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Samuel Sylvester Durham 1868 – 1943 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 31 Dec 1868

Birth Location: Wheatfield Twp, Perry Co, Pa

Death Date: 02 Jan 1943

Death Location: Landisburg, Perry Co, Pa

Father: John Durham

Mother: Emma Weaver

Spouse(s): Gemima Rider

Children(s): Lloyd Durham

Samuel Sylvester Durham was born in 1868 in Wheatfield Twp, Perry Co, Pa, the child of John Alex Durham and Emma E Weaver. Samuel Sylvester Durham married Gemima Ann Rider, and had children including Lloyd Sylvester Durham. Samuel Sylvester Durham passed away in 1943 in Landisburg, Perry Co, Pa.

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Biography

  • Samuel Sylvester Durham was born in 1868 in Wheatfield Twp, Perry Co, Pa, the child of John Alex Durham and Emma E Weaver.
  • Samuel Sylvester Durham married Gemima Ann Rider, and had children including Lloyd Sylvester Durham.
  • Samuel Sylvester Durham passed away in 1943 in Landisburg, Perry Co, Pa.

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Samuel Durham's Ancestors

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Samuel Durham
1868 – 1943
Birth Place: Wheatfield Twp, Perry Co, Pa
Parents
John Alex Durham
1841 – 1877
Pennsylvania, USA
Emma (E) Weaver
1848 – 1890
Pennsylvania
Grandparents
John Durham
1813 – 1863
Delaware
Mary Stone
1815 – 1901
Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Samuel Durham's Descendants

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Samuel (Sylvester) Durham (31 Dec 1868 – 02 Jan 1943) m. Gemima (Ann) Rider (1877 – )
  1. 1. Lloyd (Sylvester) Durham (22 May 1893 – 4 June 1978) m. Edith (Pearl) Humphrey (abt 1901 – ) m. Effie (C) Powers (17 Feb 1902 – 15 Feb 1986)
    1. 1. John (William) Durham (31 May 1921 – 4 Aug 1921)
    2. 2. Edith (Alafrada) Durham (8 Dec 1925 – 12 Dec 2004) m. Erwin (W) Grund

Samuel Durham's Timeline

2 Records

1868
31 Dec 1868
Birth of Samuel Sylvester Durham in Wheatfield Twp, Perry Co, Pa
Wheatfield Twp, Perry Co, Pa
1943
02 Jan 1943
Age 75
Death of Samuel Sylvester Durham in Landisburg, Perry Co, Pa
Landisburg, Perry Co, Pa

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 Dec 1868
    Event Place: Wheatfield Twp, Perry Co, Pa

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 02 Jan 1943
    Event Place: Landisburg, Perry Co, Pa

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