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Alton William Durham 1917–1989 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Oct 1917

Birth Location: Marion CO, Tennessee

Death Date: 24 Nov 1989

Death Location: Hixson, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA

Father: Benjamin Durham

Mother: Sarah Sharpe

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In 1917, Alton William Durham entered the world in Marion CO, Tennessee, born to Benjamin Franklin Durham And Sarah Minerva Sharpe. In 1950, Alton William Durham resided in Hamilton, Tennessee, USA. Alton William Durham passed away in 1989 in Hixson, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1917, Alton William Durham entered the world in Marion CO, Tennessee, born to Benjamin Franklin Durham And Sarah Minerva Sharpe.
  • In 1950, Alton William Durham resided in Hamilton, Tennessee, USA.
  • Alton William Durham passed away in 1989 in Hixson, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA.

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Alton Durham's Ancestors

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Alton Durham
1917–1989
Birth Place: Marion CO, Tennessee
Parents
Benjamin Franklin Durham
1892–1965
Marion, Tennessee
Sarah (Minerva) Sharpe
1893–1977
Tennessee
Grandparents
James (H) Durhm
1861–
Tennessee
Mary (Isabelle) Rose
1860–1930
Tennessee
Jacob (Calvin) Sharpe
1865–1961
CHATTANOOGA, HAMILTON CO., TENN.
Louise (jane Durham Durham) Sharpe
1866–1947
Hamilton County,Tennessee
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Alton Durham's Timeline

3 Records

1917
11 Oct 1917
Birth of Alton William Durham in Marion CO, Tennessee
Marion CO, Tennessee
1950
1950
Age 33
Alton William Durham resided here in Hamilton, Tennessee, USA
Hamilton, Tennessee, USA
1989
24 Nov 1989
Age 72
Death of Alton William Durham in Hixson, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA
Hixson, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Oct 1917
    Event Place: Marion CO, Tennessee
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Hamilton, Tennessee

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Hamilton, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Hamilton, Tennessee

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Nov 1989
    Event Place: Hixson, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA

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