James A. Housley

James A. was born in 1855 in Of, Hawkins, Tennessee.  James A.'s father was William M. Housley and his mother was Louisa Jane.  His paternal grandfather was Housley. He had nine brothers and three sisters, named Madison M., William F., Nathaniel G., Isaac M., David V., Ephraim W., Charles J., Granville G., John B., William H., Mollie Jane and Susan P..  He was the fourth oldest of the thirteen children.