David Monroe Durham

1834 - 1897  (68 years)

• Name	David Monroe Durham
  Birth	Between 1829 and 1834	VA   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1860	District 1, Muhlenberg Co, KY   [2]
  	age 26,wife Virginia-age 17, 2 children
  Census	1870	Court House, Muhlenberg Co, KY   [3]
  	age 38,wife Virginia A-age 27, 5 children
  Census	1880	Nebo, Hopkins Co, KY   [4]
  	age 51,wife Virginia A-age 37, 6 children
  _MILT	10 Oct 1887  [5]
  	Civil War pension
  Death	24 Aug 1897	KY   [6]
  Findagrave.com	07 Apr 2022
  	See Notes
  Burial	Madisonville, Hopkins Co, KY   [1]
  	Durham Cemetery
  Person ID	I905	Butler Family Tree
  Last Modified	30 Jul 2026

  
  

  Family	Virginia Ann Ford,   b. 27 Dec 1842, Muhlenberg Co, KY d. 16 May 1931, Hopkins Co, KY (Age 88 years)
  Marriage	19 Aug 1857	Petersburg, Menard Co, IL   [6]
  Notes	----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Found at https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HSH2-CMW2 Name: David Durham Sex: Male Spouse's Name: Virginia A Ford Spouse's Sex: Female Marriage Date: 19 Aug 1857 Marriage Place: Petersburg, Menard, Illinois, United States Source Details: bA p176 no1122 Household Role Sex Age Birthplace Virginia A Ford Wife F Digital Folder Number: 007616173 Microfilm Number: 1311614 Originating System: EASY Indexing Batch: M00817-8 Citing this Record "Illinois Marriages, 1815-1935", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HSH2-CMW2 : 14 February 2020), David Durham, 1857. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Children	1. America Ellen Durham,   b. 25 Aug 1858, Muhlenberg Co, KY d. 28 Jan 1947, Thomas Co,KS (Age 88 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Nancie Ann Durham,   b. 08 Apr 1860, KY d. 07 Jul 1936, Greenhouse, Hopkins Co, KY (Age 76 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Mary Isabella Durham,   b. 26 Mar 1863, Manitou, Hopkins Co, KY d. 16 Nov 1953, Arlington, Arlington Co, VA (Age 90 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Patrick Monroe Durham,   b. 22 Jan 1866, Muhlenberg Co, KY d. 10 Nov 1946, Saint Louis, St. Louis City, MO (Age 80 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. David M Durham, Jr,   b. 17 Jun 1869, KY d. 11 Sep 1932, Albion, Edwards Co, IL (Age 63 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   6. Louisa Elizabeth Durham,   b. 26 Jun 1871, KY d. 15 Mar 1952, Madisonville, Hopkins Co, KY (Age 80 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   7. Nellie Durham,   b. 16 Nov 1873, KY d. 29 Aug 1918, Caswell Co, NC (Age 44 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   8. Lillian May Durham,   b. 22 Mar 1876, KY d. 21 May 1954, Hopkins Co, KY (Age 78 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F208	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Jul 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - Between 1829 and 1834 - VA Marriage - 19 Aug 1857 - Petersburg, Menard Co, IL Census - age 26,wife Virginia-age 17, 2 children - 1860 - District 1, Muhlenberg Co, KY Census - age 38,wife Virginia A-age 27, 5 children - 1870 - Court House, Muhlenberg Co, KY Census - age 51,wife Virginia A-age 37, 6 children - 1880 - Nebo, Hopkins Co, KY Death - 24 Aug 1897 - KY Burial - - Madisonville, Hopkins Co, KY  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  - findagrave.com has death date as 8/24/1887 - ?? he app for pension 10/10/1887 - 2 months after death ?? - wife Virginia filed for Civil War widows pension 9/13/1897 - possibly death yr 1897? - don't think she would have waited 10 yrs to file for a widow's pension ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Found at findagrave.com on 4/7/2022 David Monroe Durham Birth: 1829 Virginia, USA Death: 24 Aug 1887 (aged 57–58) Kentucky, USA Burial: Durham Cemetery (Madisonville)Hopkins County, Kentucky, USA Memorial #: 208617503 Bio: Located at Ray Duncan's Mothers farm off Highway 630. Copied by Mr. and Mrs. Dale Harmon. I found this Cemetery listing in a Groves Cemetery Book in the Family Research Center in Calhoun. Family Members Spouse Virginia Ann Ford Durham 1842-1931 Children America Ellen Durham Connelly 1858-1947 Nancie Ann Durham Harris 1860-1936 Mary Isabella Durham Hibbs 1863-1953 Patrick Monroe Durham 1866-1946 Lillian Durham Hibbs 1876-1954 Created by: Anita R. Austill (47729061) Added: 1 Apr 2020 URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/208617503/david-monroe-durham Citation: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/208617503/david-monroe-durham : accessed 07 April 2022), memorial page for David Monroe Durham (1829–24 Aug 1887), Find a Grave Memorial ID 208617503, citing Durham Cemetery (Madisonville), Hopkins County, Kentucky, USA ; Maintained by Anita R. Austill (contributor 47729061) . ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

  
  

• Sources

  [S25] Findagrave.com. [S8] 1860 United States Federal Census. [S9] 1870 United States Federal Census. [S10] 1880 United States Federal Census. [S43] Military documents. [S48] See Notes.