# 0010 James Byron TREFETHEN, Jr.

James Byron TREFETHEN Jr. ⁰⁰¹⁰
(03 June 1916 - 30 December 1977)
Married to Marion Julia EDES ¹⁰⁰³⁰

PARENTS: James Byron TREFETHEN Sr.⁰⁰⁰² (19 April 1890 - 1983) and Mabel Covington CHURCHILL

James Byron TREFETHEN Jr.

EVENTS:

Wife born in Newport, New Hampshire; daughter of Major Samuel Harcoart Edes & Nellie E. (Presbey).
Director of Publications for Wildlife Management. Institute in DC.
Authored numerous books on Wildlife Management.
Won '“Best Author of the Year” Award from the Outdoor Writers’ Association in 1975(?)
Resided Adelphi, Maryland
Developed heart trouble, had a triple bypass; then just as he was recovered from this he developed Cancer of the Pancreas and died from pneumonia caused by his weakened state.
His wife moved back to Newport, New Hampshire after his death.
Dates are redacted for people who are living

His Family (clockwise from upper left) James E., wife Julie, Clint, Holly, Ann, and Jody

James Byron TREFETHEN, Jr.

Marion Julia Edes TREFETHEN

James Byron TREFETHEN, Jr., James Byron TREFETHEN, Sr.,

Mabel Covington Churchill TREFETHEN, Ann Trefethen STOBBS

Children:

James Edes TREFETHEN⁰⁰¹¹
Ann TREFETHEN⁰⁰¹⁵
Frances Joan “Jody” TREFETHEN⁰⁰¹⁶ (04 June 1947 - Deceased)
Clinton David TREFETHEN⁰⁰¹⁴ (30 January 1949 - 18 January 2007)
Holly TREFETHEN⁰⁰¹⁷

SOURCE:

18. Direct contact with subject, family or descendant

STUCK? TRY THE TREF INDEX BY CLICKING HERE!

SOURCES: Where’s we get this stuff?
The superscripted number ^{[like so]} is a Source number.
More general sources are listed at the bottom of each page.
Jot them down and click here to see where we got all this stuff!

The newest material is from enthusiasts who just LOVE to poke around old graveyards and musky libraries and are shown on the Sources page.
You can speak with these enthusiasts on FaceBook.
Look up the group "TREFETHEN".

The older sources are sometimes "iffy" because when I started this project
I didn’t realize it’s magnetude and thus neglected to keep good records (sorry!)

We’ll call this site a "Starting Point" and it’s up to you to verify our findings.
(Most of it WILL check out- PROMISE!)
Please do not concider the above to be Gospel!

Most information came from correspondants and I cannot check it all for accuracy.
If you find an error PLEASE let me know.

I suggest that any serious genealogist go to our Source Page (by clicking here) and print it out for easy reference.

This site Compiled & Designed By Clint TREFETHEN, dba GRAPHICS CENTRAL , 11 Central St., Newport, New Hampshire 03773
This site is maintained by Andrew TREFETHEN and others (See Sources above)
For more about these pages, please see the Front Page

Updated 17 May 2026 by Andrew Trefethen

James Byron TREFETHEN Jr. 0010 (03 June 1916 - 30 December 1977) Married to Marion Julia EDES 10030

James Byron TREFETHEN Jr. ⁰⁰¹⁰
(03 June 1916 - 30 December 1977)
Married to Marion Julia EDES ¹⁰⁰³⁰