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Note for: Paul Duke Kelly, 29 SEP 1924 - SEP 1984
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Individual Note: Paul Duke Kelly, son of William LeRoy and Juna Adaline (Praytor) Kelly, married Marilou Barbee. Paul Duke Kelly is mentioned in the book Heritage of the Hills - A Delaware County History:
"Paul Duke Kelly is a merchant at Zena, and his wife, Mary Lou is a local Health Nurse. Their children are Elaine, John Duke, Roy Lee, and Tommy Ray. Their three sons are all in military careers. John Duke is in the Navy; Roy Lee, a West Point graduate, is in the army; and Tommy Ray is in the marines. Elaine, their only daughter, is the wife of an officer in the air force." [From Eric Andersen][Kelly History.FTW]
Paul Duke Kelly, son of William LeRoy and Juna Adaline (Praytor) Kelly, married Marilou Barbee. Paul Duke Kelly is mentioned in the book Heritage of the Hills - A Delaware County History:
"Paul Duke Kelly is a merchant at Zena, and his wife, Mary Lou is a local Health Nurse. Their children are Elaine, John Duke, Roy Lee, and Tommy Ray. Their three sons are all in military careers. John Duke is in the Navy; Roy Lee, a West Point graduate, is in the army; and Tommy Ray is in the marines. Elaine, their only daughter, is the wife of an officer in the air force."
His obituary appeared in the September 26, 1984 edition of The Grove Sun, Grove, Delaware County, Oklahoma. He is buried in the Zena Cemetery, Delaware County, Oklahoma.
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Occupation: Place: Officer in US Air Force
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Note for: Sylvester J. Durbin, ABT 1806 - BEF 1850
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Residence: Date: 1840
Place: Unknown Townships, Christian, Illinois
Residence: Date: 1830
Place: Westfork, Montgomery, Illinois
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Note for: John (Jack) Durbin, ABT 1847 - 1895
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Individual Note: Jack and Serena Durbin moved to Texas about 1885. [Durbin and Logsdon Gen., by Betty Carson]
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Note for: Gabriel M. McKinzie, ABT 1845 -
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Individual Note: Gabriel M. McKinzie served in the Civil War, 41st Illinois Volunteer Battalion. They made their home somewhere in Eastern McDonald county.
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Note for: Thomas Durbin, BET 1799 AND 1800 - ABT 1847
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Individual Note: "Thomas Durbin was born about 1799 or 1800, died about 1847 or prior perhaps, was married in Kentucky about 1817 to Susan Johnson, born about 1803, parentage unknown. Mr. Durbin was one of the judges at the first election for county officers held in the home of his brother John Z. Durbin and known as the Durbin Precinct. The election was held on the first Monday in April, 1839 (County History)." [p. 54, Durbin-Logsdon Genealogy by Betty Carson.
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Note for: John Durbin, ABT 1776 - 1831
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Burial: Place: St. Joseph's (Durbin) Cemetery, Bear Creek Township, Christian County, Illinois
Individual Note: John was born in Maryland about 1776, the year Andrew Jackson, the future president, was born. John, known as Stumpy John because he was so short and had frostbitten feet, was married to Elizabeth (Betty), daughter of George Oller and Prudence Logsdon, in Madison County, April 19, 1792.
Stumpy John moved to Hardin County, in the area of present Hart County, as early as 1802. He lived on a road between Cub Run and Houchin's Ferry. In the Court Orders of Hardin County is this notation, "ordered that the road be widened to thirty feet wide from Roundstone Creek to John Durbin's on Dog Creek." This road had first been made in 1798 "wide enough for a man and a horse."
About 1812, John and family moved to the area of Cape Girardeau, Louisiana (now Missouri), but because of earthquakes and unhealthy conditions moved back to Grayson County about 1814. The area to which John moved back was in present Edmonson County, and probably in the Sunfish region. It is believed that Elizabeth died circa 1826/27, and in 1828 John left Kentucky for Illinois.
According to the History of Illinois, John migrated to Illinois in 1828, taking his sons John Z., Josephus, and Leonard. He settled on Bear Creek and died there in 1832. Bear Creek became a Durbin settlement in Illinois.
The first real settlement of Bear Creek, Illinois started in 1829. Esquire Joseph P. Durbin, Nathanial Painter, and Old Grandfather Durbin migrated on one ox wagon and oxen. Old Grandfather Durbin is believed to be Joseph Durbin, Sr., Joseph P.'s father.
[From Durbin-Logsdon Genealogy, from Maryland to Kentucky by Betty Jewell Durbin Carson]
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Note for: John Durbin, ABT 1734 - 1797
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Individual Note: John "traveling preacher", son of Samuel Durbin and Ann Logsdon, was married to Ann, daughter of Thomas Logsdon and Mary Logsdon, first cousins, Maryland circa 1762.
John Durbin, according to James Virden of Versailles, Ohio, was the first Durbin in Kentucky, arriving with Daniel Boone in 1775, and was one of the axmen who blazed the Wilderness Trail.
The Filson Club in Louisville, KY has a book on the Hayes family which contains a list of the men with Boone in 1775. William Hayes and William Bush (Captain Billy Bush) are mentioned, but John Durbin is not. This list was compiled by a researcher of the Daughters of the American Revolution.
According to James Virden, John and Ann had a daughter, Mary, in Pennsylvania in 1775, and according to the census of Richland County, Illinois in 1850, another daughter in Kentucky in 1780. This second daughter was Nancy, or Annie. John Durbin, then, came to Kentucky between 1775 and 1780, and settled in an area near Harrodsburg or Boonesboro. He was killed in Harrodsburg in 1797, according to James Virden.
Ann and son, Austin (or Augustin) were on the tax list of Madison County in 1797 and 1799. Since a part of the family was already living in Barren County, Ann and Austin moved there in 1800; Ann dying the same year.
It is said that Thomas and John Durbin were engaged in mining saltpeter (potassium nitrate, used in medicine, gunpowder, and for fertilizer) from the Mammoth Cave, now in present Edmonson County. Hearing reports that saltpeter abounded in another cave, known then as the Haunted Cave, they decided to investigate. They arrived at the cave late in the day and found that the report was true. The cave promised successful digging, so Thomas told his brother John to return and get the tools and he would remain at the cave.
When night came, Thomas Durbin built a small fire in the mouth of the cave and prepared to rest and sleep as he was somewhat weary. He stretched out before the fire but had barely closed his eyes when he heard a rip-roaring noise from within the cave. He seized the rifle by his side and peered in the direction whence the noise came. By the dim light from the fire he could indistinctly see the outline of an object perched upon a ledge of rock. Leveling his fouling piece at the object he fired and at the crack of the rifle, the object fell from its perch. Next morning upon investigating, he found he had killed a mammoth hoot owl. That was the end of the haunt. It is needless to say the the Durbin brothers engaged in mining there unmolested by other diggers.
[From Durbin-Logsdon Genealogy by Betty Jewell Durbin Carson]
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Note for: Thomas Durbin, - 1835
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Individual Note: Thomas is believed to have never married. It is thought he migrated to Illinois in 1832/1833. In September 1835, Phillip E. Durbin was allowed $7.50 by the State of Illinois for keeping Thomas Durbin, a pauper. Phillip E. Durbin was married to a niece of Thomas. Phillip E. was allowed $40.00 for keeping Thomas Durbin in 1835, and since this was the last year a payment was recorded, Thomas is believed to have died in 1835. [Durbin-Logsdon Genealogy]
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Note for: William Durbin, 4 JAN 1725/26 -
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Individual Note: William Durbin, the first son of Samuel Durbin and Ann (Logsdon) Durbin was born Jan. 4, 1726 (registered in St. Paul's Church, Baltimore]. He was a Methodist. DAR Patriot Index: Washington County, MD, William Durbin, Corporal 8th Class, 26th Day of July 1775 Provincial Convention.
In 1752 purchased land from Edward Lamb called "Resurvey on Good Fellowship", and in 1761 purchased 50 acres more in the same tract. He and Mary had at least eleven children. [Durbin-Logsdon Genealogy by Betty Jewell Durbin Carson]
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Note for: Samuel Durbin, ABT 1698 - OCT 1752
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Individual Note: Samuel Durbin was married to Ann, daughter of William Logsdon and Honor O'Flynn, at Saint Thomas Church at Owings Mills, Maryland, July 4, 1734. This marriage is also recorded at St. Paul Catholic Church in Baltimore, Maryland. Samuel Durbin is the patriarch of most, if not all, of the Durbins of Kentucky. Some researchers list Samuel as a son of William Durbin son of Thomas Durbin.
Samuel's will, dated September 19, 1752, named none of his children. It is assumed that he died soon after the September date. Ann's will dated July 8, 1770, was probated in Frederick County, Maryland, and named all thirteen of her children. Of these thirteen children, at least four were pioneer settlers of Kentucky. John came in between 1775 and 1780; Thomas, Christopher, and Edward came in circa 1788. John Durbin, according to James Virden, was the first Durbin in Kentucky, arriving with Daniel Boone in 1775, and was one of the axmen who blazed the Wilderness Trail. [Durbin-Logsdon Genealogy by Betty Jewell Durbin Carson]
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Note for: Thomas Durbin, 1626 - ABT 1697
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Individual Note: Thomas Durbin may be our immigrant ancestor. Thomas Durbin migrated, perhaps by way of the West Indies from Avon County (now Somerset), England, to Ann Arundel County, Maryland prior to 1676. In Bristol and America: A Record of the First Settlers in the Colonies of North America, 1654-1685, we find the names of more than 10,000 servants to foreign plantations who sailed from the Port of Bristol to Virginia, Maryland, and other parts of the Atlantic coast, and the West Indies. On page 476 of Volume I (1654-63), we find Thomas Durbin; destination, Nevis. Although Thomas Durbin, gave his destination as Nevis, British West Indies, which is in the Caribbean, this does not mean that Nevis was his ultimate destination, for at that time immigrants were coming in droves to Virginia and Maryland to raise tobacco which was very much in demand in England. Lord Baltimore's ships had begun to take a southerly route to reach North America to avoid the stormy North Atlantic which earlier ships like the Mayflower had taken.
The first Durbin of record in Maryland was a man named Thomas. One researcher lists his birthplace as England 1626, and another adds Gloucester. His wife's birthdate is given as about 1628.
From the Maryland Historical Magazine:
October 13, 1676, Walter Dickerson, Planter, of Great Choptank, Talbot County, Maryland for 2,500 pounds of tobacco, conveys to Thomas Durbin of Severne, Ann Arundel County the 200 acres tract "Johnson" on the east side of Dickerson branch, on the east side of Welshmans Creek, on the north side of the Patapsco River. Sarah Dickerson releases dower.
In April 20, 1682 there were two additional land grants for land adjacent to the "Johnson" tract, called "Thomas Addition" and "Westminster."
Baltimore rent rolls dated 1700-1720, Thomas Durbin, Baltimore County Hab-Nab-at-a-Venture 350 acres surveyed June 30, 1688 for Thomas Durbin, lying on North side of Patapsco River and belonging to orphants of said Durbin. This tract of land is the present site (1982) of the Druid Hill Park near John Hopkins University and the Baltimore Zoo.
Thomas Durbin witnessed the will of Jane Long on May 19, 1696. He died in the first part of 1699 or the later part of 1698 for his inventory was taken May 8, 1699, by Roger Newman, and totaled a substantial 13,158 pounds, with 60-02-8 due to the estate. Debts were paid out of the estate to John Smith, Captain Deen Cock, Roger Newman, John Thomas, Major Maxwell, and John Hall. Of particular interest is the following:
To ye funerall charges of Thomas Durbin and his wife
2 black walnutt coffins . . .
This shows that Thomas and his wife died at about the same time. It seems likely that death was sudden and unexpected, for no will was made. Perhaps it was the result of Indian problems.
Thomas Durbin left several children, and the Durbins who show up in the Patapsco River area from 1699 to 1821 can reasonably be assumed to be his children, for no other Durbins are know to exist in this area -- or even the Continental United States -- at this time. Further, the name Thomas is carried through several generations of his believed descendants. Because the rent roll record speaks in the the plural "orphants" we can be sure of more than one minor child left at Thomas Durbin's death.
"There are interesting stories and traditions handed down in every family, but one of the most interesting heard concerning the Durbin family is the connection of the City of Baltimore, Maryland, with one of the earliest Durbins. It seems a few years ago one of the Durbins was doing research in Baltimore, and he ran across a document which indicated that a Durbin had become angry with his children and did not want any of them to have any of his estate. He leased all his lands to someone for 99 years with the stipulation that after that time the land was to return to his descendants, since all his children would have died before the 99 years had passed. In the ensuing 99 years the Durbins moved out, and the people who had use of the and apparently forgot the deal, or simply ignored it.
The person finding the document in Baltimore contacted a lawyer with the idea of reclaiming the Durbin lands for the Durbin lands for the Durbin family, but was told that since so much time had passed, and since Baltimore was so built up, it would be impossible to get a court to issue a favorable verdict. So there the matter stands -- the City of Baltimore belongs to every Durbin living today "
[Durbin-Logsdon Genealogy by Betty Jewell Durbin Carson]
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Note for: Mayme A. Marshall, 13 FEB 1911 - 18 JUL 1991
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Individual Note: Never married and lived her life in the Fairland, OK area.[Kelly History.FTW]
Mayme Anna Marshall, daughter of Avery Fairchild and Fannie May (Kelly) Marshall, appears on the 1920 Federal Census in Afton, Ottawa County, Oklahoma (enumeration district 104), living with her parents. That census shows eight year-old "Mamey" and her mother were born in Oklahoma and that her father was born in Missouri.
She appears on the 1930 Federal Census in Afton, Ottawa County, Oklahoma (enumeration district 2), living with her parents and giving her age as 18. She reported he was born in Oklahoma, that her father was born in Missouri and her mother was born in the Cherokee Nation.
Mayme lived most of her life in Fairland, Ottawa County, Oklahoma area. She never married. A brief biography of Mayme appears in the book "Fairland Remembered 1889-1989:"
"Mayme Anna Marshall, daughter of Fannie and Ave Marshall, was born in Fairland, Oklahoma. She graduated from Fairland High School and completed a business course by correspondence from Chillicothe, Missouri Business College. She worked as night telephone operator for the Fairland Telephone Company. She also worked at the Ottawa County Court House. During 1941, she went to work for the Gas Service Company in Miami, Oklahoma, retiring in 1975.
"Mayme is an active member and church treasurer of the First United Methodist Church in Fairland, and secretary and treasurer of the Fairland Alumni Association for many years.
"Mayme lives in Fairland on the corner of Church and Smith streets, caring for her mother, Fannie Marshall. Submitted by Virginia Pierce."
Her obituary appeared in the July 21, 1991 edition of The Grove Sun (Grove, Delaware County, Oklahoma). She is buried in Fairland Cemetery, Fairland, Ottawa County, Oklahoma.