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

James Clinton DURHAM

Born: Dec 24, 1814 in NC
Died: Sep 2, 1877, TCT
Father: Isaiah DURHAM

Mother: Elizabeth BURNS

 

Married Dec 10, 1835 in Chambers Co, AL

Ann MCCRIMMON

Born: c. 1816 in NC
Died: 1857, TCT
Father: John McCrimmon (b. c. 1795)

Mother:

 

Children:
 

1. Sarah E. Durham (b. c. 1837 in Chambers Co, AL)

Notes:

 

2. Elizabeth A. Durham "Betsy" (b. c. 1839 in Chambers Co, AL; d. c. 1898; m. Edmund P. WHEAT (b. Apr 18, 1826) on Mar 20, 1860, TCT)
 

Notes:

  • Edmund was John WHEAT's brother. His parents were Josiah WHEAT Sr. and Martha FLETCHER.

  • Edmund's first marriage was to Mary Jane DURHAM.

  • They had no children.

 

3. Lucinda Caroline Durham (b. Jan 1840 in AL; m. George W. ANDERSON (b. Sep 6, 1836, MS) on Sep 6, 1860, TCT)Children:

  1. Sarah Anderson (b. c. 1861, TCT)

  2. James Anderson (b. Sep 20, 1867, TCT; d. Sep 10, 1919, Bosque Co, TX; m. Georgina Anna LOYD)

  3. John T. Anderson (b. c. 1871)

  4. Azora C. Anderson (female, b. c. 1875)

  5. Azales B. Anderson (female, b. c. 1876)

  6. Bertha E. Anderson (b. c. 1880, Bosque Co, TX)

  7. E. L. Anderson (female, b. Jun 1883, Bosque Co, TX)

Notes:
  • E. L. could be Ethel Lee Anderson who died in TCT on Aug, 8, 1996.
 

4. Marcus D. Durham (b. c. 1842 in Chambers Co, AL)
 

Notes:

  • Per Ken L. Durham, he died in the Civil War.

  • I have also seen his first name as Margaiss Lafayette Durham.

 

5. Mary Versailes Durham "Versie" (b. Feb 22, 1845 in Chambers Co, AL; d. Nov 6, 1909, TCT; m. Robert Jackson TOLAR (b. Dec 27, 1848 in Simpson Co, MS) on Dec 1, 1870, TCT)

Children:

  1. Lillie Tolar (b. Dec 24, 1871; d. Nov 22, 1874)

  2. Ann Elizabeth Tolar (b. Oct 1873; d. Jun 27, 1969, TCT)

  3. Calvin Monroe Tolar (b. Feb 2, 1875; d. Jun 21, 1964, TCT; m. Clara J. RUDD)

  4. Margaiss Lafayette Tolar (b. Feb 18, 1877; d. Jan 27, 1960; m. Jennie BEST)

  5. Catherine Loucretia Tolar (b. Jan 1, 1879; d. Sep 8, 1953; m. Benjamin BEST)

  6. Winfred Clinton Tolar "Shug" (b. Jan 10, 1883; d. Apr 12, 1952)

  7. Sarah C. Tolar (b. Jan 1885)

  8. John Philipps Tolar (b. Dec 14, 1887; d. Jun 12, 1967)

  9. Aurilee Tolar (b. Aug 31, 1890; d. Oct 16, 1906)

Notes:

  • Mary is buried at Mt. Pisgah Cemetery, TCT.

  • Sarah may be Sarah Caroline Tolar who died in TCT on Mar 25, 1979. 

 

6. Amelia Missouri Durham "Liddy" (b. Oct 31, 1846; d. Nov 5, 1905, TCT; m. James H. GANT (b. Jun 1, 1847 in MS) on Jan 6, 1870, TCT)

Children:

  1. John W. Gant (b. Dec 1870; d. 1927; m. Nannie LAIRD)

  2. James Marcus Gant (b. Dec 1872; d. 1955; m. Mattie Catherine BEST)

  3. Isaac Edmund Gant (b. Jun 25, 1875; d. Jul 6, 1877)

  4. Levi (y?) Durham Gant (b Sep 4, 1877; d. Sep 7, 1963; m. Anna WOOLEY)

  5. Missouri Amelia Gant "Annie" (b. Aug 1877)

  6. Mary Alice Gant (b. Sep 1881)

  7. Martha E. Gant "Mattie" (b. Aug 1883)

  8. Minnie E. Gant (b. Jan 1886)

Notes:

 

7. Cornelius W. Durham (b. c. 1849)
 

Notes:

 

8. John Isaiah Durham (b. 1851 in Chambers Co. AL; d. 1924, TCT; m. Amanda Jane D. GEORGE (b. Oct 13, 1859) on Feb 7, 1878, TCT)

Children:

  1. Edward Clerence Durham (b. Jun 1880; d. 1922; m. Ludy BROWN)

  2. James Andrew Durham (b. May 1882; d. 1968; m. Sarah HAWKINS)

  3. George Levi Durham (b. Oct 1886, Silsbee, Hardin Co, TX; d. 1959, TX; m. Louise SWEARINGEN)

  4. William Burton Durham (b. May 1888)

  5. Robert Lee Durham (b. Nov 17, 1891; d. Jan 7, 1892, 7 weeks old)

  6. Alice E. Durham (b. Jul 1893)

  7. John Clyde Durham (b. Jan 9, 1898; d. Mar 4, 1909, )

Notes:

  • John I. Durham is buried at Mount Pisgah Cemetery, TCT. Also buried there are George Levi  Durham, Robert Lee Durham, John Clyde Durham.

  • George Levi was a bus station owner, and he was in the service during WW I.

James Burns Durham

Mary Jane Wheat Durham

9. James Burns Durham (b. 1854 in Chambers Co, AL, d. 1937, TCT; m. Mary Jane WHEAT on Jan 8, 1874, TCT)

Children:

  1. Elizabeth Ann Durham (b. Jul 8, 1867; m. John Addison BEST)

  2. Mary Jane Durham "Sis" (b. Aug 1, 1876, TX; m. David A. KEIFFER)

  3. Missouri Caroline Durham (b. Jan 26, 1878, TX; m1. David KEIFFER; m2. Tom BELT)

  4. James Levi Durham (b. Apr 12, 1880, TX; m. Rachel BROWN)

  5. Lydia Gertrude Durham (b. Mar 1882, TX; m1. Ernest GOODE, m2. William GOODE)

  6. Vinie Viola Durham (b. Mar 1884; m. James "Jim" Sheppard SIMS)

  7. John Wheat Durham (b. Jul 2, 1885)

  8. Rosa Alice Durham (b. Dec 9, 1888, TX; m. Jesse Harvey FOXWORTH)

  9. William Henry Durham (b. Dec 26, 1890)

  10. Edmond Meadows Durham (b. Dec 1891; m. Jessie Matilda BAKER)

  11. Albert Durham (b. Dec 1891)

  12. Francis Britton Durham (b. Jan 22, 1893, TX; m. Mary Ethel HATTON)

  13. Hill Clinton Durham (b. Aug 3, 1895; m. Annie Mae BERTRAM)

Notes:

2nd Marriage

James Clinton DURHAM

Born Dec 24, 1814 in NC
Died Sep 2, 1877
Son of Isaiah and Elizabeth (Burns) DURHAM

 

Dec 27, 1863, TCT

Mamie Elizabeth RISINGER

b. c. 1826 in AL

 

Children:

 

1. Martha Arizona Durham (b. Dec 9, 1866; d. Sep 1901, TCT; m. Henry Clay KEETH (b. Jan 4, 1860 in Ouachita Co, AR; d. Sep 24, 1923, buried at Magnolia Cemetery in Woodville, TCT) on Dec 7, 1882, TCT)

Children:

  1. James Benjamin Keeth "Ben" ( b. Nov 20, 1883)

  2. Lula Keeth (b. Sep 20, 1885)

  3. Mammie Keeth (b. Mar 1888)

  4. John Rhodolphus Keeth "Adolphus" (b. Jan 1891)

  5. Annie Keeth (b. May 5, 1893)

  6. Vircey "Versie" Keeth (b. Nov 21, 1895)

  7. Delti Keeth (b. May 1899)

Notes:

  • Martha died at age 34 while giving birth to her 8th child.
 

2. William Esker Durham (b. Oct 4, 1869, TCT; d. Feb 8, 1953; m1. Alice N. NEAL (b. Jun 1875) on Jan 7, 1891, TCT; m2. Martha N. PARLEE)

Children to Alice:

  1. Jessie Levi Durham (b. Jan 2, 1892; d. Dec 31, 1970, TCT)

  2. Harvey Coleman Durham (b. Jun 10, 1895, TX; d. Oct 21, 1965, Conroe, Montgomery Co, TX)

  3. Mattie Mae Durham (b. May 1897; m. Edmund Craig GLENN)

  4. Edmond Wheat Durham (b. Oct 24, 1899; d. Jul 25, 1982, TCT)

  5. Carl Elton Durham (b. Jul 27, 1907, Warren, TCT; d. Dec 9, 1963)

  6. John Hansel Durham (b. Oct 6, 1912; d. Dec 4, 1958; m. Eula WALLACE)

  7. Jewel Irene Durham (b. c. 1902; m. S. Hampton PHILMAN)

  8. Betsy Inez Durham (b. c. 1910)

Notes:

  • William's middle name is disputed. It could be "Esker", "Escar" and "Elton".  It is "Esker" on his death certificate, so that is what I am going with.

  • Alice's parents were Jefferson Green Neal and Eliza Jane Wooley.

 
Notes:

  • James C. Durham moved to Georgia when he was a small boy. Then moved to Chambers Co., Alabama about 1835. Then moved to, TCT in 1855. He is buried at Mt. Pisgah Cemetery, TCT. Ann was possibly born and married in Alabama. She, her husband, and her father were the first persons buried in Mt. Pisgah Cemetery.

  • Page Sources:
    1. James Gordon "Tip" Durham
    2. Rodney Britnell (Rodbrit12@aol.com).
    3. The Durham Family of Tyler Co, Texas, by Kenneth L. Durham

James Clinton Durham Ann McCrimmon Durham John McCrimmon John Isiaah and Amanda Jane Durham Robert Lee Durham Arizona Durham Keeth

Names Added to Name Index: YES

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