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James Alexander Durham 1833 – 1878 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1833

Birth Location: Warren County, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 1878

Death Location: Fentress County, Tennessee USA

Father: Cyril Durham

Mother: Nancy Cooksey

Spouse(s): Rachel Norris

Children(s): John Durham

James Alexander Durham was born in 1833 in Warren County, Tennessee, USA, the child of Cyril Durham and Nancy L. Cooksey. James Alexander Durham married Rachel Louisa Eliza "Lizie" Norris, and had children including John Durham. James Alexander Durham passed away in 1878 in Fentress County, Tennessee USA.

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Biography

  • James Alexander Durham was born in 1833 in Warren County, Tennessee, USA, the child of Cyril Durham and Nancy L. Cooksey.
  • James Alexander Durham married Rachel Louisa Eliza "Lizie" Norris, and had children including John Durham.
  • James Alexander Durham passed away in 1878 in Fentress County, Tennessee USA.

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James Durham's Ancestors

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James Durham
1833 – 1878
Birth Place: Warren County, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Cyril Durham
1809 – 1877
Surrey County, North Carolina, USA
Nancy (L.) Cooksey
1810 – 1895
Warren County, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
James (Lindsey) Durham
1774 – 1855
Surry, North Carolina, United States
Elizabeth Summers
1790 – 1851
, Surry, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
James Durham
1758 – 1833
Catharine Fitzgerald
1736 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Durham
1720 – 1767
Winifred Lindsey
1727 – 1769

James Durham's Descendants

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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)
      1. 1. Maynie Durham (19 March 1916 – 9 May 2001) m. Lonzie Stephens (20 January 1916 – 27 May 1991)
        1. 1. Betty (Edith) Stephens (30 October 1938 – 6 September 2010) m. Brance Myers
        2. 2. Floyd (Gene) Stephens (19 April 1941 – 25 March 1982) m. Bertha (Jean) Hawn (26 September 1942 – )
        3. 3. Jonet (Faye) Stephens (abt 1946 – ) m. Charles (Clarence) Houston (abt 1942 – )
        4. 4. Judy (M) Stephens (8 December 1947 – 15 February 2017) m. Olen (Dean) Gibson (15 February 1944 – 29 October 2003)
        5. 5. Ronny (D) Stephens (29 June 1950 – 16 June 2007)
        6. 6. James (Lonzie) Stephens (18 July 1956 – 21 April 1989)
    3. 3. Charles (Harrison) Durham (29 Aug 1892 – 12 Nov 1958) m. Sara (Miranda) Tinch (1894 – 3 Oct 1964)
      1. 1. John (Pomel "Parnell") Durham (18 Apr 1917 – 17 Feb 1987)
      2. 2. Arnold (J.) Durham (28 Oct 1921 – 20 Feb 2006)
      3. 3. Olive (M.) Durham (1 Jan 1925 – 4 May 2004)
    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

1833
1833
Birth of James Alexander Durham in Warren County, Tennessee, USA
Warren County, Tennessee, USA
1878
1878
Age 45
Death of James Alexander Durham in Fentress County, Tennessee USA
Fentress County, Tennessee USA

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1833
    Event Place: Warren County, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1878
    Event Place: Fentress County, Tennessee USA

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