Hello,
I am searching for information regarding my great-great grandparents, William Arter and Harriet (Lolis) James. They settled in and raised their family in Stevens Co, but migrated from Missouri. It is my understadning that William was of Dutch and Native American ancestry, and that Harriet was of African and Native American ancestry. I am interested in finding out what tribes they originated from as well as locating relatives.

There is a family history of them in the book "The History of Stevens County and It's People". The article is on page 463. There is also a photo captioned "Mr. and Mrs. William A. James" on page 462.
The article is entitled "The William James Family By Opal James (Jennings) (Arnold)"

It says that William A. James was born April 5, 1868, and died July 1955. His wife, Harriet E. (Lolis) James was born December 29, 1870, and died March 10, 1942.
The family came from Marshall, Missouri. Most of th mother's people came from Sedalia, Missouri.
The family came to Pratt, Kansas, around 1905.
It doesn't say what year they came to Stevens County but it does mention having relatives still in Pratt.

I won't post the full article here because there are so many people still living. It traces the children and their families.

Good research. I actually have the only copy of this book held by anyone in my family, which has assisted me in my genealogical investigations. Thank you for the effort, it is always appreciated.

Crystal James