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52. Jacob
DURHAM was born on 31 Jan 1805 in Boyle County, Kentucky.11,48,49 He died on 11 Aug 1864 in Putnam County, Indiana.49 Occupation in 1850: Merchant
(1850 Census for Putnam County, Indiana - Russell).
In the 1850 Census for Putnam County, Indiana (Russell), Daniel Evans, age 25
is listed as "clerk" in the household of Jacob and Rachel Durham.
Marriage records show Sarah M. Durham marrying Daniel Evans on 1 April 1856 in
Putnam County, Indiana.
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Putnam County, Indiana Biographical and Historical Record > Biographical and
Historical Record of Putnam County, Indiana > Township Sketches > Township
Sketches
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In tthe year 1828 the town of Russellville was laid out by Jacob Durham, who
was the first merchant and carried on the first balcksmith shop.
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James Vallentine Durham (b. 1833)
His father was Jacob Durham, who was born in January 31, 1805, in Kentucky. Jacob
married Hannah Spears on January 18, 1826. The family moved to Indiana in 1829.
James V. Durham was their third child (of six). After Hannah died in 1840, Jacob
married Rachel G. Hawkins Vanschoick later in the year but there no children
born of that marriage.
Jacob Durhams father was Benjamin Durham, who was born on April 3, 1778
and died on June 5, 1847. He married Margarett Roberson on December 16, 1802.
She was born on June 25, 1782 and died on February 26, 1855. They had eleven
children of whom Jacob was second oldest.
Jacob Durhams mother, Margarett Roberson, was the daughter of James Roberson
(died Jan. 13, 1808) and Elizabeth Huberry (died Aug. 13, 1821) who were married
in 1778.
James V. Durhams mother, Hannah Spears, was the daughter (and fifth child)
of David Spears, who was born on Feb. 4, 1779 and died on Oct. 13, 1835, and
of Barberry Bovier, who died on March 8, 1812. David Spears later married Nancy
Hill and Hanna Bigham, but there were no children from either marriage.
From Benjamin Durham, the Durham family line in America goes back to the 17th
Century.
Benjamin Durhams father was John Durham, who was born on October 20, 1742
and who died on May 22, 1817. His mother was Martha Bugg, who was born on July
17, 1747 in Kentucky. They were married on December 28, 1765. Benjamin was the
seventh of thirteen children.
John Durhams father was also named John Durham. He had one son (John) by
his first wife. The earlier John Durham came to America (along with James and
Samuel Durham) from Teasewater, Durhamshire, in England, between 1690 and 1720.
John first settled in Farquier County, Virginia, and then in Perrysville, Kentucky,
where he died. He was one of the organizers of the first Methodist Church in
Kentucky along with George Rogers Clark.
An earlier ancestor, William Durham (1611-1684), took his degree in Divinity
at Oxford in 1635 and later became a preacher at Polks Chapel.
The second John Durhams son, Col.. Jesse Bugg Durham, was one of the commissioners
who located the capital of Indiana at Indianapolis. Samuel Wallace Durham settled
in Muscatine, Iowa.
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Jacob DURHAM and Hannah SPEARS were married on 18 Jan 1826 in Kentucky.49 Hannah
SPEARS (daughter of David SPEARS and Barberry BOVIER) was born about 1809
in Kentucky.48,49 Jacob DURHAM and Hannah SPEARS had the following children:
Jacob DURHAM and Rachel G. Hawkins VANSCHOICK
were married about 1840 in Indiana.49
Rachel G. Hawkins VANSCHOICK was born about 1805
in Kentucky.48 |