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Matthew Durham > William Lindsey Durham > Archibald Marion Durham > Alvis Durham > John S. Durham

John S. Durham Confederate Soldier

Born: May 13, 1840, OranNC
Died: Apr 11, 1881, NC, age 74

Buried: Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery, OranNC

Find-A-Grave 39555110

Father: Alvis DURHAM

Mother: Catherine STRAYHORN

 

Married:
Sep 8, 1860,
 OranNC

Sarah Anne CAREATHERS

Born: Feb 7, 1840, NC
Died: Jun 9, 1909, OranNC

Buried: Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery, OranNC

Find-A-Grave 39555493

Father:

Mother:

 

Children:
 

1. Elizabeth Catherine DURHAM "Bettie" (b. Jul 29, 1861, OranNC; d. Aug 29, 1939, OranNC; Find-A-Grave 39553861)
m. William Henry COPELAND "Will" (b. Apr 1856, OranNC; d. Jan 7, 1933, NC; Find-A-Grave 52822323)

 

Children:

  1. James Elery COPELAND "Elery" (b. Oct 4, 1882, OranNC; d. Jul 26, 1939, OranNC; Find-A-Grave 39553992)
    m. Bessie L. MYRICK (b. Jul 12, 1883, ChatNC; d.  Apr 12, 1959, Swepsonville, AlamNC ; Find-A-Grave 39553845)

  2. Alma Blanch COPELAND (b. Jul 16, 1891, OranNC; d. Jan 20, 1917, Chapel Hill, OranNC; Find-A-Grave 39553829)

  3. Ralph COPELAND (b. c. 1895, NC; Find-A-Grave 59553917)

  4. Wallace Vern COPELAND (b. Oct 31, 1897, OranNC; d. Oct 16, 1967, Chapel Hill, OranNC; Find-A-Grave 41106441)
    m. Bettie STANFIELD (b. Oct 10, 1897, NC; d. Jul 6, 1972, Chapel Hill, OranNC; Find-A-Grave 41106338) on Apr 8, 1922, AlamNC

  5. Otis Frank COPELAND (b. Oct 1, 1900, NC; d. May 9, 1969, Chapel Hill, OranNC; Find-A-Grave 59553916)

  6. Alvis Durham COPELAND (b. Jul 15, 1903, OranNC; d. Oct 2, 1973; Find-A-Grave 41106324)
    m. Lizzie WILSON (b. Sep 6, 1895; d. Mar 11, 1976; Find-A-Grave 41106408)

  7. Loma Faye COPELAND (b. Jan 22, 1909, AlamNC; d. Apr 18, 1967, Durham, DurhNC; Find-A-Grave 59553913)
     

Notes:

  • Bessie (Myrick) Copeland's parents were Charles and Louise Frances (Powell) Myrick.

  • Bettie (Stanfield) Copeland's parents were Benjamin and Allie Stanfield. 

  • Alvis D. Copeland was a Private in the US Army.

  • Loma F. Copeland was a Practical Nurse.
 

2. Eugene DURHAM (b. c. 1889, NC)
 

Notes:

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3. James Edwin DURHAM "Edd" (b. Apr 27, 1864, OranNC; d. Oct 24, 1943, NC; Find-A-Grave 39554921)
m. Frances MORRIS "Fannie" (b. Oct 11, 1866, OranNC; d. Nov 16, 1963, AlamNC; Find-A-Grave 39554875)

 

Children:

  1. Dewey Careathers DURHAM (b. Jun 30, 1899, OranNC; d. Mar 19, 1964, Burlington, AlamNC; Find-A-Grave 161509569)
    m. Vitha Anne PETTY "Annie" (b. 1906; d. 1973; Find-A-Grave 161509809)

  2. Rachel DURHAM (b. May 7, 1902; d. Jan 18, 1984; Find-A-Grave 59553900)
    m. Needham Arthur CATLETT (b. Aug 20, 1898; d. Jan 14, 1998; Find-A-Grave 59553899)

Notes:

  • Fannie Morris Durham's parents were Thomas and Mary Ann (Crutchfield) Morris.

  • Neeham Catlett's parents were George Sidney and Lily Ann (Pleasants) Catlett.

  • Dewey C. Durham worked in the Textiles industry.  Annie (Petty) Durham's parents were George Thomas and Pearl (Rogers) Petty.

 

4. Charles Reldue DURHAM "Charlie" (b. Sep 26, 1873, OranNC; d. Aug 28, 1948, OranNC; Find-A-Grave 27625207)
m1. Jessie Thomas RAY (b. Dec 27, 1878; d. Jun 4, 1907; Find-A-Grave 39555053)
m2. Elsie Lillian FRESHWATER (b. Oct 27, 1883; d. Jul 22, 1966; Find-A-Grave 27625219) on Jun 28, 1908, AlamNC.
 

Children to Jessie:

  1. Beulah Vera DURHAM (b. Jun 3, 1903, OranNC; d. Nov 7, 1981, Durham, DurhNC; Find-A-Grave 59553835)
    m1. Grady Reed ALDRIDGE (b. Feb 22, 1901; d. Nov 15, 1956; Find-A-Grave 39537771)
    m2. John Fountain MOTLEY (b. Mar 18, 1913; d. Mar 4, 1974, Durham, DurhNC; Find-A-Grave 163030961)

  2. Gaston Thaxton DURHAM (b. Oct 25, 1904, OranNC; d. Aug 4, 1980, Chapel Hill, OranNC; Find-A-Grave 59553948)
    m. Mary Hope CREWS (b. Dec 10, 1908, RockNC; d. Sep 7, 2000; d. Mar 8, 1980, Chapel Hill, OranNC; Find-A-Grave 59553949)

  3. Maude DURHAM (b. Mar 4, 1906, OranNC; d. Jun 1, 2002; Find-A-Grave 59554157)
    m. Frank Lee WARD (b. Feb 16, 1902, NC; d. Mar 8, 1980; Find-A-Grave 59554148)

  4. Jesse Thomas DURHAM (b. May 19, 1907, OranNC; d. Feb 7, 1970; Find-A-Grave 39555034)

Children to Elsie:

  1. Marzie Lee DURHAM (b. Oct 9, 1909; d. Mar 18, 1989, Chapel Hill, OranNC; Find-A-Grave 59553968)

  2. Mazie DURHAM (b. Jul 29, 1911, OranNC; d. Feb 15, 2001,  Hillsborough, OranNC; Find-A-Grave 59554082)
    m1. John Augustus SPARROW (b. Dec 9, 1904, NC; d. Jul 1, 1968, Chapel Hill, OranNC; Find-A-Grave 39602337)
    m2. PICKETT ()

  3. Ola DURHAM (b. May 23, 1914, NC; d. Feb 9, 1995, NC; Find-A-Grave 166640426)
    m. Alfred Lee LLOYD (b. Jan 1, 1912; d. Aug 27, 1984, NC; Find-A-Grave 166640472)

  4. Joseph Woodrow DURHAM "Joe" (b. Feb 14, 1916, OranNC; d. Nov 5, 1989; Find-A-Grave 59553960)

  5. John Reldue DURHAM (b. Feb 14, 1918; OranNC; d. Dec 19, 1987; Find-A-Grave 116972088)

  6. Roy Dickson (or Dixon) DURHAM (b. Jun 18, 1920, OranNC; d. Aug 9, 1990; Chapel Hill, OranNC; Find-A-Grave 59553971)
    m. Alice T. ? (b. Jan 21, 1922; d. Oct 9, 2003; Find-A-Grave 59553940)

  7. Lillian Leon DURHAM (b. May 19, 1923; d. Mar 13, 1988, OranNC; Find-A-Grave 59553939)
    m. Gerald Curtis DUNCAN (b. May 24, 1915, DurhNC; d. Aug 3, 1974, Durham, DurhNC; Find-A-Grave 39554381) on Mar 30, 1946, OranNC; )

Notes:

  • Charlie Freshwater was a farmer. Elsie L. (Freshwater) Durham's parents were: Joe and Julie (Teer) Freshwater.

  • Grady R. Aldridge's parents were James William and Ida Mae (Martin) Aldridge.

  • John F. Motley's parents were John Lea and Nannie (Reynolds) Motley.

  • Frank L. Ward's parents were Adolphus and Sarah C. (Lloyd) Ward.

  • Gerald C. Duncan's parents were L. E. and Annie L. (Blalock) Duncan.
 

5. Anna Bell DURHAM (b. Dec 13, 1876, OranNC; d. Sep 16, 1939, Greensboro, GuilfNC; Find-A-Grave 42726333)
m1. Lacy DURHAM c. 1903
m2. Emmet Evans RILEY "Evans" (b. Dec 13, 1859; OranNC; d. May 6, 1925, Eno, OranNC; Find-A-Grave 42735625) on Apr 19, 1914, OranNC.
 

Child to Lacy:

  1. Robert Lacy DURHAM (b. Nov 3, 1904, OranNC; Mar 11, 1991, Butner, GranNC; Find-A-Grave 48549913)
    m. Ada HICKS (b. Dec 23, 1908; d. Apr 27, 1984) on Apr 16, 1927, OranNC; Find-A-Grave 48549871)

Children to Evans:

  1. Mae Belle RILEY (b. Mar 13, 1915; d. Oct 30, 1915, Burlington, AlamNC; Find-A-Grave 94280872)
    m. Marvin Henry HINSHAW (b. Feb 28, 1911; d. May 1, 1998; Find-A-Grave 94280873)

  2. Sadie Lee RILEY (b. Jun 4, 1916, OranNC; d. Jun 17, 2011, cremated)
    m. William Curtis HINSHAW (b. May 1, 1915, Burlington, AlamNC; d. Apr 16, 2006) on May 13, 1949, AlamNC

  3. Emett Evans RILEY Jr. (b. May 10, 1920, OranNC; d. Mar 23, 2005, NC)

Notes:

  • Lacy Durham as the father for Robert Lacy Durham came from the find-a-grave entry. I cannot fine a "Lacy Durham" on ancestry.com. More research needed.

  • Evans Riley was previously married to Janette McCauley.  His parents were Presley and Ann Riley.

  • Marvin H. Hinshaw's parents were Minus Jackson and Daisy (Durham) Hinshaw. Daisy was the daughter of William Capers Durham and Adelia Ann Perry.

  • William C. Hinshaw's parents were Walter U. and Mollie Inez (Scott) Hinshaw.


 

Notes:

  • John S. Durham enlisted in the Confederacy on Mar 14, 1862 as a Private. His unit was Company G, 28th Infantry Regiment North Carolina. He was wounded on May 3, 1863 at Chancellorsville, Spotsylvania County, VA. He was captured on May 12, 1864 at Spotsylvania Court House, VA. He was confined on May 15, 1864 at Elmira, NY. He took an Oath of Allegiance on Jun 23, 1865 in Elmira, Chemung Co, NY. 1

  • From 1880 US Census, Bingham, Orange County, NC:
     

    Name

    Relation

    Marital
    Status

    Gender

    Race

    Age

    Birth
    Place

    Occ.

    Father
    BPlace

    Mother
    BPlace

    John S. Durham

    Self

    M

    Male

    W

    40

    NC

    Farmer

    NC

    NC

    Sarah A. Durham

    Wife

    M

    Female

    W

    40

    NC

    Keeping
    House

    NC

    NC

    James E. Durham

    Son

    S

    Male

    W

    16

    NC

    Works
    On Farm

    NC

    NC

    Charlie R. Durham

    Son

    S

    Male

    W

    6

    NC

    		  

    NC

    NC

    Annie B. Durham

    Dau

    S

    Female

    W

    3

    NC

    		  

    NC

    NC

     

  • County/State Abbreviations:
    AlamNC - Alamance County, NC
    ChatNC - Chatham County, NC
    DurhNC - Durham County, NC
    GranNC - Granville County, NC
    GuilNC - Guilford County, NC
    OranNC - Orange County, NC
    RockNC - Rockingham County, NC
     

  • Page Sources:

    1. From Durham-Tiller-Pauley-Turley website on rootsweb.

Names Added to Name Index: YES