James Anderson Durham (1831 - 1896)

Born 22 Mar 1831 in Gallatin County, Illinois

Ancestors

Husband of Frances Catherine (Scarborough) Durham — married 16 Jun 1853 in Franklin County, Illinois, USA

Descendants

Died 11 Jan 1896 at age 64 in Benton, Franklin, Illinois, USA

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Biography

Name: James A. Durham. ^[1]

Born 22 MAR 1831. Gallatin County, Illinois. Note: now Saline County. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Marriage to Frances E. Scarborough 25 JUN 1853. Franklin County, Illinois. ^[5]

Military 8 SEP 1862. Benton, Franklin, Illinois. ^[4]

Census: 17 SEP 1850. Franklin County, Illinois. ^[2] 4 JUN 1860. Benton, Franklin, Illinois. Note: as Denham. ^[6] 21 JUN 1870. Benton, Franklin, Illinois. ^[7] 10 JUN 1880. Benton, Franklin, Illinois. ^[8]

Died 11 JAN 1896. Benton, Franklin, Illinois. ^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} History of Gallatin, Saline, Hamilton, Franklin and Williamson Counties, Illinois Chicago: The Goodspeed Publishing Co., 1887 digitized book, p. 778–780 https://archive.org/details/historyofgallati00chic/page/778
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} 1850 United States Census Franklin County, Illinois 17 Sept 1850 (no page #), household 192, lines 6–12 digitized image 29 of 137 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-D4PL-N5?i=28&cc=1401638&personaUrl=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3AM855-Y97 citing NARA Series M432, Roll 106
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Photograph Tombstone of James A. and Frances C. Durham d. 11 Jan 1896 and 19 Mar 1919 Masonic and Odd Fellows Cemetery Benton, Franklin, Illinois Photograph by SusanQ, contributor #47301753 memorial #99491647 https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/Find A Grave: Memorial #99491647
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Source: #S965 Illinois Civil War Muster and Descriptive Rolls Detail Report for James A. Durham 8 Sept. 1862 Benton, Franklin, Illinois transcription https://www.ilsos.gov/isaveterans/civilMusterSearch.do?key=72665 Illinois State Archives, Springfield, Illinois
5. ↑ Marriage record of James A. Durham and Frances E. Scarborough, 25 June, 1853, Franklin, Illinois, Vol. 1849–1856, p. 63, digitized image, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939J-VGN3-T?i=137&cc=1803970, citing Franklin County, Illinois, marriage records, 1835–1859.
6. ↑ 1860 United States Census Benton, Township 6S, Range 3E, Franklin, Illinois 4 June 1860 Page 4, household 25 (as Denham), lines 24–25 digitized image https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GYBT-S4L?i=3&cc=1473181 citing NARA Series M653, Roll 177, FHL film #803177
7. ↑ 1870 United States Census Benton, Township 6S, Range 3E, Franklin, Illinois 21 June 1870 Page 29, household 201, lines 34–40 digitized image https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-6MZS-RZX?i=6&cc=1438024 citing NARA Series M593, Roll 221
8. ↑ 1880 United States Census Benton, Franklin, Illinois 10 June 1880 SD 8, ED 15, p. 4, household 38, lines 43-50 and p. 5, line 1 digitized image https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GYB3-9XQ3?i=3&cc=1417683 and https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9YB3-9JWP?i=4&cc=1417683 citing NARA Series T9, Roll 207

Additional Sources:

• National Park Service. U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007
• U.S. IRS Tax Assessment Lists, 1862-1918 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2008. - Records of the Internal Revenue Service. Record Group 58. The National Archives at Washington, DC.
• U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000. - The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; NAI Title: General Index to Civil War and Later Pension Files, ca. 1949 - ca. 1949; NAI Number: 563268; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773 - 2007; Record Group Number: 15; Series Title: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934; Series Number: T288; Roll: 134
• Web: Illinois, Databases of Illinois Veterans Index, 1775-1995 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. - Databases of Illinois Veterans. Illinois State Archive.
• U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2009. - Data compiled by Historical Data Systems of Kingston, MA