James married Lydia Mae Dowkar on 21 Dec 1918 in Mason, Michigan, USA. Lydia (daughter of William Dowkar and Hannah Bechtel) was born on 2 Sep 1873 in Bayport, Michigan; died on 9 Nov 1937 in Lansing, Ingham County, Michigan, United States of America; was buried in Independence, Jackson County, Missouri, United States of America. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]