James, Viola Ethel Cox, 1892-1965
Biographical Note
Viola Ethel Cox James (1892-1965) was born to Newman M. Cox and Martha Martin in Clarksburg, West Virginia. She was a member of the Women of the Ku Klux Klan in the 1920s. She married Charles Burrell James (1885-1949) in 1912, and they had a son, Festus Burrell James (1921-2016). She worked as a homemaker.
External sources:
U.S. Federal Census, 1930-1950
"Viola Ethel Cox James", findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/5953961/viola-ethel-james, accessed on May 31, 2023.
"Festus Burrell James", findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/167963443/festus-burrell-james, accessed on May 31, 2023.
"Viola James" in the West Virginia, U.S., Deaths Index, 1853-1973, Ancestry.com, https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/discoveryui-content/view/1208160:2568, accessed on December 7, 2023.
"Viola E Cox" in the West Virginia, U.S., Marriages Index, 1785-1971, Ancestry.com, https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/discoveryui-content/view/10099128:2538, accessed on December 7, 2023.
"Charles B. James" in the West Virginia, U.S., Deaths Index, 1853-1973, Ancestry.com, https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/discoveryui-content/view/1723285:2568, accessed on December 7, 2023.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Viola James Collection
The Viola James Collection contains membership cards for James as a member of the Clarksburg, West Virginia chapter of the Women of the Ku Klux Klan, which are in a wallet marked with the initials "KKK". The collection also has a blank application form and printed Christian literature related to the organization. It also includes a small framed tintype of two unidentified little girls.