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187. James Madison DURHAM was born on 13 May 1832 in Patrick County, Virginia.16,48,55,58,59,67 He died Old age and bronchial pneumonia on 9 Dec 1918 in Surry County, North Carolina.48,120 James Madison Durham is buried in the Oakdale Cemetery in Mount Airy, NC. He is located in Section 1, Row 11, plot #3 - next to his wife Sallie.

J. W. Patterson, husband of James M. Durham's daughter Maggie A. Durham, is listed as informant to James M. Durham's death. He states he does not know who James M. Durham's parents were.

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James Madison Durham
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Birth: May 13, 1832
Death: Dec. 9, 1918
Burial: Oakdale Cemetery
Mount Airy, Surry County, North Carolina, USA
Plot: Section 1 Lot 11 Plot 3

Created by: Ed Whitehead
Record added: Sep 01, 2010
Find A Grave Memorial# 58064995
Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940, shows James M. Durham, son of Nancy (???), marrying Sally S. Taylor on 20 Dec 1866 in Henrico County, Virginia. James M. Durham lists his parents on this marriage record, as "David Durham" and "Nancy Durham".

James M. Durham is listed as a Tobacco Farmer in the 1860 and 1880 census for North Carolina - Surry County. James' death certificate states he was a "merchant". (Search for "James Durhan" to locate James M. Durham in the 1860 Census for Surry County, NC).

The middle name "Madison" comes from James' Civil War Record.

AMERICAN CIVIL WAR SOLDIERS - Ancestry.com
JAMES MADISON DURHAM - Distinguished Service. CONFEDERATE. Residence: Surry County, North Carolina. Enlisted as a Private on 05 June 1861 at the age of 28 with Company I, 21st Infantry Regiment - North Carolina. Hospitalized on 03 July 1862 at Richmond, Virginia with gunshot wound to the left hand. Promoted to FULL SERGEANT on 15 January 1863, but "reduced to ranks" to FULL PRIVATE on 1 May 1863. Wounded on 03 May 1863 at Chancellorsville, VA. Listed as POW on 25 March 1865 at Fort Stedman, VA. Confined on 27 March 1865 at Point Lookout, MD (Estimated day). Oath Allegiance and released on 26 June 1865 at Point Lookout, MD.

James Madison DURHAM and Sallie Shields TAYLOR were married on 20 Dec 1866 in Henrico County, Virginia.42,47 James M. Durham <https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XR6V-B25>
Virginia, Marriages, 1785-1940
birth: 1836 Patrick Co.
marriage: 20 Dec 1866 Henrico, Virginia

parents: David Durham, Nancy
spouse: Sallie S. Taylor

groom's name: James M. Durham
groom's birth date: 1836
groom's birthplace: Patrick Co.
groom's age: 30
bride's name: Sallie S. Taylor
bride's birth date: 1838
bride's birthplace: Goochland
bride's age: 28
marriage date: 20 Dec 1866
marriage place: Henrico, Virginia
groom's father's name: David Durham
groom's mother's name: Nancy
bride's father's name: Thos. J. Taylor
bride's mother's name: Jane R.
groom's marital status: Single
bride's marital status: Single
indexing project (batch) number: M00906-6
system origin: Virginia-EASy
source film number: 31855 Sallie Shields TAYLOR (daughter of Thomas Jefferson TAYLOR and Jane R. HOLMAN) was born on 6 Aug 1834 in Goochland County, Virginia.48,58,59,67,147 She died Cancer of breast on 10 Mar 1914 in Surry County, North Carolina.48,120 Sallie (Jame M. Durham's wife) is buried in the Oakdale Cemetery in Mount Airy, NC. She is buried in Section 1, Row 11, plot #2.

Buried in Oakdale Cemetery in Mount Airy, North Carolina. Informant at death listed as "J. M. Durham" of Mount Airy, North Carolina.

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Sarah Shields Durham
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Birth: Aug. 4, 1834
Death: Mar. 10, 1914

Family links:
Spouse:
James Madison Durham (1832 - 1918)

Children:
Margaret A Durham Patterson (1868 - 1960)
Katherine Durham Thomas (1871 - 1955)

Burial: Oakdale Cemetery
Mount Airy, Surry County
North Carolina, USA
Plot: Section 1, Lot 11, Plot 2

Created by: Lynn Eason
Record added: Oct 05, 2008
Find A Grave Memorial# 30332538
James Madison DURHAM and Sallie Shields TAYLOR had the following children:

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Margaret "Maggie" A. DURHAM.

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ii.

Laura Katherine "Kate" DURHAM.

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iii.

Charles Hubbard DURHAM.