The marriage of C. T. Durham and Cora E. Davis was recorded on 3 March 1897 in Essex County, Virginia. He was 30, single, born in Essex County and living there, and was a farmer. She was 28, single, born in Essex County and living there. The parents were Th. Durham and Louisa C. Durham, and Samuel Davis and Frances Dunn. W. B. Jett performed the ceremony. [Essex County Marriage Register Book 1, page 125.]

A deed was made of 2 August 1899 between Robert S. Davis and Lucile Davis his wife, Celia A. Mitchell who was Celia A. Davis, John R. Mitchell her husband, Cora E. Durham who was Cora E. Davis, and Charles T. Durham her husband, parties of the first part, and Joseph Davis, party of the second part, all of Essex County. For $180 the parties of the first part sell all of the interest that they acquired “as heirs at law of Samuel Davis deceased in a certain tract of land of which the said Samuel Davis died seized and possessed situated and lying in Rappahannock Magisterial District Essex County Virginia, on the main county road leading from Dunnsville to Center Cross, and adjoining the lands of Richard Bayton, Austin Brizendine & James Southard this being the same tract of land conveyed to Samuel Davis by deed from Thomas Croxton & Muscoe Garnett Commissioners having date on the 20th day of November 1869, and of record in the clerks office of Essex County court Deed Book 52 page 233, less 9 acres 2 roods [sic] & 36 poles conveyed by Samuel Davis to J. R. Southard by deed bearing date the 21 day of March 1885.” Signed R. S. Davis, Celia A. Mitchell, J. R. Mitchell, Cora E. Durham, and Charles T. Durham. [Essex County, Virginia, Deed Book 59, page 428.]

1900 U.S. Census for Essex County, Virginia:
Rappahannock District, household 245
Durham, Charles T., b. May 1866, farmer, rents, farm schedule 236
Durham, Cora E., b. Apr 1868, had 2 children of which 1 survive
Durham, Thomas S., b. Dec 1898

1910 U.S. Census for Essex County, Virginia:
Rappahannock District, Dwelling 119, Household 119
Durham, Charlie T., 43, first marriage, 12 years present marriage, farmer on general farm, rented, farm schedule 102
Durham, Cora E., 42
Durham, Thomas S., 11, in school
Durham, Watson R., 7, in school
Durham, Fannie L. 4
They lived on the road from Wright to Bestland Bridge.

1920 U.S. Census, Essex County, Virginia:
Rappahannock District, Dwelling No. 203, Family No. 213, farm
Enumerated on 23 February 1920
Durham, Charlie T., head, owned free, 53, born in Virginia, farmer, general farm, own account
Durham, Cora E., wife, 51, born in Virginia
Durham, Thomas S., son, 21, born in Virginia
Durham, Robert W., son, 17, born in Virginia
Durham, Frances L., daughter, 14, in school, born in Virginia
Durham, Charlie E., son, 7, in school, born in Virginia

1930 U.S. Census, Essex County, Virginia
Rappahannock District, Enumeration District 29-6, Sheet 6B (253)
Dwelling 135, Family 139
Durham, Charles T., head, owner, lives on farm, male, white, 64, married, age at first marriage 32, not in school, can read and write, born in Virginia, both parents born in Virginia, speaks English, farmer on general farm, works on own account, at work previous work day, not a veteran
Durham, Cora, wife, female, white, 62, married, age at first marriage 30, not in school, can read and write, born in Virginia, both parents born in Virginia, speaks English, no occupation
Durham, Charles E., son, male, white, 18, single, in school, can read and write, born in Virginia, both parents born in Virginia, speaks English, no occupation

On 23 April 1961, Charles Thomas Durham died in Tappahannock, Essex County, Virginia. He was 94; white; a resident of Tappahannock, Essex County, Virginia; father was Thomas Durham; mother was Louisa Durham; widowed; wife was Cora Elizabeth Davis; born on 8 May 1866 in Bestland, Essex County, Virginia; occuption farmer; informant was Charles E. Durham; cause of death arteriosclerotic heart disease of 4 years, other contributing factor senility; buried at Essex Cemetery, Tappahannock, Virginia. [Commonwealth of Virginia, Certificate of Death 10313.]

His death year is provided by his tombstone. He is buried with his wife Cora.