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	1. Elizabeth DURHAM (b. 4 Oct 1806, RowaCtyNC; d. 24 June 1847, Wetaug, PulaCtyIL; Find-A-Grave 89617945, IL) m. John SOWERS Jr. (b. 12 Jan 1804, RowaCtyNC; d. 28 Jan 1876, Wetaug, PulaCtyIL; Find-A-Grave 89620735, IL) on 12 Oct 1821    Parents: John SOWERS Sr. Children:   1. Nancy J. SOWERS (b. 1827, Clemmons, ForsCtyNC; d. 1881, IL)     2. Richard Bentley SOWERS (b. 14 Nov 1830, RowaCtyNC; d. 2 Dec 1907, Wetaug, PulaCtyIL; Find-A-Grave 24799824, IL) m. Catherine Mariah RENDLEMAN (b. 8 Oct 1833, Jonesboro, UnioCtyIL; d. 13 Nov 1903, Wetaug, PulaCtyIL; Find-A-Grave 24799844, IL) on 22 July 1852, UnioCtyIL    Parents: Drake Harris RENDLEMAN / Katherine HUNSAKER   3. Fluanna SOWERS "Fanny" (b. 18 Mar 1832, NC; d. 30 Nov 1881, age 49; Find-A-Grave 5888502, IL) m1. Mr. READER   m2. Francis A. SHORT (b. 25 Nov 1829, Chestertown, KentCtyMD; d. 28 July 1910; AlexCtyIL; Find-A-Grave 5888505, IL) 2 Apr 1863   4. Mary SOWERS (b. 5 Apr 1834, RowaCtyNC; d. 12 Dec 1871, Dongola, UnioCtyIL, age 37; Find-A-Grave 89621767, IL) m. Henry KNUPP (b. 23 Nov 1834, PulaCtyIL; d. 10 Dec 1868, IL, age 34; Find-A-Grave 124350891, IL)    Parents: Daniel KNUPP / Mary Elizabeth POWLAS   5. Eli SOWERS (b. 15 Mar 1837, NC)     6. Sarah A. SOWERS (b. 19 Mar 1840, NC; d. Apr 1897, UnioCtyIL) m. Samuel BOURLAND (b. 18 Mar 1834; d. 12 Jan 1880, UnioCtyIL)   7. Margaret Elizabeth SOWERS (b. c. 1843, NC) m1. Henry BROCKMAN 1861   m2. Martin V. B. USSERY (b. 3 Aug 1838, MaurCtyTN; d. 24 Jan 1916, Anna, UnioCtyIL; Find-A-Grave 64638883, IL) c. 20 Dec 1876    Parents: Sylvester USSERY / Mary BARNETT   Notes: It appears that John Sowers Sr. was married to Agnes OWEN also. In Margaret E. Sowers Ussery's obituary, it is mentioned that "she was the youngest of 11 children of John and Elizabeth Sowers".
	2. Jane DURHAM (b. 2 Jan 1809, RowaCtyNC; d. 30 Sep 1898, Wetaug, PulaCtyIL) m1. John LOMAN m2. John SOWERS Jr. (b. Jan 12, 1804, NC; d. Jan 28, 1876) Child to J. SOWERS:   1. Anna Christena SOWERS (b. 11 Apr 1834; d. 11 Jan 1835, IL, age 9 mo.; Find-A-Grave 89618185, IL)     Notes:
	3. Ruth DURHAM (b. c. 1810, NC; d. aft 1880, PulaCtyIL) m. Peter EATON Jr. (b. 15 Dec 1816, DaviCtyNC; d. Bef. 1880, DaviCtyNC)    2nd Wife Nancy Camille MUNDAY Children:   1. William EATON (b. c. 1839, DaviCtyNC)     2. Robert EATON (b. C. 1840, DaviCtyNC)     3. Margarett T. EATON (b. 28 Feb 1842, DaviCtyNC; d. 1 Aug 1896; Find-A-Grave 28837835, TN) m. Daniel Columbus CASEY (b. 14 Mar 1842, NC; d. 30 Jan 1928, Dyer, GibsCtyTN; Find-A-Grave 28837775, TN) on 18 Sep 1866, DaviCtyNC   4. Mary EATON (b. c. 1844, DaviCtyNC)     5. Benjamin EATON (b. 1846, DaviCtyNC)     6. Rebecca Ann EATON (b. 11 Apr 1849, NC; d. 17 May 1928; Find-A-Grave 189728594, TN) m1. John Webster on 30 Nov 1865, DaviCtyNC   m2. Gideon JONES on 31 Mar 1870, ObioCtyTN   7. Joseph Peter EATON     Notes:
	4. Mary DURHAM "Polly" (b. c. 1811, NC)   Notes:
	5. Lucretia DURHAM "Lucy" (b. 1815, DaviCtyNC; d. 1867, Liberty Twp, RandCtyNC) m. Jacob A. CRAVER "Jake" (b. 1815, DaviCtyNC; d. 29 Dec 1889, Liberty Twp, YadkCtyNC)    Parents: Lewis CRAVER / Rosina Mae HEGE "Rosanna", 2nd Wife Elizabeth PEOPLES "Betty" Notes:
	6.  John DURHAM (b. c. 1820, DaviCtyNC)   Notes:
	7. James L. DURHAM "Jimmie" (b. c. 1821, Durham, DurhCtyNC; d. 13 Apr 1889, PulaCtyIL) m. Elizabeth L. MALEY (b. c. 1825, NC) on 6 Ma 1846, DaviCtyNC Children:   1. Robert S. DURHAM (b. c. 1848, NC)     2. Rev. Anderson B. DURHAM (b. 2 Dec 1850, NC; d. 31 Jan 1920, WillCtyIL; Find-A-Grave 29745830, IL) m1. Ettie J. ADAMS (b. c. 1854, IL) on 21 Apr 1874, PulaCtyIL   m2. Mary E. CHILDERS (b. c. 1867, IL; d. 1918) on 27 Apr 1892, UnioCtyIL    Parents: Jessie W. CHILDERS / Emeline MESSAMORE   3. James W. DURHAM (b. c. 1856, NC) m. Mary E. SMITH (b. c. 1857, NC) on 26 May 1878, PulaCtyIL   4. Alice Elizabeth DURHAM (b. 10 Jan 1860, Pulaski, PulaCtyIL; d. 18 Jan 1944, Kerrville, ShelCtyTN, age 49; Find-A-Grave 145204202, TN) m. Rev. Emanuel M. DAVIS (b. 17 June 1851, IL; d. 1 Apr 1901, TiptCtyTN; Find-A-Grave 145130867, TN) on 18 Dec 1879, PulaCtyIL    Parents: Emanuel DAVIS / Penelope BARRINGER   Notes:  Rev. Emanuel M. Davis was a Baptist Minister.
	8. Rebecca Ann DURHAM (b. c. 1828, NC) m. John WEBSTER on 30 Nov 1865, PulaCtyIL) Notes:
	9. Thomas DURHAM (b. c. 1830, NC)   Notes:
	10. Robert J. DURHAM (b. c. 1832; d. Feb 1850, PulaCtyIL, age 18)   Notes: I am unable to find proof on ancestry.com that Robert was a son of Robert Durham and Agnes Owen. It is well-documented that he died of pneumonia at age 18. He was a farmer.

 

Notes:

Robert  Durham and Agnes had 10 children. An older daughter, Lucretia Durham "Lucy", who married Jacob CRAVER, stayed in Rowan Co, NC when Robert followed his younger daughters, Elizabeth (b. c. 1804; d. 1847) and Jane (b. c. 1805; d. 1898), and  to PulaCtyIL.  They both married John SOWERS Jr. (b. Jan 12, 1804, NC; d. Jan 28, 1876).  Agnes' parents were Robert Bentley OWEN and Elizabeth PARKE.   From 1850 Census for PulaCtyIL: Family 212   Name Age Gender Race Occ Land Value Birth Place Robert Durham 71 M   Farmer (blank) NC Agnes Durham 61 F       NC Rebecca Durham 22 F       NC   Page Sources:   ModLog: Date of ModLog Source of Information Description of Changes 24 Sep 2022 Author's upgrade Changed county links.

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