James married Eva A. "Granny Neebie" Clontz in 1866 in (Burke County) North Carolina. Eva (daughter of William Clontz and Mary "Polly" Clark) was born in 1826 in Burke County, North Carolina; died on 10 Mar 1906 in Burke County, North Carolina; was buried in Mount Pleasant Methodist Church Cemetery, Morganton, Burke Co.,NC. [Group Sheet]