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Matthew Durham > John Durham Sr. > John Durham Jr.

John DURHAM Jr.

Born: c. 1789, OranCtyNC
Died: aft. 1870,
ChatCtyNC

Father: John DURHAM Sr.

Mother: Elizabeth CATE

 

Married:

Elizabeth EDWARDS

Born: c. 1795, NC
Died:

Father: Hugh EDWARDS

Mother:

 

Children: 

 

1. Harrison O. DURHAM (b. c. 1819, ChatCtyNC)

  • m1. Matilda ALLEN

  • m2. Jane ALLEN

  • m2. Elizabeth A. "Lizzie" "Liza" BRANSON (MOFFITT)

Children to Matilda:

  1. Elizabeth Jane DURHAM (b. 1847)
 
  2. David Hugh DURHAM (b. 1848)
  • m. Ruth Ellen STUART
  3. Thomas DURHAM (b. c. 1851)
 
  4. Melvine I. DURHAM (b. c. 1854)
 

 

Children to Liza:

  1. Rosey G. DURHAM (b. c. 1871)
 
  2. Robert Lee DURHAM (b. 1872)
  • m. Minnie A. RIGGINS
  3. Walter Clifford DURHAM (b. 1888)
  • m. Mary Lester FOSTER

 

Notes:

  • For more information on Harrison D. Durham, click his name above.
 

2. Elbert S. DURHAM (b. c. 1822, ChatCtyNC; d. c. 1859, ChatCtyNC)

Child:

  1. Thomas Sidney DURHAM (b. 1845, NC)
  • m. Mary C. RIGGSBEE

 

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3. John DURHAM (b. c. 1824, ChatCtyNC)
 

Notes:

 

4. Emily DURHAM (b. c. 1825, ChatCtyNC)
 

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5. Rebecca L. DURHAM (b. 18 July 1827, ChatCtyNC; d. 14 May 1912, ChatCtyNC; Find-A-Grave 83849532, NC)

Children:

  1. John Edward HERNDON (b. 19 Jan 1858, ChatCtyNC, d. 8 Oct 1942, Greensboro, GuilCtyNC; Find-A-Grave 138311596, NC)
  • m. Margaret Elizabeth BETHEA (b. 30 Apr 1860; d. 12 Oct 1948, GuilCtyNC; Find-A-Grave 76266365, NC) on 23 Mar 1887, Burlington, NC
       Parents: William C. BETHEA / Mary Jane MORRIS
  2. George Gaston HERNDON (b. 24 June 1860, NC; d. 22 Nov 1932, ChatCtyNC; Find-A-Grave 83909274, NC)
  3. Sidney L. HERNDON (b. 13 Aug 1863, ChatCtyNC; d. 6 Feb 1916, Chapel Hill, OranCtyNC; Find-A-Grave 53227835, NC)
  • m. Ann Eliza SIMMONS "Cora Belle" (b. 26 Jan 1865, McDoCtyNC; d. 9 July 1954, Chape Hill, OranCtyNC; Find-A-Grave 53227757, NC)
       Parents: Andrew Jackson Hunter SIMMONS / Sarah Harriet Lavina CORPENING
  4. Thomas William HERNDON (b. 7 Dec 1867, NC; 19 Dec 1932, Bynum, ChatCtyNC; Find-A-Grave 84113076, NC)

 

Notes:

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  • From 1870 US Census for Pittsboro Road, North Side, ChatCtyNC:
     

    Name Age Est.DOB Sex Race Occupation Val. of Land Val. of Pers. Est. Birth Place
    Sidney L. Herndon 44 1826 M W Farmer 500 500 NC
    Rebecca Herndon 43 1827 F W Keeping House     NC
    John E. Herndon 12 1858 M W At Home     NC
    George G. Herndon 10 1860 M W At Home     NC
    Sidney L. Herndon 8 1862 M W At Home     NC
    Thos. W. Herndon 3 1867 M W At Home     NC
    James Edwards 82 1788 M B At Home     NC
 

6. Martha Jane DURHAM (b. c. 1829, ChatCtyNC)

  • m. Andrew Jackson RIGSBEE (b. c. 1832, NC) on 16 July 1857, ChatCtyNC
       2nd wife: Mary CHEEK (m. 1868, NC)

Children:

  1.  Duncan RIGSBEE (b. c . 1859)
 
  2. Thomas Edgar RIGSBEE (b. 9 Dec 1861, ChatCtyNC; d. 4 Apr 1957, Durham, DurhCtyNC, age 95; Find-A-Grave 196461332, NC)
  3. Joseph John RIGSBEE (b. 1865, NC; d. 26 Feb 1913, Richmond, HenrCtyNC, age 48; Find-A-Grave 195548012, NC)

 

Notes:

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7. Perlina L. DURHAM (b. 21 June 1834, ChatCtyNC; d. 8 May 1911; Find-A-Grave 24606352, NC)

Children:

  1. Mary Bell MCADAMS (b. 1862, AlamCtyNC; d. 3 July 1943, Graham, AlamCtyNC; Find-A-Grave 199905809, NC)
  2. William B. MCADAMS (b. 1862, NC; d. 9 Feb 1946, FultCtyGA; Find-A-Grave 123597497, GA)
  • m. Alma A. BROWN (b. 1869, GA; d. 1941; Find-A-Grave 123595080, GA)
        Parents: James Neville BROWN / Lucy Ophelia MOORE
  3. James Spencer MCADAMS (b. 10 Mar 1866, NC; d. 6 Nov 1921, Greensboro, GuilCtyNC; Find-A-Grave 11081662, NC)
  4. Martitia Patsy MCADAMS (b. 24 Feb 1867; d. 30 Aug 1920; Find-A-Grave 24606543, NC)
  • m. Samuel Newton ROWLAND (b. 6 Jan 1861; d. 20 Oct 1930; Find-A-Grave 24606545, NC) in 1897
       Parents: Samuel ROWLAND / Isabella A. SPEIGHT; 1st wife: Robena F. ? (m. 1886); 3rd wife: Celia Elizabeth RICE (m. 1921)
  5. John R. MCADAMS Sr. (b. 14 June 1868, NC; d. 28 Jan 1920, Atlanta, FultCtyGA; Find-A-Grave 123598765, NC)
  6. Walter Green MCADAMS (b. 14 Aug 1870, AlamCtyNC; d. 11 Jan 1939, Mebane, OranCtyNC; Find-A-Grave 24606354, NC)
  • m. Fleeta Mae EVANS (b. 16 Mar 1884, NC; d. 31 Mar 1972, Greensboro, GuilCtyNC; Find-A-Grave 24606349, NC)
        Parents: Thomas Allen EVANS / Cynthia MCCOLLUM

 

Notes:

  • From 1880 US Census for Melville, AlamCtyNC:
    Dwelling 88, Family 92; it is indicated that Mary is sick with "Cholerbatus", which I can only assume was cholera.
     
    Name Race Sex Age Est.DOB Rel. Mar.Stat Occ. Birth Place Father BPlace Mother BPlace
    William Mcadams W M 46 1834 Head M Farmer NC NC NC
    Paulina Mcadams W F 46 1834 Wife M Keeps House NC NC NC
    Mary Mcadams W F 19 1861 Daughter S Home NC NC NC
    William B. Mcadams W M 17 1863 Son S Home NC NC NC
    James Mcadams W M 16 1864 Son S Home NC NC NC
    Martitia Mcadams W F 14 1866 Daughter S Home NC NC NC
    John R. Mcadams W M 12 1868 Son S Home NC NC NC
    Walter Mcadams W M 10 1870 Son S School NC NC NC
    Bettie Mcadams W F 60 1820 Aunt S Home NC NC NC

 

8. Hugh DURHAM (b. c. 1837, ChatCtyNC)
 

Notes:

 

9. Thomas DURHAM (b. c. 1840, ChatCtyNC)
 

Notes:

  • This Thomas Durham should not be confused with Thomas Sidney Durham (above). Ancestry.com's search gets them mixed up.

 

Notes:

  • From 1850 Census for Lower Regiment, ChatCtyNC
    Dwelling 1, Family 1
     
    Name Age Sex Est.DOB Occ Land Value Birth Place
    John Durham 60 M 1790 Farmer 550 NC
    Elizabeth Durham 55 F 1795     NC
    Emily Durham 24 F 1826     NC
    Rebeccah Durham 23 F 1827     NC
    Jane Durham 20 F 1830     NC
    Perlina Durham 18 F 1832     NC
    Hugh Durham 12 M 1838     NC
    Thomas Durham 9 M 1841     NC

     

  • Page Sources:
    1. North Carolina Marriages, 1759 - 1979, online, Indexing Project (Batch) #: M51601-2, System Origin: North Carolina-ODM, Source Film #: 6330295

    2. Byron Durham's Durham Family Database online.

    3. U. S. Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles 1861-1865, Sidney Lucien Herndon, Rank: Corporal, Enlisted in North Carolina on Feb 26, 1862. He was in Company B, North Carolina 49th Infantry Regiment.

     

  • ModLog:

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

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