Bernice Edward Durham

Brief Life History of Bernice Edward

When Bernice Edward Durham was born on 18 July 1931, in Henry, Virginia, United States, his father, Richard Durham, was 20 and his mother, Mary Goldie Sharp, was 19. He married Fannie Lou Nelson on 9 February 1952, in Rockingham, North Carolina, United States. He lived in Martinsville District, Henry, Virginia, United States in 1940. He died on 18 February 1999, in Rockingham, North Carolina, United States, at the age of 67, and was buried in Reidsville, Rockingham, North Carolina, United States.

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Bernice Edward Durham
1931–1999
Fannie Lou Nelson
1925–1987
Marriage: 9 February 1952

Sources (17)

  • Bernin E Durham in household of Richard Durham, "United States Census, 1940"
  • Bernice Durham, "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 "
  • Burness Durham, "Find A Grave Index"

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World Events (8)

1932

Amelia Earhart completes first solo nonstop transatlantic flight by a woman.

1941 · Pentagon is Built in Arlington

The Pentagon was developed as the Department of Defense had outgrown the other buildings were it was previous located.The groundbreaking for the Pentagon was on September 11, 1941. When the Pentagon was being built, it was determined that it could be no taller than four stories high. Colonel Leslie R. Groves was the supervisor of the project, he would later become known for helping on the Manhattan Project.

1949 · NATO is Established

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization is an alliance between 29 North American and European countries. The agreement of the alliance is to help defend each other if attacked by an external country. The last country to enter was Montenegro in 2017.

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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