Ada Judson Durham

Brief Life History of Ada Judson

When Ada Judson Durham was born on 23 October 1872, in Greene, Georgia, United States, her father, Columbus Durham, was 25 and her mother, Permelia Catherine Reynolds, was 28. She married James Henry Armstrong on 4 February 1891, in Greene, Georgia, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Miami, Miami-Dade, Florida, United States in 1950 and Woodville, Chatham, Georgia, United States in 1965. She died on 3 December 1963, in Dade City, Pasco, Florida, United States, at the age of 91, and was buried in Woodville Cemetery, Woodville, Greene, Georgia, United States.

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Family Time Line

James Henry Armstrong
1868–1954
Ada Judson Durham
1872–1963
Marriage: 4 February 1891
John Lindsey Armstrong
1893–1965
Carolyn Kathleen Armstrong
1895–1973
Sarah Myrt Armstrong
1898–1985
James Robert Armstrong
1902–1958
Ada Elizabeth Armstrong
1908–1984

Sources (12)

  • Ada D Armstrong, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Ada J. Durham, "Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950"
  • Ada Durham Armstrong, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii

In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.

1884

Historical Boundaries: 1884: Hernando, Florida, United States 1887: Pasco, Florida, United States

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

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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