Second Generation

5. Absolom Carroll "Abner" DURHAM was born on 21 Apr 1824 in Tennessee.^1,9,10 He died on 16 Jun 1905 in Illinois. 1850 Saline County, Illinois census shows Abner C. Durham, age 26, born Tennessee, living with the family of Alex Pullam.

Abner Durham found in:
Census Microfilm Records: Illinois, 1900
Lived in: Mayberry Township, Hamilton County, Illinois
Series: T623 Microfilm: 304 Book: 1 Page: 355
Living with Daughter and Son-in-law, Emily and Thomas Lewis and their children.

Absolom Carroll "Abner" DURHAM and Permelia "Amelia, Emma or Emily" TATE were married on 10 Oct 1850 in Saline County, Illinois.^1,2 Permelia "Amelia, Emma or Emily" TATE (daughter of Robert TATE and Julia "Jaley" BENNETT) was born on 11 Jul 1834 in Smith County, Tennessee.^1,9,10 She died on 19 Aug 1887 in Saline County, Illinois. Absolom Carroll "Abner" DURHAM and Permelia "Amelia, Emma or Emily" TATE had the following children:

25	i.	Rutha A. DURHAM was born about 1855 in Illinois.1,9
26	ii.	Julia S. "Jaley" DURHAM was born about 1857 in Illinois.1,9
27	iii.	John Logan DURHAM was born about 1859 in Illinois.1,9
28	iv.	Jane DURHAM was born about 1861 in Illinois.9,10
29	v.	Emily "Emma" DURHAM was born about 1863 in Illinois.9,10
30	vi.	Rebecca "Becca" DURHAM was born about 1865 in Illinois.9,10
31	vii.	Priscilla DURHAM was born about 1868 in Illinois.9,10 The 1880 Census for Saline County, Illinois shows Priscilla Durham listed as "Presley" and as a "son". The 1870 census shows Priscilla listed as "female".
32	viii.	Grant DURHAM was born about 1871 in Illinois.10
33	ix.	Carrie DURHAM was born about 1874 in Illinois.10
34	x.	Martha DURHAM was born about 1877 in Illinois.10