William Rufus DURR

William & Lucindy

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William Rufus DURR, (s/o David H. DURR & Paralee ALLRED), b. 7 Feb 1853 in Sabine Pr., LA, d. 9 May 1927 in Natchitoches Pr., LA, bur. Beulah Methodist Church-Natchitoches Pr., LA. He married 23 Dec 1869 in Natchitoches Pr., LA (5/46) (ceremony performed by Clinton Berry, J.P.; witnesses: William Cobbs, William Jennings, & R. J. W. Knott), Lucindy Melvina DYKES (d/o David DYKES & Harriet Elizer McKINSEY), b. 6 Jun 1852 in Barbour Co., AL, d. 19 Sept 1934 in Natchitoches Pr., LA, bur. Beulah Methodist Church-Natchitoches Pr., LA.

Children:

  1. James David DURR, 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.
  2. William Thomas DURR, b. 9 Nov 1872 in Bethany, Sabine, LA, d. 9 Dec 1938 in Pineville, Rapides, LA, bur. Beulah Methodist Church-Natchitoches Pr., LA. He married (1) 13 Feb 1890 in Natchitoches Pr., LA (11/322), Mary Ellen WALLER, (d/o William WALLER & Mary Elizabeth "Betty" MEGISON), b. 20 Apr 1872 in LA, d. 21 Mar 1915 in Natchitoches Pr., LA, bur. Beulah Methodist Church-Natchitoches Pr., LA. He married (2) 29 Feb 1917 in Natchitoches Pr., LA (28/488), Ivy Pearl PHILLIPS, b. 13 Dec 1884 in MS, d. Apr 1967 in Shreveport, Caddo, LA, bur. Stonewall Cemetery-Stonewall, LA.
  3. Cynthia Agnes DURR, b. 22 Oct 1874 in Bethany, Sabine, LA, d. 24 Mar 1946 in Natchitoches Pr., LA, bur. Beulah Methodist Church-Natchitoches Pr., LA. She married 26 Feb 1890 in Natchitoches Pr., LA (11/337), Charles Everett MEGASON, b. 3 Feb 1867 in Natchitoches Pr., LA (s/o George Washington MEGASON & Frances Julia DURR), d. 15 Jan 1939 in Natchitoches Pr., LA, bur. Beulah Methodist Church-Natchitoches Pr., LA.
  4. Charles Michael DURR, b. 17 Oct 1876 in Bethany, Sabine, LA, d. 14 Aug 1944 in Natchitoches Pr., LA, bur. Beulah Methodist Church-Natchitoches Pr., LA. He married 20 Dec 1899 in Natchitoches Pr., LA (15/569), Annie Lee HERRING, (d/o Reubian HERRIN & Sophronia A. MOSS), b. 7 May 1881 in MS, d. 16 Mar 1973 in Shreveport, Caddo, LA, bur. 18 Mar 1973 in Beulah Methodist Church-Natchitoches Pr., LA.
  5. Robert Jackson DURR, b. 18 Nov 1878 in Bethany, Sabine, LA, d. 16 Oct 1948 in Natchitoches Pr., LA, bur. Ajax Cemetery, Ajax, Natchitoches, LA. He married 7 Aug 1901 in Natchitoches Pr., LA (16/512), Minnie Bellzora LOVING, (d/o John Wesley LOVING & Susan E. MOATS), b. 29 Oct 1886 in LA, d. 27 Mar 1979 in Campti, Natchitoches, LA, bur. Ajax Cemetery, Ajax, Natchitoches, LA.
  6. Paralee Ruhamah DURR, b. 2 Jan 1881 in Bethany, Sabine, LA, Paralee d. 2 Jun 1901 in Natchitoches Pr., LA, bur. Beulah Methodist Church-Natchitoches Pr., LA.




 

  1. Rufus Gilbert "Gil" DURR, b. 27 Sept 1883 in Bethany, Sabine, LA, d. 12 Feb 1967 in Alexandria, Rapides, LA, bur. Beulah Methodist Church-Natchitoches Pr., LA. He married (1) 21 Jul 1903 in Natchitoches Pr., LA (17/710), Minnie Bell HERRING, (d/o Reubian HERRIN & Sophronia A. MOSS), b. 20 May 1889 in Marthaville, Natchitoches, LA, d. 5 Jan 1920 in Natchitoches Pr., LA, bur. Beulah Methodist Church-Natchitoches Pr., LA. He married (2) 19 Dec 1921 in Natchitoches Pr., LA (32/284), Arlevy SYKES, (d/o Wilkes L. SYKES & Carrie STUTTS), b. 22 Sept 1904 in Marthaville, Natchitoches, LA, d. 17 Nov 1990 in LA, bur. Beulah Methodist Church-Natchitoches Pr., LA.
  2. Walter Leo "Ode" DURR, b. 27 Jul 1885 in Bethany, Sabine, LA, d. 26 May 1950 in Converse, Sabine, LA, bur. Ajax Cemetery, Ajax, Natchitoches, LA. He married (1) 1906, Lucy BIERDEN, (d/o James H. BIERDEN & Rhoda Ann DEW), b. 10 Sept 1888 in LA, d. 30 Jan 1914 in Natchitoches Pr., LA, bur. Beulah Methodist Church-Natchitoches Pr., LA. He married (2) 10 Oct 1914 in Desoto Pr., LA (12-211), Geneva ROBINETTE, (d/o James Webster ROBINETTE & Laura E. OTT), b. 25 Feb 1894 in Natchitoches Pr., LA, d. 29 Sept 1940 in Natchitoches Pr., LA, bur. Ajax Cemetery, Ajax, Natchitoches, LA.
  3. Eliza Leola "Ola" DURR, b. 7 Sept 1888 in Bethany, Sabine, LA, d. 28 May 1924 in Marthaville, Natchitoches, LA, bur. Beulah Methodist Church-Natchitoches Pr., LA. She married 6 Dec 1908 in Natchitoches Pr., LA (21/289), Arthur Carl KNOTT, (s/o Rufus James William KNOTT & Rebecca Susanna PORTER), b. 6 Dec 1885 in Natchitoches Pr., LA, d. 31 Jan 1968 in Natchitoches Pr., LA, bur. Beulah Methodist Church-Natchitoches Pr., LA.
  4. Marshall Clifton DURR, b. 15 Sept 1890 in Bethany, Sabine, LA, d. 22 Mar 1891 in Bethany, Sabine, LA, bur. McCaskill Cemetery-Sabine Pr., LA.
  5. Travis Wright DURR, b. 7 Feb 1892 in Bethany, Sabine, LA, d. 25 Apr 1968 in Marthaville, Natchitoches, LA, bur. 26 Apr 1968 in Beulah Methodist Church-Natchitoches Pr., LA. He married 12 Jun 1910 in Natchitoches Pr., LA (22/428), Amanda Luvina MALLETT (d/o Isaac W. MALLETT, Jr. & Emily KNOTT), b. 20 Sept 1894 in Natchitoches Pr., LA, d. 9 Jan 1991 in Marthaville, Natchitoches, LA, bur. Beulah Methodist Church-Natchitoches Pr., LA.
  6. Kelly Franklin DURR, b. 8 May 1894 in Marthaville, Natchitoches, LA, d. 27 Aug 1975 in Natchitoches Pr., LA, bur. 31 Aug 1975 in Beulah Methodist Church-Natchitoches Pr., LA. He married 12 Oct 1913 in Natchitoches Pr., LA (25/370), Cora Mae ADAMS, (d/o Charles R. ADAMS & Ollie Mae Mayfield ODUM), b. 3 Nov 1893 in Desoto Pr., LA, d. 5 Dec 1935 in Natchitoches Pr., LA, bur. Beulah Methodist Church-Natchitoches Pr., LA.
  7. Arthur Hugh DURR, b. 14 Mar 1896 in Marthaville, Natchitoches, LA, d. 11 Sept 1959 in Natchitoches, Natchitoches, LA, bur. Beulah Methodist Church-Natchitoches Pr., LA. He married (1) 11 Sept 1916 in Tarrant Co., TX, divorced Edith Rebecca LANGFORD, (d/o John Francis LANGFORD & Sarah Elizabeth RITCHEY), b. 23 Oct 1902 in Hunt Co., TX, d. 8 Jul 1975 in Greenville, Hunt, TX, bur. Memoryland Cemetery-Greenville, Hunt, TX. He married (2) 2 Dec 1937 in Coushatta, Red River, LA, Lossie E. D. WILLIAMSON, (d/o John T. WILIAMSON & Florence Melissa POWELL), b. 21 Feb 1915 in Winn Pr., LA, d. 4 Oct 2003 in Dry Prong, Grant, LA.
Agnes, Lucindy, & Leola    Willaim's family
Agnes, Lucindy, & Leola Durr    Back row: Ode, Gil, Bob, Charlie, Tom, Jim,
& William Rufus
Front row: Arthur, Kelly, & Trav

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(Last edited: 12/30/2015)

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