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

James Burns DURHAM

Born: Feb 5, 1854
Died: Dec 1937

Father: James Clinton DURHAM

Mother: Ann MCCRIMMON

Married on Jan, 8 1874

Mary Jane WHEAT

Born: Aug 3, 1856
Died: Sep 8, 1913

Father: John WHEAT

Mother: Mary Jane DURHAM

Mary Jane (Wheat) Durham

Children:
 

1. Elizabeth Ann Durham "Bettie" (b. Jul 8, 1867; d. Aug 20, 1948; m. John Addison BEST (b. Jul 8, 1867; d. Aug 20, 1948) on Feb 26, 1891, TCT)

Children:

  1. William Arthur Best (b. Jan 7, 1894; m1. Mattie Vera MILLS on Jun 19, 1920, TCT; m2. Helen Gertrude STIMAC on Jan 14, 1934, TCT)

  2. Benjamin Durham Best (b. Oct 26, 1896; d. Mar 19, 1906, buried at Mt. Pisgah Cemetery, TCT)

  3. Richard Gibson Best (b. Oct 29, 1898; d. Aug 31, 1990; m. Johnnie Mae WILLIAMS on Jul 7, 1940, TCT)

  4. Mittie Jane Best (b. Jul 7, 1900; d. Oct 5, 1988; m. Rufus HATTON on Jun 8, 1921, TCT)

  5. John Jasper Best (b. Mar 28, 1902; d. Jan 5, 1986; m. Stella Fay GREER on Feb 17, 1926 in Jefferson Co, TX)

  6. James Fletcher Best (b. Feb 24, 1904; d. Aug 7, 1960; m1. Juanita EDWARDS on Apr 27, 1938, TCT; m2. Annie MACKLIN (or MACLIN or MCCLAIN) or  "Floy"; buried at Magnolia Cemetery, Woodville, TCT)

  7. French Alford Best (Alpheus?) (b. Aug 21, 1906; d. Mar 26, 1953; m. Elizabeth STIMAC on Nov 2, 1929, TCT)

  8. Infant Child (b. 1912; d. 1912, buried at Mt. Pisgah Cemetery, TCT)

  9. Jerry Otis Best (m. Mary Estella MACKLIN "Estell" on Oct 12, 1929, TCT)

  10. Ninnie Gertrude Best (m. Paul Francis DUPUIS on Nov 29, 1930, TCT)

Notes:

 

2. Mary Jane Durham "Sis" (b. Aug 1, 1876, TCT; d. Nov 28, 1908; m. David A. KEIFFER on Jan 14, 1903, TCT)

Children:

  1. Resa Keiffer

  2. William Leonard Keiffer "Buck"

  3. Lydia Keiffer

Notes:
  • Her grave marker is pictured below.
  3. Missouri Caroline Durham "Carrie" (b. Jan 26, 1878, TCT; b. Apr 23, 1943, TCT; m1. David KEIFFER; m2. Tom BELT. There were no children.
 
Notes:
  • Her grave marker is pictured below.

4. James Levi Durham (b. Apr 12, 1880, TCT; d. Sep 6, 1964, Woodville, TX; m. Rachel BROWN)

Children:

  1. James Franklin Durham "Frank"

  2. Mary Jane Durham

Notes:
  • He was called "Levi". He lived to age 84. He was a farmer.
  • He is buried at Mt. Pisgah Cemetery.

5. Lydia Gertrude Durham "Liddy" (b. Mar 1882; m1. Ernest GOODE (b. Sep 1882 in TX) on Oct 26, 1913, TCT; m2. William GOODE)

Child:

  1. Ernest Durham Goode

Notes:
  • Ernest's parents were Josiah Washington GOODE (b. Apr 14, 1884, TX; d. Oct 15, 1923) and Sarah Jane PARSONS (b. Aug 25, 1849, TX)
 

6. Vinie Viola Durham (b. Mar 1884; d. 1966; m. James Sheppard SIMS "Jim" (b. 1871; d. 1962) on Jan 14, 1903)

Children:

  1. Effie Sims

  2. Vinnie Alice Sims

  3. Alva Sims

  4. Jimmie Leigh Sims

Notes:
  • Vinie and James' grave marker, from Mount Pisgah Cemetery, TCT, is pictured below.
  • James parents were William S. SIMS (b. Jun 23, 1839) and Catherine A. SCOTT (b. Sep 5, 1839 in MS)
 

7. John Wheat Durham (b. Jul 2, 1885; d. Aug 17, 1898)
 

Notes:

  • John W. died at age 12. His grave marker, from Mount Pisgah Cemetery, TCT, is pictured below.

8. Rosa Alice Durham (b. Dec 9, 1888, TCT; m. Jesse Harvey FOXWORTH (b. Mar 7, 1883))

Children:

  1. Jessie Rosa Foxworth (b. c. 1911 in TX)

  2. Bessie May Foxworth (b. Sep 9, 1912 in TX, d. Jan 22, 1982 in Harris Co, TX)

  3. Thomas Aubrey Foxworth (b. Mar 15, 1915 in TX, d. Jun 8, 1992 in Jefferson Co, Texas)

  4. Dorothy Foxworth

  5. Brittie Idell Foxworth (b. c. 1918 in TX)

  6. John Harvey Foxworth (b. Nov 9, 1926, TCT)

  7. Mary Alice Foxworth

  8. Ruby Lee Foxworth

  9. Walter Leonard Foxworth (b. Jun 5, 1929, TCT)

Notes:

  9. William Henry Durham (b. Dec 26, 1890; d. Jun 29, 1891)
 
Notes:
  • William died at 6 months.
  • Buried at Mt. Pisgah Cemetery, TCT.
Ed M. Durham

10. Edmond Meadows Durham "Ed" (b. Dec 1891; d. c. 1935; m. Jessie Matilda BAKER)

Children:

  1. Edmund Earl Durham (b. Aug 28, 1915; m1. Elsie L. STRALEY; m2. W. Dean CARSON/ PATTERSON)

  2. Violet Irene Durham (b. Feb 27, 1917; m. Nial Asher)

  3. Paul Stafford Durham (b. Nov 16, 1926; m. Ethel L. HAGAR)

  4. Kenneth Ray Durham (b. Jan 18, 1923; m. Mary L. MEIXNER)

  5. Victor LeRoy Durham (b. Mar 25, 1925; d. July 21, 1944 in Guam - killed in action)

Notes:
  • Ed was born in Woodville, Texas.
  • Victor was killed in World War II in the Pacific.
  11. Albert Durham (b. Dec 1891; d. Dec 1891)
 
Notes:
  • Infant Albert died at birth. He was Edmond's twin. His name was to honor Prince Albert.
Francis Britton Durham

12. Francis Britton Durham "Britt" (b. Jan 22, 1893, TCT; d. Jul 6, 1983; m. Mary Ethel HATTON (b. Dec 27, 1900, TCT) on Jun 3, 1923, TCT)

Children:

  1. Francis Everett Durham (b. Jun 19, 1924 in Warren, TX; d. killed in action, Feb 19, 1945 at Iwo Jima Island, Japan)

  2. James William Durham (b. Jul 11, 1926, TCT; d. Feb 7, 1995 in Houston, Harris Co, TX; m. Carol Jean SANDERS)

  3. Lillian Marie Durham (Mary?) (b. Jan 30, 1929, TCT)

  4. Shirley Rose Durham

Notes:

  • Mary Hatton parents were William Franklin HATTON (b. Aug 31, 1875 in Dale Co, AL) and Emily Josephine MILLS (b. Mar 4, 1881 in Shelby Co, TX)

  • Francis Everett was killed In Action in World War II - 1st Btn, 28th Rgt, 5th Div U.S.M.C. Buried at Mount Pisgah Cemetery, Woodville, TCT.

  • James W. Durham lost a leg in a jeep accident while serving in WWII.


13. Hilliard Clinton Durham "Hill C." (b. Aug 3, 1895, d. Sep 22, 1966, m. Annie Mae BERTRAM (b. Jul 15, 1927)

Children:

  1. Rosalie Evelyn Durham (MILLER)

  2. Hill Clinton Durham Jr.

  3. Opal Virginia Durham

  4. Marion Richard Durham "Tex"

  5. James Gordon Durham "Tip" 

Notes:
  • Hill C was a PFC in the US Army during World War I. He was also a Mason.
  • He was the county judge in Woodville, TCT for many years.
  • Their grave marker is pictured below.

 
Notes:

  • Click here for James' obituary and here for Mary's.

  • James and Mary Jane are both buried, TCT in the Mount Pisgah Cemetery. Their grave marker is pictured below.

James Burns and Mary Wheat Durham
Caroline Missouri Durham Hill Clinton and Rosalie Evelyn Miller Durham James Burns and Mary Jane Durham
John Wheat Durham, died at age 12 Marion Richard William Henry Durham, died at 6 months
Mary Jane Durham Keiffer Rosalie Durham Miller James and Viola Durham Sims
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