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Matthew Durham >
William Lindsey Durham >
William Lindsey Durham Jr. |
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Married:
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Dec 1814,
ChatCtyNC
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Mary SNIPES
Born: 18 Sep 1797,
ChatCtyNC
Died: 22 Jan 1846, ChatCtyNC
Father: John Manley SNIPES
Mother: Sarah LINDSEY |
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Children:
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1. Manley Snipes DURHAM (b. 8 Dec 1817; d.
1 May 1820, age 2)
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2. Frances DURHAM "Fran" (b. 13 Jan 1820,
NC;
d. 15 Apr 1890)
- m. Jesse Wesley PERRY (b. c. 1820,
NC) on 28 Nov 1859
OranCtyNC
1st wife: Winney A. BURNS (m.
1939, NC)
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3. Camelia DURHAM (b. 7 Apr 1822; d.
3 Aug 1835, age 13)
- m.
Franklin A. DAVIS (b. 1818)
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The census below shows
that Camella is alive in 1850, not dead as was originally
researched.
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From 1850 Census for
1st District,
OranCtyNC:
Name |
Age |
Est.DOB |
Gender |
Occ |
Land Value |
Birth Place |
Franklin A. Davis |
37 |
1813 |
M |
Farmer |
350 |
Orange, NC |
Camella Davis |
30 |
1820 |
F |
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Orange, NC |
Laura Davis |
2 |
1848 |
F |
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Orange, NC |
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4.
Dr. Bartlett Leonidas Snipes DURHAM
(b. 3 Nov 1824, OranCtyNC; d. 2 Feb 1859,
OranCtyNC,
age 34;
Find-A-Grave 31931561, NC)
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Dr. Bartlett Durham
has a great article
HERE in Wikipedia. -
Dr. Bartlett Durham, for
whom the City of Durham, NC was named, lived near the Chatham
County line on the Antioch Church Road. When Bartlett Durham died, he
was buried at the home place of his mother in Chatham County, NC. There is
evidence of a large hole where he was disinterred 27 June 1933 and
re-interred at Maplewood Cemetery, Durham, North Carolina, 1 January
1934.
A large granite monument, 18 inches by 30 inches by 8 feet tall, was
erected in Maplewood Cemetery with the following inscription:
BARTLETT SNIPES DURHAM
1822-1858
Founder, the City of Durham
Country Physician and public-spirited citizen
who donated land for a railroad station and thereby
became founder of a City.
Remains removed from Snipes Graveyard near
Orange-Chatham line and reinterred January 1, 1934,
on this square set apart for that purpose by
the City which bears his name.
"The merit belongs to the beginner should his
successor do even better."
Durham County, by Jean Bradley Anderson, pages 103-105, gives his
correct name as Dr. Bartlett Leonidas Durham, his parents, correct birth
date, and correct death date.
Listed explanation: Durham Herald 21 Apr 1985 re Dr. Bartlett Leonidas
Durham, originally buried here. Disinterred 27 June 1933, Memorial Service
held at Antioch Baptist Church in Orange County. Re-interred at Maplewood
Cemetery, Durham NC, 1 Jan 1934, with a large monument.
Significant events: City of Durham named for Bartlett Durham; In 1806,
Haw River Mountain Church established here -- in 1830 it was relocated
to Orange County as Antioch Baptist Church.
Durham, Bartlett Leonidas, Dr. (b.3 Nov 1824 - d.2 Feb 1859)
Son of William L. and Mary (Snipes) Durham. Exhumed 27 June 1933,
re-interred 1 Jan 1934 at Maplewood Cemetery, Durham, NC. See write-up in
report on Snipes Cemetery (D03.1).
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He was a country physician and public-spirited citizen who donated land
for a railroad station and thereby became founder of a city. -
Bartlett Durham, at age 26, bought 100 acres of land in a rather unpromising
section of Orange County after recently graduating from the University
of Pennsylvania Medical School. -
He offered the railroad four of his hundred acres for a station and saw
his name painted on the station house. He also became the company's
agent. The station was originally called "Durham's Station", later
shortened to "Durham's" and, eventually, to "Durham".
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Here is a bit about Bartlett Durham from Durham County:
A History of Durham County, North Carolina by Jean Bradley:
"He was a jovial fellow. On moonshiny nights he would get a group of boys
together and serenade the town." -
A bachelor, he died of pneumonia in 1859
at age 34.
After his death, Susan Ann Clements brought a "bastardy suit" against his
estate. She claimed her son, Romulus, was Dr. Durham's illegitimate son. She lost the
suit (but I'd still like to see a DNA test on Romulus' line...)
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5. Sarah A. DURHAM (b.
28 Mar 1827,
OranCtyNC; d. 2 June 1903;
Find-A-Grave 16141773, NC)
Children:
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From 1870 US Census for
Graham Twp No. 6, AlamCtyNC:
Name |
Age |
Gend |
Race |
Occ. |
Val. of Land |
Val. of Pers.
Est. |
Birth Place |
Francis Stagg |
38 |
M |
W |
Railroad Clerk |
2000 |
200 |
NC |
Sarah Stagg |
43 |
F |
W |
Keeping House |
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NC |
William Stagg |
12 |
M |
W |
At Home |
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NC |
James Stagg |
9 |
M |
W |
At Hone |
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NC |
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From 1880 US Census for
Graham, AlamCtyNC:
Name |
Rel. |
Mar.Stat |
Gender |
Race |
Age |
Birth Place |
Occ. |
Father BPlace |
Mother BPlace |
Francis A. Stagg |
Self |
M |
M |
W |
48 |
NC |
Home |
NC |
NC |
Sarah A. Stagg |
Wife |
M |
F |
W |
53 |
NC |
Keeps
House |
NC |
NC |
Julia E. Cates |
Other |
S |
F |
W |
23 |
NC |
Servant |
NC |
NC |
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From 1900 US Census for
Burlington town, AlamCtyNC:
Married 44 years.
Name |
Rel. |
Race |
Sex |
Birth Date |
Age |
Mar.Stat |
Birth Place |
Father BPlace |
Mother BPlace |
Occ. |
Francis A. Stagg |
Self |
W |
M |
May 1832 |
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M |
NC |
NC |
NC |
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Sarah A. Stagg |
Wife |
W |
F |
Mar 1827 |
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M |
NC |
NC |
NC |
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Lizzie Madkins |
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B |
F |
Aug 1883 |
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S |
NC |
NC |
NC |
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6. Victory M. DURHAM (b. 5 June 1829,
OranCtyNC; d. 31 Mar 1848,
OranCtyNC;
age 19)
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Page Sources:
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ModLog:
Date of ModLog |
Source of Information |
Description of Changes |
24 Sep 2022 |
Author's upgrade |
Changed county links. |
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Dr. Bartlett Leonidas Durham
Founder of Durham, North Carolina
Names Added to Name Index: YES
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