Thomas Durham > Joab Lindsey Durham > John W. Durham

Children:
 

	1. James Allen DURHAM (b. 27 Dec 1814, PulaCtyGA; d. 10 Oct 1899, WinnParLA) m1. Elisor Crawford DAVIS "Eliza" (b. 17 Sep 1824, GA; d. 14 Aug 1864, WinnParLA) on 16 Sep 1838 m2. Sarah Elizabeth HILBURN (BROCK) (b. 1 Jan 1834) in 1866 Children:   1. Polly Ann DURHAM (b. 1839, GA) m. Steven DANIELS 2. Thomas Bozeman DURHAM (b. 1841, GA) m. Martha J. MARTIN   3. Sarah Jane DURHAM (b. 1842 (or 1845), GA) m. William DOVE   4. Catherine Crawford DURHAM (b. 1843, GA) m. Mr. HILBURN 5. John Pryor DURHAM (b. 1846, GA) m. Emily Parilee MCILWAIN 6. James Lucius DURHAM (b. 1848, GA) m. Talitha A. MCILWAIN 7. Shelman Henry DURHAM (b. 1849, GA) m. Rhoda KING 8. Ellen Caroline DURHAM (b. 1851, GA) m. James YOUNG 9. Allen Pinckney DURHAM "A. P." (b. 1853, GA) m1. Jamima PORTER m2. Carol MOORE   10. William Washington DURHAM (b. 1856, GA) m. Elvira BRADY 11. Queen Ann Augusta DURHAM (b. 1858, GA) m1. Baker BRAZIL m2. Fields C. HOGAN   12. Robert Naphtaliah DURHAM (b. 1860, LA)     13. Joel Booker DURHAM (b. 1863, LA) m. J. Ann SHELTON   Children to Elizabeth: 1. Joab Lindsey DURHAM (b. 1867, LA) m. Ardelia H. MCILWAIN   2. Abner Cicero DURHAM (b. 1869, LA) m1. Lucy M. MCILWAIN m2. Hattie K. KING   3. Cassandra M. DURHAM "Cassie" (b. 1870) m. James W. KING   4. Martha Louise DURHAM (b. 1872) m. Lafayette KING 5. Kizzie Ann DURHAM (b. 1876) m. Noah G. BOX   Notes:  For more detailed information on James Durham, click his name above.
	2. Catherine Independence DURHAM "Katy" (b. 4 July 1816, PulaCtyGA; d. 5 Nov 1899, OuacCtyAR; Find-A-Grave 140211941) m1. Allen DAVIS (b. May 1812, RandCtyGA; d. 1844, Dale, AL)   m2. Samuel S. JEFFUS (b. 9 Mar 1800, SC; d. 20 June 1879, OuacCtyAR; Find-A-Grave 140214881) in 1847    1st wife: Sally COX Children  to Allen:   1. Elisor Crawford DAVIS "Eliza" (b. 17 Sep 1824, GA; d. 14 Aug 1864, WinnParLA) m. James Allen DURHAM (above-her direct uncle)   2. Mary Ann DAVIS (b. 8 Sep 1836; d. 3 Apr 1924, OuacCtyAR)     3. Cicero DAVIS (b. 29 Nov 1838, RandCtyGA; d. June 1862)     4. Allan Moy DAVIS (b. 5 Jan 1841, RandCtyGA; d. 7 Apr 1862, Shiloh, HardCtyTN)     5. Nancy Jane DAVIS (b. 29 Jan 1843, AL; d 12 May 1921, Greenville, HuntCtyTX)     Children to Samuel:   1. Dempsey Foster JEFFUS (b. 2 Apr 1848; d. 21 Dec 1917, OuacCtyAR; Find-A-Grave 140212026, AR) m1. Betty MCKEE (b. 8 July 1848; d. 1 Oct 1870, age 22; Find-A-Grave 140211836, AR)   m2. Catherine P. WORKS (b. 25 Dec 1840, AL; d. 2 Apr 1916)   2. Epsey Catherine JEFFUS (b. 14 Jan 1851, OuacCtyAR)     3. Elizabeth JEFFUS (b. c. 1853, AR)     4. Joseph Thomas JEFFUS (b. 10 Feb 1854, OuacCtyAR; d. 9 Nov 1928, Camden, OuacCtyAR; Find-A-Grave 140214254, AR) m. Mollie Leonet PEDRON "Lenny" (b. 18 June 1841, OuacCtyAR; d. 26 Jan 1929, Camden, OuacCtyAR; Find-A-Grave 140214276, AR)    Parents: Francis PEDRON / Mary ? (from France)   5. Daniel Green JEFFUS "Dan" (b. 4 Aug 1857, OuacCtyAR; d. 19 Aug 1935, OuacCtyAR; Find-A-Grave 140212043) m. Martha Lee ADAMSON (b. 10 Sep 1865; d. 27 Oct 1925; Find-A-Grave 140212067) ) on 16 Sep 1886 OuacCtyAR    Parents: Dr. George Myron ADAMSON / Martha Catherine BUTLER   Notes: Allen Davis was Eliza Davis Durham's (above) brother. Kate Durham was Samuel Jeffus' second wife. His first wife was Sally COX. He and Sally had 13 children. Katy's oldest daughter Eliza, married James Durham, Katy's brother.   From 1850 Census for Lafayette, OuacCtyAR: Dwelling 49, Family 49 NOTE: It is interesting that the census taker assigned :Jeffries (Jeffus) to all of Allen Davis' children except Mary Ann. Was this a mistake, or did the parents change their last names?   Name Age Est.DOB Gender Race Occ Land Value Birth Place Samuel Jeffries 40 1810 M (w) Farmer   SC Katharine Jeffries 34 1816 F (w)     GA James Jeffries 17 1833 M (w) Student   AL Mitchell Jeffries 15 1835 M (w) Student   AL Needham Jeffries 14 1836 M (w)     AL Mary A. Davis 15 1835 F (w)     GA Elizabeth Jeffries 13 1837 F (w)     AL Cicero Jeffries 12 1838 M (w)     GA Sarah Jeffries 11 1839 F (w)     AL Allen Jeffries 10 1840 M (w)     GA Calib Jeffries 9 1842 M (w)     AL Nancy Jeffries 8 1842 F (w)     AL Nathan Jeffries 5 1845 M (w)     AR Dempsey Jeffries 2 1848 M (w)     AR Millege Jeffries 20 1830 M (w) Labourer   AL   From 1860 Census for Lafayette, OuacCtyAR: Dwelling 866, Family 912   Name Age Est.DOB Gend. Race Occ Val. of Land Val. of Pers. Est. Birth Place S. S. Jeffus 59 1801 M (w) Farmer 4560 420 SC Catharine Jeffus 45 1815 F (w)       GA Needham Jeffus 24 1836 M (w) Farmer     AL Sallie Jeffus 19 1841 F (w)       AL Caleb Jeffus 18 1842 M (w)       AL Nancy Jeffus 17 1843 F (w)       AL Nathan Jeffus 14 1846 M (w)       AL Dempsey Jeffus 12 1848 M (w)       AR Catharine Jeffus 9 1851 F (w)       AR Thos Jeffus 7 1853 M (w)       AR Daniel Jeffsu 3 1857 M (w)       AR   From 1870 US Census for Lafayette Township, OuacCtyAR: Dwelling 44, Family 44 Name Age Sex Race Occupation Val. of Land Val. of Pers. Est. Birth Place Jeffus, Sam 70 M W Farmer 2400 680 SC Jeffus, Katy 53 F W Keeps House     GA Jeffus, Dempsey 22 M W Works Farm     AR Jeffus, Elizabeth 17 F W Keeps House     AR Jeffus, Daniel 13 M W Works Farm     AR
	3. Nellie DURHAM (b. c. 1820, PulaCtyGA) m. Chester WARREN, Atlanta, GA 3 Notes:

 

Notes:

Polly Yearty Durham was of Irish descent.

2nd Marriage
 

John W. DURHAM Born: c. 1796, HancCtyGA Died: 6 July 1864, Camden, AR Father: Joab Lindsey DURHAM Mother: Jennie PRESCOTT

Married:

Matilda MASON Born: Died: 15 Oct 1842 Father: Mother:

Children:
 

	1. John Thomas Lindsey DURHAM (b. 4 Sep 1835, GA)   Notes: John Thomas L. Durham was killed in the Civil War at the Battle of Corinth (Mississippi). From the book, Kittyhawk To The Moon by W. O. Durham's: "John Lindsey Durham was an an elegant man, perhaps a bit of a dandy. Riding a fine horse, a sparking sheen on his riding boots, the starched shirt he wore had gold studs and he crowned himself with a top hat. His courtesy was irreproachable. Before his soldier's career, John had been an overseer on a Georgia plantation."
	2. Catherine DURHAM (b. 1839) 3   Notes:
	3. Mary DURHAM (b. 1840) 3   Notes:

 

Notes:

John W. Durham is buried in Bethsaida Church Cemetery. In the Durham letter from Ruth Johnson, she puts forth that John W. Durham's children from Matilda Mason are John Thomas, Catherine and Mary. This is in conflict with the James Lucius Durham book (below), which shows the three children as John Thomas, Sarah J. Mathilda and Pollyann Frances. I believe those two children belong to James Durham (son of John W.) and Eliza Davis. From Wilk100@aol.com Jan 4, 1999: John W. Durham, b. 1796, s.o. Joab Durham and Jennie (Prescott) Durham. John was child number three of seven. Older siblings, Thomas Durham, 1792, Jeptha Durham, 1794. Then John Durham, who married Polly Yearty. Younger siblings, James Durham, 1800, Matthew Durham, 1804, Nathanael Durham, 1806 (married Annie Davis), and my Joab Durham (Jr), 1814, (married Bethine Hunter on 3 Mar 1831). John and Polly (Yearty) Durham had three children. Polly died and John Durham married a second time to Mathilda Mason, a widow woman with two children (girls). From this marriage came three more children. The children of John Durham were: James D. Durham, 27 Dec 1814 GA, Cathering "Kate" Independence Durham, 4 July 1816 GA and Nellie Durham, 1820 GA Second marriage: John Thomas Lindsey Durham, 1835 GA Sarah J. Mathilda Durham, 23 Oct 1837 GA Pollyann Frances Durham, 28 Oct 1840 GA James Lucius Durham, 27 Dec 1814 GA, married in 1838, Elizabeth (Eliza) Crawford Davis, who was born 17 Sep 1824 GA. They had THIRTEEN children. Eliza died on 14 Aug 1864 in Louisiana. Old James Lucius Durham married again, this time to Mrs. Elizabeth Hilburn Brock. This marriage produced FIVE children. Add them up an you get EIGHTEEN children. Winn Parish, Louisiana is covered with Durhams. Many of them preachers, doctors, educators and farmers. There is a book about this family: My Greatest Hero, a biography of James Lucius Durham, by one of his sons.   Page Sources: From Kitty Hawk To the Moon: The Life, Times and Heritage of a Texas Oilman by W. O. Durham books. Wilk100@aol.com Jan 4, 1999. Letter from Ruth Johnson on August 18, 1982   ModLog: Date of ModLog Source of Information Description of Changes 24 Sep 2022 Author's upgrade Changed county links.

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