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William Martin Durham 1818 – 1900 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Sep 1818

Birth Location: Rockcastle County, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 5 Jul 1900

Death Location: Crooked Creek, Rockcastle, Kentucky, USA

Father: Joseph Durham

Mother: Elizabeth Chasteen

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Baker, Sarah Scott, Diantha Jones

Children(s): MARY Durham, MATILDA ****, Isaac Durham, Greenberry Durham, Anne Durham, Elizabeth Durham, Nancy Durham, Viola Durham, John Durham, Thomas Durham, William Durham, Lettie Durham, Sarah Moore, John Durham

William Martin Durham was born in 1818 in Rockcastle County, Kentucky, USA, the child of Joseph Durham and Elizabeth Adams Chasteen. In 1863, William Martin Durham resided in Rockcastle, Kentucky, United States. William Martin Durham married Elizabeth (Letty) Baker, Sarah E. Scott, Diantha Jones, and had children including MARY Durham, MATILDA Durham ****, Isaac Durham, Greenberry "Green B" Durham, Anne Durham, Elizabeth Durham, Nancy Durham, Viola Durham, John N Durham, Thomas Jefferson Durham, William Martin Durham, Lettie Durham, Sarah Jane Moore, John Blevin Durham. William Martin Durham passed away in 1900 in Crooked Creek, Rockcastle, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • William Martin Durham was born in 1818 in Rockcastle County, Kentucky, USA, the child of Joseph Durham and Elizabeth Adams Chasteen.
  • In 1863, William Martin Durham resided in Rockcastle, Kentucky, United States.
  • William Martin Durham married Elizabeth (Letty) Baker, Sarah E. Scott, Diantha Jones, and had children including MARY Durham, MATILDA Durham ****, Isaac Durham, Greenberry "Green B" Durham, Anne Durham, Elizabeth Durham, Nancy Durham, Viola Durham, John N Durham, Thomas Jefferson Durham, William Martin Durham, Lettie Durham, Sarah Jane Moore, John Blevin Durham.
  • William Martin Durham passed away in 1900 in Crooked Creek, Rockcastle, Kentucky, USA.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Durham's Ancestors

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William Durham
1818 – 1900
Birth Place: Rockcastle County, Kentucky, USA
Parents
Joseph Durham
1784 –
, , Virginia, USA
Elizabeth (Adams) Chasteen
1785 – 1866
Amherst County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Samuel Durham
Ashby Holloway
James Chasteen
1759 – 1841
Abingdon, Gloucester, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Durham's Descendants

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William (Martin) Durham (Sep 1818 – 5 Jul 1900) m. Elizabeth ((Letty)) Baker (1824 – ) m. Sarah (E.) Scott (1848 – ABT 1945) m. Diantha Jones (1845 – 20 Jul 1909)
  1. 1. MARY Durham (1842 – )
  2. 2. MATILDA (Durham) **** (1844 – 5 November 1876)
  3. 3. Isaac Durham (1845 – )
  4. 4. Greenberry ("Green B") Durham (29 Mar 1848 – 25 Feb 1911) m. Mary (Elizabeth) Durham (6 October 1850 – 1929)
    1. 1. Minerva (Jane) Durham (3 Mar 1871 – 2 Jan 1968) m. Jonathan (Taylor) Mullins
    2. 2. Mary (F.) Durham (Abt 1873 – )
    3. 3. William (Martin) Durham (26 Aug 1875 – 5 Nov 1958)
    4. 4. John Durham (Abt 1878 – )
    5. 5. Deborah (M.) Asher (31 July 1878 – 22 March 1967)
    6. 6. Elizabeth (Green) Durham (24 September 1886 – 7 September 1908) m. Mace McGuire (abt 1882 – )
      1. 1. Ermel McGuire (abt 1917 – )
      2. 2. Edward McGuire (abt 1919 – )
      3. 3. Amelia McGuire (abt 1925 – )
      4. 4. Martha McGuire (abt 1927 – )
    7. 7. Rebecca (Elizabeth) Radford (28 December 1890 – 21 August 1955)
  5. 5. Anne Durham (1850 – )
  6. 6. Elizabeth Durham (1852 – Sep 1853)
  7. 7. Nancy Durham (13 Feb 1854 – 1928)
  8. 8. Viola Durham (May 1856 – 25 Jul 1936)
  9. 9. John (N) Durham (1 Jan 1857 – 14 Mar 1920)
  10. 10. Thomas (Jefferson) Durham (12 Mar 1861 – 1941)
  11. 11. William (Martin) Durham (12 March 1861 – 17 June 1945)
  12. 12. Lettie Durham (26 April 1863 – 5 November 1900)
  13. 13. Sarah (Jane) Moore (August 1869 – 1909)
  14. 14. John (Blevin) Durham (20 Jan 1850 – 8 May 1911)

William Durham's Timeline

3 Records

1818
Sep 1818
Birth of William Martin Durham in Rockcastle County, Kentucky, USA
Rockcastle County, Kentucky, USA
1863
1 July 1863
Age 45
William Martin Durham resided here in Rockcastle, Kentucky, United States
Rockcastle, Kentucky, United States
1900
5 Jul 1900
Age 82
Death of William Martin Durham in Crooked Creek, Rockcastle, Kentucky, USA
Crooked Creek, Rockcastle, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Sep 1818
    Event Place: Rockcastle County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records (Provost Marshal General's Bureau; Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865); Record Group: 110, Records of the Provost Marsha
    [2] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 July 1863
    Event Place: Rockcastle, Kentucky, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records (Provost Marshal General's Bureau; Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865); Record Group: 110, Records of the Provost Marsha

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Jul 1900
    Event Place: Crooked Creek, Rockcastle, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Rockcastle County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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