John Milton Durham (1842 - 1914)

Born 9 Aug 1842 in Barnardsville, Roane, Tennessee, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Margaret Ellen (Grimsley) Durham — married 21 Jan 1866 in Roane, Tennessee, United States

Descendants

Died 29 Dec 1914 at age 72 in Bakersfield, Ozark, Missouri, United States

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Biography

John was born on 9 August 1842 in Tennessee. He was the son of Thomas Hansford Durham and Sarah (Morrison) Durham.^[1]

In the 1850 census John (age 7) was living in Subdivision 20, Roane, Tennessee. Age: 7^[1]

In the 1860 census John (age 17) was living in District 6, Wayne, Tennessee, United States. Age in 1860: 24^[2]

When John was 18 he married on 5 March 1861 in Wayne, Tennessee.^[3]

On 1 July 1863 John (age 20) was living in Missouri, United States. Age on 1 July 1863: 20Marital Status: Unmarried^[4]

When John was 23 he married Margaret Ellen Grimsley on 21 January 1866 in Roane, Tennessee, USA. The couple had 14 children: James W. Durham, Mary A. Durham, Gabriel Durham, Luther L Durham, Virgil Hansford Durham, Vance Vernon Durham, James O. Durham, William Frank Durham, Zuella A. Durham, Rebecca J. Durham, M. W. Durham, Rufus Shaw Durham, Maudie Candalice Durham and Eliza D Durham. Footnote: Marriage records Roane Co TN 1856-1880 by Patsy H. Pierce married by Morrison, MG:^[5][6]

In the 1870 census John (age 27) was living in District 6, Wayne, Tennessee, United States. Age in 1870: 33^[7]

In the 1870 census John (age 27) was living in Waynesboro, Wayne, Tennessee.^[7]

In the 1880 census John (age 37) was living in District 6, Wayne, Tennessee, United States. Age: 44Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Self^[8]

In the 1900 census John (age 57) was living in Township 6, Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory, USA. Age: 64Relation to Head of House: Head^[9]

Custom: 1912.^[10]

In 1912 John (age about 69) was living in Fulton, Arkansas.^[10]

Military Service: 1912 in Tennessee. 26th Tennessee^[10]

John died at the age of 72 on 20 December 1914 in Bakersfield, Ozark, Missouri, USA. Age at Death: 74^[11]

John was buried after 29 December 1914 in Forgan, Beaver County, Oklahoma, USA.^[12][13]

James Almus Durham married Prudence Perdue on 5 March 1861 in Wayne, Tennessee. The couple had 7 children: John Milton Durham, James A Durham, Rufus E Durham, Luther Alexander Durham, Martha Ann Durham, George F Durham and Samuel David Durham.

An unknown person married an unknown person on 31 January 1835 in Maury County, Tennessee. Tennessee Marriages 1787-1866 Page 171^[14]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} 1850 Census: Title: 1850 United States Federal Census Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Original data - Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M432, 1009 rolls); Records of the Bureau of the,
   Page: Year: 1850; Census Place: Subdivision 20, Roane, Tennessee; Roll: M432_893; Page: 417B; Image: 297.
   Ancestry Record 8054 #6495349 (accessed before 30 October 2014).
2. ↑ 1860 Census: Title: 1860 United States Federal Census Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Original data - 1860 U.S. census, population schedule. NARA microfilm publication M653, 1,438 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records,
   Page: Year: 1860; Census Place: District 6, Wayne, Tennessee; Roll: M653_1277; Page: 244; Image: 495; Family History Library Film: 805277.
   Ancestry Record 7667 #19566854 (accessed before 30 October 2014).
3. ↑ Marriage: Title: Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002 Publication: Ancestry.com. Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2008.
   Ancestry Record 1169 #1880206 (accessed before 30 October 2014).
4. ↑ Residence: Title: U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865 Author:
   Page: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records (Provost Marshal General's Bureau; Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865); Record Group: 110, Records of the Provost Marshal General's Bureau.
   Ancestry Record 1666 #3656912 (accessed before 30 October 2014).
5. ↑ Marriage: Title: Tennessee, Marriages, 1851-1900 Author: Dodd, Jordan R Publication: Ancestry.com Operations Inc.
   Ancestry Record 4125 #102560 (accessed before 30 October 2014).
6. ↑ Marriage: Title: Tennessee, Marriages, 1851-1900 Author: Dodd, Jordan R Publication: Ancestry.com Operations Inc.
   Ancestry Record 4125 #1102560 (accessed before 30 October 2014).
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1} 1870 Census: Title: 1870 United States Federal Census Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Original data - 1870 U.S. census, population schedules. NARA microfilm publication M593, 1,761 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Record,
   Page: Year: 1870; Census Place: District 6, Wayne, Tennessee; Roll: M593_1569; Page: 461A; Image: 148; Family History Library Film: 553068.
   Ancestry Record 7163 #14397031 (accessed before 30 October 2014).
8. ↑ 1880 Census: Title: 1880 United States Federal Census Author: Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. 1880 U.S. Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints © Copyright 1999 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. All use is subject to the limited,
   Page: Year: 1880; Census Place: District 6, Wayne, Tennessee; Roll: 1284; Family History Film: 1255284; Page: 51B; Enumeration District: 166.
   Ancestry Record 6742 #10129923 (accessed before 30 October 2014).
9. ↑ 1900 Census: Title: 1900 United States Federal Census Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 18,
   Page: Year: 1900; Census Place: Township 6, Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory; Roll: 1848; Enumeration District: 0148; FHL microfilm: 1241848.
   Ancestry Record 7602 #74942752 (accessed before 30 October 2014).
10. ↑ ^{10.0 10.1 10.2} Custom: Title: Arkansas, Confederate Pension Records, 1891-1935 Author:
    Page: Arkansas History Commission; Application Number: 17769.
    Ancestry Record 2281 #14377 (accessed before 30 October 2014).
11. ↑ Death: Title: Family Data Collection - Individual Records,
    Page: Birth year: 1842; Birth city: Bernardsville; Birth state: TN.
    Ancestry Record 4725 #758864 (accessed before 30 October 2014).
12. ↑ Burial: Title: Web: Oklahoma, Find A Grave Index, 1834-2011 Original data - Find A Grave. Find A Grave. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi: accessed 29 February 2012.Original data: Find A Grave. Find A Grave. http://www.findagrave.com/cg.
    Ancestry Record 70621 #1153530 (accessed before 30 October 2014).
13. ↑ Burial: Title: U.S. Veterans Gravesites, ca.1775-2006 Author: National Cemetery Administration Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. Original data - National Cemetery Administration. Nationwide Gravesite Locator.Original data: National Cemetery Administration. Nationwide Gravesite Locator.
    Ancestry Record 8750 #4144792 (accessed before 30 October 2014).
14. ↑ Marriage of other person: Title: Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002 Publication: Ancestry.com. Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2008.
    Ancestry Record tnstatemarriages #1129822 (accessed before 30 October 2014),
    Marriage date: 31 Jan 1835 Marriage place: Maury, Tennessee Ancestry Record 1169 #1129822.

• "United States Census, 1850", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCDB-98B : Thu Oct 05 10:46:01 UTC 2023), Entry for Thomas H Durham and Sarah Durham, 1850.
• "United States Census, 1860", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8TL-1L5 : Thu Oct 05 08:36:54 UTC 2023), Entry for Thos H Durham and Sarah Durham, 1860.
• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCDB-9D9 : 12 April 2016), John M Durham in household of Thomas H Durham, Roane county, part of, Roane, Tennessee, United States; citing family 1405, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8TL-1LY : 12 December 2017), John B Durham in entry for Thos H Durham, 1860.
• "United States Census, 1860", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8TL-1L5 : Thu Oct 05 08:36:54 UTC 2023), Entry for Thos H Durham and Sarah Durham, 1860.
• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDWV-Q3L : 15 July 2017), Margaret E Durham in entry for John M Durham, 1880; citing enumeration district ED 166, sheet 51B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d), roll 1284; FHL microfilm 1,255,284.
• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSRY-CDL : accessed 17 July 2019), Margaret E Durham in household of John M Durham, Townships 6-7 S. Ranges 3 E., Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 148, sheet 1B, family 13, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,848.