When James Doctor Franklin Shows was born on 23 January 1859, in Jones, Mississippi, United States, his father, Henry Benton Shows, was 21 and his mother, Mary Adeline Flynt, was 18. He married Laura Mary Ann Jefcoat on 29 January 1880, in Jones, Mississippi, United States. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Laurel, Jones, Mississippi, United States in 1920 and Beat 2, Jones, Mississippi, United States in 1930. He died on 26 November 1937, in Jones, Mississippi, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in Soso, Jones, Mississippi, United States.
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