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Matthew Durham >
William Lindsey Durham >
William Lindsey Durham Jr. |
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1. Manley S. Durham (b. Dec 8, 1817; d. May 1, 1820)
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2. Frances Durham (b. Jan 13, 1820; m. Jesse W. PERRY on Oct 11, 1859)
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3. Camelia Durham (b. Apr 7, 1822; d. Aug 03, 1835; m.
Franklin DAVIES)
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4.
Dr. Bartlett Leonidas (Snipes) Durham
(b. Nov 3, 1824; d. Feb
2, 1859, OCNC)
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Dr. Bartlett Durham, for
whom the City of Durham, NC was named, lived near the Chatham
County line on the Antioch Church Road. When Bartlett Durham died, he
was buried at the home place of his mother in Chatham County, NC. There is
evidence of a large hole where he was disinterred 27 June 1933 and
re-interred at Maplewood Cemetery, Durham, North Carolina, 1 January
1934.
A large granite monument, 18 inches by 30 inches by 8 feet tall, was
erected in Maplewood Cemetery with the following inscription:
BARTLETT SNIPES DURHAM
1822-1858
Founder, the City of Durham
Country Physician and public-spirited citizen
who donated land for a railroad station and thereby
became founder of a City.
Remains removed from Snipes Graveyard near
Orange-Chatham line and reinterred January 1, 1934,
on this square set apart for that purpose by
the City which bears his name.
"The merit belongs to the beginner should his
successor do even better."
Durham County, by Jean Bradley Anderson, pages 103-105, gives his
correct name as Dr. Bartlett Leonidas Durham, his parents, correct birth
date, and correct death date.
Listed explanation: Durham Herald 21 Apr 1985 re Dr. Bartlett Leonidas
Durham, originally buried here. Disinterred 27 June 1933, Memorial Svc
held at Antioch Bapt Ch in Orange Cnty. Re-interred at Mapelwood
Cemetery, Durham NC, 1 Jan 1934, with a large monument.
Significant events: City of Durham named for Bartlett Durham; In 1806,
Haw River Mountain Church established here -- in 1830 it was relocated
to Orange County as Antioch Baptist Church.
Durham, Bartlett Leonidas, Dr. (b.3 Nov 1824 - d.2 Feb 1859)
Son of William L. and Mary (Snipes) Durham. Exhumed 27 June 1933,
re-interred 1 Jan 1934 at Maplewood Cemetery, Durham, NC. See write-up in
report on Snipes Cemetery (D03.1).
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He was a country physician and public-spirited citizen who donated land
for a railroad station and thereby became founder of a city. -
Bartlett Durham, at age 26, bought 100 acres of land in a rather unpromising
section of Orange County after recently graduating from the University
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He offered the railroad four of his hundred acres for a station and saw
his name painted on the station house. He also became the company's
agent. The station was originally called "Durham's Station", later
shortened to "Durham's" and, eventually, to "Durham".
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This about Bartlett Durham from Durham County:
A History of Durham County, North Carolina by Jean Bradley:
"a jovial fellow. On moonshiny nights he would get a group of boys
together and serenade the town." -
A bachelor, he died of pneumonia in 1859,
at age 39.
After his death, Susan Ann Clements brought a bastardy suit against his
estate. She claimed her son, Romulus, was Dr. Durham illegitimate son. She lost the
suit (but I'd still like to see a DNA test on Romulus' line...)
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5. Sarah A. Durham (b. Mar 28, 1827; d. Jun 2, 1903)
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Did Sarah marry Frank A. STAGG?
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6. Victory M. Durham (b. Jun 5, 1829; d. Mar 31, 1848)
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Names Added to Name Index: YES
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