Brief Life History of James Franklin
When James Franklin Durbin was born on 20 October 1864, in Huff, Edmonson, Kentucky, United States, his father, James Robert Durbin, was 34 and his mother, Eliza Ann Bratcher, was 27. He married Cordelia Alice Suddeth on 14 February 1886, in Sunfish, Edmonson, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in Garner Township, Johnston, Oklahoma, United States in 1930 and Justice Precinct 3, Ellis, Texas, United States in 1940. He died on 18 April 1944, in Ennis, Ellis, Texas, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in Myrtle Cemetery, Ennis, Ellis, Texas, United States.
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- Frank Derbin, "United States Census, 1920"
- Frank Durbin, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
- Frank Durbin, "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976"
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1865
Abraham Lincoln is assassinated by John Wilkes Booth.
1871
Historical Boundaries 1871: Ellis, Texas, United States
1886
Statue of Liberty is dedicated.
Name Meaning
English: variant of Durban .
French: patronymic from the personal name Urbain , with fused preposition d(e) ‘of’. This surname is rare in France.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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