James David DURR & Mittie Lavera MEGASON

James        James & Mittie         Mittie

James David DURR & Mittie Lavera MEGASON (s/o William Rufus DURR & Lucindy Melvina DYKES), b. 15 Mar 1871 in Bethany, Sabine, LA, d. 14 Feb 1948 in Natchitoches Pr., LA, bur. Beulah Methodist Church-Natchitoches Pr., LA. He married 22 Dec 1898 in Natchitoches Pr., LA (15/231), Mittie Lavera MEGASON (d/o George Washington MEGASON & Frances Julia DURR), b. 10 Feb 1878 in Natchitoches Pr., LA, d. 15 Jan 1960 in Natchitoches Pr., LA, bur. Beulah Methodist Church-Natchitoches Pr., LA.

Children:

  1. Alton Carlyle DURR, b. 9 Oct 1899 in Marthaville, Natchitoches, LA, d. 11 Feb 1973 in Natchitoches, Natchitoches, LA, bur. 13 Feb 1973 in Beulah Methodist Church-Natchitoches Pr., LA. He married 7 May 1921 in Natchitoches Pr., LA (32/60), Maudie Ola STROUD, (d/o Jeff STROUD & Dollie TAYLOR), b. 16 Jan 1904 in Sabine Pr., LA, d. 19 Jan 1989 in Natchitoches, Natchitoches, LA, bur. Beulah Methodist Church-Natchitoches Pr., LA.
  2. Mike Benjamin DURR, b. 5 Feb 1901 in Marthaville, Natchitoches, LA, d. 29 Apr 1988 in Lake Charles, Calcasieu, LA, bur. Beulah Methodist Church-Natchitoches Pr., LA. He married 16 Jan 1930 in Doddridge, Miller, AR (KK-49), Mildred Mae ADCOCK, (d/o George William ADCOCK & Beulah LITTLE), b. 29 Oct 1912 in Cass Co., TX, d. 1 Jul 1992 in Lake Charles, Calcasieu, LA, bur. Beulah Methodist Church-Natchitoches Pr., LA.
  3. Willard Pete DURR, b. 8 Dec 1902 in Marthaville, Natchitoches, LA, d. 25 Jan 1988 in Belle Chasse, Plaquemines, LA, bur. 27 Jan 1988 in Westlawn Memorial Park-Gretna, LA. He married 24 Dec 1927 in Natchitoches Pr., LA (36-445), Vera WOOD, (d/o James Harvey WOOD & Frances "Fannie" DeFEE), b. 2 Aug 1908 in Natchitoches Pr., LA, d. 4 Sept 1990 in Belle Chasse, Plaquemines, LA, bur. Westlawn Memorial Park-Gretna, LA.
  4. Susie Jane DURR, b. 15 Jan 1904 in Marthaville, Natchitoches, LA, d. 2 Dec 1953 in Mineola, Wood, TX, bur. 5 Dec 1953 in Beulah Methodist Church-Natchitoches Pr., LA. She married 30 Sept 1924 in Coushatta, Red River, LA, Marvin Conklin JONES, (s/o John Yates JONES & Nettie Maude MORELAND), b. 29 Dec 1897 in Crystal Falls, Stephens, TX, d. 5 Oct 1972 in Longview, Gregg, TX, bur. 7 Oct 1972 in Beulah Methodist Church-Natchitoches Pr., LA. Marvin Conklin Jones remarried on 15 Sept 1955 in Gregg Co., TX, Hazel V. BENGE (d/o Joseph Thomas BENGE & Ola Easter SERRATT), b. 16 Jul 1907 in Snyder, Scurry, TX, d. 29 Oct 1994 in Longview, Gregg, TX.
  5. Shelby DURR, b. 3 Nov 1905 in Marthaville, Natchitoches, LA, d. 15 Nov 1906 in Marthaville, Natchitoches, LA, bur. Beulah Methodist Church-Natchitoches Pr., LA.
  6. Jack DURR, b. 12 Apr 1907 in Marthaville, Natchitoches, LA, d. 22 Oct 1937 in Natchitoches Pr., LA, bur. Beulah Methodist Church-Natchitoches Pr., LA. He married 4 Feb 1928 in Natchitoches Pr., LA (36-508), Shirley Mae GRANTHAM, (d/o Eldridge Edward GRANTHAM & Marie Alberta CASTON), b. 12 Oct 1912 in Red Oak, Red River, LA, d. 1 Nov 2001 in Red River Pr., LA. Shirley Mae GRANTHAM remarried 3 Sept 1938 in Natchitoches Pr., LA, Edmond Jewell YOUNGBLOOD (s/o Ray YOUNGBLOOD & Rosa Leola KING).
  7. Hal DURR, b. 9 Mar 1909 in Marthaville, Natchitoches, LA, d. 5 Jul 1997 in Robeline, Natchitoches, LA, bur. Beulah Methodist Church-Natchitoches Pr., LA.
  8. Fannie Lucindy DURR, b. 3 Nov 1910 in Marthaville, Natchitoches, LA, d. 24 Nov 1995 in Coushatta, Red River, LA, bur. Beulah Methodist Church-Natchitoches Pr., LA. She married 16 Feb 1928 in Natchitoches Pr., LA (36/532), Ben Teer WOOD, (s/o James Harvey WOOD & Frances "Fannie" DeFEE), b. 8 Jan 1906 in Coushatta, Red River, LA, d. 22 Jan 1980 in Coushatta, Red River, LA, bur. Beulah Methodist Church-Natchitoches Pr., LA.
  9. Inez DURR, b. 19 Feb 1913 in Marthaville, Natchitoches, LA, d. 21 Jan 2001 in Natchitoches, Natchitoches, LA, bur. Beulah Methodist Church-Natchitoches Pr., LA. She married 14 Oct 1928 in Natchitoches Pr., LA (37/216), Lloyd Eugene BOX, (s/o Noah Gorda BOX & Kizzie Ann D. ?), b. 3 Jan 1909 in Atlanta, Winn, LA, d. 7 Feb 1972 in Natchitoches, Natchitoches, LA, bur. Beulah Methodist Church-Natchitoches Pr., LA.
  10. George Washington DURR, b. 18 May 1914 in Marthaville, Natchitoches, LA, d. 14 Jun 2005 in Natchitoches, Natchitoches, LA, bur. Beulah Methodist Church-Natchitoches Pr., LA. He married 23 Dec 1948 in Natchitoches Pr., LA (53-313), Ruth PROTHRO, (d/o Allen Morgan PROTHRO & Julia Ann KING), b. 4 Dec 1914 in Marthaville, Natchitoches, LA, d. 19 Mar 1980 in Shreveport, Caddo, LA, bur. Beulah Methodist Church-Natchitoches Pr., LA.
  11. U. V. "Dick" DURR, b. 21 Jul 1916 in Marthaville, Natchitoches, LA, d. 15 Nov 2003 in Natchitoches, Natchitoches, LA. He married (1) 23 Nov 1939 in Natchitoches Pr., LA (46-27), Edith Lucille PROTHRO, (d/o Allen Morgan PROTHRO & Julia Ann KING), b. 18 May 1920 in Natchitoches Pr., LA, d. 7 Sept 1969 in Shreveport, Caddo, LA, bur. Beulah Methodist Church-Natchitoches Pr., LA. He married (2) 12 Feb 1970 in Shelby Co., TX (27/332), Joyce Marie DURR.
  12. Ida Marie DURR, b. 12 Mar 1919 in Marthaville, Natchitoches, LA, d. 29 Nov 2006 in Caddo Pr., LA. She married 19 Jul 1939 in Natchitoches Pr., LA (45/419), Covie Ray MIDDLETON, (s/o James MIDDLETON & Molly MOFFETT), b. 1 Dec 1918 in Marthaville, Natchitoches, LA, d. 25 Mar 1970 in Vivian, Caddo, LA, bur. Beulah Methodist Church-Natchitoches Pr., LA.
  13. Lizzie Lavera "Bill" DURR, b. 10 Jul 1921 in Marthaville, Natchitoches, LA, d. 7 Oct 2005 in Shreveport, Caddo, LA. She married 19 Dec 1947 in Powhatan, Natchitoches, LA (52/481), Arthur Allen PROTHRO, (s/o Allen Morgan PROTHRO & Julia Ann KING), b. 31 Oct 1917 in Natchitoches Pr., LA, d. 22 Feb 1998 in Natchitoches, Natchitoches, LA, bur. Beulah Methodist Church-Natchitoches Pr., LA.
Family Children
Mittie with children: Carl, Mike, Dick, Inez,
Ida, Fannie, George, "Bill" & Susie 		George, Carl, Mike, Hal, Ida, "Bill", Pete, Dick, Fannie, Inez

Susan Laurent Obit
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Michael D. Durr              David H. Durr
William Rufus Durr
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For more information on the Durr family, contact: Susan Laurent (Susan@DoubleDurr.com).
(Last edited: 3/23/2011)

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