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1. Moses DURHAM (b. 1819, SurrCtyNC; d. bef. 1860) m. Mary Jane PENRIGHT (b. 1830, SurrCtyNC) on 5 Feb 1850, SurrCtyNC 6 Child:   1. William DURHAM (b. c. 1866, NC) m. Laura ?   Notes: In 1850, Moses' household has 18 year-old Mary J. and 58 year-old Rebecca Pendry. From 1850 Census for SurrCtyNC: Dwelling 380, Family 381 Name Age Gender Race Occ Land Value Birth Place Moses Durham 29 M   Laborer   NC Mary J. Durham 18 F       NC Rebecca Pendry 58 F       NC   From 1900 US Census for Fall Creek Twp, YadkCtyNC: Dwelling 364, Family 365, married 11 years Laura is indicated to have had one child, and that child was living at census time. It may have been a mistake to not indicate that Beatrice's mother was born in Kansas.    Name Rel. Race Sex Age Birth Date Mar.Stat Birth Place Father BPlace Mother BPlace Occ. William Durham Self W M 33 June 1866 M NC NC NC Farmer Laura Durham Wife W F 36 Sep 1863 M KS KS KS   Beatrice Dau W F 10 Jan 1890 S NC NC NC

 

Notes:

Mary Jane Penright's last name is sometimes given as "Pendry" in the census and other documents.

William DURHAM Born: 1790, SurrCtyNC Died: 26 July 1876, Buck Shoal, YadkCtyNC Find-A-Grave 177629281, Unk Father: James L. DURHAM Mother: Juda ?

Married: 30 Aug 1846, SurrCtyNC

Nancy PENRIGHT Born: Mar 1811, NC, Cycle, YadkCtyNC Died: 11 Apr 1902 Find-A-Grave 101901696, NC Father: Mother:

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1. Rebecca C. DURHAM (b. 1849, SurrCtyNC; d. bef. 1880) m. Calvin Thomas TUCKER (b. Dec 1845, YadkCtyNC; d. 13 Aug 1914, Buck Swamp Twp., YadkCtyNC; Find-A-Grave 102081500, NC) on 14 Dec 1866, YadkCtyNC    Parents: Henry TUCKER / Lucinda PADGETT; 2nd wife: Amanda Caroline VANHOY (m. 1879, NC) Child:   1. Nancy Lucinda TUCKER (b. 6 June 1868, NC; d. 15 Feb 1959, Cycle, YadkCtyNC, age 90; Find-A-Grave 101901027, NC) m. Julian Preston COLLINS (b. 27 Nov 1871, YadkCtyNC; d. 16 June 1950, YadkCtyNC; Find-A-Grave 101900997, NC)    Parents: James M. COLLINS / Nancy Adeline NORMAN   Notes:  Calvin T. Tucker had 11 children with his second wife, Amanda C. Vanhoy.

2. Sarrah Christine DURHAM "Sally" (b. 17 June 1852, SurrCtyNC; d. 2 Feb 1936, Buck Shoal, SurrCtyNC; Find-A-Grave 102082350, NC 4) m. Joseph Leander VANHOY "Joe" (b. 13 July 1845, Hamptonville, YadkCtyNC; d. 23 Jan 1926, YadkCtyNC; Find-A-Grave 102082291, NC) on 21 Nov 1867, SurrCtyNC 3) Children 5:   1. William Durham VANHOY (b. 21 Feb 1860, NC; d. 1875, age 6; Find-A-Grave 102082514, NC)     2. John Andrew VANHOY (b. 30 July 1872, NC; d. 30 Oct 1902, age 30; Find-A-Grave 102082413, NC)     3. Joseph Edward VANHOY (b. 18 Oct 1875, NC; d. 1 Sep 1969, SurrCtyNC, age 93; Find-A-Grave 116678645, NC) m. Nannie Novella GREEN (b. 25 Oct 1884; d. 13 July 1977, Elkin, SurrCtyNC, age 92; Find-A-Grave 116678857, NC)   4. Amanda Jane Sanders VANHOY (b. 7 Nov 1877, YadkCtyNC; d. 11 Sep 1878, YadkCtyNC, age 10 months; Find-A-Grave 102082465, NC)     5. James Franklin VANHOY (b. 26 July 1879, Clyde, YadkCtyNC; d. 12 Nov 1919, YadkCtyNC, age 40; Find-A-Grave 102082653, NC) m. Theresa Dorinda TUCKER (b. 21 Oct 1881, YadkCtyNC; d. 5 Mar 1946, YadkCtyNC; Find-A-Grave 42034644, NC)    Parents: Calvin Thomas TUCKER / Amanda C. VANHOY   6. Nancy Elizabeth VANHOY (b. Oct 1882, NC; d. 4 Feb 1904, age 21)     7. Nelson Tomlin VANHOY "Tommy" (b. 14 Apr 1886, NC; d. 10 June 1991, Hamptonville, YadkCtyNC, age 105; Find-A-Grave 102164003, NC) m. Mamie Ella PARDUE (b. 20 Feb 1889, NC; d. 16 Sep 1955, YadkCtyNC; Find-A-Grave 102082175, NC)    Parents: John A. PARDUE / Leuah Alma GREEN   8. Benjamin Harrison VANHOY (b. 1 Apr 1889, YadkCtyNC; d. 26 May 1890, YadkCtyNC, age 1; Find-A-Grave 102082439, NC)     9. Sarah Alice VANHOY (b. 12 Oct 1891, YadkCtyNC; d. 28 Oct 1918, YadkCtyNC, age 27; Find-A-Grave 102037676, NC) m. Lenard Blaine RICHARDSON (b. 10 May 1891, NC; d. 23 Sep 1922, age 31; Find-A-Grave 102037635, NC)   Notes: The spelling of Sarrah Vanhoy's first name comes from her North Carolina Certificate of Death.   From 1900 US Census for Buck Shoal Township, YadkCtyNC: Dwelling: 226, Married 29 Years   Name Rel. Mar.Stat Sex Race DOB Age Birth Place Occ. Father BPlace Mother BPlace Joseph D. Vanhoy Self M M W July 1845 54 NC Farmer NC NC Sarah C. Vanhoy Wife M F W June 1852 47 NC   NC NC Nancy E. Vanhoy Dau S F W Oct 1882 17 NC   NC NC Thomas N. T. Vanhoy Son S M W Apr 1884 13 NC Farm Laborer NC NC Sarah A. Vanhoy Dau S F W Oct 1890 9 NC   NC NC Nancy Durham Mother-In-Law Wd F W Mar 1811 89 NC   NC NC Sarah Vanhoy is indicated to have had 9 children, 6 still living at census time. Nancy Durham is indicated to have had 2 children, one still living at census time.   From 1920 US Census for YadkCtyNC:   Name Rel Sex Race Est.DOB Age Mar.Stat Birth Place Father BPlace Mother BPlace Joseph L. Vanhoy Self M W 1846 74 M NC NC NC Sarah C. Vanhoy Wife F W 1853 67 M NC NC NC Thomas N. Vanhoy Son M W 1888 32 M NC NC NC Lucille Vanhoy Grand-Dau F W 1904 16 S NC NC NC Mamie E. Vanhoy Dau F W 1891 29 M NC NC NC Ines Vanhoy Dau F W 1917 3 S NC NC NC Leonard B. Richardson Son-in-Law M W 1891 29 M NC NC NC Alice U. Richardson Dau F W 1919 1 S NC NC NC

 

Notes:

William Durham enlisted in the army for the War of 1812. His achieved the rank of 1st Lieutenant. He was promoted to Full Captain on 31 Aug 1861, enlisted in Company C, North Carolina 6th Infantry Regiment on 16 May 1861, and mustered out on Feb 3, 1862.   From 1850 Census for SurrCtyNC: Dwelling 250, Family 251   Name Age Est.DOB Sex Race Occ. Land Value Birth Place William Durham 59 1971 M   Farmer 1000 VA Nancy Durham 35 1815 F       NC Rebecca C. Durham 3 1847 F       NC Sally Pendry 37 1813 F       NC   From 1860 Census for Bald Knob, YadkCtyNC: Dwelling 844, Family 781   Name Age Est.DOB Gend. Race Occ. Val. of Land Val. of Pers. Est. Birth Place Rebecca Pendry 69 c. 1791 F   Midwifery   10   Mary J. Durham 29 c. 1831 F   Domestic       William Durham 69 c. 1791 M   Farmer 150 100 NC Nancy Durham 44 c. 1816 F   Domestic       Rebecca C. Durham 13 c. 1847 F           Sarah C. Durham 8 c. 1852 F             Page Sources: Some James Lindsey information comes from genforum postings by "Captain Durham" (still working to determine who this man is or was.)  Byron Durham's Durham Family Database on rootsweb. North Carolina Marriages, 1759-1979 for Sarah C. Durham, Indexing Project (Batch) No: M86993-4, System Origin: North Carolina-EASy, Source Film No: 802523 North Carolina Deaths and Burials, 1898-1994 for Sarrah C. Vanhoy, Indexing Project (Batch) No: B03655-0, System Origin: North Carolina-EASy, Source Film No: 1943114, Reference No: 449 Families of Daniel Joseph Wathen and Rhonda Kaye Patton on rootsweb. North Carolina Marriages, 1759-1979 for Mary J. Penright, Indexing Project (Batch) No: I10252-4, System Origin: North Carolina-EASy, Source Film No: 1730430, Reference No: p66   ModLog: Date of ModLog Source of Information Description of Changes 24 Sep 2022 Author's upgrade Changed county links.

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