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James Lindsey Durham 1774 – 1855 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 January 1774

Birth Location: Surry, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 27 Mar 1855

Death Location: Warren, Tennessee, United States

Father: James Durham

Mother: Catharine Fitzgerald

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Summers

Children(s): Cyril Durham

In 1774, James Lindsey Durham Jr entered the world in Surry, North Carolina, United States, born to James Lindsey Durham and Catharine Fitzgerald. James Lindsey Durham Jr married Elizabeth Summers, and had children including Cyril Durham. James Lindsey Durham Jr passed away in 1855 in Warren, Tennessee, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1774, James Lindsey Durham Jr entered the world in Surry, North Carolina, United States, born to James Lindsey Durham and Catharine Fitzgerald.
  • James Lindsey Durham Jr married Elizabeth Summers, and had children including Cyril Durham.
  • James Lindsey Durham Jr passed away in 1855 in Warren, Tennessee, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Durham
1758 – 1833
Birth Location: Southside Shores, Brunswick County, Virginia, USA
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Catharine Fitzgerald
1736 –
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Summers
1790 – 1851
Birth Location: , Surry, North Carolina, USA
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Children(s)

Cyril Durham
1809 – 1877
Birth Location: Surrey County, North Carolina, USA
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James Durham's Ancestors

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James Durham
1774 – 1855
Birth Place: Surry, North Carolina, United States
Parents
James Lindsey Durham
1758 – 1833
Southside Shores, Brunswick County, Virginia, USA
Catharine Fitzgerald
1736 –
Grandparents
George (G.) Durham
1720 – 1767
St Andrews Parish, Brunswick, Virginia, United States
Winifred Lindsey
1727 – 1769
Brunswick, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Durham's Descendants

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James (Lindsey) Durham (4 January 1774 – 27 Mar 1855) m. Elizabeth Summers (7 February 1790 – 27 July 1851)
  1. 1. Cyril Durham (8 Oct 1809 – Oct 1877) m. Nancy (L.) Cooksey (1810 – 1895)
    1. 1. James (Alexander) Durham (1833 – 1878) m. Rachel (Louisa Eliza "Lizie") Norris (May 1839 – aft 1920)
      1. 1. John Durham (4 Jul 1863 – 3 Sep 1919) m. Permelia (Jane) Neal (23 Apr 1873 – 17 Jun 1955)
        1. 1. Washington (Rosco) Durham (10 Jan 1889 – )
        2. 2. Samuel (Luther) Durham (20 Sep 1890 – 21 Dec 1964) m. Fannie (Louellen) Tinch (27 September 1894 – 2 January 1959)
        3. 3. Charles (Harrison) Durham (29 Aug 1892 – 12 Nov 1958) m. Sara (Miranda) Tinch (1894 – 3 Oct 1964)
        4. 4. Cordelia (M.) Durham (Nov 1894 – )
        5. 5. Abner (Celso) Durham (2 Sep 1896 – )
        6. 6. Balem (Lenoir) Durham (12 Jan 1900 – 9 Nov 1967)
        7. 7. Perry (Lee "Peary") Durham (19 Jan 1900 – Mar 1983)
        8. 8. Virgil (P.) Durham (1903 – )
        9. 9. Hershel (Dewey) Durham (1905 – )
        10. 10. Cassie (Dilly) Durham (1907 – )
        11. 11. Gertrude ("Gertie") Durham (1909 – )
        12. 12. Ellis Durham (1911 – 1951) m. Nellie Pierce (5 May 1915 – 1944)
        13. 13. Nora ("Norashell") Durham (10 Feb 1914 – 4 Feb 1944) m. Horton (Mack) Jackson (23 Apr 1902 – 29 Jan 1988)

James Durham's Timeline

2 Records

1774
4 January 1774
Birth of James Lindsey Durham Jr in Surry, North Carolina, United States
Surry, North Carolina, United States
1855
27 Mar 1855
Age 81
Death of James Lindsey Durham Jr in Warren, Tennessee, United States
Warren, Tennessee, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 January 1774
    Event Place: Surry, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Mar 1855
    Event Place: Warren, Tennessee, United States
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