James Pressley

1896 - 1980  (83 years)

• Name	James Pressley  [1, 2]
  Alt. Birth	Abt 1896	Alabama   [1, 3, 4]
  Born	26 Dec 1896	Alabama   [5]
  Gender	Male
  Alt. Birth	Abt 1897	Alabama   [2]
  Occupation	27 Apr 1910	Weogufka, Coosa, Alabama   [3]
  	home farm laborer
  Occupation	29 Jan 1920	Weogufka, Coosa, Alabama   [1]
  	farmer
  Occupation	17 Apr 1930	Weogufka, Coosa, Alabama   [4]
  	farmer
  Education Level	15 Apr 1940	Weogufka, Coosa, Alabama   [2]
  	grammar school 6 years
  Name	James V. Presley  [4]
  Name	James V. Pressley  [3]
  Name	James W. Presley  [5]
  Occupation	15 Apr 1940	Weogufka, Coosa, Alabama   [2]
  	farmer
  Died	4 Dec 1980	Talladega County, Alabama   [5]
  Buried	Grimes Chapel Cemetery, Stewartville, Coosa, Alabama   [5]
  		Presley → James W. & Mary Lou M.
  Person ID	I121577	If the Legends Are True...
  Last Modified	16 May 2015

  
  

  Father	William Henry Pressley,   b. Abt 1863, Alabama ,   d. 1 Jul 1950, Coosa County, Alabama  (Age ~ 87 years)
  Mother	Sara Margaret Elizabeth Cotton,   b. 3 May 1871, Clay County, Alabama ,   d. 7 Dec 1958, Coosa County, Alabama  (Age 87 years)
  Married	2 Oct 1887	Talladega County, Alabama
  Family ID	F25790	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary L. Morris,   b. Jun 1898, Coosa County, Alabama ,   d. 4 Feb 2004  (Age ~ 105 years)
  Married	Abt 1916  [4]
  Census	29 Jan 1920	Weogufka, Coosa, Alabama   [1]
  	Precinct 11, District 64, Sheet 8B, Line 83, Dwelling 150, Family 150: The household consisted of James Pressley, head, 24; Mary L., wife, 21; Annie L., daughter, 1 year 10 months, and Fanny F. Morris, grandmother. They own a farm free or mortgage.
  Census	17 Apr 1930	Weogufka, Coosa, Alabama   [4]
  	Precinct 11, District 16, Sheet 3A, Line 29, Dwelling 47, Family 47: The household consisted of James V. Presley, head, 34; Mary L., wife, 31; Lorine, daughter, 12; Curtis M., son, 10; Bertha H., daughter, 6. James V. was 20 and Mary L. 17 when first married.
  Census	15 Apr 1940	Weogufka, Coosa, Alabama   [2]
  	Colon Road
  	Precinct 11, District 19-14, Sheet 10A, Line 33, Household 18: The household consisted of James Pressley, head, 43; Mary L., wife, 41; Berta F., daughter, 16; Curtis M., son, 15; and William W., son, 7. The own a farm and declared it to be worth $500.  According to MeasuringWorth.com, in 2014 the relative worth of $500 from 1940 was: $8,440.00 - using the Consumer Price Index $6,660.00 - using the GDP deflator $17,000.00 - using the unskilled wage $21,900.00 - using the Production Worker Compensation $35,000.00 - using the nominal GDP per capita $84,600.00 - using the relative share of GDP
  Children	+ 1. Annie Lorene Presley,   b. Feb 1918, Alabama ,   d. 17 Dec 1997, Sylacauga, Talladega, Alabama  (Age ~ 79 years)   2. Curtis M. Pressley,   b. Abt 1920, Alabama ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Berta F. Pressley,   b. Abt 1924, Alabama ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. William W. Pressley,   b. Abt 1933, Alabama  (Age ~ 88 years)
  Last Modified	15 May 2015
  Family ID	F44815	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Reference

  If the Legends Are True... by J. Craig Canada, "James Pressley" (accessed March 4, 2021) | http://www.palmspringsbum.org/genealogy/getperson.php?personID=I121577&tree=Legends.