James Leon Echols

1906 - 1977  (70 years)

• Name	James Leon Echols  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17]
  Birth	16 Dec 1906	Longview, Gregg County, Texas, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 13, 14, 15, 16]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1910	Longview Ward 2, Gregg, Texas, USA   [6]
  	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son
  Residence	1920	Longview Ward 2, Gregg, Texas, USA   [3]
  	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son
  Residence	1930	Austin, Austin, Travis, Texas, USA   [1]
  	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son; Occupation: Clerk
  Residence	1935	Goose Creek, Texas   [8]
  Residence	1940	J Precinct 3, Austin, Travis, Texas, USA   [8, 10]
  	Occupation: Salesman; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Son
  Residence	1950	Austin, Travis, Texas, USA   [2]
  	Occupation: Salesman; Relation to Head of House: Son; Marital Status: Divorced
  Residence	Bef 1951	Texas   [9]
  Residence	Abt 1977	West University Place, Harris, Texas, USA   [5]
  Death	13 Sep 1977	Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA   [4, 5, 9, 13, 14, 15, 16]
  Burial	Austin, Travis County, Texas, United States of America   [4, 13, 14]
  Person ID	I31876	CMW Most Recent 2026_0429
  Last Modified	30 Apr 2026

  
  

  Father	Hugh Upshur Houston Echols,   b. 18 Aug 1869, Longview, Gregg County, Texas, United States of America d. 24 Oct 1940, Longview, Gregg, Texas, USA (Age 71 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Pearl Killingsworth Smith,   b. 26 Nov 1874, Longview, Gregg, Texas, USA d. 19 Jun 1965, New Braunfels, Comal, Texas, USA (Age 90 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	2 Jul 1894	Gregg County, Texas, USA
  Family ID	F10795	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Edna Wilson,   b. 10 Sep 1910, Texas
  Marriage	12 Jan 1934	Harris, Texas, USA   [7]
  Family ID	F11184	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Apr 2026

  
  

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