Emily Jane (Bell) Durham (1843 - 1920)

Born 11 Jun 1843 in Missouri

Wife of William Anderson Durham — married 24 Jan 1861 in DeKalb County, Missouri

Died 8 May 1920 at age 76 in Selma, Fresno County, California

Biography

Emily was born in 1843, the daughter of John Bell and Nancy Payne. She married William Durham in 1861, and they raised nine children together. She passed away in 1920.

Sources

• 1850 Federal Census lists John Bell, age 48, and wife Nancy, age 46, living in District 28, DeKalb County, Missouri. Children listed are James, age 11, and Emily, age 7
• 1860 Federal Census lists Nancy Bell, age 56, living in Polk, DeKalb County, Missouri. Children listed are James F, age 21, and Emily J, age 17
• Marriage info from Detail: Missouri State Archives; Jefferson City, MO, USA; Missouri Marriage Records [Microfilm]; Title: Missouri, Marriage Records, 1805-2002; Author: Ancestry.com; Publisher: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Publisher date: 2007; Publisher location: Provo, UT, USA. Lists William A Durham and Emily J Bell, 24 Jan 1861, in DeKalb County, Missouri
• 1870 Federal Census lists William Durham age 30, and wife Emily, age 27, living in Colusa, Colusa County, California. Children listed are William, age 8, Eudora, age 6, and Mary F, age 3. Also listed is Nancy Bell, age 66, assumed to be the mother of Emily
• 1880 Federal Census lists William Durham, age 40, and wife Lucy J, age 37, living in Stony Creek, Colusa County, California. Children listed are James, age 18, Emma L, age 5, Jesse, age 3, and Ina, age 1
• 1900 Federal Census lists William A Durham, age 60, and wife Emily Jane, age 56, living in Township 4, Fresno County, California. Children listed are Emma, age 25, Willena, age 21, Oscar, age 19, Genevieve, age 16, and Anna, age 14. Also listed is Georgia Jacobs, niece, age 16
• 1910 Federal Census lists Will Durham, age 61, and wife Emily, age 66, living in Township 16, Fresno County, California. Children listed are Emma, age 36, and Willena, age 30
• Find a Grave, database and images [1] : accessed 08 May 2022), memorial page for Emily Jane Bell Durham (1843–1920), Find A Grave: Memorial #136222650, citing North Selma Cemetery, Selma, Fresno County, California, USA ; Maintained by Martha Shanahan (contributor 47224652)