James Gage was born on 2. Feb. 1860. He married
Ellanora Pointer, daughter of
John Thomas Pointer and
Kesiah Schenck, on 6. Sep. 1881. James Gage died on 29. May. 1941 at Pleasant Grove, Texas, at age 81. James Gage was a farmer in Lee County, Texas, land deed recorded Vol. W page 259, for 50/34 acres, more or less dated April 23, 1893, signed by Gus Jones and R.P. Jones, Notary Public, Bastrop County, Texas. James and Ellanora are buried in Pleasant Grove. Sources for information are: Pointer Bible, Hamilton, Texas copied by Merlene Anderson in 1979. Schenck Family Records in possession of Merlene Anderson Obituary of James Gage, Elgin Courier, Elgin, Texas Tombstone dates, Pleasant Grove Cemetery.