Cora Lou DurhamAge: 84 years1908–1992
- Name
- Cora Lou Durham
- Given names
- Cora Lou
- Surname
- Durham
 Birth | April 16, 1908 38 30 |
 Census | April 25, 1910 (Age 2 years) |
 Birth of a brother | Sammie Clyde Durham April 6, 1911 (Age 2 years) |
| Death of a mother | Ada Ridling February 20, 1914 (Age 5 years) |
| Marriage of a parent | Milerage Lindsey “JD” Durham — Sadie Hall — View this family December 27, 1916 (Age 8 years) |
 Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 7 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 8 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 paternal grandmother | Tennessee McGehee December 1, 1918 (Age 10 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 9 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/ |
| Birth of a half-brother | Eunice Oliver Durham October 14, 1919 (Age 11 years) |
| Census | January 24, 1920 (Age 11 years) |
| Birth of a half-sister | Thenia “Marie” Durham September 2, 1920 (Age 12 years) |
| Birth of a half-sister | Syble Irene Durham September 28, 1923 (Age 15 years) |
| Birth of a half-sister | Dorothy Durham September 28, 1925 (Age 17 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 21 years)Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 33 years)Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II |
| Death of a father | Milerage Lindsey “JD” Durham August 23, 1951 (Age 43 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 41 years)Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War |
| Death of a half-sister | Syble Irene Durham August 19, 1968 (Age 60 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 37 years)Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War |
| Death of a brother | Sammie Clyde Durham January 7, 1979 (Age 70 years) |
| Death of a brother | Wiley Ervin Durham February 3, 1988 (Age 79 years) |
| Death of a sister | Emma G Durham April 12, 1989 (Age 80 years) |
 Death | December 17, 1992 (Age 84 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Thornburg Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Milerage Lindsey “JD” Durham Birth: February 10, 1870 23 26 — Howard, Conway, Arkansas, United States Death: August 23, 1951 — Perry, Arkansas, United States |
| mother |
Ada Ridling Birth: July 28, 1877 — Arkansas, United States Death: February 20, 1914 — Arkansas, United States |
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Marriage: June 20, 1897 — Pulaski, Arkansas, United States |
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2 years elder brother |
Wiley Ervin Durham Birth: November 25, 1899 29 22 — Arkansas, United States Death: February 3, 1988 — Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States |
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2 years elder sister |
Emma G Durham Birth: December 22, 1901 31 24 — Plumerville, Conway, Arkansas, United States Death: April 12, 1989 — Oklahoma, United States |
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5 years elder sister |
Lena Durham Birth: 1906 35 28 — Arkansas, United States Death: |
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2 years elder sister |
Ora Durham Birth: 1907 36 29 — Arkansas, United States Death: |
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15 months herself |
Cora Lou Durham Birth: April 16, 1908 38 30 — Arkansas, United States Death: December 17, 1992 — Arkansas, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
Sammie Clyde Durham Birth: April 6, 1911 41 33 — Arkansas, United States Death: January 7, 1979 — Perry, Arkansas, United States |
| Father’s family with Sadie Hall |
| father |
Milerage Lindsey “JD” Durham Birth: February 10, 1870 23 26 — Howard, Conway, Arkansas, United States Death: August 23, 1951 — Perry, Arkansas, United States |
| step-mother |
Sadie Hall Birth: October 21, 1898 — Arkansas, United States Death: December 29, 1997 — Arkansas, United States |
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Marriage: December 27, 1916 — Conway, Arkansas, United States |
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Divorce: October 25, 1923 — Conway, Arkansas, United States |
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3 years half-brother |
Eunice Oliver Durham Birth: October 14, 1919 49 20 — Plumerville, Conway, Arkansas, United States Death: December 2, 1998 — Thornburg, Perry, Arkansas, United States |
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11 months half-sister |
Thenia “Marie” Durham Birth: September 2, 1920 50 21 — Arkansas, United States Death: May 26, 2001 — Perry, Arkansas, United States |
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3 years half-sister |
Syble Irene Durham Birth: September 28, 1923 53 24 — Arkansas, United States Death: August 19, 1968 — Arkansas, United States |
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2 years half-sister |
Dorothy Durham Birth: September 28, 1925 55 26 — Arkansas, United States Death: August 7, 2008 — Arkansas, United States |
Cora Lou Durham has 18 first cousins recorded
Father's family (18)
Parents William C Palmer + Acland Durham
Parents Savannah Commodore “SC” Durham + Nellie A Rainwater
Parents William Fletcher Keith + Lenora Alice Durham
Parents John Lester Tillett + Myrtle Durham
Parents Arthur Daniel Poteete + Vera Durham
Mother's family (0)
| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - Jessie D “JD” Durham - Household
ED 6 Howard, Conway, Arkansas, United States
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Jessie D “JD” Durham - Household
ED 6 Plumerview, Conway, Arkansas, United States
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