Durkee, William L (b. ABT 1838, d. ?)

Note: William never married.

1870 Rusk Co. Census:
William L Durkee ..31 ..Miss.

Note: Many thanks to Bernice Gunderson of the Society of Genealogy of Durkee for correcting this line.
There was a William Durkee (b. Conn) who married Margaret Loomis, and their son William married Ede Holt. This couple never left Connecticut and are buried there.

Virginia Marriages, 1740-1850
Groom - William L. Durkee - Bride - Mary Ann Weir - Date - April 12, 1831, Rockbridge Co. VA
The marriage bond states that Mary Ann is the daughter of Andrew Weir, dec'd. and ward of Robert Weir. The bond is signed by William L Durkee and Robert Weir.

William L Durkee signed paper pertaining to the estate of his father-in-law, in December 1833.

1837 Lowndes Co. Miss census:
W L Durkee
1 male 21-45, 2 males under 18, 1 female over 16, 1 female under 16, 2 female slaves

1840 Chickasaw, Miss. census:
William Durkee -- household: 1 male under 5, 2 males 5-10, 1 male 30-40. 1 female under 5, 1 female 30-40.

1841 & 1845, William Durkee was listed on the Chickasaw, Miss. State census.

William and Mary and their children, James, Adolphus, Mary, William, Hannah and Luna moved to Grand Bluff, Panola Co. Tx, about 1847
or 1848 from Chickasaw Co. Miss.
William Ladd Durkee's parents were both Mayflower descendants. Timothy Durkee thru his mother, Lucy Anna Smalley back to Stephen Hopkins. Sybil (Metcalf) Durkee thru her mother, Mehitable Hammond, back to William Brewster.

Note: 1910 Grayson Co. Tx census:
Allie A Dyer....51...TX...TX...ILL
Jesse Dyer....TX....22
May Dyer....21....TX
Bessie Dyer....16....TX
Curtis Dyer....12....TX

Note: 1870 Wilson Co. TN census:
Huston Edwards.....30......TN......farmer
Martha Edwards.....28......TN
William Edwards....9....TN
??? Edwards...female 7 .........TN
Robert ? Edwards......4....TN
Lucy Edwards....1....TN

1880 Wilson Co. TN census:
H H Edwards....40.....TN
M C Edwards....37....TN
W T Edwards...19....TN...son
M J Edwards....16....TN...daughter
R L Edwards....13....TN....son
L A B Edwards....10....daugher
M R Edwards....7....daughter
M H Edwards....2....daughter

1900 Rutherford Co. TN census:
H H Edwards.....May 1840.....60....TN
Martha Edwards.....May 1843....57....TN
Lucy Patterson....Feb 1870....30....TN.....daughter
Becky Williams....Sept 1874...25...TN.....daughter
Gus Williams....Feb 1879.....21...TN....son-in-law
Mattie Edwards....Feb 1879....21....TN
George Edwards....May 1884....16....TN
Zadie Edwards....Jan 1888....12...TN
Gertie Patterson....Feb 1889....11....granddaughter

1910 Rutherford Co. TN census:
Henry H Edwards....69.....TN
Martha E Edwards......66.....TN....m 50 yr. 10 children, 8 living
George Edwards.....24....TN
Lavada Edwards....22....TN

Note: 1900 Nelson, ND census:
John Egbert......Oct 1874.....25......?
Zora Egbert.....Oct 1882.....17.....IN

1920 Bannock, ID census:
John Egbert....45....Utah
Zora Egbert....38...IN
Willis Egbert....17....ND
Zora Dean Egbert.....17.....ND
Vivien Egbert....11....Canada ?
Anna Egbert....4....ID

1930 Chelan, WA census:
John J Egbert....54....Utah
Myrtle Egbert....34....ID
Jack P Egbert....7....ID
Edna M Egbert....5....ID
LaRue Egbert....3 & 10 mo. ...ID
Blanche Egbert....1 & 3 mo....ID
William Egbert....2 mo......ID
Riley A Beckstead....14.......ID....stepson
Eunice Beckstead....13....ID....stepdaughter
Vivian Egbert....22....Canada
Anna Egbert....15....ID
Eugene E Egbert....1 & 5 mo.....ID.....grandson

Note: 1870 Grimes Texas census:
Charles H Ehinger 40 NY (?)
Nancy Ehinger 30 TX
James L Ehinger 4 TX
Ann R Ehinger 4/12 TX
Rhody Garing (?) /18 Ala
Edwin Keefe 9 TX nephew to Nancy
Jane Keefe 25 TX Domestic servant ??
William Keefe 14 TX Farm laborer
Robert C Beal 24 VA Farm Laborer

Edwin Keefe is also listed next door in the John Bowen family - Emily is also aunt.

1880 Grimes Texas census:
C H Ehinger 53 b. BAVARIA - parents also
N A Ehinger 40 TX
Ida Ehinger 14 " Her age is hard to read. It has been marked over.
Anna Ehinger 10 "
Jessie Ehinger (f) 8 "
George Ehinger 5 "
Lillie Ehinger 3

Note: Note: Marriage: May 06, 1870, Gibson County, Tennessee (Source: Gibson County, Tennessee Marriage Records Volume A - June, 1860 - November, 1870.)

1870 Gibson Co. TN census:
William Elrod 28 Ala
Ester Elrod 17 TN

1880 Federal Census-Tennessee-Gibson-Rutherford-pg347a
W. P. ELROD Self M Male W 37 AL. Merchant & Farm AL. AL.
Ester ELROD Wife M Female W 27 TN. Keeping House N. C. TN.
Jennie ELROD Dau S Female W 8 TN. AL. TN.
Albert ELROD Son S Male W 5 TN. AL. TN.
Allice ELROD Dau S Female W 2 TN. AL. TN.
ELROD Son S Male W 3M TN. AL. TN.
Amos ELROD Other S Male B 12 TN. Servant TN. TN.
George DOZIER Other Male B 18 TN. Farm Hand TN. TN.
Riley EVANS Other Male W 50 TN. Day Work Hand --- ---

E - Goodspeed Bibliographies, 1887, Gibson County TN

William P Elrod, merchant of Rutherford, Tenn., was born in Alabama in 1842. He resided with his father until 1861, then enlisted in the Confederate Service, Fourth Tennessee Cavalry, and was wounded in the right foot while retreating from Dalton to Atlanta, which unfitted him for further service. He served under Gen. N. B. Forrest. After his return home he entered school at Bowling Green, Ky., and remained one session. In 1867 he and James Mitchell opened a grocery store at Woodbury, Tenn., but after two years followed the same business four miles from the town. Here he remained two years when he removed to Alabama, but only resided there a few months. He has since followed general merchandising in Rutherford, Tenn., and has been quite successful. He owns 350 acres of land near the town besides an interest in 300 acres in Gibson County and in Arkansas. In 1866 he married Jennie Hamilton, who was born in Gibson County, and lived only about six months after her marriage. In 1870 he married Esther O'Daniel, who was born in Tennessee. She is a daughter of Stephen and Clarkie O'Daniel, and became the mother of seven children, three of whom are dead. Mr. and Mrs. Elrod are members of the Missionary Baptist Church, and he is a Democrat and a member of the I. O. O. F. His parents, George and Thirza (Keys) Elrod, were Tennesseans. The father was a farmer and moved to Alabama after his marriage and there resided until his death, which occurred in 1882. His wife died seventeen years earlier. He took for his second wife a Mrs. Warren, who bore him one child. By his first wife he was the father of ten children.

Note: Birth: Jan. 24, 1889 Death: Nov. 5, 1967
MENG, US ARMY Burial:
Loudon Park National Cemetery
Baltimore
Baltimore City
Maryland, USA
Plot: A, 0, 184A

Note: 1900 Chicago, Cook, Illinois census:
William V Enright….b. Feb 1869…31…Ill, Ireland, Ireland
Mary Enright…..b.May 1874…26…she and parents b. Ireland
5 kids, including VIOLA b. Feb 1897…..3….b. Ill

1920 - see Edwin Vawter

Note: 1860 Louisa Co., VA Census :
Vawter Mary J
Vawter Agness E
Vawter Wm H
Vawter Martha N

Note: 1920 US Census Fairmount, Grant Co., IN #267
William O. Eudaly age 42 b. IN
Louella Eudaly age 38 b. IN
Alpha R. Eudaly dau age 6 b. IN
Martha E. Eudaly dau age 4 and 4 months b. IN
1930 Grant Co IN census:
William O Eudaly.....51....IN
Louella Eudaly.....49....IN
Alpha R Eudaly.....17.....IN
Martha E Eudaly....14...IN
Mary E Eudaly......9.....IN
Louella M Eudaly....7....MI
Buried in Prairieville cemetery, Tipton Co. IN

Note: Name is also spelled Farris and Pharis in various records.

Note: 1850 US Census Center, Henry Co., Iowa
L.P. Fariss ......... 40 ........ VA ..........farmer
Amelia Fariss........24........ PA
Martin Fariss.........14......... IL
Eliza Fariss...........12 ....... IA
Mary Fariss............ 8........IA
John Fariss............ 6........ IA
Milo Fariss............. 3 ....... IA
Charles Fariss.........1 ....... IA

Note: 1840 US Census Campell Co., VA
Thomas C. Fariss
1 male under 5, 1 male age 20 to 29, 1 female age 20 to 29
Slaves 1 male 10 to 23, 2 male age 24 to 35, 1 female under 10, 1 female age 24 to 35.
1850 US Census Campbell Co., VA
Thomas C. Faires age 47
Eliza Faires age 35
William D. Faires age 11
Martha A. Faires age 9
Pauline E. F. Faires age 4
Eliza T. Faires age 1
1860 US Census Campbell Co., VA
Thos. C. Farriss age 56 b. VA
Eliza L. Farriss age 45
William D. Farriss age 21
Paulina E. F. Farris age 16
Henrietta Farriss age 8
Eliza J. Farriss age 10 (female)
Robt. M. Farriss age 6
1870 US Census Campbell Co., VA Lynchburg
Thomas C. Faris age 67
William D. Faris age 31
Robert M. Faris age 16
Eliza S. Thomas age 20
James R. Thomas age 1

Note: No known children.

Note: DAR Patriot Index:
Ferris, Isaac..b.1735..CT..d.7-11-1819 OH..m (1) Mary Sherwood..PS..CT (Patriotic Service)

Note: See the Ferris website - ferristree.com for more info on this line.

Note: Edward Fielding's will was probated 3/2/1693, in Bristol, England.
He left a large estate to his wife Elizabeth and his children, ELIZABETH, Susannah, Martha, Mary, Anna and William.
The 500 acres in Northumberland County in Virginia, was left to his nephew, Edward, the son of his brother Ambrose.
A copy of his will can be found in The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Vol. 12, p 99-101.

Note: There does not seem to be conclusive evidence that Elizabeth's maiden name was Fielding. Some researchers think it was Coghill and the Ruckers and
the Coghills were closely associated.

Orange County, Virginia
Will Book 1, p. 299
Probated Feb. 23, 1743
In the name of God amen
I Peter Rucker of Saint Marks Parish in the County of Orange planter being weak in body but of perfect mind and memory knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die do make and ordain this my Last will and Testament in manner following: Imprimis I do order that all my Just Debts and funeral charges be paid and satisfied.
Item I lend unto my beloved wife Elizabeth Rucker all my Estate both real and Personal during her natural life and after her Decease to be Devided in the following manner.
Item I give and bequeath unto my beloved Daughter Margaret Tinsley and my Son in-law Isaac Tinsley a negro boy name Yorkshire to them and their heirs forever.
Item I give and bequeath to my beloved son Ephraim Rucker a negro Girl named Fillis to him and his heirs forever.
Item I give and bequeath to my beloved Daughter Ann Cook and my son-in-law Shem Cook a negro girl named Jeney to her and her increase to them and their heirs forever.
Item I do Desire that all the Remainder of my Estate both real and personal after my wifes Decease as aforesaid to be sold by my Exr. hereafter named at public auction to the highest bidder on six months credit for Current Money the Buyer giving Good Security and the money arising by Sale to be Equally Devided amongst my beloved Children by name as followeth Thomas Rucker, Elizabeth Pierce, William Rucker, MARY OFFELL, James Rucker, Ephraim Rucker and Ann Cook and to their heirs forever, and lastly I do Constitute and appoint my beloved Sons James Rucker and Ephraim Rucker to be my Whole and sole Executors of this my last will and Testament hereby revoking and Disannuling all other Testaments and wills by me made Confirming this and no other to be my Last will and Testament in witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal this eighteen day of January 1742/43.
Signed sealed. Published in the presence of
Wm. Jackson
Wm. Offell
Peter (X) Rucker
Mich. Holt
At a Court held for Orange County on Thursday ye 23 Day of Febry. 1743. .....probate granted.

Note: Maiden name taken from posting on Ancestry.com.
Jessie is buried in Royal cemetery, Garland Co. Ark.