Nehemiah Durham

Son of William Durham and Mahala Songo
Born 12 Sep 1850 in Dover Hundred, Kent Co., Delaware
Died 06 Feb 1915 in near Clayton, Duck Creek Hundred, Kent Co., Delaware

Farm Hand, 1870; N[ot] G[iven], 1900; Farm Laborer-Working Out, 1910

Married 15 Sep 1892 in Delaware to Annie Elizabeth Carter
Daughter of George Thomas Carter and Sina Mosley
Born 06 Apr 1866 in [Dover Hundred], Kent Co., Delaware
Died 23 Jan 1915 in near Clayton, Duck Creek Hundred, Kent Co., Delaware

To them were born:

Name	Sex	Birth	Death	Spouse/Partner
Orda Arbana Durham	F	ca. Sep 1893	1944	William Henry Davis
William McKinley Durham	M	03 Jun 1898	Oct 1964	Pearl F Wheeler
Sarah Virginia Durham	F	ca. Mar 1900	.	.
Isaiah Return Durham	M	18 Oct 1902	27 Nov 1987	Gertrude (-----)
Lottie Augusta Durham	F	14 Dec 1907	20 Nov 1998	Robert A Gross Sr

Notes

Nehemiah's age in the census records: in 1850, age 1/12; in 1860, age 9; in 1870, age 19; in 1880, missing; in 1900, age 50 (b. Oct 1849); in 1910, age 60.
In 1870 Nehemiah resided in the household of William and Melvina (-----) Carney.
Nehemiah was buried in Manship Cemetery, Cheswold, Delaware:
"Nehemiah Durham / Born / Sept. 12, 1851 / Died / Feb. 6, 1915" [Tombstone photo]

Sources

1850 - U.S. Census, Delaware, Kent Co., Dover Hundred, Page 174 verso, 1328-1329, 03 Oct 1850
1860 - U.S. Census, Delaware, Kent Co., Duck Creek Hundred, Page No. 8 [=496], 44-44, 01 Jun 1860
1867 - Petition of Isaiah Durham for partition of William Durham's lands (Kent Co. Orphans Court, Vol. Z, pp. 125, 445)
1870 - U.S. Census, Delaware, Kent Co., Kenton Hundred, Page No. 51 [=303], 338-334, 01 Jul 1870
1892 - Marriage listed in Selected Delaware Marriages at Mitsawokett. A conflicting date appears in Delaware Marriages at Moors and Nanticokes of Delaware.
1900 - U.S. Census, Delaware, Kent Co., Duck Creek Hundred, Clayton, E.D. 66, Sheet No. 17B [=17B], 294-310, 16 Jun 1900
1910 - U.S. Census, Delaware, Kent Co., R.D.1-E.D.2, Clayton Town, E.D. 2, Sheet No. 3B [=20B], 66-66, 16 Apr 1910