John_James_DURHAM

Note written by Jennfer MATTHEY's grandmother:


EUBANKs was in Covington, Kentucky. Great-Grandfather EUBANK owned slaves before the war. EUBANKs always dealt in fine trotting horses and saddle horses. Will (William Moss) EUBANK who lived in Kentucky came to Nebraska with a fine trotting stallion and was there for some time about 1896, continuing for 7 years.

A cousin by the name of CASSITY (Levi?) lived in Tulsa, Oklahoma running a cleaning establishment. ? is a nephew of Levi CASSITY. Ed (Edwin Dozier EUBANK), Dick (Cyrus Richard EUBANK) & Will (Wlliam Moss EUBANK) were brothers of Mother ROTH (Virginia EUBANK_ROTH) and 1/2 bro. no name given (Probably James EUBANK, eldest son of James Moss Taylor EUBANK and only son of Sarah Dempsey) but he had a head injury in the Civil War. Either shot or someone else shot him.

Oscar EUBANK was a son of Ed and lived in Broken Bow for several years & run a (d?ay) line there.