Thomas Moore’s Genealogy Site - Person Sheet
Thomas Moore’s Genealogy Site - Person Sheet
NameTallie Twyman Durham 
Birth3 Oct 1876, Essex County, Virginia
ResidenceEssex County, Virginia
Death27 Nov 1963
BurialHowertons Baptist Church, Howertons, Essex County, Virginia
OccupationTimber business
FatherWilliam Franklin Durham (1832-1914)
MotherMary Adaline Durham (1845-1878)
Documentation
On 8 June 1911, Tallie T. Durham married M. E. Shearwood in Richmond County, Virginia. He was 34, single, born in Essex County, living in Essex County, son of W. F. Durham Sr and Adaline Durham, occupation timber business. She was 32, single, born in Essex County, living in Essex County, daughter of Jas. H. Shearwood and Adl. Brizendine. Married by James Ware Durham. [Essex County, Virginia, Marriage Register 1, page 184.]
A tombstone at Howertons Baptist Church, Howertons, Essex County, Virginia, states:
Durham
Tally Twyman Durham
Oct. 3, 1876
Nov. 27, 1963
A friend to all—
a stranger to none
On 24 June 1991, Fred D. Durham stated in an affidavit that:
1. William Franklin Durham married three times and died testate on 13 January 1914 seised of real estate.
2. That the said William Franklin Durham left heirs: his third wife Mary Sheppard Durham whose maiden name was Mary Alice Shepperd (known as “Mollie” Sheppard) and surviving children:
A. Of his marriage to Mary Catherine Courtney (who died on 21 July 1864):
1. Pheida (Ida) Mertine Durham Covington
B. Of his second marriage, to Mary Ataline Durham (who died 21 May 1878):
1. William Franklin Durham, Jr.
2. Roland D. Durham
3. James Ware Durham
4. Tallie Twyman Durham
C. Born of his third marriage to Mary Alice Sheppard
1. Montague Fleet Durham
2. Smith Young Durham
3. Julia Durham Billups
4. Mary Sheppard Durham died 8 October 1944.
5. [not genealogically relevant]
6. William Franklin Durham Jr died on 22 February 1914 and devised to his wife Eva Coleman Durham.
7. The said Eva Coleman Durham died 30 July 1961 in the City of Richmond. She devised to her four grandchildren Anne Coleman Durham, Susan Victoria Durham, Eleanor Durham Angell and William Errett Durham.
8. The said Pheida (Ida) Mertine Durham Covington survived her father but died intestate on 4 June 1916 survived by her husband John Austin Covington, now deceased, and one son Walter F. Covington, and thereafter the son died intestate leaving two children Walter F. Covington, Jr., and Lillian Covington Eisenhart.
Signed Fred D. Durham, 24 June 1991. [Essex County, Virginia, Deed Book 184, page 1.]
A tombstone at Howertons Baptist Church, Howertons, Essex County, Virginia, states:
Durham
Tally Twyman Durham
Oct. 3, 1876
Nov. 27, 1963
A friend to all—
a stranger to none
On 24 June 1991, Fred D. Durham stated in an affidavit that:
1. William Franklin Durham married three times and died testate on 13 January 1914 seised of real estate.
2. That the said William Franklin Durham left heirs: his third wife Mary Sheppard Durham whose maiden name was Mary Alice Shepperd (known as “Mollie” Sheppard) and surviving children:
A. Of his marriage to Mary Catherine Courtney (who died on 21 July 1864):
1. Pheida (Ida) Mertine Durham Covington
B. Of his second marriage, to Mary Ataline Durham (who died 21 May 1878):
1. William Franklin Durham, Jr.
2. Roland D. Durham
3. James Ware Durham
4. Tallie Twyman Durham
C. Born of his third marriage to Mary Alice Sheppard
1. Montague Fleet Durham
2. Smith Young Durham
3. Julia Durham Billups
4. Mary Sheppard Durham died 8 October 1944.
5. [not genealogically relevant]
6. William Franklin Durham Jr died on 22 February 1914 and devised to his wife Eva Coleman Durham.
7. The said Eva Coleman Durham died 30 July 1961 in the City of Richmond. She devised to her four grandchildren Anne Coleman Durham, Susan Victoria Durham, Eleanor Durham Angell and William Errett Durham.
8. The said Pheida (Ida) Mertine Durham Covington survived her father but died intestate on 4 June 1916 survived by her husband John Austin Covington, now deceased, and one son Walter F. Covington, and thereafter the son died intestate leaving two children Walter F. Covington, Jr., and Lillian Covington Eisenhart.
Signed Fred D. Durham, 24 June 1991. [Essex County, Virginia, Deed Book 184, page 1.]
Spouses
Birthabt 1879, Essex County, Virginia
FatherJames Henry Shearwood (1835-1882)
MotherAdeline Brizendine (1834-1918)
Marriage8 Jun 1911, Richmond County, Virginia