He served as a soldier in the War of 1812.
In the year 1826 he removed to Missouri.
The 1810 federal census for Mercer Co., Kentucky, Unknown Townships, (page 12 of 34 Ancestry.com), shows the following information for James McAfee:
2 Free white males under 10
1 Free white male 10 thru 15
1 Free white male 26 thru 44
1 Free white female 26 thru 44
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