PVT Thomas Elbert Durham

Male 1841 - 1899  (58 years)


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  • Name Thomas Elbert Durham 
    Prefix PVT 
    Birth 23 Jan 1841  VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 2 Mar 1899  Narrows, Giles, VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial Narrows, Giles, VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Burial: Hale Cemetery
      Bronze marker: D E O, 1861 - Vindice- 1865
      Narrows, Giles County, Virginia, USA

      Inscription:
      Co. B or C 4th Va. Inf. Regt. CSA
    Person ID I20429  Drollinger Genealogy
    Last Modified 24 Dec 2022 

    Father John Robert Durham,   b. Abt 1805, Stoke County, NC Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 May 1888, Staffordsville, Giles, VA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 83 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth Trolinger,   b. 1810, Pulaski County, VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Dec 1888, Staffordsville, Giles, VA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years) 
    Family ID F368  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Araminta Catherine Anderson,   b. 25 Aug 1838, VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 1885 (Age 46 years) 
    Marriage 20 Apr 1861  Pulaski County, VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Virginia, Select Marriages
      Name: Thos. E. Durham
      Gender: Male
      Race: White
      Marriage Date: 20 Apr 1861
      Marriage Place: Pulaski, Virginia
      Spouse: Arrimenta C. Anderson
      FHL Film Number: 2048472
      Reference ID: Item 1 P 120 L 9
    Family ID F10172  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 24 Dec 2022 

    Family 2 Willie Ann Robertson,   b. Jan 1850, VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1900, VA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 50 years) 
    Marriage 30 Mar 1885  Giles County, VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Virginia, Select Marriages
      Name: Willie A. Robertson
      Gender: Female
      Marital Status: Single
      Race: White
      Age: 37
      Birth Date: 1848
      Birth Place: Buckingham
      Marriage Date: 30 Mar 1885
      Marriage Place: Giles Co., Virginia
      Father: J. E. Robertson
      Mother: A. M. Robertson
      Spouse: Thomas E. Durham
      FHL Film Number: 31740
      Reference ID: Line 3

      Alabama, Texas and Virginia, Confederate Pensions
      Name: Thomas E Durham
      Application Date: 11 May 1900
      Application Place: Giles, Virginia
      Spouse: Mrs Willie Ann Durham
      Marriage Date: 30 Mar 1885
      Marriage Place: Giles
      Death Date: 2 Mar 1899
      Death Place: Narrows
      Application Type: Widow
    Family ID F544  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 24 Dec 2022 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 23 Jan 1841 - VA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 20 Apr 1861 - Pulaski County, VA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 30 Mar 1885 - Giles County, VA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 2 Mar 1899 - Narrows, Giles, VA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Narrows, Giles, VA Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • 1860 United States Federal Census
      Name: Thomas E Durham
      Age in 1860: 18
      Birth Year: abt 1842
      Birthplace: Virginia
      Home in 1860: Western District, Pulaski, Virginia
      Gender: Male
      Post Office: Newbern

      U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles
      Name: Thomas Elbert Durham
      Occupation: Miller
      Age at Enlistment: 22
      Enlistment Date: 2 Jul 1861
      Rank at enlistment: Private
      State Served: Virginia
      Survived the War?: Yes
      Service Record: Enlisted in Company C, Virginia 4th Infantry Regiment on 02 Jul 1861.Mustered out on 22 Aug 1863.
      Description: height: 5 ft. 8 in., dark complexion, blue eyes, light hair.
      Birth Date: abt 1839
      Sources: The Virginia Regimental Histories Series

      Enlisted C Company 4th VA Inf 2 July 1862, 22, a miller, wounded 23 Mar 1862 at Kernstown, received severe gunshot wound at Groveton, 28 Aug 1862, which necessitated amputation of right arm, discharged from service 22 Aug 1863, 5' 8" blue eyes, light hair, dark complexion.

      Name: Elbert Durham Birth Year: abt 1841 Age in 1870: 29 Birthplace: Virginia Home in 1870: Dublin, Pulaski, Virginia Race: White Gender: Male
      Household Members:
      Name Age
      Elbert Durham 29
      Araminta Durham 32
      Hetty Durham 8
      Robert J Durham 6

      1880 United States Federal Census
      Name: Thomas Durham
      Age: 39
      Birth Year: abt 1841
      Birthplace: Virginia
      Home in 1880: Pearisburg, Giles, Virginia
      Race: White
      Gender: Male
      Relation to Head of House: Self (Head)
      Marital Status: Married
      Spouse's Name: Arminta Durham
      Father's Birthplace: Virginia
      Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
      Neighbors: View others on page
      Occupation: Miller
      Household Members:
      Name Age
      Thomas Durham 39
      Arminta Durham 24
      Hattie Durham 17
      Robb J. Durham 15
      Sidney Durham 6