Birth name: James Child Drury Jr.
Date of birth: April 18, 1934
Place of birth: New York City, U.S.
Date of death: April 6, 2020
Place of death: Houston, Texas, U.S.
Ethnicity:
*Irish (father)
*English, smaller amounts of Irish, Scottish, French, more distant Welsh, possibly other
James Drury was an American actor, best known for having played the title role in the Western television series “The Virginian”. He was the son of James Child Drury Sr. and Hattie Beatrice Crawfor.
James’ paternal grandfather was James Joseph Drury (the son of James Drury and Honora Reilly). James Joseph was an Irish emigrant from County Roscommon.
James’ paternal grandmother was Julia Mary Child (the daughter of Patrick Child and Johanna Carey). Julia was born in New York, the daughter of Irish emigrants parents. Patrick was the son of John Child and Barbara McCarthy.
James’ maternal grandfather was John Hezekiah Crawfor (the son of Lunsford Crawford and Sarah Elizabeth Sallee). John was born in Mercer, Kentucky. Lunsford was the son of Thomas Crawford, whose own father was Scottish, and Lavinia Noel. Sarah was the daughter of John Bottom Sallee and Nancy Prewitt Key.
James’ maternal grandmother was Lillie Josephine Hanna (the daughter of Christopher Columbus Hanna and Sophia J. McGerity). Lillie was born in Foster, Missouri. Christopher was the son of Alexander Hanna and Nancy Ross. Sophia’s mothe was named Esther.
Sources: Family tree of James Drury — https://www.familysearch.org/tree/pedigree/landscape/LVGK-TBV
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