Born in Smithland, Marion, Texas, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Elaska Tyson
and Essie Mae (Waites) Tyson
Sister of
Amber (Tyson) Jacobs and [private brother (1940s - unknown)]
Wife of
James Durden
— married
25 Jul 1948 in San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States
Descendants 
Mother of
Laura Durden and [private son (1960s - unknown)]
Died
at age 80
in Willis-Knighton Memorial Hospital, Caddo, Louisiana, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 27 May 2020
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Biography
Linnie (Tyson) Durden is a part of US Black heritage.
Linnie was born in 1925. She is the daughter of Elaska Tyson and Essie Waites
In the 1930 census Lennie (age 5) was the single daughter of Lassater Tyson in James Bayou Road, Precinct 5, Marion, Texas, United States.[1]
In the 1940 census Lennie (age 14) was the single daughter of Elaska Tyson in Marion, Texas.[2]
In the 1950 census Lennie (age 25) was the wife of James Durden in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States.[3]
Linnie is buried in Tyson Cemetery, Rodessa, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, United States.[4]
Sources
- ↑
1930 Census:
"1930 United States Federal Census"
Year: 1930; Census Place: Precinct 5, Marion, Texas; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 0006; FHL microfilm: 2342109
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6224 #62049594 (accessed 16 May 2022)
Lennie M Tyson (5), single daughter, in household of Lassater Tyson (32) in James Bayou Road, Precinct 5, Marion, Texas, USA. Born in Texas. - ↑
1940 Census:
"1940 United States Federal Census"
Year: 1940; Census Place: Marion, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-04102; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 158-6
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2442 #158473506 (accessed 16 May 2022)
Lennie M Tyson (14), single daughter, in household of Elaska Tyson (42) in Marion, Texas. Born in Texas. - ↑
1950 Census:
"1950 United States Federal Census"
United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan; Roll: 3372; Sheet Number: 10; Enumeration District: 85-1233
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 62308 #174168008 (accessed 16 May 2022)
Lennie Mae Durden (25), wife, in household of James Durden (25) in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA. Born in Texas. - ↑
Memorial:
Find a Grave (has image).
Find A Grave: Memorial #228058810 (accessed 16 May 2022)
Memorial page for Linnie Mae Tyson Durden (27 Sep 1925-31 May 2006), citing Tyson Cemetery, Rodessa, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA; Maintained by Red River Sankofa Historical Society (contributor 48337528).
"Descendants of Moore Durden Family Heritage Book", Vol 3.1, 2018;Denise Jarrett “Jarrett Family Genealogy compiled by Denise Harden Jarrett, 2019” "Tyson Family Tree", Ancestry.com
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Linnie by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Linnie:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Linnie by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Linnie:
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~25.00%
Forest Tyson
:
AncestryDNA
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~0.39%
Penny (Martin) Jackson :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A103227 [compare], Ancestry member EJPENNY72
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