Durham Family Cemetery

Durham Family Cemetery is a small family cemetery on private property.   It is located in Simms, Texas, which is in Bowie County.  There are currently 6 tombstones with names and dates for 7 people and 2 stones of unknown graves.  Also, there are numerous other people who have been known to be buried at this cemetery.

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Graves with Tombstones:

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James Henry Durham (Son of James Marion Durham & Winnie Elizabeth Purser Durham)                                        

b.  25 Apr 1877            d.  5 Oct 1885


James Marion Durham (Son of Henry B. Durham & Melinda M. Robbins Durham)             

b.  23 May 1857            d.  22 Dec 1912


Thaddy Durham (Son of James Marion Durham & Winnie Elizabeth Purser Durham)        

b.  4 Mar 1892              d.  9 Jul 1899


Thomas William Taylor (Husband of Beadie Ann Meridian Durham)                                                                                

b.  19 Jan 1869             d.  27 Dec 1932


Beadie Ann Meridian Durham Taylor (Daughter of Henry B. Durham & Melinda M. Robbins Durham)            

b.  11 Aug 1871              d.  Between 1898-1900 (Tombstone says 1901)


Lucy A. Crabtree (Wife of T.F. Crabtree)

b.  1 Nov 1895               d.  2 Feb 1930


Elmer Thomas Taylor            

b.  20 Mar 1931            d.  15 Jan 1932


Unknown Grave (Possibly T.F. Crabtree - Husband of Lucy Crabtree)


Unknown Grave (Marked with the name "Kemp")


Ealey Durham's Record of Burials

William Henry Durham        1820-1875       CSA       (Ealey Durham's Grandfather)

Malinda Durham                  1827-1920                      (Ealey Durham's Grandmother)

J. Alex Durham                   1879-1913                      (Jessie Alex Durham, Son of James Marion Durham)

J. Marion Durham               1857-1912                       (Listed above)

Thaddy Durham                  1892-1899                       (Listed above)

James H. Durham               1877-1885                       (Listed above)

Charles Durham                  No dates                          (34 Years Old)

5 Other Durham Graves     No dates

Elmer Thomas Crabtree     1931-1932                       (Listed above)

Lucy A. Crabtree                1895-1930                       (Listed above)


Bates-Rolf Funeral Home Cemetery Records for Durham Family Cemetery

Francis Durham Anglin        13 Feb 1884 - 26 Jan 1971

William F. Dodge                 No Dates

Henry Durham                    No Birth Date;  Died December 1965

Houston Durham                 No Birth Date;  Died 2 Mar 1975

L.T. Durham                        7 Jul 1895 - 8 Aug 1967

William E. Durham              13 Aug 1937 - 4 Apr 1991

Jennie Roxie Mills             12 Mar 1872 - 23 Sept 1961

William Mills                       6 Jul 1876 - 17 Jul 1961


For more information about this cemetery or to add/change information, contact Jill Smith.

To see my listing of Sand Hill Cemetery in Simms, Bowie County, Texas, click HERE.

To see my listing of Old Union Cemetery in Simms, Bowie County, Texas, click HERE.

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