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4. John DURHAM was born on 25 Sep 1796 in Albemarle County, Virginia.1,8,9,10 He died on 1 Mar 1873 in Mt. Olive, Casey County, Kentucky.9 Buried in Salyers Cemetery in Casey County, Kentucky. The information on the first five children of John Durham and Nancy Lucas was provided by John Ott who's listing is located at Rootsweb:
http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=haystack&id=I041442

The rest of the children of John Durham and Nancy Lucas and of John Durham and Margaret "Peggy" Brown, is information I have found researching the census, birth and death records of Kentucky.

Information from Linda Carroll:
John Durham was baptized June 9, 1816. He was a member of and worker in the Mt. Olive Christian Church. Almost everyone from the Mt. Olive area is kin to John Durham in some way. John Durham married Margaret Brown Hopper after Nancy Lucas died. John Durham is buried at Salyers Cemetery, near Mt. Olive, Casey County, Kentucky.

John DURHAM and Celia PERKINS were married before 1819.9

John DURHAM and Nancy LUCAS were married on 27 Dec 1819 in Casey County, Kentucky.9,11 Nancy LUCAS (daughter of John LUCAS) was born on 4 Nov 1801 in Casey County, Kentucky.1,9 She died on 30 Aug 1838 in Mt. Olive, Casey County, Kentucky.1 Buried at Salyers Cemetery, beside of husband John Durham. John DURHAM and Nancy LUCAS had the following children:

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Sally Jane DURHAM.

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ii.

James William DURHAM was born on 25 Feb 1822 in Casey County, Kentucky.1,9 He died on 9 Jun 1838.1

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iii.

Coleman DURHAM.

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iv.

Lucinda DURHAM was born on 24 Feb 1825 in Casey County, Kentucky.1,9 She died on 15 Aug 1826.1

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v.

Mary Ann "Polly" DURHAM.

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vi.

John Lee DURHAM.

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vii.

Francis Serena "Fanny" DURHAM.

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viii.

Naomi DURHAM.

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ix.

Jacob Warner DURHAM.

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x.

William Johnson "John" DURHAM.

John DURHAM and Margaret A. "Peggy" BROWN were married on 23 Jan 1840 in Kentucky.9 Margaret A. "Peggy" BROWN12 (daughter of Thomas BROWN and Aley (UNKNOWN)) was born about 1802 in North Carolina.8,10 She died Bronchitis on 17 Jun 1877 in Casey County, Kentucky.12 Margaret (Brown) Durham is listed as 75 years old and "widowed" when she died in 1877 in Casey County, Kentucky. Margaret A. (Brown) Durham's maiden name "Brown" comes from the death certificate of her daughter Lucretia Durham, who died in 1913 in Casey County, Kentucky. John DURHAM and Margaret A. "Peggy" BROWN had the following children:

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Nancy DURHAM.

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Milton "Harrison" or "Hooker" DURHAM.

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Lucretia or Lucinda D. "Lucy" DURHAM.