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Jesse Durham 1855 – 1890 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1855

Birth Location: Kentucky

Death Date: 1890

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

Father: George Durham

Mother: Huldah Baker

Spouse(s): Nancy Goens

Children(s): Effie Durham, Letha Durham, Ruth Butler, Emil Durham

In 1855, Jesse Durham entered the world in Kentucky, born to George Durham and Huldah Baker. Jesse Durham married Nancy Jane Goens, and had children including Effie Durham, Letha Ellen Durham, Ruth Butler, Emil Clyde Durham. Jesse Durham passed away in 1890 in Jackson County, Indiana, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1855, Jesse Durham entered the world in Kentucky, born to George Durham and Huldah Baker.
  • Jesse Durham married Nancy Jane Goens, and had children including Effie Durham, Letha Ellen Durham, Ruth Butler, Emil Clyde Durham.
  • Jesse Durham passed away in 1890 in Jackson County, Indiana, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

George Durham
1829 – 1860
Birth Location: Rockcastle, Kentucky, United States
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Huldah Baker
1835 –
Birth Location: Kentucky, USA
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Spouses(s)

Nancy Goens
1855 – 1925
Birth Location: Kurtz, Jackson County, Indiana, USA
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Children(s)

Effie Durham
1880 –
Birth Location: Jackson County, Indiana, USA
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Letha Durham
1884 – 1939
Birth Location: Nashville, Brown, Indiana, USA
LD
Ruth Butler
1886 – 1937
Birth Location: Jackson County, Indiana, USA
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Emil Durham
1888 – 1968
Birth Location: Jackson, Indiana
ED

Jesse Durham's Ancestors

Self
Jesse Durham
1855 – 1890
Birth Place: Kentucky
Parents
George Durham
1829 – 1860
Rockcastle, Kentucky, United States
Huldah Baker
1835 –
Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
Joseph Durham
1784 –
, , Virginia, USA
Elizabeth (Adams) Chasteen
1785 – 1866
Amherst County, Virginia, USA
Baker
Huldah
Great-Grandparents
Samuel Durham
Ashby Holloway
James Chasteen
1759 – 1841
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Jesse Durham's Descendants

1.
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Jesse Durham (1855 – 1890) m. Nancy (Jane) Goens (26 Nov 1855 – 27 Aug 1925)
  1. 1. Effie Durham (Feb 1880 – )
  2. 2. Letha (Ellen) Durham (23 Oct 1884 – 6 Sep 1939) m. Grover (Cleveland Wilson) Goens (25 September 1888 – 21 June 1918) m. C (W) Lafollette m. Samuel (P) Davis
    1. 1. Bernice (Elizabeth) Goens (29 Feb 1908 – 24 July 1996) m. Jesse (B) Hopper (2 Jan 1903 – ) m. James (Arthur) Hill (1905 – 1972) m. Thomas (A) Bryant (23 May 1911 – 19 February 1961) m. Henry (Clarence) Woolls (17 September 1902 – 6 August 1987)
      1. 1. Arthur (D.) Hill (17 Sep 1927 – 17 Mar 2011) m. Alice Benevedes
      2. 2. Donald (Wayne) Hill (29 April 1929 – 9 Jan 1982)
      3. 3. Nancy (Jane) Hill (25 Aug 1930 – 1 Feb 2009) m. John (Robert) Beal (1929 – 2013)
        1. 1. Larry Beal
        2. 2. Kevin Beal
        3. 3. Mike Beal
        4. 4. J (Rodney) Beal
      4. 4. Caroline (Sue) Bryant (abt 1943 – ) m. Michael (Duane) Weber (1942 – )
      5. 5. Mary (Elizabeth) Bryant (10 Jun 1944 – ) m. Marlin (Duane) Wright (11 Mar 1942 – 25 Oct 2017)
        1. 1. Melissa (Diane) Wright (27 Apr 1971 – ) m. Jackie (W) Goodrich (abt 1969 – )
        2. 2. Deborah Koger
        3. 3. Kimberly Mosco
      6. 6. Thomas (Windfield) Bryant (abt 1934 – )
      7. 7. Donald (Landis) Bryant (abt 1935 – ) m. Phyllis (A.) Barnes
      8. 8. Caroline (Sue) Bryant (abt 1943 – ) m. Michael (Duane) Weber
        1. 1. Weber (1960 – )
    2. 2. Edith (Stella) Goens (15 Sep 1910 – 20 Oct 1991) m. Edwin (Merrill) Hill (5 Aug 1907 – 25 Nov 2000)
      1. 1. Sherman (Edwin) Hill (3 February 1930 – 24 January 2012) m. Myra Maholm m. Evelyn (Irene) Sisson (10 Sep 1944 – 13 Mar 2005)
      2. 2. John (Melvin) Hill (23 Jan 1931 – 22 Sep 2009) m. Jessie Clapp m. Norma (Jean) Hart (4 September 1931 – 21 October 2001)
        1. 1. John (Michael) Hill (27 Sep 1954 – 6 Oct 1996)
        2. 2. Brian (Scott) Hill (11 May 1960 – 21 Dec 1962)
      3. 3. Infant (Son) Hill (4 July 1932 – 4 July 1932)
      4. 4. Kenneth (Denver) Hill (18 June 1934 – 22 April 2010) m. Hilda (Jean) Hamilton (6 March 1934 – 5 July 2001)
      5. 5. Stanley (Vance) Hill (18 February 1938 – 31 October 2020) m. Carol (J.) Kiel
        1. 1. Anglea Hill
      6. 6. Mark (Wayne) Hill (22 Jan 1941 – 24 Nov 1992) m. Karen (S.) Polley
      7. 7. Linda (Ellen) Hill (abt 1945 – ) m. Willard (Larry) Hackman (abt 1942 – )
    3. 3. Mildred (Ada) Goens (7 June 1912 – 28 April 1982)
    4. 4. Kenneth (Wilson Cleveland) Goens (21 Dec 1913 – 21 Nov 1966) m. Cora (Ellen) Morgan (abt 1920 – ) m. Fern (Virginia) Stepro
      1. 1. Leford Goens (abt 1939 – )
      2. 2. Camela Goens (abt 1949 – )
    5. 5. Keith (Malcolm) Goens (5 Jan 1914 – ) m. Margaret (May) Hawkins (29 Mar 1918 – 5 Mar 2005)
      1. 1. Dicey (Lee) Goens (abt 1939 – )
    6. 6. Hilda (Marguerite) Goens (21 June 1916 – 24 March 1984) m. Ira (Jefferson) Tankersley (abt 1913 – 20 May 1984)
      1. 1. Bonnie (Patricia) Tankersley (15 May 1931 – 12 June 1985) m. Edward Guerrero
    7. 7. Mar (garet Tanker) Sley
    8. 8. Billy Goens
    9. 9. Anna (Belle) Goens
  3. 3. Ruth Butler (4 Jan 1886 – 27 Jun 1937) m. James (Morton) Tharp (30 Mar 1888 – 12 October 1973) m. James Davis m. Jess Durham
    1. 1. Ellis Durham (4 Feb 1905 – 26 Oct 1986) m. Ruth (Naomi Adelia) Day (21 March 1911 – 12 January 2000)
      1. 1. Norma (Rose) Durham (10 Feb 1930 – 20 Apr 2018) m. Lloyd Allman (21 September 1926 – 8 Jul 2014)
        1. 1. Jo (Lynn) Allman m. Robert (H.) Hayes m. Douglas (Wayne) Jessup
        2. 2. Kim Allman
        3. 3. Sandy (K) Allman m. Jim Rudnicki
      2. 2. Rae (Marie) Durham (10 Oct 1931 – ) m. John (Robert) Beesley (1931 – )
      3. 3. Dale (Richard) Durham (23 Nov 1933 – 14 Feb 2013) m. Marcia Taylor
      4. 4. Bobby (Gene) Durham (abt 1935 – 2007)
      5. 5. Janet (Lou) Durham (3 Aug 1937 – ) m. Walter (Lewis) Pardieck (6 December 1935 – 27 December 2018)
        1. 1. David (Alan) Pardieck (abt 1958 – ) m. Jackie (K.) Freyn
        2. 2. Kelly Pardieck
      6. 6. Mary (Jane) Durham (abt 1939 – ) m. Ronald (Lynn) Hooker
        1. 1. Thomas (Ellis) Hooker (2 Nov 1965 – ) m. Patricia (Marie) Essex (abt 1966 – ) m. Christina (S.) Kiel
  4. 4. Emil (Clyde) Durham (10 April 1888 – 25 January 1968) m. Minnie McGathy (8 Jul 1891 – 3 Jul 1911) m. Ida (May) Parker (3 December 1890 – 19 May 1977)
    1. 1. Howard (Harris) Durham (6 November 1912 – 18 November 1984) m. Maggie (Ellen) Colvin m. Alice Durham (abt 1906 – )
    2. 2. Thomas (Harry) Durham (26 Jul 1916 – 28 May 1999) m. Judy (L.) Trapp
    3. 3. Wentiford (Clyde) Durham (27 July 1922 – 11 October 1983) m. Betty Green m. Helen (Louise) Kriete (10 Dec 1926 – 2 Feb 2005)
    4. 4. Gladys Durham (31 August 1927 – 30 August 1992) m. Harold (R) Engelking (29 Jan 1924 – 23 Nov 1985)
      1. 1. Robert (Duane) Engelking (20 Oct 1944 – 11 Apr 2018) m. Oweeta Umphress
        1. 1. Ronita (L) Engelking m. David Hounshell
    5. 5. Clarence (Edward) Durham (30 Jan 1930 – 30 May 2016) m. Lois (Joan) Fear (3 Oct 1931 – ) m. Edith (M) Huddleston (7 Feb 1935 – 23 May 2017)
    6. 6. Frank (Delano) Durham (17 Mar 1932 – 31 Aug 1995) m. Loretta (Margaret) Wilson (26 September 1916 – 17 November 1986) m. Margaret McClellan
    7. 7. Francis Durham (abt 1935 – )

Jesse Durham's Timeline

5 Records

1855
1855
Birth of Jesse Durham in Kentucky
Kentucky
1856
1856
Age 1
Birth of Jesse Durham in Kentucky, USA
Kentucky, USA
1880
1880
Age 25
Jesse Durham resided here in Carr, Jackson, Indiana, USA
Carr, Jackson, Indiana, USA
1890
26 June 1890
Age 35
Death of Jesse Durham in Jackson County, Indiana, United States of America
Jackson County, Indiana, United States of America
1890
1890
Age 35
Death of Jesse Durham
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1856
    Event Place: Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1855
    Event Place: Kentucky
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Carr, Jackson, Indiana; Roll: 286; Page: 50A; Enumeration District: 106
    [2] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 13 Nov 1879
    Event Place: Brownstown, Indiana
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - Jackson County Banner - 13 Nov 1879 - Page 4, Nany J Goens marriage

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Carr, Jackson, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Carr, Jackson, Indiana; Roll: 286; Page: 50A; Enumeration District: 106

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 June 1890
    Event Place: Jackson County, Indiana, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1890

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Medora, Jackson County, Indiana, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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