James Buchanan Runnels
b. circa 1843, d. circa 24 October 1914
- Father: Dudley Runnels d. circa 1847
- Mother: Mary Ann Frances Ellington b. circa 1822, d. October 1856
- James Buchanan Runnels was born circa 1843 in Texas.
- William Willis Arrington and Mary Ann Frances Ellington appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1850 in Grimes County, Texas. Other members of the household included James Buchanan Runnels, James K. Arrington, John W. Arrington, Emma? Arrington, P. Arrington, Jane Arrington and Cornelius Runnels.
- J. B. Runnels enlisted as a private on 23 October 1861 in Company B, 1st Texas Cavalry Regiment, CSA.
- He married Dorothy Elizabeth Jett, daughter of Lester Jett, on 19 May 1898 in Grayson County, Texas.
- James Buchanan Runnels died circa 24 October 1914 in Wilmington, Los Angeles County, California.
- His wife Dorothy Elizabeth Jett became a widow at his death.
- Last Edited: 19 Jul 2013