Fourth Generation

79. Richard John DURHAM was born on 11 Jul 1846 in North Carolina.^{3,9,10,11,14,52} He died Gun Shot wound (thought to be self-inflicted) on 12 Jul 1925 in Gaston County, North Carolina.¹⁴ Buried in Shelby Cemetery. Informant at death listed as "D. D. Durham" of Gastonia, North Carolina.

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Richard John Durham
North Carolina, Deaths, 1906-1930
birth: 11 July 1846 North Carolina
death: 12 July 1925 Dallas, Gaston, North Carolina
burial: 14 July 1925 Shelby Cemetery
residence: 12 July 1925 Dallas, North Carolina
father: David Dewayne Durham
mother: Malinda Hughes
Name: Richard John Durham
Titles and Terms
Name Prefix
Event Date: 12 Jul 1925
Event Place: Dallas, Gaston, North Carolina
Gender: Male
Race (Original): White
Race: White
Age (Original): 79y 1d
Birth Year (Estimated)
Birth Date: 11 Jul 1846
Birthplace: North Carolina
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name
Spouse's Titles and Terms
Spouse's Name Prefix
Father's Name: David Dewayne Durham
Father's Titles and Terms
Father's Name Prefix
Father's Birthplace: Cleveland, North Carolina
Mother's Name: Malinda Hughes
Mother's Titles and Terms
Mother's Name Prefix
Mother's Birthplace: Cleveland, North Carolina
Occupation
Residence Place: Dallas, North Carolina
Cemetery
Burial Place: Shelby Cemetery
Burial Date: 14 Jul 1925
Funeral Home
Informant's Name
Informant's Name (Original): X
GS Film number: 1893739
Digital Folder Number: 4216524
Reference ID: fn 953 cn 262

Richard John DURHAM and Sallie T. SHUFORD were married about 1867 in North Carolina.⁹ Sallie T. SHUFORD was born about 1847 in North Carolina.⁹ Richard John DURHAM and Sallie T. SHUFORD had the following children:

+230	i.	David Dewayne DURHAM.
+231	ii.	Fannie C. DURHAM.

Richard John DURHAM and Mary Modena LEWIS were married about 1875 in North Carolina.⁵² Mary Modena LEWIS (daughter of John Gill LEWIS and Liza Jane CRAIG) was born on 4 Aug 1856 in Dallas, Gaston County, North Carolina.^{11,14,52,79,80} She died Senile Debility due to Arterioscherotic Heart Disease on 25 Sep 1947 in Mechlenburg County, North Carolina.¹⁴ Buried in Hollywood Cemetery in Gastonia, North Carolina. Informant at death listed as James L. Durham of Dallas, North Carolina. Richard John DURHAM and Mary Modena LEWIS had the following children:

+232	i.	Martha Verna "Vernie" DURHAM.
233	ii.	Sarah Mae DURHAM was born on 19 Jan 1882 in North Carolina.14,52 She died Cerebral Hemorhage on 26 Oct 1946 in Gaston County, North Carolina.14 Buried in Hollywood Cemetery in Gastonia, North Carolina. Informant at death listed as "Miss Modena Durham" of Dallas, North Carolina. Never married.
234	iii.	Helen W. DURHAM was born in Sep 1884 in North Carolina.52,79,80
+235	iv.	John Richard DURHAM Jr..
236	v.	Lois DURHAM was born in Jun 1889 in North Carolina.52
237	vi.	Benjamin H. DURHAM was born in Jun 1892 in North Carolina.52
238	vii.	Lela DURHAM was born in Oct 1894 in North Carolina.52,79
239	viii.	Mary Modena DURHAM was born in Apr 1897 in North Carolina.52,79
+240	ix.	Lewis James DURHAM.