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Thomas Durham > Joab Lindsey Durham > Thomas Durham > John Pryor T. Durham

Dr. John Pryor Tapley DURHAM

Born: 1809, Talbottom, TalbCtyGA

Died: 9 Dec 1869, Preston, WebsCtyGA

Find-A-Grave 159520662, GA
Father: Thomas DURHAM

Mother: MARY TAPLEY

 

Married:
30 June 1831,
MorgCtyIL

Anna POINTER

Born: 26 Dec 1814, WaynCtyKY
Died: 3 Apr 1852,
JeffCtyIA

Father: Cornelius POINTER

Mother: Rebecca SNOW

 

Children:
 
 

1. Thomas DURHAM  (b. c. 1832, GA)


Notes:

 

2. Corp. Daniel P. DURHAM Veteran of US Civil War Confederate Soldier (b. c. 1834, GA)

  • m. Mary E. AVERETT

Child:

  1. John Thomas DURHAM (b. 1860, GA)
  • m. Mary Magdalene Farr “Maggie”

 

Notes:

  • For more information on the descendants of Daniel Durham, click his name above.

 

3. Mary DURHAM  (b. c. 1836, GA)


Notes:

William Richard Durham

4. Dr. William Richard DURHAM "Will" (b. 17 Mar 1838, StewCtyGA)

  • m1. Julia CRENSHAW (b. c. 1843, Blakely, EarlCtyGA) c. 1862, StewCtyGA

  • m2. Mary E. ?

  • m3. Sarah ?

Children:

  1. Euola DURHAM (b. c. 1864, GA)
 
  2. Sarah B. DURHAM (b. c. 1866, GA)
  • m. William Benjamin LOCKWOOD
David Durham 3. David D. DURHAM (b. 1867, GA)
  • m. Mary Alice BRYANT
Mary Mahala Durham Gooding 4. Mary Mahala DURHAM "Mahaly" (b. 1868, GA)
  • m. Claiborne Jackson GOODING
  5. Frances Annie DURHAM (b. c. 1869)
 
  6. Mattie Mildred DURHAM "Mittie" (b. 1871, GA)
  • m. James Benjamin TRIPPE
  7. Jennie DURHAM (b. c. 1875, GA)
  • m. Isaiah GIBSON "Zay"
William Richard Durham Jr. 8. William Richard DURHAM Jr. "Willie" (b. 1874)
  • m. Nannie Mae ARNOLD

 

Children to Mary:

  1. Lena A. DURHAM (b. c. 1878, GA)
 
  2. Infant Son DURHAM (b. c. 1880)
 
  3. Mittie H. DURHAM (b. c. 1884, GA)
 

 

Notes:

  • For more detailed information on Dr. William R. Durham, click his name above.

 

5. Frances DURHAM  (b. c. 1840, GA)


Notes:

 

6. John P. DURHAM  (b. c. 1843, GA)


Notes:

 
Notes:
  • From 1850 Census for Lannahassee County, GA:
    Name Age Est.DOB Gend. Race Occ Land Value Birth Place
    John P. Durham 41 1809 M (w) Physician   GA
    Thos. Durham 18 1832 M (w)     GA
    Daniel Durham 16 1834 M (w) Farmer   GA
    Mary Durham 14 1836 F (w)     GA
    Will R. Durham 12 1838 M (w)     GA
    Francis Durham 10 1840 F (w)     GA
    John P. Durham 7 1843 M (w)     GA

2nd Marriage
 

Dr. John Pryor Tapley DURHAM

Born: 1809, Talbottom, TalbCtyGA

Died: 9 Dec 1869, Preston, WebsCtyGA

Find-A-Grave 159520662, GA
Father: Thomas DURHAM

Mother: MARY TAPLEY

 

Married:

Dr. Cassandra Boulware PICKETT

Born: May 21, 1824, SC
Died: Oct 18, 1885, Wards Station,
RandCtyGA

Father: Jeptha PICKETT

Mother: Nancy BOULWARE

Dr. Cassandra Boulware Pickett Durham

Children:
 
 

1. Joab Jeptha DURHAM "JJ" (b. July 1859, GA; d. 1915; Find-A-Grave 29137738, GA)

  • m. Mary Cynthea SESSIONS "Mallie" or "Mollie" (b, Jan 1859, Dawson, TerrCtyGA; d. 29 Apr 1936, Americus, SumtCtyGA, 1936; Find-A-Grave 29137749, GA)
       Parents: William Edward SESSIONS / Elizabeth HENDRY

Children:

  1. John Durham (b. Mar 1877, GA)
 
  2. Talmage Leon Durham (b. July 16, 1880, GA; d. 1 Jan 1957, CrisCtyGA)
  3. William Pryor Durham (b. 24 Jan 1886, TX; d. 7 Apr 1981, Hillsboro, HillCtyTX, age 95; Find-A-Grave 29137810, GA)
  • m. Willie Lee TOMLINSON (b. 23 Sep 1899, GA; d. 29 Mar 1976; Find-A-Grave 29137825, GA)
       Parents: William Jefferson TOMLINSON / Maude BLAIR
  4. Andrew Jackson Howe Durham (b. 31 Dec 1889, Indian Terr.; d. 3 June 1949, DougCtyGA; Find-A-Grave 22046432, GA)
  • m. Ila METHVIN (b. 24 Aug 1892; d. 22 Dec 1951; Find-A-Grave 22046391, GA)
       Parents: William Nimrod METHVIN / Annie DURHAM (see below)
  5. Dora B. Durham (b. c. July 1892, Indian Terr.)
 

 

Notes:

  • From 1900 US Census for Township 3, Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory, OK:
    Dwelling 141, Family 141

    Name Rel. Race Sex Birth Date Age Mar.Stat Birth Place Father BPlace Mother BPlace Occ.
    Joab J. Durham Head W M July 1857 42 M GA NC SC Farmer
    Mallie C. Durham Wife W F Jan 1859 41 M GA      
    Talmadge L. Durham Son W M July 1880 19   GA      
    William P. Durham Son W M Feb 1886 14   TX      
    A. J. Howe Durham Son W M Dec 1889 10   Indian Terr, OK      
    Dora B. Durham Dau W F July 1892 7   Indian Terr, OK      
Lula May Durham Crapps

2. Lula May DURHAM (b. 1 Feb 1859, SumtCtyGA; d. 17 Mar 1939, Seminole, GainCtyTX; Find-A-Grave 14170403, TX)

  • m. Edward Carroll CRAPPS (b. 14 Sep 1865, Dawson, GA; d. 28 Nov 1950, Seminole, GainCtyTX; Find-A-Grave 14170443, TX)
       Parents: Carroll CRAPPS / Ellen JENNINGS

Children:

  1. Carroll Jennings CRAPPS (b. 13 Jan 1891, AL; d. 20 Mar 1914, DoñaCtyNM, age 23; Find-A-Grave 8063809, NM)
 
  2. Leon D. CRAPPS (b. 13 June 1892, AL; d. 1959; Find-A-Grave 37156591, AR)
  • m1. Willie E. SUTHERLIN (b. 28 Feb 1897; d. Jan 1986; Find-A-Grave 142246706, AR) on 7 Nov 1916, ElPaCtyTX
       Parents: Martin Davis SUTHERLIN / Ophelia COPE
     
  • m2. Bertie Ruth GRAHAM (b. 10 May 1897, TX; d. 19 July 1979, TX; Find-A-Grave 64682365, AR)
       Parents: Jehu GRAHAM / Rebecca Ann CRABTREE
  3. Luther PICKETT CRAPPS (b. 14 Nov 1893, GeneCtyAL; d. 6 June 1967, Seminole, GainCtyTX; Find-A-Grave 14170480,TX)
 

 

Notes:

 

3. Ada DURHAM (b. 19 May 1864, Preston, Webster Co, GA; d. 1 Dec 1894, Geneva, GeneCtyAL, age 30; Find-A-Grave 53190302, AL)

Children:

  1. Ada Durham HALL (b. 3 Sep 1886, Talbottom, TalbCtyGA; d. 18 Feb 1951, Odessa, EctoCtyTX; Find-A-Grave 45134552, TX)
  • m. Samuel Edwin ETHEREDGE (b. 29 Oct 1885; d. 10 July 1957; Find-A-Grave 45134540, TX) on 19 Nov 1905, DawsCtyTX
       Parents: John Barto ETHEREDGE / Harriett Elizabeth TUCKER
  2. Erin HALL (b. b. 17 Nov 1888, Geneva, GeneCtyAL; d. 28 June 1967, Seminole, GainCtyTX; Find-A-Grave 14170510, TX)
  • m. Robert Jefferson CARR "Bob" (b. 12  June 1884, Carrizo Springs, DimmCtyTX; d. 22 Jan 1978, Andrews, AndrCtyTX; Find-A-Grave 30179847, TX)
       Parents: Samuel Webster CARR / Martha Teresa RAGSDALE
  3. Roger HALL (b. 26 Sep 1890, Geneva, GeneCtyAL; d. 18 Nov 1934, Montgomery, MontCtyAL)
  • m. Sallie Adeline MCDADE (b. 7 Feb 1897, Waugh, MontCtyAL; d. 22 Mar 1984, Montgomery, MontCtyAL)
       Parents: William S. MCDADE "Willie" / Nancy Lula LONG

 

Notes:

  •  

Annie Ruth Durham Methvin

4. Annie Ruth DURHAM (b. 29 Apr 1867, Preston, WebsCtyGA; d. 15 May 1949, Decatur, DeKaCtyGA; Find-A-Grave 24050163, GA)

Children:

  1. William Claude METHVIN (b. 18 Oct 1888, GA; d. 4 July 1931, age 42; Find-A-Grave 24050226, GA)
 
  2. Ernest Gordon METHVIN (b. 6 July 1890, GA; d. 28 Sep 1928, age 38; Find-A-Grave 24050301, GA)
 
  3. Ila METHVIN (b. 24 Aug 1892, GA; d. 22 Dec 1951; Find-A-Grave 22046391, GA)
  4. Verna Annie METHVIN (b. 8 Sep 1895, GA; d. 24 Mar 1979; Find-A-Grave 24050136, GA)
 
  5. Julian Pickett METHVIN (b. 9 Oct 1897, GA; d. 26 Dec 1984, OkalCtyFL; Find-A-Grave 31588203, FL)
  6. Gerald Nimrod Edmondson METHVIN
 

 

Notes:

  • Ila Methvin married her first cousin Andrew Jackson Howe Durham (above).

 
Notes:
  • Cassandra (Boulware) Pickett Durham was first woman doctor in Georgia (information courtesy of Marian Roberts). She was married at least once before Dr. Durham, one former husband being John WINDSOR.

  • From 1860 US Census for 17th District, Bollsford, SumtCtyGA:
    Dwelling 1, Family 1
     
    Name Age Sex Race Occ Value of Real Estate Value of Pers.Estate Birth Place
    John P. Durham 50 M W Physician 2200 3000 GA
    Casandria Durham 36 F (w)       SC
    Frances Durham 19 F (w)       GA
    Jacob J. Durham 3 M (w)       GA
    Lulah Durham 1 F (w)       GA

     

  • From 1880 US Census for Americus City, SumtCtyGA:
    Dwelling 90, Family 129 



  • Name Race Gend. Age Re. Occ. Birth Place Father BPlace Mother BPlace
    Casandra Durham W F 55   doctress SC NC SC
    Lula M. Durham W F 20   Stays At Home GA GA SC
    Ada Durham W F 16   Goes To School GA GA SC
    Anna Durham W F 13   Goes To School GA GA SC

     

  • Cassandra (Boulware) Pickett Durham was first woman doctor in Georgia (information courtesy of Marian Roberts).

  • Page Sources:
    1. ancestry.com

    2. Some wonderful pictures from patriciafigures on ancestry.com. Thanks!

     

  • ModLog:

    Date of ModLog Source of Information Description of Changes
    24 Sep 2022 Author's upgrade Changed county links.
         

 

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