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Birth:          26 Jun 1880 
Death:          21 Mar 1930 Richmond, Va.
Burial:         Chapel Hill Cemetery, N.C.

Notes
info from Mary Gail (from Blodgett book)
1910 in Chapel Hill, Orange Co., N.C.
1920 in Austin, Travis Co., Tex. university professor
cemeterycensus.com/nc/orng/cem229.htm grave 1014 says Ph.D., LL.D.
professor of English at UNC-Chapel Hill college professor of English
http://www.lib.unc.edu/ncc/ref/unc/ncday/browse_results_year.html?year=1930
James Finch Royster died in Richmond, Virginia. While at the University, he was 
Kenan Professor of English Philology, dean of the Graduate School, and editor of 
"Studies in Philology." In addition, he encouraged and gave his permission to Howard 
Mumford Jones when the latter inquired about starting a bookstore in his office. This 
small bookstore evolved into the present-day Bull's Head Bookshop. 

Parents
ROYSTER Wisconsin Illinois ()
FINCH Mary ()

Siblings
ROYSTER James Finch (26 Jun 1880 - 21 Mar 1930)

Marriage To LAKE Carrie Belle (18 Jun 1876 - 14 Jun 1928)
    m. 1907 

Notes

Parents
LAKE Chauncey Frank (1853 - 1930)
BLODGETT Ellen Martha ("Ella") (1853 - )

Children by LAKE Carrie Belle 18 Jun 1876 - 14 Jun 1928
ROYSTER Chauncey Lake (1910 - )
ROYSTER Martha (1912 - )

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