Vera DurhamAge: 31 years1891–1923
- Name
- Vera Durham
- Given names
- Vera
- Surname
- Durham
- Married name
- Vera Poteete
- Also known as
- Beulah Poteete
 Birth | June 28, 1891 44 48 |
 Death of a father | William L Durham July 29, 1896 (Age 5 years) Note: Document names Tennessee Durham (nee McGehee) as William's beneficiary. |
 Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 6 years)Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War |
 Census | June 4, 1900 (Age 8 years) |
| Death of a sister | Acland Durham September 10, 1901 (Age 10 years) |
 Marriage | Arthur Daniel Poteete — View this family June 20, 1909 (Age 17 years) |
| Death of a sister | Myrtle Durham before 1910 (Age 18 years) Note: In the 1910 Census, her husband was listed as being a Widow |
| Census | April 15, 1910 (Age 18 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Hazel Martha Poteete July 18, 1910 (Age 19 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | Herman Daniel Poteete June 6, 1914 (Age 22 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 24 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Ruby Fay Poteete June 14, 1917 (Age 25 years) |
 Military | Arthur Daniel Poteete September 12, 1918 (Age 27 years) |
| Death of a brother | Savannah Commodore “SC” Durham September 13, 1918 (Age 27 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 25 years)Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I |
| Death of a mother | Tennessee McGehee December 1, 1918 (Age 27 years) Note: Death Certificate states she died on Dec 1, 1918. Not sure why the tombstone shows a different date. |
| Historical Event | Spanish Influenza Epidemic 1918 (Age 26 years)Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/ |
| Census | January 12, 1920 (Age 28 years) Note: Need to add Children (Hazel, Herman, Ruby) to family tree and Census. |
| Birth of a daughter #4 | Mary Elizabeth Poteete May 19, 1920 (Age 28 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #5 | Vuiel Louise Poteete April 9, 1923 (Age 31 years) |
 Death | April 17, 1923 (Age 31 years) Associate: Arthur Daniel Poteete
Associate: Tennessee McGehee
Associate: William L Durham
Note: The death information was provided by Vera's husband, Arthur Daniel Poteete. Note: Death Certificate documents that her father was William L Durham and mother was Tennessee McGee (aka, McGehee). |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Plumerville Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
William L Durham Birth: about 1847 — Georgia, United States Death: July 29, 1896 — Arkansas, United States |
| mother |
Tennessee McGehee Birth: March 18, 1843 43 28 — Arkansas, United States Death: December 1, 1918 — Arkansas, United States |
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Marriage: September 6, 1866 — Conway, Arkansas, United States |
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17 months elder sister |
Acland Durham Birth: February 9, 1868 21 24 — Arkansas, United States Death: September 10, 1901 — Plumerville, Conway, Arkansas, United States |
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2 years elder brother |
Milerage Lindsey “JD” Durham Birth: February 10, 1870 23 26 — Howard, Conway, Arkansas, United States Death: August 23, 1951 — Perry, Arkansas, United States |
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19 months elder brother |
Savannah Commodore “SC” Durham Birth: September 15, 1871 24 28 — Arkansas, United States Death: September 13, 1918 — Plumerville, Conway, Arkansas, United States |
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2 years elder sister |
Lenora Alice Durham Birth: February 6, 1874 27 30 — Arkansas, United States Death: November 11, 1940 — Arkansas, United States |
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3 years elder sister |
Ollie A Durham Birth: about 1876 29 32 — Arkansas, United States Death: |
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3 years elder sister |
Iola Lee Durham Birth: about 1878 31 34 — Arkansas, United States Death: |
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3 years elder brother |
Samuel W Durham Birth: October 19, 1880 33 37 — Arkansas, United States Death: June 8, 1974 — Plumerville, Conway, Arkansas, United States |
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5 years elder sister |
Myrtle Durham Birth: November 1885 38 42 — Arkansas, United States Death: before 1910 — Arkansas, United States |
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6 years herself |
Vera Durham Birth: June 28, 1891 44 48 — Arkansas, United States Death: April 17, 1923 — Plumerville, Conway, Arkansas, United States |
| Mother’s family with David Pruitt |
| step-father |
David Pruitt Birth: about 1844 23 31 — Kentucky, United States Death: |
| mother |
Tennessee McGehee Birth: March 18, 1843 43 28 — Arkansas, United States Death: December 1, 1918 — Arkansas, United States |
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Marriage: about 1860 — Arkansas, United States |
| Family with Arthur Daniel Poteete |
| husband |
Arthur Daniel Poteete Birth: February 28, 1883 — Plumerville, Conway, Arkansas, United States Death: August 19, 1954 — Fresno, California, United States |
| herself |
Vera Durham Birth: June 28, 1891 44 48 — Arkansas, United States Death: April 17, 1923 — Plumerville, Conway, Arkansas, United States |
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Marriage: June 20, 1909 — Conway, Arkansas, United States |
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13 months daughter |
Hazel Martha Poteete Birth: July 18, 1910 27 19 — Arkansas, United States Death: March 6, 2009 — Kingman, Mohave, Arizona, United States |
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4 years son |
Herman Daniel Poteete Birth: June 6, 1914 31 22 — Arkansas, United States Death: July 16, 1994 — Santa Clara, California, United States |
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3 years daughter |
Ruby Fay Poteete Birth: June 14, 1917 34 25 — Arkansas, United States Death: May 19, 2000 — Muskogee, Muskogee, Oklahoma, United States |
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3 years daughter |
Mary Elizabeth Poteete Birth: May 19, 1920 37 28 — Arkansas, United States Death: February 1, 1982 — Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona, United States |
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3 years daughter |
Vuiel Louise Poteete Birth: April 9, 1923 40 31 — Arkansas, United States Death: January 16, 2007 — Bakersfield, Kern, California, United States |
| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - Tennessee Durham (nee McGehee) - Household
Plumerville, Conway, Arkansas, United States
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - Arthur Daniel Poteete - Household
Ed 6 Howard, Conway, Arkansas, United States
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| Census | Need to add Children (Hazel, Herman, Ruby) to family tree and Census. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Arthur Daniel Poteete - Household
Plumerville, Conway, Arkansas, United States
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| Death | The death information was provided by Vera's husband, Arthur Daniel Poteete. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Death | Death Certificate documents that her father was William L Durham and mother was Tennessee McGee (aka, McGehee). |