William Roe Durell1

b. 24 March 1838, d. 10 November 1914
FatherW.R. Durell2
MotherAmarintha Henderson2
Birth24 Mar 1838 William Roe Durell was born on 24 Mar 1838 in Terra Haute, Indiana.1,3 
Marriage5 Sep 1858 He married Mary Jane Buchanan, daughter of William C. P. Buchanan and Julia Brown, on 5 Sep 1858.4 
Cens-186011 Aug 1860 Two years after their marriage Mary Jane and William were recorded on the Wayne County census with William, the first of their twelve children. William Sr. was twenty-two and Mary Jane was eighteen.5 
Cens-State1865  In 1865 they were still in Wayne County but now there were three children in the household.6 
Cens-18704 Aug 1870  Five years later they were living in neighboring Marion County and the children now numbered five: William, Bennett, Jane, John and Alonzo.7 
Cens-1880Jun 1880 By 1880 William and Mary had moved back into Wayne County, where Mary's sister Margaret resided. William and Mary's household had grown to include a daughter Julia, no doubt named for Mary's mother, and twin six month old sons.8 
Religion During these years in Illinois, William was a minister of the Baptist Church as well as a farmer.3 
Migration1886 In 1886, well into their forties, William and Mary picked up stakes and moved to Lincoln County, Kansas.3 
Cens-19001 Jun 1900  There they settled on a farm in Colorado township.9 
Cens-191030 Apr 1910 But by 1910 they had moved on as they were enumerated that spring in Benton County, Arkansas. William was seventy-two and Mary Jane's age was reported as sixty nine. They had been married to each other for fifty-two years.10 
Death10 Nov 1914 William died on 10 Nov 1914 in Beverly, Lincoln County, Kansas, at age 76.1,3 
Burial He was buried at Beverly Cemetery in Kansas.1,3 

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William with Mary Jane and their children. Faces identified by their granddaughter Geno Grace (Lowe) Carver11

Family

Mary Jane Buchanan b. 19 Jun 1841, d. 24 Jun 1919
Children
Last Edited3 Dec 2013

Citations

  1. [S1777] Find A Grave Website (http://www.findagrave.com/index.html : accessed Dec. 2013). William Roe Durell memorial #55801052, Beverly Cemetery, Beverly, Lincoln Co., Kansas (entry includes photo of shared stone: DURELL, William R., Mar 24, 1838-Nov. 10, 1914; Mary J., June 19, 1841-June 24, 1919).
  2. [S2610] Harvey Lowe, "William R. Durell Jr.-Mary Jane Buchanan" family group sheet. Mr. Lowe is the great grandson of Wm R. Durell and Mary Jane Buchanan.
  3. [S1108] William R. Durell obituary, Lincoln Sentinel, Nov. 19, 1914. Obituary transcribed and provided to D. Powell by Tracee Hamilton <<e-mail address>>, website coordinator (2004) US Genweb Project, Lincoln Co., KS.
  4. [S1108] Mary J. Durell obituary, Lincoln Sentinel, July 3, 1919. Obituary transcribed and provided to D. Powell by Tracee Hamilton <<e-mail address>>, website coordinator (2004) US Genweb Project, Lincoln Co., KS.
  5. [S1106] William R. Durell household, 1860 U.S. census, Wayne Co., IL, pop. sched., p. 127, dwelling 897, family 832, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Nov. 2004, image 21 of 45. Enumeration includes: William R. Durell, 22, farmer, b. IL; Mary J., 18, b. MO; Wm A., 6/12 b. IL; Alvis, 24, day laborer, b. IL.
  6. [S1103] Betty Beeson, Wayne Co., Illinois 1865 State Census, p. 40. W.R. Durell, 2 males under 10, 1 male 20-30; 1 female under 10; 1 female 20-30.
  7. [S1010] William Durell household, 1870 U.S. census, Marion Co., IL, pop. sched., Romaine Precinct, p. 104 (stamped), dwelling 176, family 167, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Oct. 2004, image 23 of 23. Eumeration reports: Wm Durell, 32, farmer, b. IL; Mary 29, b. MO; Wm 10, Bennett 8, Jane 5, John 3, Alonzo 8/12; all b. IL.
  8. [S1009] Wm. B. Durell household, 1880 U.S. cens., Wayne Co., IL, pop. sched., Hickory Hill township, ED 136, page 29C (stamped), dwelling 61, family 61, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Oct. 2004, image 40 of 54. Enumeration reports: Wm B. Durell 42, b. IL; Mary J.,35, wife, b. MO, parents b. VA; Wm A. 20, Julia, 19, Bennett 18, Amarintha 15, John 13, Alonzo 11, Julia F. 5, Osbin B. (m), 6/12; Arthur 6/12; all indicated as sons or daus of Wm.
  9. [S1107] William Durell household, 1900 U.S. cens., Lincoln Co., Kansas, pop. sched., Colorado township, ED 61, sheet 5A (189 stamped), dwelling 75, family 75, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Nov. 2004, image 9 of 20. Enumeration includes: William Durell, 62, b. March 1839 IL, marr 42 yrs, parents b. NY, farmer; Mary J., wife, 58, b. June 1841, MO, marr 42 yrs, mother of 12 children, 9 living, parents b. VA; Arthur, son, 21, b. Jan or June 1879 IL; Osborne, son, 21, b. Jan or June 1879 IL; Rosa M., dau, 17, b. Nov. 1882, IL.
  10. [S1110] William R. Durell household, 1910 U.S. cens., Benton Co., Arkansas, pop. sched., Siloam Springs City, ED 26, sheet 16A (51 stamped), dwelling 280, family 395, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Nov. 2004, image 7 of 16. Enumeration reads: Wm R. Durell, 72, marr once, 52 yrs, b. IL, retired farmer; Mary J., wife, 69, marr once, 52 yrs, mother of 12 children, 9 living, b. MO.
  11. [S1376] Photo courtesy of Harvey Lowe.