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2nd Wife:
 

William Bennett DURHAM Born: 1851, PontCtyMS Died: 1910, TX Find-A-Grave  65621095, unk Father: William C. DURHAM Mother: Elizabeth Jane Reed COOPER

Married: 1856, Sarepta, CalhCtyMS

Beulah Idell AYCOCK Born: 10 Apr 1861, Pontotoc, PontCtyMS Died: 8 Apr 1943, Houston, HarrCtyTX Find-A-Grave 65621041, TX Father: Augustus T. AYCOCK "Gus" Mother: Rebecca Emmaline BECKHAM

Children:
 

	1. William Allie DURHAM "Allie" (b. 22 May 1870, MS; d. 14 May 1955, Gladewater, GregCtyTX; Find-A-Grave 45366325, TX) m. Helen Alma JOHNSON (b. 19 May 1880, MilaCtyTX; d. 24 Sep 1969, Gladewater, GregCtyTX; Find-A-Grave 45366312, TX)    Parents: Andrew Jackson JOHNSON / Melisa HUDSON Children:   1. William Andrew DURHAM "Pete" (b. 7 Nov 1905, TX; d. 22 Dec 1993, GregCtyTX; Find-A-Grave 56939455, TX) m. Edna Larue THOMAS (b. 24 Nov 1917, AR; d. 29 Aug 1990; GregCtyTX; Find-A-Grave 56939495, TX) in 1934   2. Frank Newton DURHAM (b. 13 Apr 1909, TX; d. 27 May 1993, GregCtyTX; Find-A-Grave 56939239, TX)     3. Alma Jane DURHAM (b. c. 1911, TX) m. Eugene Zach MILLER  (b. 5 Mar 1908, NM; d. 22 Apr 1992, Wheeler, WheeCtyTX; Find-A-Grave 36851080, TX) on 9 Mar 1929, BeckCtyOK    Parents: Henry Nelson MILLER "Hank" / Ida Mae KELLEY   4. Katie Matilda DURHAM (b. 25 Aug 1914; d. 18 Feb 1999, GregCtyTX; Find-A-Grave 119283978, TX) m. Milton D. BREWER "Jack" (b. 4 July 1913, Fulton, MO; d. 7 Jan 1968, Longview, GregCtyTX; Find-A-Grave 180907221, TX)    Parents: M. T. BREWER / Lucy Elizabeth BAYSINGER; 1st wife: Lillie BELL   Notes: Milton D. Brewer was a grocery merchant. Eugene Zack Miller served in the US Army during World War II.
	2. Annie Jane DURHAM (b. 26 Dec 1880; d. 18 Oct 1936; Find-A-Grave 41758466, TX) m. James Alfred TUTOR (b. Jan 28, 1873; d. June 15, 1953; Find-A-Grave 41758418, TX)    Parents:  J. L. TUTOR / Julia Ann JOHNSTON Children:   1. Adah May TUTOR (b.  12 May 1897; d. 15 June 1897, age 1 month; Find-A-Grave 41758081, TX)     2. Charlie James TUTOR (b.  14 June 1900; d. 12 Sep 1992, age 92; Find-A-Grave 41758623, TX) m1. Verta KNOWLES (b. 8 Feb 1900; d. 17 Nov 1976, BurnCtyTX; Find-A-Grave 90002410, TX) on 17 Apr 1920, CoryCtyTX, TX    Parents: Marcus L. KNOWLES / Willye J. DRAKE   m2. Clara L BLODGETT (BROWN) (b. 20 Aug 1920; d. 26 Dec 2004; Find-A-Grave 117893782, TX) on 5 Mar 1981, Burleson, TarrCtyTX    Parents: Charlie Edward BLODGETT / Dasie DECKER; 1st husband: Clifton Perry BROWN   3. Leman R. TUTOR (male; b. 16 Feb 1902; d. 9 Nov 1905, age 3; Find-A-Grave 41758198, TX)     4. Laura Audrey TUTOR (b. 21 Nov 1903, BellCtyTX; d. 6 Mar 1956, Houston, HarrCtyTX; Find-A-Grave 44124633, TX) m. Paul WILEY (b.  27 Nov 1880, TX; d. 22 June 1954, Austin, TravCtyTX; Find-A-Grave 44124552, TX)    Parents: A. P. WILEY   5. Emma Esther TUTOR (b. 1 Nov 1905, TX; d. 12 July 1982, Clifton, BosqCtyTX; Find-A-Grave 41759747, TX) m. Mr. HARVELL   6. Reuben Ivy TUTOR (b. 5 Aug 1907, TX; d. 5 Nov 1980, Clifton, BosqCtyTX; Find-A-Grave 41758696, TX) m1. Marguerite WEST on 8 Dec 1934, BellCtyTX.   m2. Arlene June ZIMMERMAN (SANDS) (b. 21 Mar 1923; d. 25 Sep 2000; Find-A-Grave 41759365, TX) on 1 Feb 1958, HarrCtyTX    Parents: Pete ZIMMERMAN /  Hattie ROUDEBUSH 7. Thomas Jefferson TUTOR (b. 31 Oct 1909; d. 10 Feb 1984; Find-A-Grave 110880211, TX) m. Alice Ophelia LEE (b. 23 Feb 1914, Levita, CoryCtyTX; d. 28 Apr 2003, Temple, BellCtyTX; Find-A-Grave 110880208, TX) on 6 Dec 1930, CoryCtyTX    Parents: Thomas E. LEE / Wencie Ellen TIMMONS   8. Mary Alice TUTOR (b. 19 June 1912; d. 7 Nov 2004, age 92; Find-A-Grave 105676175, TX) m. C. Y. RHOADES (b. 8 May 1913, TX; d. 10 Dec 1988, BellCtyTX; Find-A-Grave 105675956, TX) on 20 Nov 1930, CoryCtyTX    Parents: John Wesley RHOADES / Frances G. WILLIAMS   9. Julia Selma TUTOR (b. 2 Feb 1914; d. 17 Dec 1920, age 6; Find-A-Grave 41758266, TX)     10. Jesse Henwell TUTOR (b. 9 Nov 1916, Rogers, TX; d. 7 Feb 1981, FreeCtyTX; Find-A-Grave 41759462, TX) m. Bessie Emma KEYS (b. 15 Oct 1921, Blevens, FallCtyTX; d. 27 Nov 1994, HarrCtyTX)    Parents: Jessie A. KEYS / Ethel R. STRANDRIGE   11. William Walter TUTOR "Bill" (b. 21 Apr 1919, County Line, CoryCtyTX; d. 1 June 1985; Find-A-Grave 41759608, TX) m. Jewel Virginia CASEY (b. 1 Nov 1910; d. 19 Nov 1999; Find-A-Grave 9384637, TX) on 29 Aug 1968, Calhoun, TX (they divorced on 24 May 1982)    2nd husband: Argus R. TURNER   12. Eula Faye TUTOR (b. 9 Apr 1921, Gatesville, CoryCtyTX; d. 22 Dec 1970, Houston, HarrCtyTX, age 49; Find-A-Grave 41760010, TX) m. William Elmer HALFAKER Jr. (b. 15 Mar 1927, BexaCtyTX; d. 29 May 1985, BellCtyTX; Find-A-Grave 31304044, TX)    Parents: William E. HALFAKER Sr. "Bill" / Ruby Lee HODGE; 2nd wife: Evelyn L. STAMPER   13. Abb TUTOR "Ring-Tail" TUTOR (b. 7 June 1923, The Grove, CoryCtyTX; d. 12 July 2004; Find-A-Grave 11884872, TX) m. Frances Imogene WOOD (b. 1 Sep 1920, BellCtyTX; d. 9 Sep 2006, Temple, BellCtyTX; Find-A-Grave 11884878, TX)    Parents: Reuben Lawrence WOOD / Kate Hanks KELLY   Notes: Laura A. Wiley was a Practical Nurse. She died in a car/truck collision in Houston, Texas in 1956. Jesse H. Tutor worked in maintenance at a glass manufacturing company.  Per his death certificate, died from cardiac arrest from over-exertion while butchering a hog. Bill W. Tutor was a Private First Class in the US Army during World War II. His grave inscriptions reads: Remember me as you pass by As you are now so once was I As I am now you soon shall be Prepare for death and follow me ASLEEP IN JESUS
John	3. Olivia Estell DURHAM (b. 24 Sep 1882, MS; d. 31 May 1961; Find-A-Grave 171687390, OK) m. John Calvin EXUM (b. 15 Nov 1885, BellCtyTX; d. 18 Aug 1947; Find-A-Grave 171687341, OK) in 1905    Parents: Ira T. EXUM / Fanny SULLIVAN Children: 1. Beulah Estell EXUM (b. 9 Oct 1904, TX; d. 10 Apr 1946, Corpus Cristi, NuecCtyTX, age 41; Find-A-Grave 55226818, OK) m. Howard E. ROBERTS (b. 2 Feb 1897, IN; d. 11 Apr 1960, Corpus Cristi, NuecCtyTX; Find-A-Grave 65577324, OK) in 1919    Parents: Grace B. ?   2. John C. EXUM "Jake" (b. 16 Jan 1906, Rosebud, FallCtyTX; d. 21 Feb 1973, Okmulgee, OkmuCtyOK; Find-A-Grave 57251265) m. Irene M. ORR (b. 2 Feb 1910, Seminole, SemiCtyOK; d. 18 June 1999, Okmulgee, OkmuCtyOK; Find-A-Grave 57252744)   3. Audry Maydean EXUM (b. 26 May 1908, Cameron, TX; d. 27 June 1988, GregCtyTX; Find-A-Grave 144562617, OK) m. Vernon M. CALDWELL (b. 16 Sep 1907; d. 2 Apr 1986; Find-A-Grave 144562607, OK)   4. Delia M. EXUM (b. 10 Sep 1910; d. 3 June 1995, DeWiCtyTX; Find-A-Grave 51988931, TX) m. Paul E. JACKSON Sr. (b. 10 Apr 1910, PA; d. 27 Nov 1995, NuecCtyTX; Find-A-Grave 51988898, TX)   5. Herbert Lester EXUM (b. 6 Dec 1912; Davilla, MilaCtyTX; d. 16 Dec 1991, Okmulgee, OkmuCtyOK; Find-A-Grave 57252248, OK) m. Vivian Velma ? (b. 1 Dec 1911; d. 15 Dec 2003, age 92; Find-A-Grave 144562654, OK)   6. Loyd EXUM (b. bet. 1913-1923)     7. Marion Margaret EXUM (b. 16 May 1924, OK, d. 10 July 2000; Find-A-Grave 159719751, OK) m. George Henry ACKER (b. 18 July 1924, Chectah, McInCtyOK; d. 24 Nov 1998; Find-A-Grave 132010103, OK)    Parents: George Earnest ACKER / Gertrude Frances JACKSON   8. Clarice Jean EXUM (b. 3 Mar 1926, OK; d. 11 June 2002; Find-A-Grave 130446637, OK) m. Mr. DUNCAN m. Mr. DAY m. Mr. DEVORE m. Robert A. TURNER (b. Oct 2, 1914; d. 14 June 1992; Find-A-Grave 130446785, OK)   Notes: For Clarice Jean Exum: Notes from U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007: Jan 1943: Name listed as CLARICE JEAN DUNCAN; Dec 1949: Name listed as CLARICE JEAN DAY; Apr 1959: Name listed as CLARICE JEAN DEVORE; Jun 1967: Name listed as CLARICE JEAN TURNER; 18 Jun 2002: Name listed as CLARICE J TURNER Robert A. Turner served as a Staff Sergeant during World War II.   From 1910 US Census for MilaCtyTX: Dwelling 76, Family 76   Name Rel. Race Sex Age Mar.Stat Birth Place Father BPlace Mother BPlace John C. Exum Head W M 24 M TX GA GA Olina Exum (Olivia) Wife W F 27 M TX MS MS Buela Exum (Beulah) Dau W F 5 S TX TX TX J. C. Exum Son W M 3 S TX TX TX Madine Exum Dau W F 1 S TX TX TX   From 1920 US Census for Severs OkmuCtyOK: Dwelling 30 Family 33. John was a Teamster.   Name Rel Sex Race Age Mar.Stat Birth Place Father BPlace Mother BPlace John Exum Head M W Unk. M TX TX TX Oliva Exum Wife F W Unk. M MS MS MS J. C. Exum Son M W Unk. S TX TX MS Maydean Exum Dau F W Unk. S TX TX MS Delia Exum Dau F W Unk. S TX TX MS Herbert Exum Son M W Unk. S TX TX MS Loyd Exum Son M W Unk. S TX TX MS
	4. Fannie Aubrey DURHAM (b. 27 Jan 1887, MS; d. 6 Sep 1970, SaFrCtyCA; Find-A-Grave 87574116, CA) m1. Lindsey M. FINNEY (b. 13Nov 1882, FranCtyTN; d. 19 Sep 1909, MilaCtyTX, age 26; Find-A-Grave 62953013, TX) in 1905, BellCtyTX    Parents: Francis Marion FINNEY / Sallie ANDERSON   m2. David Horace BRYAN (b. 11 Nov 1889, TN; d. 3 Jan 1948; Find-A-Grave 108020178, CA)    Parents: Robert Walter BRYAN / Mattie COLSON Child to Lindsey:   1. Raymond Lee FINNEY (b. 13 July 1906, MilaCtyTX; d. Apr 1983, Ardmore, CartCtyOK; Find-A-Grave 109661559, OK) m. Claretta ? (b. 4 Mar 1907; d. June 1993; Find-A-Grave 109661116, OK)   Children to David:   1. Clara Odel BRYAN (b. 19 Oct 1912, TX; d. 21 July 1996; Find-A-Grave 87558971, CA) m. Peter Mahoney ANDERSON (b. 2 Feb 1916, SaFrCtyCA; d. 12 Feb 1994, SaMaCtyCA; Find-A-Grave 87559513, CA)    Parents: Wade ANDERSON / Alta K. MAHONEY   2. Wanda Fay BRYAN (b. 15 Apr 1929; Hobart, KiowCtyOK; d. 1 July 1983, San Francisco, SaFrCtyCA; Find-A-Grave 87713032) m. Julius MOLNAR   Notes:
	5. Emma Ethel DURHAM (b. 2 Dec 1889, MS; d. 22 Oct 1961; Find-A-Grave 139396463, TX) m. George Henry ASHCRAFT (b. 18 July 1882, TX; d. 11 July 1951, Houston, HarrCtyTX; Find-A-Grave 69323480, TX) on 1 July 1906, BellCtyTX    Parents: William J. ASHCRAFT / Sally RAY Children:   1. Bertha Lucille ASHCRAFT (b. 19 Feb 1908, TX; d. 3 Dec 1989; Find-A-Grave 51862331, TX) m. Homer Irving WALKER (b. 1 Aug 1900, Watt, LimeCtyTX; d. 30 June 1977, Waco, McLeCtyTX; Find-A-Grave 60634743, TX)    Parents: Elihu Bingham WALKER / Alice Letha WOOD   2. Ruby Opal ASHCRAFT (b. 29 Jan 1909, TX; d. 28 Feb 1980, Baytown, HarrCtyTX; Find-A-Grave 83861956, TX) m. Percy Joe BROUSSARD "P. J." (b. 5 Dec 1905, LA; d. 18 May 1980, Houston, HarrCtyTX; Find-A-Grave 83861850, TX)    Parents: Alcie BROUSSARD / Dora DUPREE   3. William Earl ASHCRAFT (b. 26 June 1910, TX; d. 30 July 1999, Magnolia, MontCtyTX; Find-A-Grave 83977799, TX) m. Joy Meredith CAPLEN (b. 8 Oct 1914, TX; d. 25 Dec 1998, Magnolia, MontCtyTX; Find-A-Grave 83977766, TX)    Parents: Charles S. CAPLEN / Victoria HENRY   4. Fay ASHCRAFT (b. c. 1913, TX)     5. Clifton James ASHCRAFT (b. 19 Jan 1916, Cameron, TX; d. 23 Apr 1955; Find-A-Grave 7126426, TX) m. Jean Kathryn OBER (b. 16 Jan 1924, Galveston, GalvCtyTX; d. 13 June 2015, Webster, HarrCtyTX; Find-A-Grave 147940955, TX) `   Parents: Alfred L. OBER / Charlotte GATES   Notes: At time of death, George H. Ashcraft, a policeman, was divorced.
Lura	6. George Washington DURHAM (b. Nov 20, 1892; Water Valley, YaloCtyMS; d. Jan 1983, TX; Find-A-Grave 138219965, TX) m. Lura Belle HALL (b. Aug 6, 1894, BellCtyTX; d. Dec 27, 1955, Houston, HarrCtyTX; Find-A-Grave 138220013, TX) on 26 Feb 1911, MilaCtyTX    Father: C. F. HALL Children:   1. Ira Milton DURHAM (b. 6 May 1913, Rogers, TX; d. 30 May 1977, HarrCtyTX; Find-A-Grave 80814995, TX) m. Ethyle Mae GRANGER (b. 31 Mar 1918, JeffCtyTX; d. 24 Dec 1985, TravCtyTX)    Parents: Paul GRANGER / Celezia VINCENT   2. George A. DURHAM (b. 28 Aug 1920, OK; d. 4 May 1976, Houston, HarrCtyTX; Find-A-Grave 144261041, TX) m. Lois Irene MASSENGILL (b. 6 May 1927, Florence, LaudCtyAL; d. 15 Feb 1978, HarrCtyTX; Find-A-Grave 144261040, TX)    Parents: Marvin V. MASSENGILL / Lora HAMILTON   Notes: Ira M. Durham served in the Navy as a PHM1 (Pharmacist's 1st Mate) during World War II.  After the war, he was a salesman for a lumber company. George A. Durham was self-employed in the lumber business.
Stafford	7. Maudean May DURHAM "Maud" (b. 7 Mar 1895, TX; d. 4 Sep 1975, White Settlement, TarrCtyTX; Find-A-Grave 72003858, TX) m1. Stafford E. WARREN (b. 18 Jan 1889, Leland, CobbCtyGA; d. 10 Nov 1948, Olton, LambCtyTX; Find-A-Grave 179942004, TX) in 1912   m2. O. B. HEATH on 10 Nov 1951, PolkCtyAR Children to Stafford:   1. Ruth Lorene WARREN (b.18 Nov 1913, TX; d. 4 Mar 2009, Mescalero, MescCtyNM, age 95; Find-A-Grave 13062488, TX) m. Arthur Fredrick STRUVE (b. 28 Feb 1906, Marble Falls, BurnCtyTX; d. 1 Feb 1979; Find-A-Grave 13062764, TX) on 22 July 1933, LubbCtyTX    Parents: Benjamin Franklin STRUVE / Anna Marie FUCHS   2. Myrle Bueville WARREN (female, b. Sep 1915, GonzCtyTX; d. 16 June 1922, Okmulgee, OkmuCtyOK, age 6; Find-A-Grave 182105184, OK)     3. Leonard Edd WARREN (b. 10 Mar 1919, Rosebud, FallCtyTX; d. 21 Oct 1999; Find-A-Grave 34515553, LA) m. Lois RAUS (b. 9 Feb 1926)   4. Jim WARREN "Buck" (b. Apr 8, 1921, OK; d. 24 Dec, 1981, Fort Worth, TarrCtyTX; Find-A-Grave 123457147, TX) m. Rachelle TURNER   5. Betty Joan WARREN (b. 16 Apr 1929, OK; d. 8 May 2009, Southlake, TarrCtyTX; Find-A-Grave 182104860, unk) m1. Harlen Eugene CANNON (b. 13 Jan 1925, Plainview, HaleCtyTX; d. 17 Sep 2004, TX) divorced Mar 1959, HillCtyFL    Parents: Simon CANNON / Ruby SNEED; 2nd Wife: Lara R. BEASLEY (m. 1965); 3rd wife: Thelma A. MARTIN (m. 1967)   m2. Elmo Willis ENIX Jr.  (b. 24 Aug 1926, Fort Worth, TarrCtyTX; d. 5 Feb 1993) on 13 Feb 1970, TarrCtyTX    Parents: Elmo Willis ENIX Sr. / Ethel Gertrude BIBB   Notes: Leonard Warren was a Corporal in the US Army during World War II. Buck Warren was a staff sergeant in the US Army during World War II.
Little	8. Imogene Bueville DURHAM "Ima" (b. 29 Mar 1897, Rosebud, FallCtyTX; d. 27 Oct 1952, Houston, HarrCtyTX; Find-A-Grave 87114230, TX) m1. Little Harry PHELAN "Lit" (b. 19 Nov 1882, TX; d. 19 May 1953; Find-A-Grave 85488041, CA) in 1916, MilaCtyTX    Parents: James PHELAN / Victoria JOHNSON   m2. C. F. MELTON Child to L. H.:   1. Eugene PHELAN (b. 1 Oct 1916, TX; d. 27 June 1985, Las Vegas, ClarCtyNV; Find-A-Grave 53124406, NV) m. Arlene R. KRANTZ (b. 4 Sep 1914, NE; d. 6 July, 1984, Henderson, ClarCtyNV; Find-A-Grave 53124425, NV)   Notes:
Robert	9. Mattie Pearl DURHAM (b. c. 1899, TX) m. Robert Benjamin GRAYSON (b. 27 Mar 1893, Buffalo, LeonCtyTX) on 15 Nov 1915, MilaCtyTX    Parents: Robert B. GRAYSON / Delila GRAHAM Notes: No record of burial.
	10. Thomas Milton DURHAM (b. 3 May 1901, Rosebud, FallCtyTX; d. 14 July 1955, Houston, HarrCtyTX; Find-A-Grave 71995686, TX) m. Verna Ovalee BUIE (b. 6 Aug 1917, TX; d. 23 Dec 1994, Troup, SmitCtyTX; Find-A-Grave 114502252, TX)    Parents: Alexander Casie BUIE / Mar Almedia Jane REYNOLDS Children:   1. Jacqueline A. DURHAM (b. 7 May 1934; d. 4 July 1940, DecaCtyGA, age 6; Find-A-Grave 8605761, GA)     2. George Marvin DURHAM (b. 25 Nov 1942, Houston, HarrCtyTX; d. 2 Nov 2017; Find-A-Grave 184932921, TX) m. Lois Estelle MCGUIRE (b. 26 May 1938, Arp, SmitCtyTX; d. 29 Dec 2013, SmitCtyTX; Find-A-Grave 122524961, TX)    Parents: Lonnie Cyril MCGUIRE / Grace Lee KNOUS   Notes: Jacqueline Durham died at age 6 in George. What happened? George M. Durham was "a fan of the Dallas Cowboys and enjoyed sports".

 

Notes:

Many from this family are buried at Brookside Memorial Park in Houston, Texas.   From 1900 US Census for Justice Precinct 5, CoryCtyTX: Dwelling 117, Family 118, Married 21 years Bulah had 12 children, 9 living at census time.   Name Rel. Race Sex Birth Date Age Mar.Stat Birth Place Father BPlace Mother BPlace Occ. Will B Durham Head W M 1850 50 M MS MS MS Farmer Bulah Durham Wife W F 1860 40 M MS MS MS   Olivia Durham Dau W F Sep 1882 17 S MS MS MS   Fannie Durham Dau W F 1887 13 S MS MS MS   Emma Durham Dau W F 1889 11 S MS MS MS   George Durham Son W M 1892 8 S MS MS MS   Maud Durham Dau W F 1896 4 S TX MS MS   Mia Durham Dau W F 1898 2 S TX MS MS   Mattie Durham Dau W F 1900 1 S TX MS MS   Von Durham Son W M 1874 26 S MS MS MS Farmer Laborer   Page Sources: Ancestry census, death and marriage records.   ModLog: Date of ModLog Source of Information Description of Changes 24 Sep 2022 Author's upgrade Changed county links. 17 Mar 2019 ancestry.com Updated many parents and refreshed with page format updates.

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