James Allen Box ^{1 2 3 4}, son of Allen Box and Mary Box, was born on 26 Jun 1843 in Ragland, St. Clair County, Alabama ^{1 3 4} and died on 21 Dec 1909 in Ragland, St. Clair County, Alabama ¹.

Noted events in his life were:

• Census; 1850, District 40, St. Clair County, Alabama ³. Listed as 6 year old male, born in Alabama, and living with his parents.

• Census; 1880, Trout Creek Township, St. Clair County, Alabama ⁴. Listed as a 36 year old male, white, farmer from Alabama. Mother and father both from South Carolina.

James married Sarah Eliza Willingham. Sarah was born on 18 Mar 1852 in Alabama and died on 5 Jun 1928. They had four children: Willett "Willie" Evans, Mollie J., Minnie Lee, and Leroy Hamilton.

Noted events in her life were:

• Census; 1880, Trout Creek Township, St. Clair County, Alabama ⁴. Listed as a 28 year old, white married female, keeping house. Born in Alabama. Father and mother from South Carolina.

Willett "Willie" Evans Box ^{4 5} was born in 1868 in Alabama ⁴.

Noted events in his life were:

• Census; 1880, Trout Creek Township, St. Clair County, Alabama ⁴. Listed as 12 years old, born in Alabama, and living with parents.

Mollie J. Box ⁴ was born in 1871 in Alabama ⁴.

Noted events in her life were:

• Census; 1880, Trout Creek Township, St. Clair County, Alabama ⁴. Listed as 9 years old, born in Alabama, and living with parents.

Minnie Lee Box ⁴ was born in 1876 in Alabama ⁴.

Noted events in her life were:

• Census; 1880, Trout Creek Township, St. Clair County, Alabama ⁴. Listed as 4 years old, born in Alabama, and living with parents.

Leroy Hamilton Box ^{4 5} was born in 1879 in Alabama ⁴.

Noted events in his life were:

• Census; 1880, Trout Creek Township, St. Clair County, Alabama ⁴. Listed as 1 year old, born in Alabama, living with parents.

1. Burt Veal, Those Faces We Never Saw, (1983, Pages 7-15. Arkansas History Commission).

2. Rubye Hall Edge Sisson, From Trout Creek to Ragland, (Gregath Publishing Company, 1997), Page 92.

3. 1850 Federal Census - District 40, St. Clair County, Alabama, (www.Ancestry.com Online Image Database as posted March 24, 2002.)

4. 1880 Trout Creek Township, St. Clair County, Alabama United States Federal Census, (1880 - www.familysearch.com Online Federal Census Transcription Database.)

5. Glenn Holemon - gholemon@charter.net, Email from Glenn Holemon concerning Box Marriages, (Information provided May 4, 2003).