Brief Life History of Oel
When Oel Durkee Jr. was born on 2 December 1843, in Eaton Township, Lorain, Ohio, United States, his father, Oelsen Durkee, was 36 and his mother, Betsey Terry, was 33. He married Emma Odelpha Phillips on 31 December 1865, in Elyria, Lorain, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in Grafton, Lorain, Ohio, United States in 1900 and Eaton, Lorain, Ohio, United States in 1910. He died on 11 September 1923, in Eaton Township, Lorain, Ohio, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in Butternut Ridge Cemetery, Eaton Township, Lorain, Ohio, United States.
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- Oel Durkee, "United States Census, 1910"
- Oel Durkee, "Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953"
- Oel Durkee, Jr. in entry for George S. Durkee, "Ohio, County Births, 1841-2003"
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World Events (8)
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1860 · Ohio supports the Union side of the Civil War
Although divided as a state on the subject of slavery, Ohio participated in the Civil War on the Union's side, providing over 300,000 troops. Ohio provided the 3rd largest number of troops by any Union state.
1865
Abraham Lincoln is assassinated by John Wilkes Booth.
Name Meaning
Irish and Scottish: perhaps a late pet form in Scotland of Durkin . This surname is rare in Britain and Ireland.
History: The name was brought to the Massachusetts Bay Colony by William Durgy, who was born in Ireland c. 1632. He arrived from Barbados on November 9, 1663, as the indentured servant of Thomas Bishop.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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