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Descendants of William Durham




Generation No. 1


1. WILLIAM1 DURHAM (Source: Joseph Romeo.) was born Sep 1833 in Delaware (Source: 1900 census. Census has bNJ, though bDE is evidently correct.), and died 05 Apr 1902 in Carleton, Monroe, Michigan (Source: Mitsawokett website.). He married (1) SARAH MILLER (Source: 1860 census. See marriage notes.) 20 Jul 1850 in Kent Co., Delaware (Source: Mitsawokett website.). She was born ca. 1830 in Delaware (Source: 1860 census.). He married (2) RACHEL SMITH (Source: Joseph Romeo. 1900 census has Riky.) ca. 1881 in Michigan (Source: 1900 census.). She was born Mar 1862 in Michigan (Source: 1900 census.).

Notes for WILLIAM DURHAM:
The details are not certain, but one may assume that William Durham was in some way related to Charles Henry Durham. In 1870 William lived next to Henry in Michigan. If it is the same William in Delaware in 1860, there might also be a relationship to Parker Durham b 1819.

See notes for wife Sarah Miller regarding the mothers of William's children.

Possibly, though not all details match:
1850 PA Philadelphia Southwark Ward 2 [page number missing] 16 Sep 1850 - all white
In large household of William Oskins, with several different surnames in the household:
Duran William 28 shoemaker bNJ, [Duran] Sarah 20 bMD
Possibly:
1860 DE New Castle Appoquinimink 100 (Middletown) p89wr p787st 30 Jun 1860 - all mulatto, all bDE
William Durham 34 day laborer, S Durham 30 (female), L Durham 8 (female)
Next door to Parker Durham 41 mulatto bDE.
Joseph Romeo has suggested that this William is the same as William b ca 1832-33, who migrated to Michigan and died in Monroe Co. The age does not match, nor does the initial L for daughter Hattie.
1870 MI Wayne Canton (Wayne Village) p12wr 27 Jul 1870 - all mulatto
Durham Wm 39 farm laborer bDE, Hattie 18 housekeeper bDE, Hugh 5 bMI, Parker 3, Sarah 3/12 bMI
Next door to Henry and Ann Durham family, relationship not clear.
1880 MI Wayne Huron p16D 9&10 Jun 1880 - all mulatto
Dorm William 47 widower farmer bDE pbNJ, Hervey [Henry? Hewey?] son 16 farm laborer bMI pbDE, Parker son 13 bMI pbDE, Frederick son 7 bMI fbMI mbDE, Albert son 5 bMI fbMI mbDE, Ervin son 5 bMI fbMI mbDE
Apparently, from father's birthplace, Frederick, Albert and Ervin are grandsons.
William and Sarah Dreget family on previous page.
1900 MI Monroe Ash p8Awr p8st 14 Jun 1900 - all white
Durham Wm 66 bSep 1833 mar 19y bNJ pbNJ farmer rents, Rikey wife 38 bMar 1862 mar 19y 12 children 12 living bMI pbGermany, [all children bMI fbNJ mbMI except Annie who has fbMI] Martha dau 17 bSep 1882, Fred son 16 bOct 1883 day laborer, Annie dau 15 bApr 1885, Minnie dau 13 bJun 1886, William 12 bJun[?] 1898[sic], Rosa dau 10 bMar 1890, John son 8 bJul 1891, Augustus son 7 bOct 1892, Jennie dau 6 bMar 1894, George son 4 bOct 1895, Clyde son 4 bMar 1896 [note: five months after birth of George], Paulina dau 2 bSep 1897
Joseph Romeo names wife as Rachel Smith.

Notes for SARAH MILLER:
Joseph Romeo's data lists Sarah Miller as William's first wife. There is no known record showing that she went from DE to MI with William. However, inexplicably no wife appears with William in 1870 in Michigan. Perhaps there is a census error or perhaps she was temporarily away from home while delivering daughter Sarah in 1870.

The age grouping of the children suggests the possibility of three wives:
1) Sarah [Miller], the mother of Hattie b 1852.
2) The mother of the children Hugh through twins Albert and Ervin, the wife not present in 1870 with William. This wife might still be Sarah Miller.
3) Rachel Smith, the mother of Martha b 1882 and others later.

By no wife appearing in the 1870 census with William, Joseph Romeo concludes that only Hattie, Hugh, Parker, and Sarah were by wife Sarah Miller, that the children born in the 1870s were by an unknown partner, and the remaining children born of Rachel in the 1880s.

Marriage Notes for WILLIAM DURHAM and SARAH MILLER:
Marriage record
Wm. Durham Ken Co, DE
Sarah Miller July 2001850 Ref: Vol. 90, pg. 105
Minister J.D. Perkins
     
Children of WILLIAM DURHAM and SARAH MILLER are:
  i.   HATTIE2 DURHAM (Source: 1870 census.), b. ca. 1852, Delaware (Source: 1870 census.); m. WILLIAM HOFFMAN (Source: 1880 census.).
  Notes for WILLIAM HOFFMAN:
1880 MI Wayne Huron p17wr p173st 10&11 Jun 1880
Hoffman William 36 farmer bNJ pbDE, Harriet wife 27 keeping house bMI fbNY mbDE, Martha [blank] 1 bMI fbNY mbDE
There is apparently a copy error in birthplaces.
Living in between William and Sarah Dreget and John and Mary Miller.

  ii.   HUGH DURHAM (Source: 1870 census.), b. ca. 1864, Michigan (Source: 1870 census.).
  Notes for HUGH DURHAM:
See father's listings in 1870 and 1880.

2. iii.   PARKER DURHAM, b. 08 Jun 1867, Michigan; d. 26 May 1946, Wayne, Wayne, Michigan.
  iv.   SARAH DURHAM (Source: 1870 census.), b. 1870, Michigan (Source: 1870 census.); d. Bef. 1880 (Source: 1880 census.).
  v.   FREDERICK DURHAM (Source: 1880 census.), b. ca. 1872, Michigan (Source: 1880 census.).
  vi.   ALBERT DURHAM (Source: 1880 census.), b. 20 Jul 1873, Huron, Wayne, Michigan (Source: Wayne Co. birth records.).
  Notes for ALBERT DURHAM:
[JR] Wayne Co. birth record
Book 5 p178, entry 3624
DOB: 20 Jul 1873
Albert Durem, white, twin
Birthplace: Huron [Twp., Wayne Co.]
Parents: William Durm and Sarah Durm
Residence of both: Huron
Birthplace of both: Delaware
Father's occ: laborer
Date of record: 1 Sep 1874

1880: see father's listing.
Closest match: 1910 MI Wayne Detroit Ward 7 (356 Trombley Ave.) - all white
Durham Albert 32 mar once 5y bMI pbFrance painter in a factory, Lotta wife 26 mar once 5y 1 child 1 living bMI pbCanada, Glen son 4 bMI pbMI
May be the Albert Durham, 45, divorced, living in 1920 in Flint, Genesee, MI, with the Carrie Davidson family.
Glen may be the Glen Durham 15 inmate in the Michigan Home and Training School, Lapeer City Ward 2, Lapeer, MI.

3. vii.   ERVIN DURHAM, b. 20 Jul 1873, Huron, Wayne, Michigan.
     
Children of WILLIAM DURHAM and RACHEL SMITH are:
4. viii.   MARTHA2 DURHAM, b. Sep 1882, Michigan.
5. ix.   FRED DURHAM, b. Oct 1883, Michigan.
6. x.   ANNA DURHAM, b. Apr 1885, Michigan; d. 14 Dec 1964.
7. xi.   MINNIE DURHAM, b. Jun 1886, Michigan.
8. xii.   WILLIAM DURHAM, b. ca. 1889, Michigan.
  xiii.   ROSA DURHAM (Source: 1900 census.), b. Mar 1890, Michigan (Source: 1900 census.).
  xiv.   JOHN DURHAM (Source: 1900 census.), b. Jul 1891, Michigan (Source: 1900 census.).
  Notes for JOHN DURHAM:
1910: living in Detroit with sister Minnie and husband Henry (Harry) Hood.
1920: see listing of brother-in-law Henry Hood.

  xv.   AUGUSTUS DURHAM (Source: 1900 census.), b. Oct 1892, Michigan (Source: 1900 census.).
  Notes for AUGUSTUS DURHAM:
1920: see listing of brother-in-law Henry Hood.

  xvi.   JENNIE DURHAM (Source: 1900 census.), b. Mar 1894, Michigan (Source: 1900 census.).
  xvii.   GEORGE DURHAM (Source: 1900 census.), b. Oct 1895, Michigan (Source: 1900 census.).
  Notes for GEORGE DURHAM:
1930: see bro-in-law Dale McLaughlin's listing.

  xviii.   CLYDE J. DURHAM (Source: 1900 census.), b. Mar 1896, Michigan (Source: 1900 census.).
  Notes for CLYDE J. DURHAM:
1930 MI Jackson Jackson Ward 5 p13Bwr 15 Apr 1930
Durham Clyde J 34 mar first at age 28 owns RE $5000 bMI fbMI mbGermany (after erasure of MI) locomotive engineer at steam railroad co., Alma L wife 30 mar first at age 24 bMI pbMI, [continued on next page] Durham Lawrence J son 5 bMI pbMI, W Arthur son 2 3/12 bMI pbMI

  xix.   PAULINA DURHAM (Source: 1900 census.), b. Sep 1897, Michigan (Source: 1900 census.).
9. xx.   MAUD DURHAM, b. 1901, Michigan(?).


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