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John Durham > Thomas Durham > John Durham Sr. > Rev. Thomas Durham > Rev. Thomas Durham Jr. > Thomas A. Durham

Thomas Allen DURHAM

Born: 9 Oct 1812, RowaCtyNC
Died: 2 Feb 1879

Father: Rev. Thomas DURHAM Jr.

Mother: Sarah Ann HADEN

 

Married:
24 Apr 1832,
SmitCtyTN

Maria NICHOLS

Born: b. c. 1815, TN
Died: 1896, SmitCtyTN

Find-A-Grave 19459134, TN

Father:

Mother:

 

Children:

 

1. Thomas James DURHAM (b. 11 Feb 1834; d. bef. 1914, DeKaCtyTN)

  • m. Malissa Jane HALE (b. c. 1831, TN) on 18 Dec 1856, DeKaCtyTN

Children:

  1. Allen DURHAM (b. c. 1857, TN)
 
  2. Rosie Justiner DURHAM (b. 30 Mar 1859, TN; d. 1 Apr 1924, Lebanon, WilsCtyTN; Find-A-Grave 105649765, TN)
  3. Bettie Elizabeth DURHAM (b. 16 Feb 1862, TN; d. 11 Mar 1929, Nashville, DaviCtyTN)
  • m. William Columbus GRIFFITH on 8 Apr 1880, DeKaCtyTN
  4. Lula DURHAM "Lou" (b. c. 1864, TN; d. 1978; Find-A-Grave 188340870, TN)
  5. Robert Lee DURHAM (b. c. 1867, TN)
 
  6. Emma DURHAM (b. c. 1872, TN)
 

 

Notes:

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2. Elizabeth R. DURHAM (b. 1843, DeKaCtyTN)

 

Notes:

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3. Dr. Matthew J. DURHAM (b. Aug 1850, DeKaCtyTN; d. 6 Oct 1909; Find-A-Grave 19459116, TN)

Children:

  1. Joseph Allan DURHAM "Joe" (b. 1 Jan 1877, WhitCtyTN)
  2. Maggie M. DURHAM (b. 14 Apr 1879, DeKaCtyTN; d. 29 Nov 1890, age 11; Find-A-Grave 81960497, TN)
 
  3. Charles Alexander DURHAM "Charley" (b. 2 Aug 1881, TN; d. 12 Sep 1957, Nashville, DaviCtyTN; Find-A-Grave 197472217, TN)
  • m. Vester C. BLANKENSHIP (b. 1886, TN)
       Parents: Robert Francis BLANKENSHIP "Frank" / Sarah SPANN "Sallie"
  4. Rupert Clyde DURHAM (b. 3 Aug 1883, TN)
  • m. Willie W. POINTER (b. 8 Sep 1886, GrunCtyTN; d. 22 Aug 1976, Seattle, KingCtyWA)
       Parents: S. D. POINTER / Zilpha Ann TERRY
  5. Amanda A. DURHAM (b. 27 Sep 1885, Nashville, DaviCtyTN; d. 24 Feb 1952; Find-A-Grave 19459105, TN)
 
  6. Louise DURHAM "Lou" (b.  26 Sep 1887, TN; d. 18 Mar 1971, Smithville, DeKaCtyTN; Find-A-Grave 147498980, TN)
  7. Herbert Mathew DURHAM (b. 20 July 1889, TN; d. June 1970, TN)
  • m. Annette COOKE (b. 3 May 1890; d. Sep 1974, TN)
       Parents: William Thomas Shearin COOKE / Mary E. GOSSETT "Lizzie"

 

Notes:

  • Charley A. Durham owned Durham Storage Company in Nashville, Tenn.

     

  • From 1880 US Census for District 14, DeKaCtyTN:
     
    Name Rel. Mar.Stat Gend. Race Age Est.DOB BirthPlace Occ. Father BPlace Mother BPlace
    M. J. Durham Self M M W 29 1851 TN M. D. TN TN
    Louisea Durham Wife M F W 24 1856 TN Keeps House TN TN
    Joseph A. Durham Son S M W 3 1877 TN   TN TN
    Maggie Durham Dau S F W 1 1879 TN   TN TN
    Marire Durham Dau Wd. F W   1816 TN At Home TN TN
    Louas Mc Colley Other S M B 11 1869 TN Servant TN TN

     

  • From 1900 US Census for DeKaCtyTN:
    Dwelling 234, Family 238
     
    Name Rel. Race Sex Birth Date Age Mar.Stat Birth Place Father BPlace Mother BPlace Occ.
    Matthew J. Durham Head W M Aug 1850 49 Wd. TN TN TN Physician
    Charlie A. Durham Son W M Aug 1882 17 S TN TN TN At School
    Rupert C. Durham Son W M Aug 1884 15 S TN TN TN At School
    Amanda A. Durham Dau W F Sep 1885 14 S TN TN TN At School
    Lou Durham Dau W F Sep 1887 12 S TN TN TN At School
    Herbert Durham Son W M July 1889 11 S TN TN TN At School

 

4. Dr. Haden J. DURHAM (b. c. 1853, DeKaCtyTN; d. Nov 1879)

  • m. Nancy C. SMITH (b. c. 1854, TN; d. Aug 1879) on 25 Jan 1878, WhitCtyTN

Notes:

  • Per the US Federal Census Mortality Schedule 1850-1885, Nancy Smith, married, died from "Malarial Fever". In the same mortality schedule, Hayden Durham died Nov 1879 of "Typhoid Fever". This means they were married in January of 1878, then both died the next year.

 

Notes:

  • Mariah Nichols Durham's sister, Matilda, married Joseph Haden Durham.

  • Haden J. Durham was a doctor.
     

  • From 1850 Census for DeKaCtyTN:
    Dwelling 629, Family 629
     

    Name

    Age

    Gender

    Est.DOB

    Occ.

    Land Value

    Birth Place

    Thomas A. Durham

    37

    M

    1813

     

    Farmer

    TN

    Maria Durham

    32

    F

    1818

       

    TN

    Thomas J. Durham

    16

    M

    1834

    TN

    Elizabeth P. Durham

    7

    F

    1843

    TN

     

  • From 1870 US Census for District No. 6, WhitCtyTN:
    Dwelling 140, Family 140
     

    Name

    Age

    Est.DOB

    Sex

    Race

    Occ.

    Val. of Land

    Val. of Pers. Est.

    Birth Place

    Thomas Durham

    55

    1815

    M

    W

    Blacksmith

     

    500

    TN

    Moriah Durham

    52

    1818

    F

    W

    Keeping House

       

    TN

    Elizabeth Durham

    22

    1848

    F

    W

    Without Occupation

       

    TN

    Mathew Durham

    19

    1851

    M

    W

    Works on Farm

       

    TN

    Haden Durham

    17

    1853

    M

    W

    Works on Farm

       

    TN

    Thomas E. Taylor

    41

    1829

    M

    W

    Farmer

       

    TN

     

  • Page Sources:
    1. My Durham Ancestors webpage web.

    2. Tennessee Marriages, 1796-1950, Indexing Project (Batch) No.: M51916-1, System Origin: Tennessee-ODM, Source Film No.: 593050

    3. North Carolina Marriages, 1759-1979, Indexing Project (Batch) No.: M75225-9, System Origin: North Carolina-EASy, Source Film No.: 1760524

     

  • ModLog:

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

Names Added to Name Index: Yes