Coffin plate · primary-source record
Cora B James
Plate undated · transcribed from the original coffin plate
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At-a-glance facts
The coffin plate
Inscription transcription
Cora B James
Aged 9 Yrs 4 Mos
About this record
From the style of this coffin plate, it dates from the 1880s, give or take a few years (roughly 1875 to 1895).
I went and had a hunt for Cora B James in the 1880 United States Federal Census on Ancestry.com. I found several individuals of interest as you can see below. It would take more hunting to find out for sure if the Cora we are looking for is one of the girls below.
Record submitted by
Thomas Roberts — to the Ancestors at Rest archive
Possible matches in the 1880 US Federal Census
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1880 US Federal Census
Cora B. James Greenville, Darke, OH abt 1877 Ohio Other
Greenville, Darke, Ohio, USA · abt 1877, Ohio Other
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1880 US Federal Census
Cora E. James Prairie, Tipton, IN abt 1870 Indiana Other
Prairie, Tipton, Indiana, USA · abt 1870, Indiana Other
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1880 US Federal Census
Cora James L. P., Mary Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA abt 1871 Pennsylvania Daughter
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA · abt 1871, Pennsylvania
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1880 US Federal Census
Cora A. James Robert, Mary A. Hartland, Niagara, NY abt 1874 New York Daughter
Niagara, New York, USA · abt 1874, New York
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1880 US Federal Census
Cora James Ezekiel, Harriet Camden, Oneida, NY abt 1879 New York Daughter
Oneida, New York, USA · abt 1879, New York
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1880 US Federal Census
Cora James William, Phebe Oswego, Oswego, NY abt 1872 New York Daughter
Oswego, New York, USA · abt 1872, New York
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1880 US Federal Census
Cora James John, Georgian Milltown, Chambers, AL abt 1878 Alabama Daughter
Chambers, Alabama, USA · abt 1878, Alabama
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1880 US Federal Census
Cora C. James Marion A., Cora A. Beat 1, Choctaw, AL abt 1875 Alabama Daughter
Choctaw, Alabama, USA · abt 1875, Alabama
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1880 US Federal Census
Cora James Buck, Viola Precinct 4, Burleson, TX abt 1879 Texas Daughter
Burleson, Texas, USA · abt 1879, Texas
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1880 US Federal Census
Cora James Jos. M., Mary C. Precinct 3, Dallas, TX abt 1874 Texas Daughter
Dallas, Texas, USA · abt 1874, Texas
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1880 US Federal Census
Cora M. James Diana B. Tarrant, TX abt 1872 Missouri Daughter
Cora M. James Diana B. Tarrant, Texas, USA · abt 1872, Missouri
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1880 US Federal Census
Cora H. James W. W., P. E Precinct 7, Tarrant, TX abt 1878 Texas Daughter
Tarrant, Texas, USA · abt 1878, Texas
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1880 US Federal Census
Cora James W., Sarah District 284, Banks, GA abt 1878 Georgia Daughter
Banks, Georgia, USA · abt 1878, Georgia
1880 US Federal Census
Cora James Ed, Leah Thomasville, Thomas, GA abt 1878 Georgia Daughter
Thomas, Georgia, USA · abt 1878, Georgia
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1880 US Federal Census
Cora James Edward District 784, Douglas, GA abt 1875 Georgia Granddaughter
Douglas, Georgia, USA · abt 1875, Georgia
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1880 US Federal Census
Cora James William, Julia District 554, Monroe, GA abt 1872 Georgia Daughter
Monroe, Georgia, USA · abt 1872, Georgia
1880 US Federal Census
Cora James William, Julia District 480, Monroe, GA abt 1872 Georgia Daughter
Monroe, Georgia, USA · abt 1872, Georgia
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1880 US Federal Census
Cora James William Sumner, MS abt 1872 Mississippi Daughter
Cora James William Sumner, Mississippi, USA · abt 1872, Mississippi
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1880 US Federal Census
Cora L. James Benny E., Cinderella Beat 2, Wilkinson, MS abt 1872 Mississippi Daughter
Wilkinson, Mississippi, USA · abt 1872, Mississippi
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1880 US Federal Census
Cora Lee James Isaac, Affary Dyer Station, Gibson, TN abt 1872 Tennessee Daughter
Gibson, Tennessee, USA · abt 1872, Tennessee
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1880 US Federal Census
Cora James Thomas W., Annie Grant, KY abt 1873 Kentucky Daughter
Annie Grant, Kentucky, USA · abt 1873, Kentucky
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1880 US Federal Census
Cora D. James Wm., Elizabeth Walnut, Lincoln, KY abt 1880 Kentucky Daughter
Lincoln, Kentucky, USA · abt 1880, Kentucky
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1880 US Federal Census
Cora James Wm. M., Milvilla Stewartville, Ohio, KY abt 1878 Kentucky Daughter
Ohio, Kentucky, USA · abt 1878, Kentucky
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1880 US Federal Census
Cora James Henry, Lucy Turkey Foot, Scott, KY abt 1871 Kentucky Daughter
Scott, Kentucky, USA · abt 1871, Kentucky
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1880 US Federal Census
Cora James Elizabeth Marion, Marion, SC abt 1878 South Carolina Granddaughter
Marion, South Carolina, USA · abt 1878, South Carolina
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1880 US Federal Census
Cora James Susan Brookland, Henrico, VA abt 1875 Virginia Daughter
Henrico, Virginia, USA · abt 1875, Virginia
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1880 US Federal Census
Cora James Denbigh, Warwick, VA abt 1880 Virginia Granddaughter
Warwick, Virginia, USA · abt 1880, Virginia
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1880 US Federal Census
Cora A. James Henrietta A. Catawba, Catawba, NC abt 1873 North Carolina Daughter
Catawba, North Carolina, USA · abt 1873, North Carolina
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1880 US Federal Census
Cora B. James Jim, Mary Catawba, Catawba, NC abt 1876 North Carolina Daughter
Catawba, North Carolina, USA · abt 1876, North Carolina
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1880 US Federal Census
Cora A. James Fulton, Davie, NC abt 1879 North Carolina Granddaughter
Davie, North Carolina, USA · abt 1879, North Carolina
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1880 US Federal Census
Cora L. James James, Mary E. Jerusalem, Davie, NC abt 1873 North Carolina Daughter
Davie, North Carolina, USA · abt 1873, North Carolina
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1880 US Federal Census
Cora James William, Maria Plymouth, Washington, NC abt 1879 NC Daughter
Washington, North Carolina, USA · abt 1879, NC
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1880 US Federal Census
Cora B. James Isaac H., Elizabeth S. Eustis, Franklin, ME abt 1871 Maine Daughter
Franklin, Maine, USA · abt 1871, Maine
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1880 US Federal Census
Cora James Thomas W., Stewart West Cleveland, Cuyahoga, OH abt 1876 Ohio Daughter
Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA · abt 1876, Ohio
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1880 US Federal Census
Cora C. James John M., Emla Columbus, Franklin, OH abt 1878 Ohio Daughter
Franklin, Ohio, USA · abt 1878, Ohio
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1880 US Federal Census
Cora B. James Townsand, Louisa Springfield, Muskingum, OH abt 1876 Ohio Daughter
Muskingum, Ohio, USA · abt 1876, Ohio
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1880 US Federal Census
Cora James Jesse H., Frances Wayne, Allen, IN abt 1879 Indiana Daughter
Allen, Indiana, USA · abt 1879, Indiana
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1880 US Federal Census
Cora E. James A. F., Mattie J. Fairfield, Franklin, IN abt 1878 Indiana Daughter
Franklin, Indiana, USA · abt 1878, Indiana
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1880 US Federal Census
Cora Belle James Francis, Luisa J. Vernon, Jennings, IN abt 1873 Indiana Daughter
Jennings, Indiana, USA · abt 1873, Indiana
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1880 US Federal Census
Cora A. James Peter, Susan Brown, Montgomery, IN abt 1874 Indiana Daughter
Montgomery, Indiana, USA · abt 1874, Indiana
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1880 US Federal Census
Cora A. James Joshua, Rebeda Cicero, Tipton, IN abt 1870 Indiana Daughter
Tipton, Indiana, USA · abt 1870, Indiana
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1880 US Federal Census
Cora James Preble, Brown, WI abt 1874 Wisconsin Sister
Brown, Wisconsin, USA · abt 1874, Wisconsin
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1880 US Federal Census
Cora M. James David, Margaret Spring Valley, Richland, WI abt 1877 WISCONSIN Daughter
Richland, Wisconsin, USA · abt 1877, WISCONSIN
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1880 US Federal Census
Cora M. James Andrew, Mary C. Tolono, Champaign, IL abt 1880 Illinois Daughter
Champaign, Illinois, USA · abt 1880, Illinois
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1880 US Federal Census
Cora C. James Christopher G., Elizabeth J. Oakland, Coles, IL abt 1876 Illinois Daughter
Coles, Illinois, USA · abt 1876, Illinois
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1880 US Federal Census
Cora A. James William F., Ann C. Jackson, Effingham, IL abt 1875 Illinois Daughter
Effingham, Illinois, USA · abt 1875, Illinois
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1880 US Federal Census
Cora James John, Margret Woodhull, Henry, IL abt 1871 Iowa Daughter
Henry, Illinois, USA · abt 1871, Iowa
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1880 US Federal Census
Cora James Daniel, Arthelics Lincoln, Logan, IL abt 1876 Illinois Daughter
Logan, Illinois, USA · abt 1876, Illinois
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1880 US Federal Census
Cora James Stephen, Lottie Austin, Macon, IL abt 1880 Illinois Daughter
Macon, Illinois, USA · abt 1880, Illinois
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1880 US Federal Census
L. Cora James M. Sarah Bunker Hill, Macoupin, IL abt 1872 Illinois Daughter
Macoupin, Illinois, USA · abt 1872, Illinois
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Source & citation
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- Original photograph
- Provenance
- Submitted by Thomas Roberts to the Ancestors at Rest archive
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- Submitted by Thomas Roberts to the Ancestors at Rest archive.
- Last verified
- 2026-05-12
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Citation: "Coffin plate of Cora B James (undated)," transcribed and contributed to the Ancestors at Rest archive (https://ancestorsatrest.com/records/coffin-plates/james-cora-b/ : accessed [your access date]).
The plate itself carries no inscribed dates; the era estimate above is stylistic, drawn from Lorine McGinnis Schulze’s notes.
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