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Major Solomon "Solon" Alexander Durham 1838–1899 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Nov 1838

Birth Location: Shelby, Cleveland, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 1 Aug 1899

Death Location: Marion, Marion, South Carolina, USA

Father: Charles Durham

Mother: Eunice Durham

Spouse(s): Mary Durham

Children(s): Annie Gorham

Major Solomon "Solon" Alexander Durham was born in 1838 in Shelby, Cleveland, North Carolina, USA, the child of Charles Crawford Durham And Eunice Jane Unicea Evans Durham. Major Solomon "Solon" Alexander Durham married Mary Annie Moody Durham, and had children including Annie Lillian Durham Gorham. Major Solomon "Solon" Alexander Durham passed away in 1899 in Marion, Marion, South Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • Major Solomon "Solon" Alexander Durham was born in 1838 in Shelby, Cleveland, North Carolina, USA, the child of Charles Crawford Durham And Eunice Jane Unicea Evans Durham.
  • Major Solomon "Solon" Alexander Durham married Mary Annie Moody Durham, and had children including Annie Lillian Durham Gorham.
  • Major Solomon "Solon" Alexander Durham passed away in 1899 in Marion, Marion, South Carolina, USA.

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Major Durham's Ancestors

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Major Durham
1838–1899
Birth Place: Shelby, Cleveland, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Charles Crawford Durham
1814–1897
Rutherford, North Carolina, USA
Eunice (Jane "Unicea" Evans) Durham
1816–1848
Rutherford, North Carolina, USA
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Major Durham's Descendants

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Major (Solomon "Solon" Alexander) Durham (22 Nov 1838–1 Aug 1899) m. Mary (Annie Moody) Durham (17 Jun 1843–04 Nov 1862)
  1. 1. Annie (Lillian Durham) Gorham 1861–1934 m. William (Churchill Gorham) Sr. 1852–1925
    1. 1. William (Churchill Gorham) Jr. 1894–1964 m. Irma Arthur 1895–1995
      1. 1. Jacqueline (Gorham) Vowell 1925–2012
      2. 2. William (Churchill Gorham) lll 1921–1995 m. Mittie (Morris) Jordan 1927–1998
      3. 3. Isabel (Durham) Gorham 1919–1982
      4. 4. Sidney (Harris) Gorham 1923–1944
      5. 5. Julia (Coston Gorham) Guthrie 1929–2012
        1. 1. C.C. Garcia 1888–1976
      6. 6. Rachel (Arthur Gorham Cloake) Weintrett 1921–1975 m. Wallace (H) Cloake 1918–1943 m. Donald (John Weintritt) Sr. 1926–2014

Major Durham's Timeline

2 Records

1838
22 Nov 1838
Birth of Major Solomon "Solon" Alexander Durham in Shelby, Cleveland, North Carolina, USA
Shelby, Cleveland, North Carolina, USA
1899
1 Aug 1899
Age 61
Death of Major Solomon "Solon" Alexander Durham in Marion, Marion, South Carolina, USA
Marion, Marion, South Carolina, USA

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Nov 1838
    Event Place: Shelby, Cleveland, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Aug 1899
    Event Place: Marion, Marion, South Carolina, USA

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