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Matthew Durham > Matthew Durham Jr. > Col. Shelman Durham > James Jackson Durham

James Jackson DURHAM Veteran of US Civil War Confederate Soldier

Born: 31 Oct 1825, MonrCtyGA
Died: 6 May 1893, Dublin,
EratCtyTX

Find-A-Grave 16408399, TX

Father: Col. Shelman DURHAM

Mother: Susannah SIMS

 

Married:
26 July 1849,
AttaCtyMS

Mary Jane Clements OLDHAM

Born: 11 Mar 1832, HolmCtyMS
Died: 4 Aug 1909, EratCtyTX 

Find-A-Grave 17763512, TX

Father: Baylis Earle OLDHAM

Mother: Nancy Wiggins BOWDEN

 

Children:
 
 

1. Fannie DURHAM (b. c. 1853, MS)

 

Notes:

  •  Obtained from 1860 US Census for Twp 13, Range 7, AttaCtyMS.

 

2. Lura Lucille DURHAM (b. c. 1854, MS)

 

Notes:

  • Obtained from 1860 US Census for Twp 13, Range 7, AttaCtyMS. Note below that Samuel O. Durham named his first daughter, "Lura Lucile".

 

3. Samuel Oldham DURHAM (b. 25 Nov 1856, Kosciusko, AttaCtyMS; d. 13 Jan 1929, TX; Find-A-Grave 16408362, TX)

Child to Anna:

  1. Ivey Eugene DURHAM (b. 16 Jan 1885, EratCtyTX; d. 29 July 1966, Waco, McLeCtyTX; Find-A-Grave 17763506, TX)
 
  2. Lura Lucile DURHAM (b. 14 Feb 1887, TX; d. 20 Jan 1977; Find-A-Grave 15124722, TX)
  • m1. John C. HOLLINGSWORTH (b. 31 Aug 1884, MS; d. 17 Oct 1918, EratCtyTX, age 34; Find-A-Grave 15124765, TX) on 7 Nov 1912, EratCtyTX
       Parents: George Zebulon HOLLINGSWORTH / Florence A. DULIN
     
  • m2. Robert Gamaliel HOLLINGSWORTH (b. 20 Feb 1879, Weimar, ColoCtyTX; d. 20 Dec 1973, Coleman, ColeCtyTX, age 94; Find-A-Grave 64429088, TX)
       Parents: Robert Barclay HOLLINSGWORTH / Julia Ann Frances WHITTINGTON; 1st wife: Emma Jones MARTIN
  3. Ruth O. DURHAM (b. 8 July 1891, TX; d. 15 Feb 1908, age 16; Find-A-Grave 17763517, TX)
 

 

Children to Pearl:

  1. James Jackson DURHAM "Jim" (b. 18 May 1902, Hico, EratCtyTX; d. 16 Oct 1971, Amarillo, PottCtyTX; Find-A-Grave 143563129, TX)
  • m. Mary Ann ELLIOTT (b. 28 Jan 1903, Matzalan, Mexico; d. 4 June 2003, Amarillo, PottCtyTX, age 100; Find-A-Grave 143563150, TX) on 17 Sep 1929, Lockhart, BellCtyTX
       Parents: Robert Copeland ELLIOTT / Mary Matilda JOHNSTON
  2. Louie Baylor DURHAM (daughter; b. 2 Sep 1903, Hico, EratCtyTX; d. 28 Mar 1999, McLeCtyTX, age 95; Find-A-Grave 17763503, TX)
 

 

Notes:

  • Ivey Durham never married. He was an Engineer for the Texas State Highway Department.
     
  • 1900 US Census from EratCtyTX:
    Dwelling number: 34, Married 4 years

    Name Rel. Race Sex Birth Date Age Mar.Stat Birth Place Father BPlace Mother BPlace Occ.
    Durham, Saml O. Head W M Nov 1858 42 M MS MS GA Farmer
    Durham, Pearl Wife W F Dec 1873 26 M LA MS GA  
    Durham, Ivey E. Son W M Jan 1888 15 S TX MS MS  
    Durham, Luna L. Dau W F Feb 1887 13 S TX MS MS  
    Durham, Ruth O. Dau W F July 1893 7 S TX MS MS  
    Durham, Mary C. Mother W F Mar 1832 67 Wd MS NC SC  
    Oldham, Sylvanus Uncle W M Nov 1835 68 Wd MS NC SC Lawyer
 

4. Lilly DURHAM (b. c. 1858, MS)

 

Notes:

  • Obtained from 1860 US Census for Twp 13, Range 7, AttaCtyMS.

 

5. Dr. Charles Emmett DURHAM (b. 19 Mar 1864, MS; d. 30 Nov 1927, Austin, TravCtyTX; Find-A-Grave 26213626, TX)

  • m. Nannie May GOODRICH (b. 17 Aug 1878, TX; d. 30 Jan 1965, Austin, TravCtyTX; Find-A-Grave 26213628, TX)
       Parents: Albert Jones GOODRICH / Sammie CAPERTON

Children:

  1. Charles Albert DURHAM Sr. (b. 12 July 1910, Hico, EratCtyTX; d. 26 June 1954, Corpus Christi, NuecCtyTX, age 43; Find-A-Grave 144230668, TX)
  • m. June Maxine DURHAM (b. 8 Jan 1917, MO; d. 14 June 2005; Find-A-Grave 144230739, TX) on 4 Feb 1939, JimWCtyTX
       Parents: Thomas Lee DURHAM / Nina WOODS
  2. Mary Eva DURHAM (b. 27 Nov 1915, TX; d. 2 May 1982, Austin, TravCtyTX)
 

 

Notes:

  • Dr. Charles E. Durham was a Secretary for the State Board of Health. 

  • June M. Durham descends from another US Durham Family line all the way back to John Thomas Durham (b. 1661, Forth Farnham, Richmond, Virginia) and Dorothy Smoot (b. 1714, Richmond, Virginia).

 

Notes:

  • Mary J. (Oldham) Durham may have been married to an "IRVING". This is verified by the 1850 census where we see a "Jane A. Irving", age 4, living in the household. Was this Mary's daughter?
     

  • 1850 US Census for AttaCtyMS:
    Dwelling number: 693-693

    Name Sex Age Birth Place Occ.
    James J. Durham M 25 GA Farmer
    Mary J. C. Durham F 19 MS  
    Jane A. Irving F 4 MS  
    Zach L. Durham M 9 mo. MS  


    *Note: what is interesting here is the 4 year old, Jane A. Irving. They are living directly next to the John Irving and his family. What is the story here?
     

  • Page Sources:
    1. Ancestry.com

     

  • ModLog:

    Date of ModLog Source of Information Description of Changes
    24 Sep 2022 Author's upgrade Changed county links.
    28 Feb 2019 ancestry.com created page

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