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Matthew Durham > John DURHAM Sr. > James Mebane Durham

James Mebane DURHAM

Born: 21 Jan 1809, OranCtyNC
Died: 4 Sep 1897, OranCtyNC

Find-A-Grave 39671550, NC
Father: John DURHAM Sr.

Mother: Mary ROBERTSON

 

Married:
15 Apr 1835,
OranCtyNC

Elizabeth LLOYD

Born: c. 1808, NC
Died:

Father:

Mother:

 

Children:
 
 

1. Thomas Maleus DURHAM Veteran of US Civil War Civil War Confederate Veteran (b. 28 Apr 1839, OranCtyNC; d. 20 Feb 1885, age 45; Find-A-Grave 39672066, NC)

  • m. Cormelia M. KING (b. 19 Nov 1841, NC; d. 25 May 1901; Find-A-Grave 39671270, NC) on 31 Mar 1861, OranCtyNC
       Parents: Charles KING / Tabitha LLOYD

Children:

  1. Arlena F. DURHAM (b. 10 July 1866, NC; d. 2 May 1874, age 7; Find-A-Grave 39671137, NC)
 
  2. Elizabeth DURHAM (b. c. 1868, NC)
 
  3. Mary A. DURHAM (b. 11 Oct 1869, NC; d. 31 Mar 1877, age 7; Find-A-Grave 39671745, NC)
 
  4. Annie Bell DURHAM (b. 6 Dec 1876, OranCtyNC; d. 25 Nov 1936, NC; Find-A-Grave 39671107, NC)
 
  5. Thomas Wilbert DURHAM (b. 26 Apr 1878; d. 17 May 1897, age 19; Find-A-Grave 39672398, NC)
 
  6. Lona DURHAM (b. 17 May 1880, OranCtyNC; d. 6 Nov 1961, Durham, DurhCtyNC; Find-A-Grave 47253472, NC)

 

 

Notes:
  •  Thomas M. Durham served in the Confederate States Army, Company G 28th North Carolina  Infantry.
     

  • From 1870 US Census for Bingham Co, OranCtyNC:
     

    Name Age Est.DOB Sex Race Occupation Val. of Land Val. of Pers. Est. Birth Place
    Thomas Durham 31 1839 M W Farmer 400 100 NC
    Cornelia Durham 27 1843 F W Keeping House     NC
    Arlena Durham 3 1867 F W       NC
    Elizabeth Durham 2 1868 F W       NC
    Mary A. Durham 6/12 1869 F W       NC
 

2.  Sidney C. DURHAM (b. 7 June 1843, OranCtyNC; d. 15 Apr 1913; Find-A-Grave 39671908, NC)

  • m. Mary Bethel CHEEK (b. 12 Jan 1846, NC; d. 19 Apr 1898; Find-A-Grave 39671766, NC) on Jan 23 1870, OranCtyNC
       Parents: Wesley CHEEK / Euphemia POE "Euphemey"

Children:

  1. Lillie B. DURHAM (b. 1 Mar 1879, NC; d. 6 Nov 1907, age 28; Find-A-Grave 39629162, NC)
  2. Leta Dea DURHAM (b. 1 Mar 1879, NC; d. 1904, age 24; Find-A-Grave 40113765, NC)

 

Notes:

  • William E. Lloyd was a farmer.
     

  • From 1880 US Census for Bingham, OranCtyNC:
    Dwelling 321, Family 322
     
    Name Race Sex Age Est.DOB Rel. Mar.Stat Occ. Birth Place Father BPlace Mother BPlace
    Sidney C. Durham W M 36 1844 (self) M Farmer NC NC NC
    Mary B. Durham W F 34 1846 Wife M Keeping House NC NC NC
    Lily B. Durham W F 1 1879 Dau S   NC NC NC
    Leta D. Durham W F 1 1879 Dau S   NC NC NC
    Elizabeth Durham W F 70 1810 Mother Wd   NC NC NC
    Euphemia Cheek W F 54 1826 Mother-in-law Wd   NC NC NC

  3. Atlas Jackson DURHAM "Jack" (b. c. 1846, OranCtyNC; d. 9 Aug 1905, OranCtyNC)
  • m. Winifred West WARD "Bennie" on 15 Nov 1869, OranCtyNC)

Children:

  1. Alonzo Lawrence DURHAM "Lonnie" (b. 1871, NC)
  • m. Mattie Ellen LLOYD
  2. James Robert DURHAM (b. 1875)
 
  3. Lemuel S. DURHAM (b. 1874, NC)
  • m. Alice Geneva LLOYD
  4. Demetrus Ward DURHAM "Dee" (b. 1875, NC)
  • m. Elizabeth Eleanor LLOYD
  5. Martha E. DURHAM "Bessie" (b. 1878)
  • m. Junius Lafayette CHEEK
  6. Otis Manly DURHAM (b. 1881, NC)
  • m. Swannie BUTLER
  7. Effie G. DURHAM (b. 1884, NC)
  • m. Frederick Jackson EUBANKS
  8. Clyde Stroud DURHAM (b. 1886, NC)
  • m. Lillie Mae EDWARDS
  9. Bernice C. DURHAM "Bennie" (b. 1891, NC)
  • m. George Walker PARIS
  10. Annie Bell DURHAM (b. 1895, NC)
 

 

Notes:

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Notes:

  • James M. Durham went by "Mebane". In 1870 his occupation is listed as blacksmith.  He and many of his family are buried at Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery in OranCtyNC. Many of the rest are buried at Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery in White, OranCtyNC.
     

  • Mebane and Elizabeth appear on the 1850 OranCtyNC census:
     
    Name Relation Mar. Status Gender Race Age Birth Place Occ.
    Mebane Durham Self M Male W 41   Farmer
    Elizabeth Durham Wife M Female W 41    
    Thomas Durham Son M Male W 11    
    Sidney Durham Son M Male W 8    
    Jackson Durham Son M Male W 3    

     

  • Page Sources:

    1. Byron Durham's Durham Family Database on rootsweb.

    2. Scott Eubank's Eubanks GeneCtyALogy page on rootsweb.

    3. Donald J. Cheeks' Cheek, Cheeks, Chick, Kelly, Jones, and other families page on rootsweb.

    4. North Carolina Deaths and Burials online. Indexing Batch Num: B02142-4, System Origin: North Carolina-EASy; Source Film Num: 1943096, Ref. Num: fn 1767 cn 11.

    5. Mel Harmon

     

  • ModLog:

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

Names Added to Name Index: YES