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Descendants of George Durham

Generation No. 2


2. HENRY2 DURHAM (GEORGE1) (Source: Joseph Romeo.) was born 11 Jul 1815 in Delaware (Source: Joseph Romeo.), and died 26 Feb 1882 in Delaware (Source: Joseph Romeo.). He married (1) UNKNOWN MDNNMUNKN Bef. 1838 (Source: Inference from 1850 Census.). She died Bet. 1845 - 1850 in Delaware (Source: Inference from 1850 Census.). He married (2) RACHEL HUGHES (Source: Joseph Romeo.) ca. 1850 in Delaware (Source: Joseph Romeo.). She was born Aug 1829 in Delaware (Source: Joseph Romeo.), and died 21 Sep 1907 in Collingswood, Camden, New Jersey (Source: Joseph Romeo.).

Notes for HENRY DURHAM:
1850 DE Kent Dover 100 1354-1355, 04 Oct 1850 P. 176 all b. DE
Henry Durham 37 M M farmer, Rachel 19 F M, Susanna 12 F M, Rebecca 7 F M, Eliza 5 F M, Isaac 13 M M - due to order, is this a child or other relative of Henry? It would appear that none of these children are by Rachel.
At top of page is the Morris Miller family including several Muncy children.
1860 DE Kent Duck Creek 100 (Smyrna) 8 Jun 1860 p15wr p503st entire family b. DE
Henry Durham 50 M M farmer, Rachael 30 F M, Enoch 6 M M, Maria 4 F M, James H 8/12 M M
Next door to Enoch and Phoebe Miller
1860 DE Kent Duck Creek 100 (Smyrna) no page numbers (index says p504) 8 Jun 1860 all bDE
Henry Durham 42 M M laborer, Rachel A 26 F M, Nancy 7 F M, Enoch 5 M M, Maria 2 F M, and James K 1 M M.
Enoch and Phoebe Miller on prior page
CONFLICT: The above two listings are on two successive pages. It would appear to be some sort of census taker's error somewhere - using two respondents who gave different answers. The assumption also is that Henry's second wife did not get along with his prior children. Rebecca Durham 15 F M is a servant in the James Canon household, a listing being between the two Henrys. Susannah 21 F M and Eliza 14 F M were with the Josiah Miller family in 1860 [see Eliza's notes). Was their mother related to that family, perhaps to Josiah's first wife? What happened to Isaac from 1850?
1870 DE Kent Agricultural Portion District No. 11, 272-276, 17 Jun 1870 p43wr p357st all bDE
Derham Henry 55 M M farm laborer, [continued on next page] Derham Rachel 36 F M keeping house, Annie 18 F M domestic servant, James 11 M M farm laborer, Benjamin 8 M M, Mary E 6 F M, Andrew 4 M M, Josiah 2 M M, and William 2/12 M M (born March). Who is Annie? Annie must be Nancy. What happened to Enoch and Maria?
On same page with Robert Muncy, his daughter Lydia Sammons and her children.
1880 DE Kent Duck Creek 100 ed33 371-393, 18 Jun 1880 all bDE, all pbDE
Durham Henry 64 M M farm laborer, Rachel 48 M F keeps house, Andrew 15 M M works on farm, Josiah 13 M M works on farm, William 9 M M works on farm, Jeena 5 M F.

Buried in the cemetery attached to Immanuel Union United Methodist Church, Cheswold, DE.
"Our father / in memory of / Henry Durham /
Born July 11th, 1815 / Died February 26, 1882 / Aged 66 years /
Silent grave to thee I trust / This precious part of worthy dust /
Keep it safe, sacred tomb / Untill a wife shall ask for room" [JR]

Ed Bush cites birth date on tombstone as 1814, with same month and day. Others report it as 1815.

Henry may have had a son Jeremiah. Jeremiah and wife Margaret Ann have a child Maggie buried with Henry; Maggie died 23 Jan 1882, age 6y 3m 5d.

More About HENRY DURHAM:
Burial: Unknown, Union United Methodist Church, Cheswold, Delaware

Notes for RACHEL HUGHES:
This Rachel Hughes may or may not be the Rachel Hughes who was a grand-daughter of Debrix Miller and Sarah Conselor. See Debrix's probate record. However, she's probably too old for the daughter of Benjamin and Maria Hughes.

1900 - see son-in-law William Durham's listing.
     
Children of HENRY DURHAM and UNKNOWN MDNNMUNKN are:
  i.   SUSANNA3 DURHAM (Source: Joseph Romeo.), b. ca. 1838, Delaware (Source: Joseph Romeo.); d. Unknown.
  ii.   REBECCA DURHAM (Source: Joseph Romeo.), b. ca. 1843, Delaware (Source: Joseph Romeo.); d. Unknown.
6. iii.   ELIZA J. DURHAM, b. Bet. 1845 - 1846, Delaware - pending firm connection to parents; d. 27 Oct 1889, Romulus, Wayne, Michigan.
     
Children of HENRY DURHAM and RACHEL HUGHES are:
  iv.   ANNIE3 DURHAM (Source: Joseph Romeo.), b. ca. 1853, Delaware (Source: Joseph Romeo.).
7. v.   ENOCH D. DURHAM, b. Jan 1855, Delaware; d. Aft. 1930.
  vi.   MARIA DURHAM (Source: Joseph Romeo.), b. ca. 1857, Delaware (Source: Joseph Romeo.); m. JOHN D. CLARK (Source: Marriage record.), 02 Mar 1875, Delaware (Source: Marriage record.); b. ca. 1853 (Source: Marriage record.).
  Marriage Notes for MARIA DURHAM and JOHN CLARK:
Mitsawokett marriage record:
John D. Clark, Resident of New Castle County, age 22
Married March 2, 1875 to
Maria Durham, Kent Co, DE, age 17
Rev. W. B. Gregg, Meth. Epis. Church ceremony

  vii.   JAMES H. DURHAM (Source: Joseph Romeo.), b. 28 Nov 1859, Delaware (Source: Joseph Romeo.).
8. viii.   BENJAMIN DURHAM, b. Nov 1861, Delaware; d. Aft. 1920.
9. ix.   MARY ELLEN DURHAM, b. Dec 1863, Delaware; d. ca. 1927.
  x.   ANDREW J. DURHAM (Source: Joseph Romeo.), b. ca. 1866, Delaware (Source: Joseph Romeo.); m. MARY E. DURHAM (Source: Joseph Romeo.); b. ca. Oct 1865, New Jersey (Source: Joseph Romeo.); d. Aft. 1920, New Jersey (Source: Joseph Romeo.).
  xi.   JOSIAH DURHAM (Source: Joseph Romeo.), b. ca. 1868, Delaware (Source: Joseph Romeo.).
  xii.   WILLIAM DURHAM (Source: Joseph Romeo.), b. Mar 1870, Delaware (Source: Joseph Romeo.).
10. xiii.   ORLINA DURHAM, b. Nov 1875, Delaware; d. 15 Mar 1923, Millston, Indian River 100, Sussex, Delaware.


3. REV. WILLIAM2 DURHAM (GEORGE1) (Source: Joseph Romeo.) was born 09 Feb 1819 in Delaware (Source: Joseph Romeo.), and died 16 Aug 1857 in Delaware (Source: Joseph Romeo.). He married MAHALA SONGO (Source: Joseph Romeo.) ca. 1842 in Delaware (Source: Joseph Romeo.). She was born ca. 1822 in Delaware (Source: 1850 census.), and died Bet. 1870 - 1873 in Delaware (Source: Joseph Romeo.).

Notes for REV. WILLIAM DURHAM:
1840 DE Kent Dover 100 p17 stated in index but not apparent on page
William Durham with 0-1-0-0-0-0--0-1-0-0-0-0
William and Mahala both in age bracket 10-23.
1850 DE Kent Dover 100 p348wr 3 Oct 1850 - all mulatto, all bDE
Wm Durham 32 laborer RE 100, Mahala 28, Sarah 7 [clearly female], Angelica 4, and Nemiah 1/12
Next door to Benjamin (27) and Sally Ann (22) Durham, also a landowner.
Joseph Romeo questions daughter Sarah, since she does not appear later. This name may be a misstatement for son Isaiah, who seems to be missing. Ca. 1853 another daughter named Sarah was born.
1860 - see widow's listing remarried to William Morgan.

See Ned Heite note in the notes for William's father. Burial at Manship Church.

Notes for MAHALA SONGO:
Mahala remarried after William's death to widower William Morgan (1859?), apparently after birth of Melvina Durham but before birth of Wm Morgan. What a household resulted!
     
Children of WILLIAM DURHAM and MAHALA SONGO are:
  i.   ISAIAH3 DURHAM (Source: Joseph Romeo.), b. ca. 1844, Delaware (Source: 1880 census.); d. Aft. 1880, Pennsylvania (Source: Joseph Romeo.); m. ISABELLA SISCO (Source: Joseph Romeo.), ca. 1866, Delaware (Source: Joseph Romeo.); b. ca. 1844, Delaware (Source: Joseph Romeo.); d. Aft. 1900, Pennsylvania (Source: Joseph Romeo.).
  Notes for ISAIAH DURHAM:
1850 - see father's listing for a confusing issue.
1860 - see mother's listing with stepfather Morgan.
1870 DE New Castle Appoquinimink 100 (Townsend) p81wr p432st 14 Jul 1870 - all mulatto, all bDE
Dearm [Dearin in index] Isah 25 farm[?] laborer, Isabel 25 keeping house, William 2, John 8/12 bNov [1869]
1880 PA Philadelphia Philadelphia b8wr p197st 3 Jun 1880 - all mulatto
Durham Isaiah 36 laborer bDE pbDE, Isabella wife 36 keeping house bDE pbDE, [children bPA pbDE] Savill dau 10, Olivia dau 6, Emma F dau 3, Bertha V dau 1, Sisco John bro-in-law 25 laborer bDE pbDE

11. ii.   ANGELICA DURHAM, b. ca. 1846, Delaware; d. 10 Feb 1899, Delaware.
12. iii.   NEHEMIAH DURHAM, b. 12 Sep 1850, Bombay Hook, Kent, Delaware; d. 06 Feb 1915, Clayton, Duck Creek 100, Kent, Delaware.
  iv.   SARAH ANN DURHAM (Source: Joseph Romeo.), b. ca. 1853 (Source: Joseph Romeo.); d. Aft. 1870.
  v.   JAMES DURHAM (Source: Joseph Romeo.), b. ca. 1855 (Source: Joseph Romeo.); d. Bef. 1867 (Source: Joseph Romeo.).
13. vi.   WILMINA DURHAM, b. ca. 1858, Delaware; d. 14 May 1900, Dover, Kent, Delaware.


4. ELIJAH2 DURHAM (GEORGE1) (Source: 1860 census.) was born ca. 1821 in Delaware (Source: 1860 census.), and died Aft. 1880 in Michigan (Source: Joseph Romeo.). He married MARY ANN COTT (Source: 1860 census.) 10 Dec 1840 in Kent County, Delaware (Source: John Carter. Cott family Bible.), daughter of JOHN COTT and MARY MDNNMUNKN. She was born ca. 1816 in Pennsylvania (Source: 1850 census.), and died Aft. 1880 in Michigan (Source: Joseph Romeo.).

Notes for ELIJAH DURHAM:
1850 PA Philadelphia 1st ward Southwark p1st 24 Jul 1850 - no race indicated [white]
Elihu Derham 32 teamster bDE, Ann 32 bPA, Ellen 8 bPhila, Martha 5 bPhila, George 3 bPhila, and Thomas 1 bPhila.
Apparently in a four-family apartment with Wm Downs family, Larry Kelly and wife, and the Elizabeth McCarty family
1860 PA Philadelphia 1st ward 8th prct p156wr p416st 23 Jun 1860 - all mulatto
Elizah Durham 39 laborer bDE, Mary A 44 bDE, Martha 16 bDE, George 14 bPA, Thomas 12 bPA, Peter Becket 28 bartender bDE, Mary 19 [Becket] bPA.
Apparently in single-family dwelling.
1870 MI Wayne Canton p10wr [p31st verso] 27 Jul 1870 - all mulatto
Durham Elijah 51 farmer PE 500 bDE, Mary 55 keeping house bDE, George 23 farm laborer bPA, Wm 21 farm laborer bPA, Mary 28 at home bPA. Neither Elijah nor wife Mary can read or write. Living next door to dau. Martha and her husband Mitchell Perkins (the younger). Daughter Mary is apparently wife of Peter Becket at this time.
1880 MI Wayne Canton p24wr 26 Jun 1880
Durham Elijah 60 W M laborer bDE pbDE, Mary A wife 61 W F bDE pbDE, Elijah grandson 8 W M bMI fbPA mbDE.
Apparently the young Elijah is the son of George W. Durham and is double-listed with his parents in Tuscola Co., MI. Young Elijah later married Arretta Perkins.

Joseph Romeo: This family can be found in the Philadelphia census in 1850 and 1860 and in some church records. They go "missing" after that. [see census data above]
Dec. 13, 1853, baptised, Thos. Durham, b. 9 May 1849, and John Durham, b. 20
Apl 1852, of Elijah and Ann Durham, Old Swedes' Church, Philadelphia.
Sept. 20, 1855, baptised, Susan Victoria Durham, b. Sept. 16, 1854, of Elijah
and Anna Durham, St. Paul's Episcopal Church.
April 19, 1860, married, Peter Beekets & Mary Ellen Durham, both of Philadelphia, Old Swedes' Church, Philadelphia.
Above marriage was also reported in the Philadelphia Saturday Bulletin, Apr.
28, 1860: 19th, Rev. J. C. Clay, Peter Becketts to Mary Ellen Durham, all Phila.

Notes for MARY ANN COTT:
Mitsawokett: From:eheite@dmv.com (Ned Heite)
William Hutt fathered a female child of Ann Cott, born 28 July 1832. John Cott (her father) and Samuel Johnson went bond 6 December 1834.
     
Children of ELIJAH DURHAM and MARY COTT are:
14. i.   MARY ELLEN3 DURHAM, b. 10 Feb 1840, Pennsylvania; d. 25 Oct 1906, Burton Twp., Genesee, Michigan.
15. ii.   MARTHA JANE DURHAM, b. Bet. 1843 - 1844, Delaware; d. Aft. 1927.
16. iii.   GEORGE W. DURHAM, b. ca. 1847, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; d. Aft. 1900, Michigan.
  iv.   WILLIAM THOMAS DURHAM (Source: (1) 1850 census., (2) Wayne Co. Records. Wife's death record.), b. 09 May 1849, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Source: Joseph Romeo.); d. Aft. 1880; m. LYDIA ANN MILLER (Source: Wayne Co. Records.); b. 07 Dec 1855, Delaware (Source: Dick Klopshinske citing tombstone. By computation from death record it should be 8/18/1854.); d. 22 Dec 1882, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Source: Wayne Co. Records. Death in PA presumed, but burial in MI. MI death record indicates place as Sumpter, Wayne, MI.).
  Notes for WILLIAM THOMAS DURHAM:
Church records: Dec. 13, 1853, baptised, Thos. Durham, b. 9 May 1849, and John Durham, b. 20 Apr 1852, of Elijah and Ann Durham, Old Swedes' Church, Philadelphia [Joseph Romeo].

1850 and 1860: see father's listings.
1870: see father's listing and the apparent double listing with the family where he was employed:
1870 MI Wayne Canton p. 43R:
William Durham 21 M M farm laborer bPA, living with a large Daniel Cobb family, Daniel from Canada, Mary wife from NY, his(?) mother Eva from NY, and 7 children.
1880 PA Philadelphia Philadelphia (1336 S. Front St.) p17wr p82Ast 7 Jun 1880 - all white
Dyrham Wm T 31 mar bPA pbDE barber, Lidia A wife 25 mar bMI pbDE housekeeping, Dean Ellen niece 24 single bDE pbDE dressmaking

1878 - Philadelphia, Registration of Deaths, Vol. 1, Page 94, Cora Durham, 5 m. [JR]

1850 PA Phila. Co., Southwark, Ward 1, 1-2, 25 Jul 1850 (Thomas)
1860 PA Phila. Co., Phila., Ward 1, Precinct 8, 1128-1282, 23 Jun 1860 (Thomas)
1870 MI Wayne Canton Twp., 85-79, 27 Jul 1870 (William)
1870 MI Wayne Canton Twp., 302-281, 02 Aug 1870 (William)
1878 - Philadelphia, Registration of Deaths, Vol. 1, Page 94, Cora Durham, 5 m.
1880 PA Phila. Co., Phila., Ward 1, ed6, 127-143, 07 Jun 1880 [JR]

  Notes for LYDIA ANN MILLER:
Wayne Co death records Bk. 6, p. 11 - 2308 FHC microfilm 1377694
Dec. 22, 1882
Lidda Durham - Fem[ale] - Black - Married - 28y 4m 4d - Sumpter - Consumption - DE - Housewife
Robert Miller - Sumpter MI - Mary Miller - Sumpter MI
Recorded June 4, 1883

Dick Klopshinske: burial at Martinsville Cemetery, Sumpter Twp., south of Belleville. Dick has death in 1884, possibly occurring in PA, with burial in MI.

1882 - Philadelphia, Registration of Deaths, Vol. 2, Page 250, Lydia A Durham, 28 y. date 21 Dec 1882 [JR]

  More About LYDIA ANN MILLER:
Burial: Martinsville Cemetery, Huron Twp., Michigan (Source: Dick Klopshinske.)
17. v.   JOHN DURHAM, b. 20 Apr 1852, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; d. Unknown.
  vi.   SUSAN VICTORIA DURHAM (Source: Joseph Romeo.), b. 16 Sep 1854, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Source: Joseph Romeo.); d. Unknown.
  Notes for SUSAN VICTORIA DURHAM:
Church record: Sept. 20, 1855, baptised, Susan Victoria Durham, b. Sept. 16, 1854, of Elijah and Anna Durham, St. Paul's Episcopal Church.
Not found in 1860 or 1870 censuses.



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