James Folsom

Background

Folsom, James was born on October 9, 1908 in Coffee County, Alabama, United States. Son of Joshua Marion and Eulala Cornelia (Dunnavant) Folsom.

Education

Student, University Alabama, 1928; student, Howard College, Birmingham, 1929; student, George Washington University, 1935.

Career

District agent, Emergency & Aid Insurance Company, Elba, Alabama, 1937-1940; state manager, Emergency & Aid Insurance Company, Elba, Alabama, 1940-1946; governor of Alabama, 1947-1951, 55-59. State delegate at large, National Democratic Convention, 1944.

Achievements

• James Folsom has been listed as a noteworthy governor by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Masons, Elks.

Connections

Married Sarah Albert Carnley, December 25, 1936 (deceased July. 1944); children: Rachel, Melissa. Married second, Jamelle Moore, May 5, 1948.

Children: James E., Andrew, Jamelle, Thelma, Joshua, Eulala Cornelia.

Father:

Joshua Marion Folsom

Mother:

Eulala Cornelia (Dunnavant) Folsom

Spouse:

second

Spouse:

Sarah Albert Carnley

child:

James E. Folsom

child:

Jamelle Folsom

child:

Thelma Folsom

child:

Eulala Cornelia Folsom

child:

Rachel Folsom

child:

Joshua Folsom

child:

Melissa Folsom

child:

Andrew Folsom