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Matthew Durham > Mark Durham

Mark DURHAM

Born: Aug 15, 1775, NC
Died: Oct 22, 1841, NC

Father: Matthew DURHAM

Mother: Susannah LINDSEY

 

Married
Dec 10 (22), 1795, OCNC

Sylvia Sarah (Syllah?) ROBERTSON

Born: c. 1780
Died:

Father: Nathaniel ROBERTSON

Mother: Elizabeth MARRIOT

 

Children:
 

1. Nancy Durham (b. Mar 1810)

 

Notes:
 

2. Thomas Durham (b. Mar 1811, OCNC; d. 1873, Marlin, Falls Co, TX; m. Mary Ann WOLFE (b. Jul 9, 1816, OCNC; d. Jan 1881, Falls Co, TX))

Child:

  1. Marcus Thomas Durham "Mark" (b. Feb 4, 1843 in GA; d. Jun 10, 1923, Falls Co, TX; m1. Arminda J. HOPKINS (b. Jul 31, 1843, d. Feb 14, 1911) on Aug 4, 1863; m2. Susie B. FOX) 

Notes:

  • Thomas, Mary, Mark T. and Arminda are buried at Chiswell Cemetery cem, Falls Co, TX.

  • The family went from NC to GA, then to Limestone Co TX in 1869. In 1892 the next generation moved to Limestone County and settled on a farm in Ben Hur. Five generations of Durhams lived on the "old home place" in Limestone County.

 

3. Mark Bartlett Durham  (b. c. 1816, CCNC; m1. Nancy DURHAM (b. Aug 9, 1812; d. c. 1852) c. 1836; m2. Mildred COPELAND on Nov 18, 1853, OCNC)

Children to Nancy:

  1. William P. Durham (b. c. 1838; m. Nancy H. STROUD)

  2. Sarah A. Durham (b. c. 1839, CCNC; m. Thomas A. LASHLEY)

  3. James G. Durham (b. c. 1841, CCNC; Mary STRAWN)

  4. Margaret Durham (b. c. 1843, CCNC)

  5. Delilah L. Durham (b. Jun 1, 1848, CCNC; m. Wesley C. LASHLEY)

Children to Milly:

  1. Caroline Durham (c. 1854, OCNC)

  2. Mary J. Durham (b. c. 1856 in Bingham, OCNC)

  3. Mark B. Durham (b. c. 1858 in Bingham, OCNC)

  4. Rosa A. Durham (b. c. 1860, OCNC)

  5. Julia A. Durham (b. Apr 7, 1867, OCNC; m. William M. MANGUM)

  6. Martha E. Durham (b. c. 1868, OCNC)

Notes:

  • Mark was buried in Chiswell Cemetery cem, Falls Co, TX.  He first married his cousin, Nancy Durham, daughter of Archibald M. Durham.

  • From 1850 US Census for Chatham Co, NC:
    4-4 Mark Durham, age 33, Farmer, born NC
    Nancy Durham, age 37, born NC
    William P. Durham, age 12, born NC
    Sarrah Durham, age 10, born NC
    James Durham, age 8, born NC
    Margaret Durham, age 6, born NC
    Delila Durham, age 2, born NC

 
Notes:

  • Page Sources:
    1. Donald R. Johnston Home Page web.
    2. The Mark Thomas Durham Family webpage web by Jeanette Jordan.

 

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