(CCG William C. Durham and Mary M. Stigler Durham)

Children:

1. Vernon Carey DURHAM (b. 15 Mar 1874, OK; d. 27 Nov 1941, Memphis, ShelCtyTN; Find-A-Grave 51964551, MS)

m. Eleanor BOGARD (b. 9 Dec 1897, Abbeville, LafaCtyMS)
   Parents: Alex R. BOGARD / Joe LOGAN

Notes:

Vernon C. Durham was a private in the US Army during World War I.
When Vernon died he was living in Alligator, BoliCtyMS, and he was married. His wife, Eleanor, was the informant on his death certificate. His occupation is listed as "farm manager". He was single until age 45 in 1950, and I can find no evidence that he had children.

2. Claude Whitfield DURHAM (b. 10 Dec 1875, HolmCtyMS; d. 5 Nov 1955; Find-A-Grave 51963751, MS)

m1. Jessie PEARCE (b. 9 Oct 1881, Wall, MonmCtyNJ; d. 1951, MetcCtyKY; Find-A-Grave 10997128, NJ)
   Parents: Boudish PEARCE / Ellen NEWMAN; 2nd husband: William Thomas LANCASTER

m2. Vallie MCCOY (b. 7 Apr 1894; d. Aug 1978; Find-A-Grave 153089458, MS)
    Parents: Samuel Pinkney MCCOY / Avella F. MILAM

Children:

1. Etta DURHAM (b. 1905, TN; d. 24 Sep 1937, Queens, NewYCtyNY, age 31; Find-A-Grave 10618212, NJ)

2. Clarice DURHAM (b. 12 May 1908, Memphis, ShelCtyTN; d. 27 Mar 1996)

m. Charles Joseph MACK "Charlie" (b. 15 Mar 1905, New York (Manhattan), NewYCtyNY; d. 2 May 1976, Bethesda, MontCtyMD; Find-A-Grave 87514907, Unk)

Notes:

Etta Durham was a music teacher in Memphis, TN in 1924. She moved to New York City.

From Find-a-Grave: "Charlie Mack was a newsreel cameraman for News of the Day, and later CBS News, as well as a founding member of the National Press Photographer's Association. He was Ed Murrow's favorite cameraman and filmed some of CBS's most famous stories - The McCarthy Hearings, Christmas in Korea and Harvest of Shame, to name a few.

3. Lelia Beatrice DURHAM (b. 6 Nov 1877, MS; d. 10 Nov 1901, age 24; Find-A-Grave 51963467, MS)

m. W. M. MCMILLAN on 27 June 1900, HolmCtyMS

Child:

1. George Leland MCMILLAN (b. 8 Oct 1901, Durant, HolmCtyMS; d. 22 Aug 1967, Houston, HarrCtyTX; Find-A-Grave 55610499, TX)

m. Lindel M. MCLAUGHLIN (b. 16 Nov 1908, TX; d. 9 Jan 1983, HarrCtyTX; Find-A-Grave 55610519, TX)
   Parents: Albert MCLAUGHLIN / Celeste BERWICK

Notes:

In 1900, Lelia McMillan was a school teacher in Mississippi. She died in 1901 shortly after giving birth to her son, George.

W. M. McMillan's name may have been "William Malcolm". His son, George, named is son William Malcolm McMillan.

4. Ira Stigler DURHAM Sr. (b. 15 Oct 1879, MS; d. 1953, CoahCtyMS; Find-A-Grave 15788976, MS)

m. Birdie Blanche STRICKLAND (b. 31 July 1900, Belen, QuitCtyMS; d. Oct 1972, Memphis, ShelCtyTN; Find-A-Grave 15788988, MS)
   Parents: George STRICKLAND / Eliza A. LAMB

Children:

1. Ira Stigler DURHAM Jr. (b. 17 Jan 1917, Henryetta, OkmuCtyOK; d. 11 Oct 1988)

2. Evelyn Joyce DURHAM (b. 22 Feb 1920, Stovall, CoahCtyMS; d. 7 June 2007; Find-A-Grave 69978195, MS)

m. Mr. FILI

3. Earl Maurice DURHAM (b. 3 July 1921, Stovall, CoahCtyMS; d. 28 Aug 1990)

4. Lela Alice DURHAM (b. 1924, MS; d. 15 Feb 2007)

m. Mr. MCKINNON

5. William Melville DURHAM "Sugar" (b. 1 Apr 1928, MS; d. 25 Apr 2013, Clarksdale, CoahCtyMS; Find-A-Grave 115058165, MS)

m. Virnell BROOKS

Notes:

Earl M. Durham was a private in the US Army during World War II.

5. William Edward DURHAM Sr. (b. 12 June 1881, MS; d. 17 Oct 1960; Find-A-Grave 51964150, MS)

m. Mary Ellen MCELROY (b. 1 Sep 1892; d. 2 Mar 1992, Clinton, HindCtyMS, age 99; Find-A-Grave 51964109, MS)

Children:

1. Will Ellen DURHAM (b. 20 Jan 1917, Durant, HolmCtyMS; d. 13 Jan 1997; Find-A-Grave 86151588, MS)

m. Earnest H. TAYLOR (b. 1913, MS; d. 1985; Find-A-Grave 86151587, MS)

2. Mary Kathryn DURHAM "Mary Kay" (b. 25 Apr 1918, Durant, HolmCtyMS; d. 7 Dec 2004; Find-A-Grave 125111027, MS) of Clinton

m. Walter E. ALLEN (b. 19 Nov 1913; d. 2 Sep 2000; Find-A-Grave 125111014, MS) in 1938, NJ

3. William Edward DURHAM Jr. "Bull" (b. 8 Apr 1921, Durant, HolmCtyMS; d. 1 Sep 2006, Kosciusko, AttaCtyMS; Find-A-Grave 63412367, MS) of Durant

m. Ephimia TONEY

4. Walter E. DURHAM (b. c. 1922, MS)

5. Vernon McElroy DURHAM (b. 9 Apr 1923, Durant, HolmCtyMS; d. 29 Mar 2007; Find-A-Grave 72472042, CA)

m. Ilee Helen BUHAKKA (b. 9 Apr 1923, Astoria, ClatCtyOR; d. 1 July 2005; Find-A-Grave 76388944, CA)
   Parents: August BUHAKKA / Selma Katherine HILL

6. Dorothy Ann DURHAM (b. c. 1926, MS) of Clinton

m. Mr. BARHAM

7. Robert Henry DURHAM (b. 24 May 1929, HolmCtyMS; d. 5 Oct 1994, JackCtyMS; Find-A-Grave 51964184, MS)

m. Betty Jean EATON (b. 18 Mar 1937, ChicCtyMS; d. 10 May 2018, Houston, ChicCtyMS; Find-A-Grave 190977155, MS)
   Parents: Lonnie Floyd EATON / Bertha Arlita MIXON; 1st husband: Mr. HOUSTON

8. Shirley Fay DURHAM "Sue" (b. c. 1934, MS)

m. Mr. O'QUINN

Notes:

William E. Durham Jr. served as a Tec 5 in the US Army during World War II. After the war he worked as a Yard Master for Illinois Central Railroad.

Vernon M. Durham served in the US Marine Corps during World War II. Ilee's parents were from Finland.

Robert H. Durham served in the US Marine Corps during the Korean War.

I am a little confused regarding the absence of William E. Durham Jr. on the 1920 Census. I thought that Will Ellen and Will Jr. were the same person, until I learn that they are in fact siblings. The family on the 1920 census was split between two pages and Will Jr. was probably just accidentally left out.

From 1920 US Census for Durant, HolmCtyMS:

Dwelling, xx; Family xx

Name Rel Sex Race Age Est.DOB Mar.Stat Occ. Birth Place Father BPlace Mother BPlace

Will Durham Head M W 38 1882 M Merchant-Groceries OK TN MS

Mary Durham Wife F W 24 1896 M None MS MS MS

Will E. Durham Daughter F W 2 1918 S MS OK MS

Mary C. Durham Daughter F W 1 1919 S MS OK MS

From 1930 US Census for District 0006, Durant, HolmCtyMS:

Dwelling, 51; Family 56

Name Rel Sex Race Age Est.DOB Mar.Stat Occ. Birth Place Father BPlace Mother BPlace

William E.Durham Head M W 46 1884 M Proprietor - Retail grocery meat market OK TN MS

Mary M. Durham Wife F W 35 1895 M MS MS MS

William E.Durham Jr. Son M W 13 1917 S

Mary K. Durham Daughter F W 11 1919 S

Walter E. Durham Son M W 8 1922 S

Vernon Durham Son M W 6 1924 S

Dorothy Durham Daughter F W 4 1926 S

Bobby Durham Son M W 10/12 1930 S

William C. Durham Father M W 82 1848 Wd

6. Rupert Stigler DURHAM (b. 2 Nov 1883, Durant, HolmCtyMS; d. 1954, MiDaCtyFL)

m. Grace Dora RAHILY (b. c. 1886, BrunCtyVA; d. 1974, MiDaCtyFL) on 22 Sep 1917, Petersburg, VA
   Parents: J. R. RAHILY / Fannie R. ?

Notes:

Rupert S. Durham served as a Private First Class in the US Army during World War I.

Grace Durham's last name might have been "Riley".

7. Myrtle E. DURHAM (b. Oct 1886, MS; d. 21 Apr 1979, age 93; Find-A-Grave 51965558, MS)

m. Rev. William Montgomery BOSTICK "Monty" (b. 28 June 1886, RichCtyNC; d. 29 Nov 1945, PulaCtyAR; Find-A-Grave 51965586, MS) on 17 Aug 1908, HolmCtyMS

Children:

1. Mary Frances BOSTICK (b. 8 Oct 1909; d. 10 May 2000, age 90; Find-A-Grave 7263890, AR)

m. Worley Oscar VAUGHT Jr. (b. 11 Jan 1911; d. 25 Dec 1989; Find-A-Grave 19662, AR)

2. Ruth Elizabeth BOSTICK (b. 25 Oct 1915, Newton, NewtCtyMS; d. 18 Nov 2003, Louisville, JeffCtyKY; Find-A-Grave 135327369, KY)

m. Verlin C. KRUSCHWITZ (b. 12 July 1914, Edgeton, WillCtyOH; d. 7 Feb 2014, Louisville, JeffCtyKY, age 99; Find-A-Grave 124805391, KY)
   Parents: Albin Gustav KRUSCHWITZ / Bertha Anna LEHMAN

Notes:

Worley O Vaught Jr. was a Pastor at Immanuel Baptist Church in Little Rock, Arkansas from 1945 to 1983. He was widely known for his detailed verse-by-verse method of preaching.

Verlin C. Kruschwitz was a Pastor at both St. Matthews Baptist Church and Severns Valley Baptist Church from 1941 to 1980.

8. Katherine C. DURHAM "Katie" (b. Nov 1887, MS; d. 1966)

m. Robert Kennedy COX (b. c. 1875, MS; d. 30 Jan 1936; Find-A-Grave 126386748, MS)
   Parents: Robert Foster COX / Annie KENNEDY

Children:

1. Cary D. COX (b. 19 Dec 1918; d. 13 Mar 1945, age 26, K. I. A. Germany; Find-A-Grave 135284419, MS)

2. Calvin Kennedy COX (b. 19 Dec 1918, Greenwood, LeflCtyMS; d. 29 Nov 2000; Find-A-Grave 65760020, GA)

m. Dorothy S. DAVIS on 3 May 1940, LeflCtyMS

3. Lula COX (b. c. 1923, MS)

4. James COX (b. c. 1925, MS)

Notes:

Cary D. Cox served in World War II as Corporal in the US Army, 393 Infantry, 99th Division. He was killed in action in Germany.

Calvin K. Cox served in World War II as a Tec 4 in the US Army.

9. Dell Valle DURHAM (b. Oct 1889, MS; d. 22 Dec 1949, El Paso, ElPaCtyTX; Find-A-Grave 55554747, MS)

m. William Curtis WHITTEN (b. 10 July 1896, MS; d. 5 Aug 1944, MS, age 48; Find-A-Grave 24081147, MS), divorced 1942, LeonCtyFL
   Parents: John W. WHITTEN / Florence C. LITTLE

Child:

1. Jane Marshall WHITTEN (b. 18 Dec 1920, Cascilla, TallCtyMS; d. 5 Jan 1979, El Paso, ElPaCtyTX; Find-A-Grave 3325833, TX)

m. John Edward NUWER (b. 24 June 1914, Buffalo, ErieCtyNY; d. 7 Aug 1971, El Paso, ElPaCtyTX; Find-A-Grave 1040448, TX)
   Parents: George NUWER / Mary CASTELLO

Notes:

William C. Whitten was a Private in the 13th Regiment, US Marine Corps during World War I.

John E. Nuwer was a Lt. Colonel for Artillery in the US Army during World War II and Korea.

10. Lillie Mae DURHAM (b. Oct 1891, MS; d. 27 Sep 1986, AR)

m. Albert Gatalin YOUNG Sr. on 15 Apr 1917, HolmCtyMS

Children:

1. Mary Dell YOUNG (b. c. 1920; d. 7 Mar 2014)

m. Jack B. UPTON on 26 June 1949, AR

2. Albert Gatalin YOUNG Jr. (b. 14 Mar 1918, MS; d. 23 Feb 1997)

Notes:

Albert G. Durham Jr. served during World War II in the US Army Air Corps as a Tec 4.

11. Henry Stigler DURHAM Sr. (b. 7 Aug 1893, MS; d. 18 Aug 1967; Find-A-Grave 27160796, MS)

m. Margerite Love WOODELL (b. 28 May 1901, MS; d. 14 June 1988, MS; Find-A-Grave 27160804, MS)
   Parents: William D. WOODELL / Bettie Sue HARLAN

Children:

1. Mary Anne DURHAM (b. 9 Aug 1924, Itta Bena, LeflCtyMS; d. 12 Apr 1995)

m. Mr. JACKSON

Henry Stigler DURHAM Jr. 2. Henry Stigler DURHAM Jr. (b. 4 Jan 1931; d. 2017)

m. Martha EDGE (b. 28 Sep 1931; d. 24 Mar 2015; d. 24 Mar 2015, Montgomery, MontCtyAL; Find-A-Grave 155434411, AL)
   Parents: Robert Chester EDGE / Lucille HASTY

Notes:

12. Robert H. DURHAM (b. Dec 1895, MS; d. 22 Dec Jackson, HindCtyMS; Find-A-Grave 173295631, MS)

m. Audelle SHIVERS (b. 1905; d. May 1974; Find-A-Grave 173303870)

Child:

1. Martha I. DURHAM (b. 5 Apr 1934, TN; d. 18 Aug 2010, MS; Find-A-Grave 61248640, MS)

m. Mr. DICKSON

Notes:

13. Mary M. DURHAM (b. 20 Feb 1898, MS; d. 1 July 1965, Birmingham, JeffCtyAL; Find-A-Grave 106980194, MS)

m. Charles TAYLOR "Charlie"

Children:

1. Charline TAYLOR (b. c. 1924, AL)

m. Mr. MURPHY

2. Margaret F. TAYLOR (b. c. 1927, AL)

m. Mr. WALKER

3. Marylyn TAYLOR (b. 4 Aug 1929, AL; d. 18 Dec 2017; Find-A-Grave 186001421, AL)

m. Mr. ALDRIDGE

4. George E. TAYLOR (b. c. 1936, AL)

Notes:

Notes:

Page Sources:

Byron Durham's Durham Family Database on rootweb.

Tennessee Deaths and Burials, 1874 - 1955 Online.

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