Confederate States Army, Private, Company G, 11th Regiment Missouri Infantry, enlisted 7/19/1862, Ordnance Sergeant in 1863, Sergeant Major in 1864, discharged 6/8/1865. James L. German, death date 4/19/1913 in Fannin County, Texas; widow Mrs. Eliza P. German, marriage date 1/11/1870 in Fannin County. Pension File No. 49768, Alabama, Texas and Virginia, U.S., Confederate Pensions, 1884-1958.
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James L. German, birth date 5/8/1835, death date 4/19/1913, burial in Oak Hill Cemetery, Whitewright, Fannin County. Includes photo and biographical sketch from the Savoy College Yearbook.
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James Lafayette German, including family photo. Bonham Public Library. Fannin County Folks & Facts, 1977, Bonham, Texas, crediting Fannin County Historical Commission, pp. 190-191.
Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries) .
Obituary, J.L. German, 4/25/1913, p. 6. Death date 4/19/1913. "James Lafayette German died late Saturday afternoon, April 19th, at his home one mile southeast of Whitewright . . . Funeral services were held at three o'clock Sunday afternoon [4/20/1913]."
Whitewright Sun .