A family history and genealogy book exploring the descendants and ancestors of Henry Sterling "Hank" James. This book contains Hank's memoirs and a detailed discussion of his paternal and maternal ancestors. His father, John Coulbourn Strong, was only discovered recently using DNA analysis and traditional genealogy. John Coulbourn Strong used the assumed name William J. James.
Primary surnames researched in this book include: James, Strong, Booth, East, Pruitt, Jones, Larkin, Pitcher, Stevenson, Gray, Roland, Brewer, Thomas, Glenn, Coleman, Mosby, Woodson, Walton, Cox, Link, Newman, Threewits, Hill, Gilliam, Randolph, Green, and Tucker
A free electronic version of this book is available at: https://archive.org/details/james-family-history/. The electronic version includes only limited information on living descendants. Sections and page numbers differ between the printed and electronic versions.