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Matthew Durham > William Lindsey Durham > Archibald M. Durham > Thomas Seaborn Durham

Thomas Seaborn DURHAM

Born: Feb 12, 1823, TN
Died: Jun 16, 1904, Fort Chaffee, SebaAR

Buried: Oak Valley Cemetery, SebaAR

Find-A-Grave 35772979

Father: Archibald Marion DURHAM

Mother: Jane CAREATHERS

 

Married:
c. 1853, GA

Mary CHASTAIN

Born: Oct 26, 1829, GA

Died: Jan 4, 1899, SebaAR

Buried: Oak Valley Cemetery, SebaAR

Find-A-Grave 35773215

Father: Rainey CHASTAIN (b. Sep 18, 1793, SC)

Mother: Mary Nicholson (b. Feb 14, 1791, SC)

 

Children:
 

1. Lorenzo Mansfield DURHAM (b. c. 1854, GA; d. Apr 11, 1928)
m1. Martha Elizabeth PEPPER "Pattie" (b. 1850; d. 1890) on Sep 6, 1877
m2. Minnie Ann MOORE (Ingram) (b. c. 1891, OK)
 

Children to Martha:

  1. Allena M. DURHAM (b. Oct 13, 1881, AR)
    m. Silvester MANN

  2. Marietta DURHAM (b. Jan 13, 1883, AR)
    m. John M. ODUM

  3. Weldon Green DURHAM "Bud" (b. 1884, AR)

  4. William Earnest DURHAM "Tidy" (b. 1886)
    m. Laura R. EMERY

  5. Powell Byron DURHAM (b. Mar 7, 1888)

  6. Martha DURHAM (b. Jan 1890, AR)

  7. Lauria DURHAM (b. Apr 1896, AR)

Children to Minnie:

  1. Medarthula DURHAM "Dorothy" (b. c. 1909, AR)
    m. Raymond J. Von HATTON

  2. Jessie DURHAM (b. c. 1914, AR)
    m. Marvin L. DEHART

  3. Cleveland Alonzo DURHAM "Bob" (b. Jul 2, 1916, AR)

  4. George M. DURHAM (b. c. 1920, AR)

  5. Thomas S. DURHAM (b. c. 1923, AR)

Notes:
  •  For more details on Lorenzo M. Durham, click on his name above.
 

2. Infant son DURHAM (b. Jan 21, 1856; d. Jan 24, 1856; Find-A-Grave 35774289)

 

Notes:

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3. Byron DURHAM (b. Jul 30, 1857; d. Oct 7, 1859 - age 2; Find-A-Grave 35773712)
 

Notes:

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4. John Milton DURHAM "Milt" (b. Nov 7, 1856, GA; d. May 20, 1938, Charleston, SebaAR; Find-A-Grave 51616873)
m. Drucilla Bell MILHOAN (b. Mar 17, 1869, Hunter, BelmOH; d. Feb 22, 1933, Charleston, SebaAR; Find-A-Grave 51616894) on Jan 20, 1889, Greenwood District, SebaAR 5)


Children:

  1. Laura Naomi DURHAM (b. Oct 12, 1889, SebaAR; d. May 22, 1973, McLean, GrayTX; Find-A-Grave 10216918)
    m. Jesse Lee COOK (b. Aug 14, 1877, Greenwood, SebaAR; d. Apr 17, 1952, Shamrock, Wheeler County, TX; Find-A-Grave 59777901)

  2. John S. DURHAM (b. Nov 21, 1892, Bloomer, SebaAR; d. Feb 10, 1966, Lavaca,  SebaAR; Find-A-Grave 51616906)
    m. Mabel Clara CARSON (b. Feb 14, 1897, Bloomer, SebaAR; d. Nov 28, 1965, SebaAR; Find-A-Grave 51616925)

  3. Bessie DURHAM (b. Oct 10, 1894, AR; d. Mar 20, 1964, San Angelo, ToGrTX; Find-A-Grave 38725223)
    m. Mr. STUCKEY

  4. Pearl DURHAM (b. Oct 1896, AR)

Notes:

  • The marriage certificate online spells Drucilla's last name as "MILLHAN". Her parents were John MILHOAN Jr. and Ester Signe WILSON.

  • 1900 US Census for Bloomer Township, Sebastian County, AR:
    Dwelling 89, Family 89
     
    Name Rel. Race Sex Birth
    Date    		 Age Mar.
    Stat    		 Years
    Marrd    		 Birth
    Place    		 Father
    BPlace    		 Mother
    BPlace    		 Occ.
    Durham, Milton Head W M Nov 1858 41 M 11 GA NC GA Farmer
    "  ", Drucilla Wife W F Mar 1869 31 M 11 OH OH OH  
    "  ", Lauria Dau W F Oct 1889 10 S   AR GA OH At School
    "  ", John C. Son W M Nov 1892 7 S   AR GA OH At School
    "  ", Bessie Dau W F Oct 1894 5 S   AR GA OH  
    "  ", Purl Dau W F Oct 1896 3 S   AR GA OH  

 

5. William Herbert DURHAM (b. Oct 1860, GA)
 

Children:

  1. William Andrew DURHAM "Bill" (b. Sep 3, 1887, AR; d. Sep 26, 1932, Fort Smith, SebaAR)
    m. Lula Elizabeth RUSSELL (b. Jan 25, 1893, Bloomer, SebaAR; d. Jun 22, 1946, Bloomer, SebaAR)

  2. Powell C. DURHAM (b. Nov 1888, AR)

Notes:

  • William A. and Lula (Russell) Durham had 8 children: William Tracey Durham Sr., b 1911; Emma Lee Durham Sullivan, b. 1914; Bessie Marie Durham Bagwell, b. 1915; Russell Rufe "Joke" Durham, b. 1918, d. 1920; Helen Lucille Durham, b. 1921, d. 1921; James Leon Durham "Jimmie", b. 1922; Lena Elizabeth Durham Hamilton, b.1924; Johnnie Grace Durham, b. 1927.

  • 1900 US Census for Bloomer Township Sebastian County, AR:
    Dwelling 84, Family 84
     

    Name

    Rel.

    Race

    Sex

    Birth
    Date

    Age

    Mar.
    Stat

    Birth
    Place

    Father
    BPlace

    Mother
    BPlace

    Occ.

    Durham, Thomas L.

    Head

    W

    M

    Feb 1823

    77

    Wd

    NC

    NC

    NC

    Farmer

    "  ", William H.

    Son

    W

    M

    Oct 1860

    39

    S

    GA

    NC

    GA

    Farm
    Labor

    "  ", William A.

    G Son

    W

    M

    Sep 1887

    12

    S

    AR

    GA

    AR

    At School

    "  ", Powell C.

    G Son

    W

    M

    Nov 1888

    11

    S

    AR

    GA

    AR

    At School

 

6. Thomas Franklin DURHAM (b. c. 1864, GA)

 

Notes:

 
Notes:

  • Thomas went by "Seaborn" (Also spelled "Sebron" or "Seaborne").  He was a Mason.

  • Thomas S. Durham, Mary and the two young boys are buried at Oak Valley Cemetery, Lavaca, SebaAR. On the grave monument it says, "Children buried in Walker County, Georgia".

  • Mary's parents were Rainey CHASTAIN (b. Sep 18, 1793, PendSC; d. Dec 30, 1889, ItawMS) and Mary NICHOLSON (b. Feb 14, 1791, PickSC; d. Oct 16, 1868, Lafayette, GA). There were married Mar 17, 1814.

  • From 1870 US Census District 2, Fayette County, TN:
    Dwelling 152, Family 158
     
    Name Age Gender Race Occ Land
    Value    		 Pers. Est.
    Value    		 Birth
    Place
    Durham, Thos. 47 M W Farmer 300   GA
    "  ", Mary 40 F W       GA
    "  ", Mansfield 16 M W Farm Laborer     GA
    "  ", Milton 11 M W Farm Laborer     GA
    "  ", Herbert 10 M W Farm Laborer     GA
    "  ", Thos. 6 M W       GA

     

  • 1880 US Census for District 2, FayeTN:
     

    • Name Rel. Mar.
    Stat.    		 Gender Race Age Birth
    Place    		 Occ. Father
    BPlace    		 Mother
    BPlace
    Durham, T. S. Self M M W 57 NC Farmer NC NC
    "  ", Mary Wife M F W 50 GA Keeping House NC NC
    "  ", Milton Son S M W 21 GA Works On Farm NC GA
    "  ", William Son S M W 19 GA Works On Farm NC GA
    "  ", Thomas Son S M W 15 GA Works On Farm NC GA

     

  • County/State Abbreviations:
    BelmOH - Belmont County, OH
    CookTX - Cooke County, TX
    FayeTN - Fayette County, TN
    GrayTX - Gray County, TX
    ItawMS - Itawamba County, MS
    PendSC - Pendleton County, SC
    PickSC - Pickens County, SC
    SebaAR - Sebastian County, AR
    ToGrTX - Tom Green County, TX
    WheeTX - Wheeler County, TX
     

  • Page Sources:

    1. Information from genforum post by Linda Bell.

    2. Donald R. Johnston Home Page web.

    3. Arkansas Marriages 1837-1944 online.

    4. Arkansas County Marriages, 1837-1957 online.

Names Added to Name Index: Yes

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