Robert Elisha & Leshia (Kelly) Durham
Robert Elisha Durham
1904 - 1980
Leshia Kelly Durham
1910 - 1989
Leshia Kelly DurhamPhoto courtesy of Leshia Durham Heard
Daughter Lishia Durham Heard
Center, granddaughter Lisa Durham-Heard Ellsworth
Robert John DURHAM, born May 1851 in Delaware; died aft 1920 in Delaware; buried in Immanuel Union United Methodist Church (Manship) Cemetery, Bishop's Corner, Kent, Delaware, son of Baynham WILLIAMS and Elizabeth DURHAM. He married abt 1874 in Delaware Elizabeth CARNEY, born abt 1859 in Delaware; died 1880/1900 in Delaware; buried in Immanuel Union United Methodist Church (Manship) Cemetery, Bishop's Corner, Kent, Delaware.
Children of Robert John DURHAM and Elizabeth CARNEY were as follows:
1. Walter Elias DURHAM Sr., born Aug 1875/76; died 14 Jan 1962; buried in Immanuel Union United Methodist Church (Manship) Cemetery, Bishop's Corner, Kent, Delaware. He married Rosa Wilson GREEN.
2. Alice DURHAM, born abt 1879; died aft 1880.
3. Eveline DURHAM, born abt 1881; died 1957. She married (1) George Washington GREENAGE; (2) (---) BOWERS.
4. Alva DURHAM, born 30 Mar 1884; died 6 Jan 1949. She married John J. CHAMBERS (Jr.).
5. Lulu DURHAM, born 9 Sep 1888; died 31 Jul 1962; buried in Forest Grove Cemetery, Hartley, Kent, Delaware. She married Geoffrey A. "Ree" "Garfield" MOSLEY.
Generation 2
Walter Elias DURHAM Sr. (Robert John), born Aug 1875/76; died 14 Jan 1962; buried in Immanuel Union United Methodist Church (Manship) Cemetery, Bishop's Corner, Kent, Delaware. He married Rosa Wilson GREEN, born 1875; died 1952; buried in Immanuel Union United Methodist (Manship) Cemetery, Bishop's Corner, Kent, Delaware, daughter of Isaac GREEN and Annie DURHAM.
Children of Walter Elias DURHAM (Sr.) and Rosa Wilson GREEN were as follows:
1. Walter Harvey DURHAM, born 2 Oct 1900; died 1 Dec 1965; buried in Immanuel Union United Methodist (Manship) Cemetery, Bishop's Corner, Kent, Delaware. He married (1) Lucille (---); (2) Anna (---)
2. Elizabeth Mae "Betty" DURHAM, born 28 Mar 1902; died 16 Jan 1978. She married Earl F. BLAIR.
3. Robert Elisha DURHAM, born 5 Apr 1904 in Moylan, Pennsylvania; died 25 Dec 1980; buried in Northwood Cemetary, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He married (1) Delphine BARR; (2) Lishia Ann KELLY.
4. Helen DURHAM, born 11 Oct 1905; died 13 Mar 1972; buried in Immanuel Union United Methodist Church (Manship) Cemetery, Bishop's Corner, Kent, Delaware. She married (1) Enos PIERCE (Jr.); (2) Harry BOWLES; (3) Waldorf E. STITH.
5. Horace DURHAM, born abt 1908; died 21 Sep 1952. He married Sarah Emily GREEN.
6. Wilbur Casper DURHAM, born 19 Nov 1910; died 7 Nov 1988; buried in Immanuel Union United Methodist (Manship) Cemetery, Bishop's Corner, Kent, Delaware. He married Martha Louise WEBB.
7. Howell Calvin DURHAM, born 6 Jan 1914; died 5 Jan 1993.
8. Marshall Ellis DURHAM, born 28 Feb 1916; died 7 Oct 1998. He married Hazel Nanetta WAPLES.
Eveline DURHAM (Robert John), born abt 1881; died 1957. She married (1) in 1898 in Kent County, Delaware George Washington GREENAGE, born 1878 in Delaware; died aft 1920, son of Frances M. GREENAGE and Rhoda A. (---); (2) (---) BOWERS.
Children of Eveline DURHAM and George Washington GREENAGE were as follows:
1. Elsie R. GREENAGE, born 9 Feb 1899 in Delaware; died 24 Dec 1972.
2. Raymond GREENAGE, born 19 Oct 1900 in Pennsylvania; died 7 Jul 1979.
3. Dorothy GREENAGE, born 1 Sep 1902 in Pennsylvania; died 27 Jun 1997.
4. Frank GREENAGE, born abt 1904 in Delaware; died bef 1920.
5. Anna GREENAGE, born abt 1906 in Delaware.
6. Ethel GREENAGE, born 25 Dec 1908 in Delaware; died Aug 1984.
7. Naomi GREENAGE, born 2 Jul 1912 in Delaware; died 3 Jul 1987. She married Herbert PRESSLEY.
Alva DURHAM (Robert John), born 30 Mar 1884; died 6 Jan 1949. She married John J. CHAMBERS Jr., son of John J. CHAMBERS (Sr.).
Children of Alva DURHAM and John J. CHAMBERS (Jr.) were as follows:
1. Hazel CHAMBERS, born in Moylen, Pennsylvania; died in Michigan. She married (---) WILSON.
Lulu DURHAM (Robert John), born 9 Sep 1888; died 31 Jul 1962; buried in Forest Grove Cemetery, Hartley, Kent, Delaware. She married on 24 Apr 1907 Geoffrey A. "Rea" "Garfield" MOSLEY, born 24 Jul 1885 in Cheswold, Kent, Delaware; died 24 Jan 1953 in Milford, Sussex, Delaware; buried 27 Jan 1953 in Forest Grove Cemetery, Dover, Kent, Delaware, son of Charles Henry MOSLEY and Anna Elizabeth DEAN.
Children of Lulu DURHAM and Geoffrey A. "Rea" "Garfield" MOSLEY were as follows:
1. Wilbert D. MOSLEY. He married (1) Betty (---); (2) Elaine (---).
2. Willard "Boo" MOSLEY. He married Ruth SAMMONS.
Generation 3
Robert Elisha DURHAM (Walter Elias, Robert John), born 5 Apr 1904 in Moylan, Pennsylvania; died 25 Dec 1980; buried in Northwood Cemetary, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He married (1) Delphine BARR; (2) Lishia Ann KELLY, born 22 Dec 1910 in Accomack, Virginia; died 4 May 1989; buried in Northwood Cemetary, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, daughter of George KELLY and Frances SELBY.
Children of Robert Elisha DURHAM and Lishia Ann KELLY were as follows:
1. Lishia Marcella DURHAM.
2. Barbara Eleanor DURHAM.
Helen DURHAM (Walter Elias, Robert John), born 11 Oct 1905; died 13 Mar 1972; buried in Immanuel Union United Methodist Church (Manship) Cemetery, Bishop's Corner, Kent, Delaware. She married (1) Enos PIERCE (Jr.), born abt 1905; buried in Bridgeton, Cumberland, New Jersey, son of Enos PIERCE (Sr.) and Kattie DURHAM; (2) Harry BOWLES; (3) Waldorf E. STITH.
Children of Helen DURHAM and Enos PIERCE (Jr.) were as follows:
1. Enos Walter PIERCE.
2. Alfred Horace PIERCE (Sr.), born 1 May 1928 in Bridgeton Hospital, Bridgeton, Cumberland, New Jersey; died 16 Jun 1994 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; buried 23 Jun 1994 in Fordville Cemetery, Bridgeton, Cumberland, New Jersey.
Children of Helen DURHAM and Harry BOWLES were as follows:
1. Edgar BOWLES.
Wilbur Casper DURHAM (Walter Elias, Robert John), born 19 Nov 1910; died 7 Nov 1988; buried in Immanuel Union United Methodist (Manship) Cemetery, Bishop's Corner, Kent, Delaware. He married Martha Louise WEBB, born 10 Nov 1910 in Preston, Maryland; died 27 Oct 1999 in Annapolis, Anne Arundel, Maryland; buried 30 Oct 1999 in Immanuel Union United Methodist Church (Manship) Cemetery, Bishop's Corner, Kent, Delaware, daughter of James L. WEBB (Rev.) and Cora E. HUBBARD. Children of Wilbur Casper DURHAM and Martha Louise WEBB were as follows:
1. Lucretia Cora DURHAM.
Willard "Boo" MOSLEY (Lulu Durham, Robert John). He married Ruth SAMMONS.
Children of Willard "Boo" MOSLEY and Ruth SAMMONS were as follows:
1. Janet MOSLEY.
2. Jerome MOSLEY.
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