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Descendants of George Durham

52. MINOS⁴ DURHAM (DANIEL³, BENJAMIN², GEORGE¹) was born Apr 1878 in Delaware (Source: 1900 census. Joseph Romeo has Apr 1877.), and died 30 May 1942 in Delaware (Source: Joseph Romeo.). He married ELIZA DURHAM (Source: Joseph Romeo.) Bet. 1898 - 1899 (Source: 1910 census.), daughter of ENOCH DURHAM and MARTHA DURHAM. She was born Mar 1878 in Delaware (Source: 1900 census.), and died 1963 in Delaware (Source: Joseph Romeo.).

Notes for MINOS DURHAM:
1900 DE Kent Little Creek 100 p11Bwr 14 Jun 1900 - all black, all bDE, all pbDE
Durham Minos 22 mar 1y bApr 1878 farm laborer rents house, Eliza wife 22 mar 1y 1 child 1 living bMar 1878, Rachel M dau 11/12 bJun 1899, Sammons Perry boarder 22 single bOct 1877 farm laborer
1910 DE Kent 4th Repr Distr 1st Elec Distr p9Awr p116st 25 Apr 1910 - all mulatto, all bDE, all pbDE
Durham Minous 32 mar once 12y grain farmer rents, Eliza wife 32 mar once 2[12?]y 7 children 7 living, Rammon[?] son 9, Carlton son 8, Harrie son 7, Minous son 5, Mary dau 4, Willie[?] son 2, Clifford son 4/12, Thomas bro 19 laborer on grain farm
1920 DE Kent 1st Elec Distr 5th Repr Distr ED9 p26Bwr 28 Jan 1920 - all mulatto, all bDE, all pbDE
Durham Minna 44 owns with mortgage grain farmer, Eliza wife 42, Raymond son 19 single laborer on grain farm, Carrolton son 17 farm laborer, Harry son 16 farm laborer, Minna Jr son 15, Mary dau 14, William son 12, Norman son 7, Beatrice dau 4 7/12, Annie dau 2 6/12, [continued on next page] Elmira dau 1 1/12
Next door to Isaac and Mary Sammons. Clayton Durham and James Carney on next page.
1930 DE Kent 5th Repr Distr p1Awr p163st 14 Apr 1930 - all Negro, all bDE except Elsie, all pbDE except Elsie
Durham Minus 52 mar first at age 21 owns no radio farmer, Eliza wife 52 mar first at age 21, Beatrice dau 16. Annie dau 14, Elnera[?] dau 12, Daniel father 82 widower, Norman son 17 farm laborer, Pritchett Elsie d-dau 5 1/12 bNJ fbNJ mbDE
Next door to son Minus Jr.

More About MINOS DURHAM:
Burial: Immanuel Union United Methodist Church (Manship) Cemetery, Bishop's Corner, Kent, Delaware

More About ELIZA DURHAM:
Burial: Immanuel Union United Methodist Church (Manship) Cemetery, Bishop's Corner, Kent, Delaware

Children are listed above under (29) Eliza Durham.

53. MAYBELL⁴ DURHAM (DANIEL³, BENJAMIN², GEORGE¹) was born ca. 1879 in Delaware, and died 30 Sep 1901 in Delaware (Source: Tombstone.). She married WILLIAM CARNEY (Source: 1880 census.) ca. 1898 (Source: 1900 census.), son of ROBERT CARNEY and AMANDA MOSLEY. He was born 10 Dec 1874 in Delaware (Source: 1880 census.), and died 07 Feb 1911 in Cheswold, Kent, Delaware (Source: Death record.).

Notes for MAYBELL DURHAM:
Mitsawokett cemeteries: Tombstone of Mabel Carney. 13 Apr 1879 - 30 Sep 1901. "Dau of Daniel and Caroline Durham, Wife of William" Plot 007.

Notes for WILLIAM CARNEY:
1880 - see father's listing.
1900 DE Kent East Dover 100 p24Bwr 27 Jun 1900 - all black, all bDE, all pbDE
Corney William 25 mar 2y bDec 1874 farmer owns no mortgage, Belle wife 21 mar 2y 1 child 1 living bApr 1897, Leon son 1 bOct 1898
Living next door to father.
1910 DE Kent 5th Repr Distr Elec Distr 1 p24Awr p169st 29 Apr 1910 - all mulatto, all bDE all pbDE
Carny William 35 mar twice 6y this time grain farmer rents, Laura wife 25 mar once 6y 3 children 3 living, Carl son 5, William son 4, Mable dau 3, Mosly Ephraim boarder 10 farm laborer
Next door to father, who has g-son Leon living with him.

Mitsawokett death certificate: Delaware 1911 #167 -- William Corney, POD Cheswold, Kent County. Registered #11. Male, moor, married. DOD 7 Feb 1911, age 36 years. Farmer, born near Dover, Delaware. Father Robert R. Corney b DE, mother Mandey Corney b DE. Informant Father. Buried Fork Branch 10 Feb 1911, W. Pritchett undertaker. Pneumonia. Filed 13 Apr 1911. [JR]

MItsawokett: Fork Branch cemetery inscription: William R. Corney 10 Dec 1874 - 7 Feb 1911, in same plot with Robert B. & Amanda Corney.

More About WILLIAM CARNEY:
Burial: 10 Feb 1911, Fork Branch Cemetery, Dover, Kent, DE

Child of MAYBELL DURHAM and WILLIAM CARNEY is:

LEON FRANCIS⁵ CARNEY (Source: 1900 census.), b. Oct 1898, Delaware (Source: 1900 census.); d. Dec 1973 (Source: SSDI.); m. MILDRED C. KIMMEY (Source: 1910 census.); b. ca. 1906, Delaware (Source: 1910 census.); d. 28 Sep 1985 (Source: Mitsawokett website.).

Notes for LEON FRANCIS CARNEY:
1900 - see father's listing.
1910 - living with grandfather Carney.
1920 and 1930 not found.

More About LEON FRANCIS CARNEY:
Burial: Fork Branch Cemetery, Dover, Kent, Delaware

More About MILDRED C. KIMMEY:
Burial: Fork Branch Cemetery, Dover, Kent, Delaware

54. HARRIET LETHA⁴ DURHAM (DANIEL³, BENJAMIN², GEORGE¹) (Source: Mitsawokett website.) was born Nov 1879 in Delaware (Source: 1900 census.), and died 30 Apr 1951 in New Jersey (Source: Cemetery record.). She married JAMES BROWN HUGHES (Source: 1880 census.), son of JOHN HUGHES and DEBORAH CORK. He was born Nov 1877 in Delaware (Source: 1900 census.), and died Sep 1962 in New Jersey (Source: Cemetery record.).

Notes for HARRIET LETHA DURHAM:
MItsawokett cemetery listing: Harret D. Hughes, 70, died 4/30/1951, page 13, section 1, lot 85 with Anis Mary Hughes, Manford Hughes, James Hughes

Notes for JAMES BROWN HUGHES:
1900 DE Kent Duck Creek 100 p#s illeg 4 Jun 1900 - all white, all bDE, all pbDE
Hughes James B 22 mar 3y bNov 1877 f[arm] laborer rents house, Harriet L wife 20 mar 3y bNov 1879 wash woman, Durham Ol---- sis-in-law 17 single bSep 1882 servant
1910 not found
1920 NJ Cumberland Fairfield (Reeves Road) p11Bwr 19 Jan 1920 - all mulatto, all bDE, all pbDE except Edith
Hughes James B 42 owns no mortgage farmer, Harriet wife 39, Manford son 19 single, Avisero dau 15, Edith R dau 6/12 pNJ pbDE
1930 NJ Cumberland Fairfield p15Bwr 18 Apr 1930 - all Negro, all bDE, all pbDE except Edith
Hughes James B 51 mar first at age 21 owns [no amt given] no radio farmer, Harriet wife 49 mar first at age 18, Manfred son 28 single farm laborer, Avis dau 26 single, Edith R dau 10 bNJ pbDE

MItsawokett cemetery listing: James Hughes died 9/1962, page 13, section 1, lot 85 with Harret D. Hughes, Anis Mary Hughes, Manford Hughes

Children of HARRIET DURHAM and JAMES HUGHES are:

	i.		MANFORD⁵ HUGHES (Source: 1920 census.), b. ca. 1901, Delaware (Source: 1920 census.).
	ii.		AVIS HUGHES (Source: 1920 census.), b. ca. 1904, Delaware (Source: 1920 census.).
	iii.		EDITH R. HUGHES (Source: 1920 census.), b. ca. Jun 1919, New Jersey (Source: 1920 census.).

55. ANNA ELNORA⁴ DURHAM (DANIEL³, BENJAMIN², GEORGE¹) (Source: 1900 census.) was born Sep 1882 in Delaware (Source: 1900 census.), and died 26 Dec 1955 in Fairfield, Cumberland, New Jersey (Source: Obituary.). She married CALEB JOHNSON (Source: Mitsawokett website.) ca. 1900 (Source: 1900 census.). He was born Jan 1879 in Delaware (Source: 1900 census.), and died 22 Mar 1954 in Sea Breeze, New Jersey (Source: Obituary.).

Notes for ANNA ELNORA DURHAM:
Mitsawokett obituary: In Fairfield Township 26 Dec 1955, Anna Durham, wife of the late Caleb Johnson, aged 73 years, died early yesterday morning at the home of Waymon Pierce on Reeves road in Fairfield Township.
Mrs. Johnson and the late Mr. Johnson had operated a luncheonette at Sea Breeze for many years.
She is survived by three sons, Elwood, Paul and James, all of Fairfield Township; two (sic) brothers, Benjamin and Thomas Durham, Cheswold, Delaware, and Norman of Penn Grove; several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held Thursday afternoon at the Cornelius J. Mack Funeral Home, with Joseph Panichelli of the Watchtower Society, in charge. Interment will be in Fordville Memorial Park.

Notes for CALEB JOHNSON:
1880 - living with parents Henry and Matilda Johnson in Kent East Dover 100. All mulatto, all bDE, all pbDE and Caleb is 1 year old
1900 DE Kent Kenton 100 p5Bwr 7 Jun 1900 - all black, all bDE, all pbDE
Johnson Caleb J 21 mar 0y bJan 1879 farm laborer rents, Anna wife 18 mar 0y bMay 1882 1 child 1 living, Elwood son [no age given] bApr 1900
1910 NJ Cumberland Fairfield p2Awr p256st 16 Apr 1910 - all mulatto, all bDE, all pbDE
Johnson Caleb 31 mar once 10y farm laborer rents house, Anna wife 27 mar once 10y 4 children 3 living, Elwood son 9, Paul son 6, James H son 4
1920 NJ Cumberland Fairfield p10Bwr 16 Jan 1920 - all black, all bDE, all pbDE
Jonhson[sic] Caleb H 41 owns with mortgage farmer, Anna wife 37, Elwood son 18, Paul son 15, James son 14
1930 NJ Cumberland Fairfield (Sea Breeze Road) p19Awr p252st 23 Apr 1930 - both Negro, both bDE, both pbDE
Johnson Caleb 51 mar first at age 21 rents $10/mo no radio restaurant proprietor, Annie wife 48 mar first at age 18

Mitsawokett obituary: In Fairfield Township 22 Mar 1954, Caleb Johnson, husband of Anna Durham Johnson, aged 76 years died Monday night following a lingering illness. A retired farmer, Mr. Johnson had been a resident of Sea Breeze for the past 42 years. He and his wife had operated a store and private dining room there for many years.
The deceased was a native of Cheswold, Del. He is survived by his wife, three sons, Elwood, Paul and James, all of Sea Breeze; two brothers, Robert of Philadelphia and Charles Edward, Bridgeton; and two sisters, Mrs. Rebecca Carson, Philadelphia, and Mrs. Sinia Harmon, Gouldtown.
Funeral services will be held...at the funeral home of Cornelius J. Mack. Interment will be in Fordville Memorial Park.

Children of ANNA DURHAM and CALEB JOHNSON are:

ELWOOD⁵ JOHNSON (Source: 1900 census.), b. 28 Apr 1900, Delaware (Source: 1900 census.); d. 09 Mar 1968, Fairfield, Cumberland, New Jersey (Source: Mitsawokett website.); m. ARTALISSA WRIGHT (Source: 1930 census.), ca. 1923 (Source: 1900 census.); b. ca. 1904, New Jersey (Source: 1930 census.); d. 25 Jun 1976, Cumberland Co., New Jersey (Source: Mitsawokett website.).

Notes for ELWOOD JOHNSON:
1900, 1910, and 1920 - see father's listings.
1930 NJ Cumberland Millville Ward 5 p15Awr p131st 25 Apr 1930 - all white
Johnson Elwood 28 mar first at age 21 rents [no amt] owns radio bDE pbDE laborer on Prichetts farm, Artalissa wife 26 mar first at age 19 bNJ pbNJ, [children bNJ fbDE mbNJ] Rebecca dau 7, Nelson son 5, Anna dau 28/12[sic], Johnson Paul boarder 29 single bNJ pbNJ laborer on Prichetts farm, Carney Horace 19 single bNJ pbDE laborer on Prichetts farm
On same page as brother James and family.
Data for Paul do not match up to Elwood's younger brother, but that is probably the relationship. Horace Carney is not identified in other Carney families.

Mitsawokett (LFrieda): Elwood "Fritz" Johnson was born on Apr 28 1900 in DE. He died on Mar 9 1968 in Seabreeze Rd, Fairfield TWP, Cumberland County, NJ. He was buried on Mar 13 1968 in Siloam Cemetery, Vineland NJ.
He was married to Artalissa Wright (daughter of Edward Wright and Barbara Pierce) and the marriage ended in divorce. Artalissa Wright was born on Jan 22 1903 in Canton, NJ. No children by second m to James Mulford. She was buried on Jun 28 1975 in Gouldtown Memorial Park, Gouldtown, Cumberland, New Jersey. She died on Jun 25 1976 in CUMBERLAND COUNTY, NJ.
He was married to Estella Janie Licanchuck (daughter of Stephan Likanchuk and Mary Matusevna). No children by this marriage, the Tavinsky children you have on the web are by Jane's first husband.

	ii.		PAUL JOHNSON (Source: 1910 census.), b. ca. 1904, Delaware (Source: 1910 census.).
	iii.		JAMES H. JOHNSON (Source: 1910 census.), b. ca. 1906, Delaware (Source: 1910 census.); d. 17 Jul 1984, Bridgeton, Cumberland, New Jersey (Source: Mitsawokett website.); m. SARAH REBA PRITCHETT (Source: 1910 census.), ca. 1926 (Source: 1930 census.); b. ca. 1905, New Jersey (Source: 1910 census.); d. 15 Feb 1986, Cedarville, Cumberland, New Jersey (Source: Mitsawokett website.).

Notes for JAMES H. JOHNSON:
1910 and 1920 - see father's listings.
1930 NJ Cumberland Millville Ward 5 p15Awr p131st 25 Apr 1930 - all white
Johnson James 24 mar first at age 20 rents no radio bDE pbDE laborer on Prichetts farm, Reba wife 25 mar first at age 21 bNJ pbDE, [children bNJ fbDE mbNJ] Eleanor dau 3 1/12, Esther dau 2 1/12, Catherine dau 9/12
On same page with brother Elwood.

Mitsawokett obituary: Capt. James H. Johnson, 78, of RD 4, Laning Wharf Road died early Tuesday afternoon at Bridgeton Hospital after having been stricken at his home. He had been in failing health the past year.
Born in lower Hopewell Township, he was the son of the late Caleb and Annie Durham Johnson and the husband of Sarah Reba Pritchett Johnson. Mr. and Mrs. Johnson had celebrated their 58th wedding anniversary last September.
Mr. Johnson was self-employed as a charter boat captain in Fortescue, as well as a builder of both homes and boats.
In addition to his wife, he is survived by five daughters, Eleanor Cuff of Millville, Esther Nyberg of Upper Deerfield Township, Katherine Pierce of Elmer, Olive Beckett of Parvins Mill Road and Marguerite Johnson of Vineland; six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. He was predeceased by a son, James D. Johnson, who died in l971.
Services will be conducted by the. Rev. Earl R Heckman, pastor of First Wesleyan Church, from the Sray Funeral Home, Carlls Corner, on Friday at 11 a.m. Interment will be made in the family plot at Fernwood Memorial Park Friends my call Friday morning one hour prior to the services at the funeral home.
Death Notice: JOHNSON _ Of RD. #4, Laning Wharf Road, Bridgeton, N.J., suddenly on Tuesday July 17, 1984. Captain James H. Johnson, husband of Sarah Reba Pritchett Johnson, and father of Eleanor Cuff, Esther Nyberg, Katherine Pierce, Olive Beckett and Marguerite Johnson, aged 78 years.
Relatives and friends are invited to attend the funeral services on Friday morning, July 20 at 11 a.m., from the Sray Funeral Home, Carlls Corner with interment in the family plot at. Fernwood Memorial Park. Friends may call Friday morning from 10 to 11 prior to the services.

Notes for SARAH REBA PRITCHETT:
According to Mitsawokett, one of her grandparents was a Beckett.

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