James' mother was Sarah Esther Elberson, who was born in New Jersey, 1890. In the mid-1920s Sarah, James and his sister Rose moved to Kansas City, MO, where James eventually went to work at the Unity School as a clerk.
James' mother, Sarah Esther Elberson, was born in New Jersey in 1890. In the mid-1920s, she, James, and his sister Rose moved to Kansas City, Missouri, where James eventually began working at the Unity School as a clerk.