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Sion Whelas Durham (1821 - 1879)

Sion Whelas Durham
Born in Warren County, Tennessee, USAmap
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Husband of — married 26 Sep 1839 (to before 15 Jul 1866) in Hamilton County, Illinois, USAmap
Husband of — married 15 Jul 1866 in Saline County, Illinoismap
Died at age 58 in Benton, Franklin, Illinois, United Statesmap
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Biography

Name Although Sion often appears in records as “Sion W.” or “S.W.” none of the currently available records include his middle name, so it is not possible to confirm that it is Whelas, as is widely reported on online trees.

Born 1819 Tennessee [1]

Marriage (1) Catharine Vantreese 26 SEP 1839. Hamilton County, Illinois. [2]

(2) Mary Robinson 15 JUL 1866. Saline County, Illinois. [3] [4]

Marriage records for Sion are somewhat confusing.

Sion’s first wife and children appear in the 1870 census without him. The line for Catherine calls her “Cathard” and says she is male, and days she is a male citizen over 21. It appears to have been altered from Catherine and the "F" changed to "M". [5]

He re-married in 1866 to a Mary Horn (nee Robertson). A 1928 marriage license for Jerry Durham and Violet Wettengel state that his parents were Sion Durham, b. Tennessee, and Mary Robinson, b. Tennessee. [4]

There is an additional marriage record for Sion W. Durham on 23 Dec 1867 in Posey County, Indiana to a Lydia Ann Babb. However, this seems inconsistent with the birth of son Jerry to Mary Robinson in 1878.[4]

Census: 1840 Saline, Gallatin, Illinois. [6] 3 AUG 1860. Saline County, Illinois. [1] 1865 Raleigh, Saline, Illinois. [7]

Military JUN 1863. Saline, Saline, Illinois. Civil War draft registration, age 43. [8]


Died Unsourced information at FindAGrave says that he died 8 APR 1879, in Benton, Franklin, Illinois and was buried in the Durham Cemetery in Long Branch, Saline, Illinois. No tombstone photo or other evidence. [9]


Sources

  1. 1.0 1.1 1860 United States Census Saline County, Illinois 3 Aug 1860 p. 147, household 990, lines 1–9 digitized image https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GYBT-67Y?i=22&cc=1473181&personaUrl=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3AMXH6-8H3 citing NARA Series M653, Roll 223
  2. 931. Marriage of Sion Durham and Catherine Vantreese, abstracts of Marriages to 1850, 26 Sep 1839, Hamilton County, Illinois, abstracts, http://files.usgwarchives.net/il/hamilton/vitals/marriages/miscmarr.txt.
  3. 929. Illinois Marriage Index, marriage of Sion W. Durham and Mary Horn, 15 Jul 1866, Saline County, Illinois, index, https://www.ilsos.gov/isavital/marriagesrch.jsp.
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 970. Marriage license for Jerry Durham and Violet M. Wettengel, 1 Aug 1928, Vancouver, Clark, Washington, file #A14172, digitized image, https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2378/45654_B281817-00179?pid=1055216321.
  5. 930. 1870 United States Census, Township 7S, Range 5E, Hamilton, Illinois, 8 July, 1870, p. 3, household 16, lines 14–20, digitized image, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-DTG7-NFX?i=2&cc=1438024&personaUrl=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3AM64S-NNF, NARA Series M593, Roll 225.
  6. 1840 United States Census Saline, Gallatin, Illinois 1840 p. 48, households of Asahel, Thomas, Sion and Ira Durham, and Jane Mullican digitized image https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9YBQ-9NTK?i=8&cc=1786457&personaUrl=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3AXHB8-ZGM citing NARA microfilm publication M704
  7. 1865 Illinois State Census Raleigh, Saline, Illinois 1865 p. 25, households of L.M. Durham and Sion W. Durham digitized image https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/1079/ILSC_2183-0480?pid=1354208 citing Illinois State Archives; Springfield, Illinois; Illinois State Census, 1865; Archive Collection Number: 103.010; Roll Number: 2183
  8. Civil War Draft Registration Records June–July 1863 Saline County, Illinois vol. 3, p. 39, Thirteenth Congressional District digitized image https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/1666/32178_520307095_0022-00063?pid=1556007 citing NARA, Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865 (Civil War Union Draft Records); NAI: 4213514; Archive Volume Number: 1 of 3
  9. FindAGrave memorial page for Sion Whelas Durham (no photo) 8 Apr 1879 https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/180375516 maintained by Deb Lewis Durham, contributer 488212248 Memorial ID 180375516

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