Submitted by

Barbara (Caddell) Fox

The Daily Democrat
Marlin, Texas
Tuesday, February 20, 1912
Page 2

Mrs. M. T. Durham Dead.

     Mrs. M. T. Durham, wife of M. T. Durham of Odds and mother of W. J. Durham of Mart, died at the family residence Feb. 14th.  Mrs. Durham was born in Georgia July 31, 1843, she being in her 69th year at the time of her death.  Mrs. Durham joined the Missionary Baptist church in 1861 and was married to M. T. Durham in 1863.  They moved to Texas in 1869 and have lived since that time in Falls and Limestone counties.  Besides her husband, she leaves a family of ten children and numerous grand children.  All were present at her death except two, one arriving a short time after she passed away.  The other, T. L. Durham, who lives in Cherokee county, could not be reached by either telephone or telegraph.  Mrs. Durham was ill less than a day.  She lived a consistent christian life and has a large number of friends who join her large family connection in mourning her loss.
     
     The children are T. L. Durham of Cherokee; W. J. Durham, Mart; Mrs. S. J. Boyd, Jacksonville; J. S. Durham, Dallas; and Mesdames M. E. Berry, T. L. Criswell, A. C. McDonald, W. O. Matthews; Messrs. A. G. and J. P. Durham of Odds.