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| birth_date = 19 March 1924<ref>{{Citation:William Oliver James Birth Certificate.jpg/Citation Listing}}</ref>
| birth_date = [[was born on::19 March 1924]]<ref>{{Citation:William Oliver James Birth Certificate.jpg/Citation Listing}}</ref>
| birth_place = [[was born in::Copp Hospital, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts]]<ref>{{Citation:William Oliver James Birth Certificate.jpg/Subsequent Note}}</ref>
| birth_place = [[was born in::Copp Hospital, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts]]<ref>{{Citation:William Oliver James Birth Certificate.jpg/Subsequent Note}}</ref>
| death_date = [[died on::10 July 2013]]<ref>{{Citation:Death Certificate - William Oliver James.jpg/Citation Listing}}</ref>
| death_date = [[died on::10 July 2013]]<ref>{{Citation:Death Certificate - William Oliver James.jpg/Citation Listing}}</ref>
| death_place = [[died in::Covenant Village Nursing Home, Arvada, Jefferson County, Colorado]]
| death_place = [[died in::Covenant Village Nursing Home, Arvada, Jefferson County, Colorado]]
| spouse = [[was first married to::Elsie Birket]]<ref>p. 209 The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England, 1620–1633</ref><br>[[was second married to::Alice (Carpenter) Southworth]]<ref>pg. 208 The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England, 1620–1633</ref>
| spouse = [[was first married to::Elsie Birket]]<ref>p. 209 The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England, 1620–1633</ref>on [[was first married on::22 Oct 1954]]<ref>Citation:Edwards Family Bible - Marriage Page.jpg/Source Listing</ref>
| children = 3 (all living)
| children = 3 (all living)
| parents = [[has father::Oliver H. James]] and [[has mother::Rachel Winch Edwards]]<ref>{{Citation:William Oliver James Birth Certificate.jpg/Subsequent Note}}</ref>
| parents = [[has father::Oliver H. James]] and [[has mother::Rachel Winch Edwards]]<ref>{{Citation:William Oliver James Birth Certificate.jpg/Subsequent Note}}</ref>
| residence =
| residence =
| alma_mater =
| alma_mater =
| occupation = missionary
| occupation = Baptist missionary to Japan
| profession = missionary
| profession = missionary
| nickname = Bill
| nickname = Bill
}}
}}
William "Bill" Oliver {{#show: William Oliver James | ?was born on}} at {{#show: William Oliver James | ?was born at}}.
William "Bill" Oliver was born {{#show: William Oliver James | ?was born on}} at {{#show: William Oliver James | ?was born in}}, son of {{#show: William Oliver James | ?has father}} and {{#show: William Oliver James | ?has mother}}<ref>{{Citation:William Oliver James Birth Certificate.jpg/Subsequent Note}}<br /><br />{{Citation:Death Certificate - William Oliver James.jpg/Subsequent Note}}</ref>. On {{#show: William Oliver James | ?was first married on}} William married {{#show: William Oliver James | ?was first married to}}.<ref>Citation:Edwards Family Bible - Marriage Page.jpg/Source Listing</ref>
Bill joined the army in 30 Oct 1942 for the duration of the ware plus six months<ref>{{Citation:William O James in WWII Army Enlistment Records - Fold3.pdf/Citation Listing}}</ref>. According to William he served in the Pacific during the war. During his service, he was dropped onto the wrong island and was bit on the hand by a snake, an injury which limited the use of his hand his entire life. The intended island which wasn't supposed to have venomous snakes and so he was lucky that anyone had the antivenom available to save his life.
After the war, Bill went on to become a Baptist Missionary to Japan where he met his wife {{has person |name=Elsie Birkett}}. They established a church in ??? where he ministered until he retired in ???.
William retired to {{has location |city=Aurora |state=Colorado}} where he lived until his death in ???.
==Children==
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|father name={{child|name=William Oliver James|gen=2}}
|mother name={{has person |name=Elsie Birkett}}
|note= }}
{{child table/child
|family number=
|child number=i
|name=Living Female James
|generation number=3
|note= }}
{{child table/child
|family number=
|child number=ii
|name=Living Female James
|generation number=3
|note= }}
{{child table/child
|family number=
|child number=iii
|name=Living Male James
|generation number=3
|note= }}
{{Child table/footer}}
{{person stub}}
==Notes==
*Need marriage date.