Brief Life History of Samuel
When Samuel Durbin was born on 20 February 1875, in Lafayette, Allen, Ohio, United States, his father, Samuel "Gold Rush Sam" Durbin, was 43 and his mother, Rachel F. Shipley, was 39. He married Harriet Emma Johnston on 21 June 1900, in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons. He lived in Auglaize Township, Allen, Ohio, United States in 1940 and Lykens, Lykens Township, Crawford, Ohio, United States in 1950. He died on 24 August 1952, in Lima Memorial Hospital, Lima, Allen, Ohio, United States, at the age of 77, and was buried in Lafayette Cemetery, Lafayette, Allen, Ohio, United States.
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- Samuel Durbin, "United States 1950 Census"
- Samuel Durbin, "Ohio, County Births, 1841-2003"
- Samuel Durbin, "Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925"
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World Events (8)
1876 · The First Worlds Fair in the U.S.
The First official World's Fair, was held to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia. 37 Countries provided venues for all to see.
1876 · The Battle of Little Bighorn
An armed conflict between the Lakota, Northern Cheyenne, and Arapaho tribes and the 7th Cavalry of the US Army. The battle was the most significant action of the Great Sioux War of 1876.
1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.
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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