Borden, James Paul

Title

Borden, James Paul

Last Name

Borden

First and Middle Name

James Paul

Nicknames or Other Names

N/a

Hometown

Shenandoah, VA

County and/or State

Virginia

Birth Date

12/3/1892

Birthplace

Shenandoah, VA

Death Date

12/11/1979

Cause of Death

"marine...accident"

Place of Death

Culpeper, VA

Parents

Father: Benjamin F. Borden
Mother: Sally L. Pittman

Siblings

Adolph Borden, Cinderella Borden, Jos. L. Borden, James Borden, Mattie G. Borden, Louis Borden, Sadie Borden, Otto William Borden, Emma E. Borden, Annie Borden, and Jesse B, Borden

Spouse(s)

Mary Elizabeth Fitzgerald

Children

Virginia C Borden
James P Borden
Benjamin F Borden

VPI Graduating Class

1917

Undergraduate Major

N/a

Graduated

No- only completed his 3rd year of college.

Service Branch

Naval Reserve

Unit

N/a

Rank

N/A

Retired Rank

N/a

Other Events

President of the Sophomore Two-Year Agriculture Class in 1915.

Postwar Life

Worked as a superintendent for the Virginia Telaphone & Telegraph Co. in Charlottesville, VA

Occupation

Superintendent

1927 "Virginia Polytehnic Institute in the World War" booklet

Y

Additional Notes

*Not listed as an ex-classmate
In 1910, his residence was in Shenandoah, VA
In 1930, his residence was in Front Royal, VA
In 1940, his residence was in Charlottesville, VA

Contributing Researchers

Grace Barth

U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2013
U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942
Virginia, Death Records, 1912-2014
1930 United States Federal Census
1940 United States Federal Census
1910 United States Federal Census
U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-18

Collection

Citation

“Borden, James Paul,” VPI in World War I, accessed March 29, 2024, http://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/items/show/91.

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