▁March ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 1 7 9 8 , ▁and ▁married ▁September ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 1 8 1 6 ▁in ▁Han cock , ▁Georgia , ▁she ▁was ▁the ▁daughter ▁of ▁Thomas ▁Grace ▁and ▁Sarah ▁" S ally " ▁M add ox . ▁ ▁On ▁October ▁ 2 8 , ▁ 1 8 5 0 , ▁they ▁purchased ▁ 2 0 2 - 1 / 2 ▁acres ▁from ▁a ▁neighbor , ▁Thomas ▁H . ▁Hans on , ▁and ▁built ▁their ▁home . ▁His ▁superior ▁ab ilities ▁as ▁a ▁man ▁of ▁affairs ▁being ▁quickly ▁recognized ▁by ▁his ▁fellow ▁citizens , ▁he ▁was ▁elected ▁Justice ▁of ▁the ▁Peace ▁at ▁ 2 1 , ▁serving ▁eight ▁years . ▁In ▁ 1 8 5 9 ▁and ▁ 1 8 6 0 ▁he ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁represent ▁He ard ▁County , ▁Georgia ▁in ▁the ▁general ▁assembly . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁Civil ▁War ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 3 ▁James ▁raised ▁a ▁company ▁of ▁sevent y ▁men , ▁of ▁which ▁he ▁was ▁elected ▁Captain ▁of ▁the ▁State ▁Gu ards . ▁ ▁It ▁became ▁Company ▁G , ▁of ▁Col onial ▁Wil co x on ’ s ▁regiment ▁of ▁state ▁troops ▁and ▁General ▁I vers on ’ s ▁Brigade , ▁which ▁took ▁part ▁in ▁several ▁sk irm ishes ▁near ▁Rome , ▁Georgia . ▁ ▁The ▁decision ▁to ▁leave ▁his ▁family ▁was ▁hard ▁because ▁it ▁meant ▁leaving ▁behind ▁his ▁wife ▁and ▁six ▁small ▁children , ▁their ▁ages ▁being ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 8 , ▁ 6 , ▁