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William Murphy Durham 1881–1974 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 Jun 1881

Birth Location: Oconee, South Carolina, United States

Death Date: 8 Dec 1974

Death Location: Westminster, Oconee, South Carolina, United States

Father: William Durham

Mother: Sinia Dodd

Spouse(s): Maggie Stewart, Lillian Dusham

Children(s): Evie Collier, Elsie Dusham, Floyd Dusham, Marie Dusham, Evelyn Dusham, Euna Dusham, Rose Durham, Emma Durham, Elise Durham, Herman Durham, Merle Durham, Edith Durham, Elma Buchanan, W Durham, Esain Durham, Eva Durham, Vernon Durham, Felton Durham, Lafayette Durham, Lafayette Durham, S Durham

William Murphy Durham was born in 1881 in Oconee, South Carolina, United States, the child of William Franklin Durham And Sinia Melissa Dodd. In 1950, William Murphy Durham resided in Center, Oconee, South Carolina, USA. William Murphy Durham married Lillian K Dusham, Maggie J Stewart, and had children including Edith Durham, Elise R Durham, Elma L Buchanan, Elsie L Dusham, Emma J Durham, Esain Durham, Euna M Dusham, Eva Durham, Evelyn R Dusham, Evie D Collier, Felton P Durham, Floyd A Dusham, Herchel A Dusham, Herman A Durham, Hugh W Dusham, J C Dusham, Lafayette Pat Durham, Lafayette Pat Durham, Lawrence D Dusham, Marie R Dusham, Merle Durham, Rose Durham, S Kenneth Durham, Vernon Richard Durham, W F Durham. William Murphy Durham passed away in 1974 in Westminster, Oconee, South Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • William Murphy Durham was born in 1881 in Oconee, South Carolina, United States, the child of William Franklin Durham And Sinia Melissa Dodd.
  • In 1950, William Murphy Durham resided in Center, Oconee, South Carolina, USA.
  • William Murphy Durham married Lillian K Dusham, Maggie J Stewart, and had children including Edith Durham, Elise R Durham, Elma L Buchanan, Elsie L Dusham, Emma J Durham, Esain Durham, Euna M Dusham, Eva Durham, Evelyn R Dusham, Evie D Collier, Felton P Durham, Floyd A Dusham, Herchel A Dusham, Herman A Durham, Hugh W Dusham, J C Dusham, Lafayette Pat Durham, Lafayette Pat Durham, Lawrence D Dusham, Marie R Dusham, Merle Durham, Rose Durham, S Kenneth Durham, Vernon Richard Durham, W F Durham.
  • William Murphy Durham passed away in 1974 in Westminster, Oconee, South Carolina, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

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William Durham's Ancestors

Self
William Durham
1881–1974
Birth Place: Oconee, South Carolina, United States
Parents
William Franklin Durham
1853–1918
Pickens, South Carolina, USA
Sinia (Melissa) Dodd
1855–1931
Oconee County, South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Willam (Johnson "Buck") Durham
1818–1898
Pickens, South Carolina, USA
Eliza ("Louisa") Rowe
1820–1896
Pickens County, South Carolina
Ira (Ellis) Dodd
1818–1907
Oconee County, South Carolina, USA
Sarrah ((Saraphim) P. Dodd) (Hembree)
1818–1904
Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Isaac DURHAM
1798–1879
Frances Johnson
1796–1880
Anselem Roe
1772–1837
Mary Watson
1780–1853
Martha Stratton
1782–1841
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William sr
1775–1844
Clarissa Dalton
1783–1880

William Durham's Descendants

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William (Murphy) Durham (9 Jun 1881–8 Dec 1974) m. Maggie (J) Stewart (1 May 1879–13 Jan 1907) m. Lillian (K) Dusham (abt 1907–)
  1. 1. Evie (D) Collier 1904–1958 m. Thomas (Burton) Collier 1903–1991 m. Paul Brown 1895–1934
    1. 1. Ansel Collier 1939–1986
    2. 2. Owen Collier 1942–2005
    3. 3. William (Truman) Brown 1921–1970 m. Bessie (Clark) Brown 1924–2010
      1. 1. Paul (W.) Brown 1946–2003
      2. 2. Kenneth (Roger) Brown 1951–1966
    4. 4. James Brown 1923–1976
    5. 5. Leona Brown 1926–2005 m. C (A) Richey 1925–
    6. 6. Paul (Calvin "Calvin") BROWN 1930–2010 m. June Brown 1932–2016
    7. 7. Lois BROWN 1933–1982
  2. 2. Elsie (L) Dusham 1919–1988
  3. 3. Floyd (A) Dusham 1936–1978
  4. 4. Marie (R) Dusham 1938–1994
  5. 5. Evelyn (R) Dusham 1944–1964
  6. 6. Euna (M) Dusham 1946–2000
  7. 7. Rose Durham 1900–1906
  8. 8. Emma (J) Durham 1901–1943
  9. 9. Elise (R) Durham 1905–
  10. 10. Herman (A) Durham 1909–1985
  11. 11. Merle Durham 1910–
  12. 12. Edith Durham 1913–1971 m. James (M) Heads 1912–
  13. 13. Elma (L) Buchanan 1914–2008 m. Grady (M) Buchanan 1912–
  14. 14. W (F) Durham 1916–1931
  15. 15. Esain Durham 1917–1953
  16. 16. Eva Durham 1910–1989
  17. 17. Vernon (Richard) Durham 1920–1999
  18. 18. Felton (P.) Durham 1922–2005
  19. 19. Lafayette ("Pat") Durham 1926–2010
  20. 20. Lafayette (Pat) Durham 1926–
  21. 21. S (Kenneth) Durham 1932–1942

William Durham's Timeline

3 Records

1881
9 Jun 1881
Birth of William Murphy Durham in Oconee, South Carolina, United States
Oconee, South Carolina, United States
1950
1950
Age 69
William Murphy Durham resided here in Center, Oconee, South Carolina, USA
Center, Oconee, South Carolina, USA
1974
8 Dec 1974
Age 93
Death of William Murphy Durham in Westminster, Oconee, South Carolina, United States
Westminster, Oconee, South Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Jun 1881
    Event Place: Oconee, South Carolina, United States
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Center, Oconee, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Center, Oconee, South Carolina
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Dec 1974
    Event Place: Westminster, Oconee, South Carolina, United States

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