James Conkin was born circa 1826 in Clover Bottom, Sullivan County, Tennessee, United States to John Conkin (1776-1860) and Mary Polly Jackson (1787-1880) and died 5 February 1855 Salisbury, North Carolina, United States of unspecified causes. He married Mary Stidham (1831-1892) 1852 in Tennessee, United States.
Children
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Amanda Conkin (1855-1925) | 17 June 1855 Tennessee, United States | 18 February 1925 Adair County, Missouri, United States | Jonathan Bachman White (1849-1925) |
| Nancy Conkin (1857-) | |||
| Sada Conkin (1859-) | |||
| Hannah Emeline Conkin (1861-1940) | 1861 Sullivan County, Tennessee, United States | 7 May 1940 Green City, Sullivan County, Missouri, United States | James David White (1865-1952) |
| Thomas Conkin (1863-) | |||
| James Conkin (1865-) | |||
| John Marshall Conkin (1867-) | |||
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