: abt 1911 in Southampton Co., VA
Marriage Date: 19 Oct 1954
Marriage Place: Portsmouth, Virginia, USA
Registration Place: Portsmouth, Virginia, USA
Father: Hollis Everett Whitley
Mother: Mattie Mae Drake
Spouse: James Wallace Taunton (single)
Residence: 1825 High Street, Portsmouth, VA
Occupation: Assembly-man, Ford Motor Co.
Spouse Gender: Male
Spouse Race: White
Spouse Age: 26
Birth Date: abt 1928 in Taylor Co., Georgia
Spouse Father: William Harvie Taunton
Spouse Mother: Aura Arvila Baker