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Matthew Durham > William Lindsey Durham > Isaiah Durham > James Clinton Durham > William Esker Durham

William Esker Durham "Willie"

Born:  4 Oct 1869, TyleCtyTX
Died:  8 Feb 1953, Warren, TyleCtyTX

Find-A-Grave 18014700, TX
Father: James Clinton DURHAM

Mother: Ann MCCRIMMON

Married:
9 Jan 1891,
TyleCtyTX

Alice N. NEAL "Arleen"

Born: 25 June 1874, TX
Died: 7 Mar 1914,
age 39

Find-A-Grave 18014662, TX
Father: Jefferson G. NEAL

Mother: Eliza WOOLEY

 

Children:
 
 

1. Jesse Levi DURHAM (b. 2 Jan 1892, Warren, TyleCtyTX; d. 31 Dec 1970, Woodville, TyleCtyTX; Find-A-Grave 18014693, TX)

Notes:

  • Jessie L. Durham worked for Hughes Tool company.

 

2. Harvey Coleman DURHAM (b. 10 June 1895, TX; d. 21 Oct 1965, Conroe Rural, MontCtyTX; Find-A-Grave 9682357, TX)

  • m1. Lena NEAL (b. 21, Feb 1901, Nacogdoches, TX; d. 2 Aug 1997) on 27 Dec 1915, Woodville, TyleCtyTX 4
       Parents: Jefferson G. NEAL / Nannie E. BEAN; 2nd husband: Doyle D BREEDLOVE (m. 1944, TX)
     

  • m2. Fannie W. ? (b. 27 May 1895; d. Sep 1983, Houston, HarrCtyTX; Find-A-Grave 9682364, TX)

Children to Lena:

  1. Jasper Coleman DURHAM Veteran of World War II (b. 14 Nov 1916, TX; d. 17 July 1991, TyleCtyTX; Find-A-Grave 46173167, TX)
  2. Woodrow Wilson DURHAM (b. 10 Nov 1918, Woodville, TyleCtyTX; d. 23 Jan 2002; Find-A-Grave 182972332, LA)
  • m1. Dixie Deanne SPRADLIN () on 6 June 1942, ComaCtyOK
       Parents: James G. SPRADLIN / Martha A. STRIPLIN
     
  • m2. Eula JOHNSON (b. 1916, LA; d. 17 Apr 1984, LA; Find-A-Grave 84479650, LA)
  3. Thomas Jefferson DURHAM (b. 10 Feb 1921, Warren, TyleCtyTX; d. 11 Sep 2001, LA; Find-A-Grave 67006967, TX)

 

Notes:

  • Harvey C. Durham was an Oil Mechanic. He lived in Magnolia, MontCtyTX.

  • Thomas J. Durham was a World War II veteran and an operator for Texaco.

  • Lena Neal Durham remarried to Doyle D. BREEDLOVE.
     

  • From 1920 US Census for TyleCtyTX:
     

    Name Rel Sex Race Birth Date Age Mar.Stat Birth Place Father BPlace Mother BPlace
    Harvey C. Durham Self M W 1896 24 M TX TX TX
    Lena Durham Wife F W 1902 18 M TX TX TX
    Jasper C. Durham Son M W 1917 3 S TX TX TX
    Woodrow Durham Son M W 1919 1 S TX TX TX
Mattie Mae Durham Glenn

3. Mattie Mae DURHAM (b. 10 May 1897, TX; d. 24 June 1977, Warren, TyleCtyTX; Find-A-Grave 22510992, TX)

  • m. Edmond Craig GLENN "Craig" (b. 9 Feb 1886, Warren, TyleCtyTX; d. 25 Apr 1950; Find-A-Grave 22510981, TX) on 24 Dec 1916, Woodville, TyleCtyTX)
       Parents: Duke Christopher GLENN / Mary Columbia DURDIN "Lummie"

Children:

  1. Joseph Royce GLENN World War II (b. 15 Dec 1917, TX; d. 28 Nov 1972, Woodville, TyleCtyTX; Find-A-Grave 22514546, TX)
 
  2. Andrew Jackson GLENN World War II (b. 21 Dec 1918, Warren, TyleCtyTX; d. 31 Oct 1967, Houston, HarrCtyTX, age 48; Find-A-Grave 22510925, TX)
 
  3. Audry Herschel GLENN World War II (b. 26 Jan 1920; d. 24 Sep, 1991; Find-A-Grave 22510940, TX)
 
  4. Roy Durham GLENN (b. 8 Feb 1922, Warren, TyleCtyTX; d. 17 Sep 1922, Village Mills, HardCtyTX, age 7 months; Find-A-Grave 46173170, TX)
 
Lorene Hattie GLENN 5. Lorene Hattie GLENN (b. 14 May 1924; d. 19 Feb 1999; Find-A-Grave 22512077, TX)
 
Nemmie Esca GLENN 6. Nemmie Esca GLENN (b. 1927, Warren, TyleCtyTX; d. 14 June 2014, Silsbee, HardCtyTX; Find-A-Grave 131493045, TX)
  • m. Emma Dean STURROCK (b. 24 June 1927; d. 23 June 2015; Find-A-Grave 132721193, TX)
       Parents: Van STURROCK / Emma ?; 1st husband: Thomas Edgar BELL
Alice Mae GLENN Grissom 7. Alice Mae GLENN (b. 9 Mar 1930, Warren, TyleCtyTX; d. 22 Aug 2017, Humble, HarrCtyTX; Find-A-Grave 133459667, TX)
  8. Horace Edmond GLENN (b. 15 Nov 1932)
 
Lloyd Hassel GLENN 9. Lloyd Hassel GLENN (b. 29 Nov 1934, Warren, TyleCtyTX; d. 16 Sep 1990, Lawton, ComaCtyOK; Find-A-Grave 69253027, OK)
 
  10.

Willie Duke GLENN (b. 22 Apr 1939, TyleCtyTX; d. 26 Aug 1991, JeffCtyTX; Find-A-Grave 46173171, TX)

 

 

Notes:

  •  Joseph and Andrew never married.
 

4. Edmond Wheat DURHAM "Ed" (b. 24 Oct 1899; d. 25 July 1982, TyleCtyTX; Find-A-Grave 45741340, TX)

Notes:

  • No children listed in the paper's obituary.

 

5. Jewel Irene DURHAM (b. Oct 31, 1901, TX; d. June 6, 1985, HardCtyTX; Find-A-Grave 55845981, TX)

Children:

  1. Joyce Marie PHILMON (b. 12 May 1925, Warren, TyleCtyTX; d. 29 June 1973, Goodrich, PolkCtyTX, age 48; Find-A-Grave 18012309, TX)
  2. Bonnie Lee PHILMON (b. 5 June 1927, TyleCtyTX; d. 8 Nov 2006; Find-A-Grave 45455480, TX)
  3. William Edward PHILMON "Frency" (b. 23 Apr 1930, Warren, TyleCtyTX; d. 26 Nov 1987, Wichita Falls, WichCtyTX; Find-A-Grave 71760927, TX)
  • m1. Ouida Belle MCDONALD (b. 17 June 1924, Santa Anna, ColeCtyTX; d. 23 Aug 1982, TX; Find-A-Grave 46431326, TX)
       Parents: N. C. MCDONALD / Maxie WILLIAMS; 1st husband: Ollie D. SUMNERS
     
  • m2. Private
  4. Hestel Elton PHILMON (b. 13 Jan 1937, Warren, TyleCtyTX; d. 13 June 1989, JeffCtyTX; Find-A-Grave 108634246, TX)
 
  5.

Private
 

 

Notes:

  • Joyce (Philmon) Smith died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. She was 48. Her name on her tombstone is "Joyce Philmon Dobbins".

  • Hestel E. Philmon was a Pvt. in the US Army.

  • Wesley R. Dobbins served in Vietnam as a US Army Sergeant.

 

6. Carl Elton DURHAM (b. 27 July 1907, Warren, TyleCtyTX; d. 9 Dec 1963, Woodville, TyleCtyTX; Find-A-Grave 18014677, TX)

Children:

  1.

Private
 

  2. Private
 

 

Notes:

  • Carl was a lumber worker.

 

7. Betsy Inez DURHAM "Bessie" (b. 29 Apr 1910; d. 22 May 1996; Find-A-Grave 45405094, TX)

  • m. Robert Jackson FINDLEY (b. 1 Sep 1903; d. 5 Dec 1976; Find-A-Grave 45405106, TX)
       Parents: James Livingston FINDLEY / Lucinda Eveline TOLAR

Children:

  1.

Dorman Lynn FINDLEY (b. 14 July 1937, TyleCtyTX; d. 23 Aug 1992; Find-A-Grave 45405096, TX)
 

  2. Private
 

 

Notes:

John Hassel DURHAM

8. John Hassel DURHAM (b. 6 Oct 1912, TyleCtyTX; d. 4 Dec 1958, HardCtyTX, age 46; Find-A-Grave 18014691, TX)

Children:

Zelda Gay DURHAM 1. Zelda Gay DURHAM (b. 7 Feb 1940, Port Arthur, JeffCtyTX; d. 29 Sep 2007, Beaumont, JeffCtyTX; Find-A-Grave 21843310, TX)
  • m. Private

 

Notes:

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2nd Marriage

William Esker Durham "Willie"

Born:  4 Oct 1869, TyleCtyTX
Died:  8 Feb 1953, Warren, TyleCtyTX

Find-A-Grave 18014700, TX
Father: James Clinton DURHAM

Mother: Ann MCCRIMMON

Married:
18 July 1918
TyleCtyTX

Martha Pairlee NEAL

Born: 8 Nov 1872, Warren, TyleCtyTX

Died: 30 Sep 1956, Beaumont, JeffCtyTX

Find-A-Grave 18014697, TX

Father: Jefferson G. NEAL

Mother: Eliza WOOLEY

Children: None
 
Notes:
  • William's middle name is disputed. It could be "Esker", "Escar" and "Elton".  It is "Esker" on his death certificate, so that will be used.

  • William, along with both his wives (who were sisters) are buried under a triple headstone at Fellowship Cemetery in Warren, TX.

  • Annie and Martha's parents were Jefferson G. NEAL and Eliza WOOLEY.
     

  • Page Sources:
    1. James Gordon "Tip" Durham

    2. Rodney Britnell (Rodbrit12@aol.com).

    3. The Durham Family of Tyler County, Texas, by Kenneth L. Durham

    4. Texas Marriages, 1837-1973 Online, Indexing Project (Batch) No: M75268-6, System Origin: Texas-EASy, Source Film No: 1006072, Reference No: P371

     

  • 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

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