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| Noah Augustus James and his wife Lillie Webber James Photo Courtesy of Eddie Robinson |
Noah Augustus James, Sr., was born in Mississippi in the 1910 United States Federal Census he lived on Tarply Street in Osyka, Mississippi. He is listed as a mulatto. Noah died on March 25, 1940, and he is buried at Greenlawn Cemetery in Hammond, Louisiana.
According to the1930, United States Federal Census Noah was born around 1890. He was living in Hammond, La. He was an undertaker by occupation. He was living in the home with his wife Lillie and children; Gistena, Valina, Cara, Noah, and Ollie B. James.
Everybody in the community of Tangipahoa called him N.A. James. N.A. James Funeral Home, Inc., was established in 1931. The funeral home has been in existence for several generations and still serve the African American community.
