Sixth Generation

989. John Robert DURHAM was born on 23 Feb 1896 in North Carolina.^{89,91,96,221,333} WWI Registration Card (Chatham County, NC) show birth as "23 Feb 1896", and Death Record shows birth as "23 Feb 1897". I went with the WWI Registration Card since John Robert Durham was giving the information himself. He died on 8 Apr 1980 in Mount Airy, Surry County, North Carolina.⁶¹ John Robert Durham <https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FGKV-K2G>
North Carolina, Deaths, 1931-1994
birth: 23 Feb 1897 Surry County, North Carolina
death: 08 Apr 1980 Mt. Airy, Surry, North Carolina
burial: 10 Apr 1980 Forsyth County, North Carolina
residence: 08 Apr 1980 Cana, Carroll, Virginia

name: John Robert Durham
event: Death
event date: 08 Apr 1980
event place: Mt. Airy, Surry, North Carolina
birth year: 1897
burial date: 10 Apr 1980
burial place: Forsyth County, North Carolina
cemetery: Forsyth Memorial Park
residence: Cana, Carroll, Virginia
street address: Route 1
gender: Male
death age: 83
marital status: Widowed
race: Caucasian
occupation: Mechanic
birth date: 23 Feb 1897
birthplace: Surry County, North Carolina
additional relatives: X

John Robert DURHAM and Mary Ann FORCUM were married on 19 Feb 1927 in Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina.^44,333 J.R. Durham <https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/F867-HYR>
North Carolina, Marriages, 1759-1979
birth: 1898
marriage: 19 Feb 1927 Winston- Salem, Winston, Forsyth, North Carolina

parents: Willis J. Durham, Savannah Durham
spouse: Mary Forcum

groom's name: J.R. Durham
groom's birth date: 1898
groom's age: 29
bride's name: Mary Forcum
bride's birth date: 1904
bride's age: 23
marriage date: 19 Feb 1927
marriage place: Winston-Salem, Winston, Forsyth, North Carolina
groom's father's name: Willis J. Durham
groom's mother's name: Savannah Durham
bride's father's name: Robt. L. Forcum
bride's mother's name: Catherine Forcum
groom's race: White
bride's race: White
indexing project (batch) number: M75258-7
system origin: North Carolina-EASy
source film number: 899636 Mary Ann FORCUM (daughter of Robert L. FORCUM and Katherine SMITHERMAN) was born on 19 Apr 1903 in North Carolina.^27,61,333 She died Carcinoma of Uterus on 25 Apr 1950 in Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina.^27,54 Birth: Apr. 19, 1903
North Carolina, USA Death: Apr. 25, 1950
Winston-Salem
Forsyth County
North Carolina, USA
Wife of John R. Durham.
Daughter of R. L. Forcum and Katherine Smitherman.
Information obtained from death certificate.

Family links:
Spouse: John Robert Durham (1897 - 1980)

Burial: Forsyth Memorial Park Cemetery
Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina, USA
Created by: Jane M. Howard
Record added: Sep 28, 2008
Find A Grave Memorial# 30154908

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Informant at death listed as "Mr. John R. Durham
John Robert DURHAM and Mary Ann FORCUM had the following children:

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Mary Jeannette "Jean" DURHAM.

John Robert DURHAM and Ida May BROWN were married on 4 Aug 1950 in Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina.⁵ North Carolina, Marriage Collection, 1741-2004 <http://www.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8909&enc=1>
about John Robert Durham

Name: John Robert Durham
Gender: Male
Birth Date: abt 1897
Age: 53
Race: White
Spouse: Ida Mae Brown
Spouse Gender: Female
Spouse Age: 39
Spouse Race: White
Marriage Date: 4 Aug 1950
Marriage Location: Winston-Salem
Marriage County: Forsyth
Marriage State: North Carolina Ida May BROWN was born about 1911.