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Matthew Durham > William Lindsey Durham > William Lindsey Durham Jr.

William Lindsey DURHAM, Jr.

Born:  21 Apr 1787, OranCtyNC
Died: 10 Apr 1847
Father:
William Lindsey DURHAM

Mother: Nancy Ann CATES

 

Married:
20 Dec 1814,
ChatCtyNC

Mary SNIPES

Born: 18 Sep 1797, ChatCtyNC
Died: 22 Jan 1846, ChatCtyNC

Father: John Manley SNIPES

Mother: Sarah LINDSEY

 

Children:
 
  1. Manley Snipes DURHAM (b. 8 Dec 1817; d. 1 May 1820, age 2)
 
Notes:
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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)
Notes:
  3. Camelia DURHAM (b. 7 Apr 1822; d. 3 Aug 1835, age 13)
  • m. Franklin A. DAVIS (b. 1818)
Notes:
  • The census below shows that Camella is alive in 1850, not dead as was originally researched.
     

  • 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     Orange, NC
    Laura Davis 2 1848 F     Orange, NC

Dr. Bartlett Leonidas Snipes DURHAM 4. Dr. Bartlett Leonidas Snipes DURHAM Doctor of Medicine (b. 3 Nov 1824, OranCtyNC; d. 2 Feb 1859, OranCtyNC, age 34; Find-A-Grave 31931561, NC)
 
Notes:
  • 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).

  • 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".

  • 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...)

  5. Sarah A. DURHAM (b. 28 Mar 1827, OranCtyNC; d. 2 June 1903; Find-A-Grave 16141773, NC)

Children:

  1. William STAGG (b. c. 1858, NC)
 
  2. James Edward STAGG Sr. (b. 27 June 1860, NC; d. 9 Sep 1915, DurhCtyNC; Find-A-Grave 55795680, NC)

 

Notes:
  • 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     NC
    William Stagg 12 M W At Home     NC
    James Stagg 9 M W At Hone     NC

     

  • 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

     

  • 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   M NC NC NC  
    Sarah A. Stagg Wife W F Mar 1827   M NC NC NC  
    Lizzie Madkins   B F Aug 1883   S NC NC NC  

  6. Victory M. DURHAM (b. 5 June 1829, OranCtyNC; d. 31 Mar 1848, OranCtyNC; age 19)
 
Notes:

 
Notes:


                    Dr. Bartlett Leonidas Durham
                Founder of Durham, North Carolina

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