Harriet Isabella Durham

Brief Life History of Harriet Isabella

Harriet Isabella Durham was born in 1882, in Virginia, United States. She married Robert Barrowman on 12 September 1898, in Lehigh, Wheatland County, Alberta, Canada. They were the parents of at least 4 daughters. She lived in Gladeville District, Wise, Virginia, United States in 1900 and Gladeville, Wise, Virginia, United States in 1920.

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Family Time Line

Robert Barrowman
1876–1916
Harriet Isabella Durham
1882–
Marriage: 12 September 1898
Christine Isabelle Barrowman
1900–1951
Margaret Barrowman
1902–2002
Elizabeth Phyllis Barrowman
1905–1962
Marian White Barrowman
1911–1999

Sources (11)

  • Isabel Berryman in household of Robert Berryman, "United States Census, 1900"
  • Isabelle Borrowmon, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1786-1965"
  • Isabel Durham, "Tennessee, Deaths, 1914-1966"

World Events (8)

1882 · The Chinese Exclusion Act

A federal law prohibiting all immigration of Chinese laborers. The Act was the first law to prevent all members of a national group from immigrating to the United States.

1894 · Confederate Soldiers and Sailors Monument

On May 30, 18944 the Confederate Soldiers and Sailors’ Monument was unveiled. It is 73 feet high and over looks Libby Hill Park. the statue represents the 13 Confederate States.

1913 · The Sixteenth Amendment

The Sixteenth Amendment allows Congress to collect an income tax without dividing it among the states based on population.

Name Meaning

habitational name from the city of Durham, recorded as Dunholm in 1056 and Duram in 1297, named from Old English dūn ‘hill’ (see Down 1) + late Old English holm (from Old Norse holmr ‘island’).

variant of Derham .

English:

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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