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James Milton Durham 1900–1955 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 September 1900

Birth Location: Hamilton Twp, Jackson, Indiana, USA

Death Date: 9 Jul 1955

Death Location: Seymour, Jackson County, Indiana, United States of America

Father:

Mother: Nancy Goens

Spouse(s): Bernice Ferguson

Children(s): Ronald Durham, John Durham, Maxine Durham, Mable Durham, Robert Durham, Phyllis Durham, Kathryn Durham, Virginia Durham, Caroline Durham, James Durham, Billy Durham, Milton Durham, Kathryn Turner, Isabelle Durham, Mable Durham

James Milton Durham was born in 1900 in Hamilton Twp, Jackson, Indiana, USA, the child of Mattinson And Nancy Jane Goens. In 1935, James Milton Durham resided in Rural, Jackson, Indiana. In 1940, James Milton Durham resided in Spencer, Jennings, Indiana, USA. James Milton Durham married Bernice Marie Ferguson, and had children including Billy Gene Durham, Caroline Sue Durham, Isabelle M Durham, James Meredith Durham, Janet Durham, John Edwin Durham, Kathryn Edell Durham, Kathryn Edell Turner, Mable Ilene Durham, Mable Lucille Durham, Maxine Bessie Durham, Milton H Durham, Phyllis Joan Durham, Robert Eugene Durham, Ronald Ray Durham, Virginia Ruth Durham, William Durham. James Milton Durham passed away in 1955 in Seymour, Jackson County, Indiana, United States of America.

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Biography

  • James Milton Durham was born in 1900 in Hamilton Twp, Jackson, Indiana, USA, the child of Mattinson And Nancy Jane Goens.
  • In 1935, James Milton Durham resided in Rural, Jackson, Indiana.
  • In 1940, James Milton Durham resided in Spencer, Jennings, Indiana, USA.
  • James Milton Durham married Bernice Marie Ferguson, and had children including Billy Gene Durham, Caroline Sue Durham, Isabelle M Durham, James Meredith Durham, Janet Durham, John Edwin Durham, Kathryn Edell Durham, Kathryn Edell Turner, Mable Ilene Durham, Mable Lucille Durham, Maxine Bessie Durham, Milton H Durham, Phyllis Joan Durham, Robert Eugene Durham, Ronald Ray Durham, Virginia Ruth Durham, William Durham.
  • James Milton Durham passed away in 1955 in Seymour, Jackson County, Indiana, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Nancy Goens
1859–1925
Birth Location: Kurls, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA
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Spouses(s)

Bernice Ferguson
1899–1980
Birth Location: Jackson Co., IN
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Children(s)

Ronald Durham
1934–1997
Birth Location: Jackson Co, Indiana, USA
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John Durham
1924–2001
Birth Location: Columbus, Bartholomew, Indiana, USA
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Maxine Durham
1926–2006
Birth Location: Straughn, Henry, Indiana, USA
MD
Mable Durham
1928–2005
Birth Location: Hayden, Jennings, Indiana, USA
MD
Robert Durham
1930–2009
Birth Location: Seymour, Jackson County, Indiana, United States of America
RD
Phyllis Durham
1936–1993
Birth Location: Seymour, Jackson, Indiana, USA
PD
Kathryn Durham
1937–1996
Birth Location: Seymour, Jackson County, Indiana, United States of America
KD
Virginia Durham
1922–1984
Birth Location: Cortland, Jackson County, Indiana, United States of America
VD
Caroline Durham
1940–2007
Birth Location: Jennings County, Indiana, United States of America
CD
James Durham
1918–1976
Birth Location: Seymour, Jackson, Indiana, USA
JD
Billy Durham
1932–1995
Birth Location: Indiana
BD
Milton Durham
1920–1981
Birth Location: Redding, Jackson, Indiana, USA
MD
Kathryn Turner
1936–1996
Birth Location: Seymour Jack, Indiana
KT
Isabelle Durham
1927–1996
Birth Location: Logansport, Indiana
ID
Mable Durham
1929–1996
Birth Location: Limestone, Alabama
MD

James Durham's Ancestors

Self
James Durham
1900–1955
Birth Place: Hamilton Twp, Jackson, Indiana, USA
Parents
Nancy (Jane) Goens
1859–1925
Kurls, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA
Grandparents
Stephen (Waller) Goens
1836–1896
Indiana, United States of America
Charlotte Allen
1838–1924
Lawrence County, Indiana, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Durham's Descendants

1.
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James (Milton) Durham (10 September 1900–9 Jul 1955) m. Bernice (Marie) Ferguson (4 August 1899–17 January 1980)
  1. 1. Ronald (Ray) Durham 1934–1997 m. Linda (Lou) Hockenberry 1937–2016 m. Virginia (A.) Wiley 1941–1996 m. Mary (Emma) Richter 1918–2007
  2. 2. John (Edwin) Durham 1924–2001 m. Sarah (Belle) Waterbury 1930–1999
  3. 3. Maxine (Bessie) Durham 1926–2006 m. Charles (Bert) Ray 1926–1998
    1. 1. Sharon (Sue) Ray 1945–2015
    2. 2. Candice (Ann) Ray 1948–2012
    3. 3. Milton (Eugene) Ray 1948–2008
    4. 4. Charles (Gare) Ray 1951–2016
  4. 4. Mable (Ilene) Durham 1928–2005 m. James (Frank) Robinson 1927–1990 m. Charles (Edward) Wyatt 1927–1964
    1. 1. Sherry (Gail) Robinson 1951–2013
    2. 2. Steven (Wayne) Robinson 1950–2009
  5. 5. Robert (Eugene) Durham 1930–2009
  6. 6. Phyllis (Joan) Durham 1936–1993
  7. 7. Kathryn (Edell) Durham 1937–1996
  8. 8. Virginia (Ruth) Durham 1922–1984 m. Louis Burnell 1917–1974
    1. 1. Louis (Edward) Burnell 1940–1979
  9. 9. Caroline (Sue) Durham 1940–2007
  10. 10. James (Meredith) Durham 1918–1976 m. Edna (Hannah Elizabeth) Beckam 1922–2014
    1. 1. Marlin (Lee) Durham 1941–2005
  11. 11. Billy (Gene) Durham 1932–1995
  12. 12. Milton (H) Durham 1920–1981 m. Lois (M) Eglen 1914–1989
  13. 13. Kathryn (Edell) Turner 1936–1996
  14. 14. Isabelle (M.) Durham 1927–1996
  15. 15. Mable (Lucille) Durham 1929–1996

James Durham's Timeline

4 Records

1900
10 September 1900
Birth of James Milton Durham in Hamilton Twp, Jackson, Indiana, USA
Hamilton Twp, Jackson, Indiana, USA
1935
1935
Age 35
James Milton Durham resided here in Rural, Jackson, Indiana
Rural, Jackson, Indiana
1940
1940
Age 40
James Milton Durham resided here in Spencer, Jennings, Indiana, USA
Spencer, Jennings, Indiana, USA
1955
9 Jul 1955
Age 55
Death of James Milton Durham in Seymour, Jackson, Indiana, USA
Seymour, Jackson, Indiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 September 1900
    Event Place: Hamilton Twp, Jackson, Indiana, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Spencer, Jennings, Indiana; Roll: m-t0627-01058; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 40-14
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Jackson, Indiana
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Spencer, Jennings, Indiana; Roll: m-t0627-01058; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 40-14

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Spencer, Jennings, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Spencer, Jennings, Indiana; Roll: m-t0627-01058; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 40-14

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Jul 1955
    Event Place: Seymour, Jackson, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Seymour, Jackson County, Indiana, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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