“Tommas Henry Son of James Durham & Harriet his wife, was bornd the 8th day of Sepr. 1831” [Minter-Durham family Bible at the Virginia State Archives, Acc. 26856]

1850 U.S. Census, Essex County, Virginia
Page 102
Dwelling 661, Household 661
Durham, James, 38, male, farmer, value of real estate $1,000, born in Virginia
Durham, Frances, 35, female, born in Virginia
Durham, Thomas, 15, male, born in Virginia
Durham, William, 13, male, born in Virginia, in school within the year
Durham, Adaline, 4, female, born in Virginia
Coates, Sarah, 14, female, born in Virginia, in school within the year