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66. Rev. Asbury K. DURHAM was born about 1830 in North Carolina.68,69 In the 1850 Census for Fairfield County, South Carolina (Not Stated), (Census was taken "29 day of July") - A. K. Durham, age 20 and listed as "student" is listed in the household of W. W. Rollings, "Preacher".

Also on "August 29, 1850, Asbury K. Durham, age 20 and listed as "student" is listed in the household of Edmund and Nancy Durham in the 1850 Census for Cleveland County, North Carolina (Not Stated). It is possible that A. K. Durham and Asbury K. Durham are two separate people - but for now I have listed them as one. More research is needed.

In the 1860 Census for Fairfield County, South Carolina (Fairfield), A. K. Durham, age 30 and married to "Emma", age 19, is listed as "Baptist Preacher".

A. K. Durham, age 49 and "married" to "Minnie V.", age 30, is listed as "Dentist" in the 1880 Census for Greenville County, South Carolina (Greenville - District 81).

In the 1900 Census for Lancaster County, South Carolina (Pleasant Hill - District 63), Asbury K. Durham, age 69 - born July 1830 and "widowed" is listed as "Father" in the household of James R. Durham and wife Milly T.

Rev. Asbury K. DURHAM and Emma D. MCGREW were married on 10 Sep 1857 in South Carolina.70 South Carolina Baptist Marriages and Deaths, 1835-65

Married at the residence of Mrs. Dorcas McGrew, St. Mathews Parish, Orangeburg District, S. C., by Rev. Wm. B. Elkin, the Rev. A. K. Durham (Pastor of Sandy Level Church, Fairfield Dist.) to Miss Emma D. McGrew, on Thursday evening, 10th inst.
Emma D. MCGREW was born on 8 Apr 1851 in South Carolina.69 She died on 18 Nov 1876 in Greenville County, South Carolina.
South Carolina Baptist Deaths and Marriages, 1866-87

Departed this life, in the city of Greenville, November 18th, 1876, Mrs. Emma D. Durham, wife of Rev. A. K. Durham. She was born April 8th 1851, baptized August 10, 1857, and married September 10 of the same year.... J. L. Reynolds
Rev. Asbury K. DURHAM and Emma D. MCGREW had the following children:

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Ella DURHAM was born about 1858 in South Carolina.69

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Fannie E. DURHAM.

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James R. DURHAM.

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Samuel DURHAM was born about 1868 in South Carolina.71 In the 1880 Census for Clarendon County, South Carolina (Condord - District 11), Samuel Durham, age 12, is listed in the household of E. A. Tindal and wife Fannie. Samuel Durham is listed as "brother-in-law".

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Lottie Bookhart DURHAM was born in Oct 1862 in South Carolina. She died on 22 Mar 1863 in South Carolina.
Marriage and Death Notices from Baptist Newspapers of South Carolina 1835-1865
Issue of April 8, 1863

Died, at Doko, March 22, Lottie Bookhart Durham, third daughter of Rev. A. K. and Mrs. Emma D. Durham, aged 5 months and 3 days.

Rev. Asbury K. DURHAM and Minnie V. "Myrtle" EASTERLING were married on 27 Apr 1880 in South Carolina.72 South Carolina Baptist Deaths and Marriages, 1866-87

On the 27th of April 1880, at the residence of the bride's father, by Rev. E. H. Cuttino, Rev. Dr. A. K. Durham, of Greenville, S. C., and Miss Minnie V. Easterling ("Myrtle"), of St. John's, Charleston County, S. C.
Minnie V. "Myrtle" EASTERLING was born in Dec 1849 in South Carolina.72,73,74 In the 1900 Census for Clarendon County, South Carolina (Foreston - District 1), Minnie V. Durham, age 50 and "widowed" is listed as head of household. She is shown to have had 3 children 2 of which are still living. 2 sons: A. K. Durham, age 19 and "single", and R. L. Durham, age 17 and "single", are living with Minnie V. Rev. Asbury K. DURHAM and Minnie V. "Myrtle" EASTERLING had the following children:

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Arlington K. DURHAM was born in May 1881 in South Carolina.73,74

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R. L. DURHAM was born in Jun 1882 in South Carolina.73