When James Simeon Wasden was born on 21 September 1878, in Butler, Alabama, United States, his father, Jasper Newton Wasden, was 22 and his mother, Cinderella Rebecca Jay, was 22. He married Abbie Daisy Byrd on 26 December 1904, in Pensacola, Escambia, Florida, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in Starlington, Butler, Alabama, United States in 1900 and Election Precinct 16 Rocky Creek, Butler, Alabama, United States for about 10 years. He died on 2 July 1969, in Bolling, Butler, Alabama, United States, at the age of 90, and was buried in Antioch West Cemetery, Bolling, Butler, Alabama, United States.