From: "Cemeteries and Obituaries of Houston County, Georgia," by Addie Paramore Howell (Omni Press: Macon, Ga, 1982) p. 142

"Obituaries of Houston County, Georgia, Abstracted from the Georgia Journal and Messenger, Macon, Ga., 1825-1869 and the Houston Home Journal, Perry, Ga., 1870-1912"

"James D. Means, son of Dr. M. E. and M. V. Means, died in Houston Co., Ga. on Nov. 19, 1864 of typhoid fever. He was born Dec. 8, 1845."