Third Generation

19. William Lea "Will" JAMES¹³ was born on 18 August 1864 in Concord Township, Jefferson County, WI.^15,18,23,50 He appeared in the census in 1870 in Lincoln Township, Monroe County, WI.¹

. He appeared in the census in 1880 in Lincoln Township, Monroe County, WI.²¹ His occupation was listed as "Farm Laborer."

. Will appeared in the census in 1895 in Tomah, Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI.⁴¹ His household was in the 2nd Ward and it consisted of 1 male and 3 females.

. He appeared in the census in 1900 in Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI.³⁰ His occupation was "Farmer." Also living in his household was Hugo W. Meltz, born August 1895 in Wisconsin, a "Ward."

. He appeared in the census in 1910 in Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI.³¹ His occupation was "Farmer, General Farm."

. Will appeared in the census in 1920 in Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI.³² His occupation was "Farmer, General."

. After 1921 he was in Tomah, Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI.^51,52 He was the janitor at the Tomah High School until he retired in 1944. According to the 1940 Census, his total wages in 1939 were $960. He appeared in the census in 1930 in Tomah, Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI.³⁶ His household was at 603 Clark Street in the 2nd Ward and his occupation was "Janitor, Public School."

. Will appeared in the census in 1940 in Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI.⁵² His household was next to that of his son Philip and his family on Highway 16 and his occupation was "Janitor, Public School." Sarah Andrews, a Widow, age 72, was his "Housekeeper."

. He died on 7 January 1950 at the age of 85 in Tomah, Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI.^15,18,23,50 He was buried in Lincoln Township, Monroe County, WI.^17,18 in the Lincoln-Peterson-Kirby Cemetery.

William Lea "Will" JAMES and Lena May HOAG were married on 28 March 1889 in Monroe County, WI.^{18,23,38,50,53,54} (She was listed as "Lena M." in the Monroe Country Index to Early Marriage Registrations.) Lena May HOAG¹³, daughter of Phillip Peter HOAG and Naomi Erepta TAYLOR, was born on 10 August 1866 in Sodus Township, Berrien County, MI.^{15,18,21,23,50} She appeared in the census in 1870 in Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI.¹ She appeared in the census in 1880 in Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI.²¹ Lena appeared in the census in 1895 in Tomah, Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI.⁴¹ She lived at her home in Oakdale, Oakdale Township, Monroe County, WI in January 1896.⁵⁵ She appeared in the census in 1900 in Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI.³⁰ Lena appeared in the census in 1910 in Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI.³¹ She appeared in the census in 1920 in Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI.³² She appeared in the census in 1930 in Tomah, Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI.³⁶ Lena died on 22 December 1938 at the age of 72 in Tomah, Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI.^{15,18,23,50,56}

Obituary Notes: "Lena May Hoag, daughter of Philip and Naoma Hoag, was born at Sodum, Mich., Aug. 10, 1866, and passed away at her home near Tomah, Dec. 22, 1938, at the age of 72 years, 4 months and 12 days.

At the age of two, she moved with her parents to a farm near Tomah, where she lived until she was 14 years of age. At this time, after the death of her father, the family moved to Tomah. At the age of 22 she was married to William Lea James. To this union, five children were born: Mrs. John Paddock of Millston, Mrs. Wesley Reynolds of Warrens, Philip of Tomah, Kenneth of Detroit, Mich., and Bert of Robertsdale, Pa.

After coming to Wisconsin, she spent all her life in and near Tomah. She was a member of the Methodist church for 40 years. The last 14 years she was a member of the Church of God. She was also a member of the Women's Relief Corps.

She has left to mourn her departure her husband and five children, one sister, Mrs. Andrew Lambert, and one brother, Mr. Bert Hoag, 19 grandchildren, besides many other relatives and friends.

She has been a sufferer for the past several years and passed away peacefully at 1:45 Thursday morning. Funeral services were held Saturday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock from the Ninneman Funeral Home, the Rev. M. O. Schutjer officiating. Interment was in the Kirby cemetery."

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She was buried on 24 December 1938 in Lincoln Township, Monroe County, WI.^17,18,50 in the Lincoln-Peterson-Kirby Cemetery. (A source identified as "bartls2" on Ancestry.com lists her name as "Elenor Mae (Lena).")

William Lea "Will" JAMES and Lena May HOAG had the following children: