West Lawn a.k.a. Merle Hay Memorial Cemetery
Carroll County, Iowa

Birth: May 6, 1848 Iowa
Death: Sep. 14, 1926 Carroll Co, IA

James was the son of William Nowels (1817 - 1885) & Cordelia Usher (1822 - 1904). He married Eliza Dillivan Spurgeon on September 18, 1885. They were the parents of Bessie and Nellie.