- one brother, De Berniere Waddell (1838-1924).
- one sister, Charlotte Isabella Waddell (1840-1903)
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(1826-1892)
« return to database listJames moved to Alabama as a young man. He served in the Mexican War. In 1849 he was appointed consul to Matamoros. The 1860 Census shows James Fleming Waddell (age 31) and his wife and children living in the same home with his parents (ages 65 and 53) in Russell County, Alabama. His personal estate is valued at $1,000. He enlisted in the CSA and organized a light battery in the Dalton Atlanta campaign. He was captured at Vicksburg. James was appointed probate judge of Russell County in 1865 and elected in 1866, serving until 1868. He practiced law in Searle. James married Adala Victoria ----. Their children are Annie Waddell (1876-1941, d. Washington DC) m. John Lawson Warren; Boswell DeGraffenreid Waddell (1865-1937) Searle, AL; Ermine Martha Waddell Caswell (1875-1909) Searle AL; Elba Mildred Waddell (1869-1947, buried in Linwood Cemetery); Mary Fleming Waddell (1871-1957) m. Milo Black Clason.
Occupations associated with James F. Waddell:
Attorney, probate judge, consul; 2nd Lt. 12th U S Infantry; Capt. CSA 6th Alabama; promoted to Major
James Fleming Waddell was born on October 31, 1826, in Hillsborough, NC. He died on April 23, 1892, and was buried in Linwood Cemetery in Columbus, GA.
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