Son of Robert Carney and Elmira Cott
Born ca. 1872 in [Little Creek Hundred], Kent Co., Delaware

James' age in the census records: in 1880, age 8.
In 1880 James resided in the household of Absalom and Elmira (Cott) Sanders, his step-father and mother.

1880 - U.S. Census, Delaware, Kent Co., Duck Creek Hundred, E.D. 34, Page No. 39 [=44C], 332-386, 25 Jun 1880