Walter Durkee

1803 - 1866  (62 years)

• Name	Walter Durkee
  Birth	30 Dec 1803	Scipio, Cayuga, NY
  Gender	Male
  Census	22 Aug 1850	Ridgeway, Orleans, NY
  	age 49, born NY, occ. none
  Census	28 Jun 1860	Paw Paw, Van Buren, MI
  	age 56, born NY
  Death	23 Jul 1866	Paw Paw, Van Buren, MI
  Burial	Prospect Hill Cemetery, Paw Paw, MI
  Person ID	I11201	Family Tree | 12 Generation Ancestor Chart
  Last Modified	21 Mar 2015

  
  

  Father	Ebenezer Durkee
  Mother	Thirza Rood
  Family ID	F4023	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Wood,   b. 14 Apr 1816, Pittsford, Rutland, VT d. 13 Dec 1895, Paw Paw, Van Buren, MI (Age 79 years)
  Marriage	15 May 1833
  Children	+ 1. Caroline L Durkee,   b. 1832, Knowlesville, Orleans, NY d. 28 Feb 1894, Paw Paw, Van Buren, MI (Age 62 years) + 2. Ellen A Durkee,   b. 31 Dec 1836, Knowlesville, Orleans, NY d. 2 Jun 1902, Paw Paw, Van Buren, MI (Age 65 years)   3. William H Durkee,   b. 18 Apr 1840, Knowlesville, Orleans, NY d. 25 Nov 1910, Grand Rapids, Kent, MI (Age 70 years)   4. Mary Josephine Durkee,   b. 25 Feb 1848, Knowlesville, Orleans, NY d. 7 Nov 1928, Adrian, Lenawee, MI (Age 80 years)   5. Walter Durkee,   b. 1851, Knowlesville, Orleans, NY d. 28 Aug 1921, Paw Paw, Van Buren, MI (Age 70 years)
  Family ID	F4020	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Mar 2015

  
  

• Headstones

  Walter Durkee Gravestone WALTER / DURKEE . Dec 30, 1804 / July 22, 1866 / Co. K.1 Mich Cav

  
  

• Notes

  from "The Medina Tribune" 23 Feb 1905 The next tavern of importance was the hotel erected at Ridgeway Corners in 1810 by Eli Moore. In the same building he conducted the first store north of LeRoy. This tavern was extremely popular during the 30's, when its proprietor, Walter Durkee, ran a famous race track. Often the tavern keeper was obliged to call upon the villagers to furnish lodgings for his guests, although the the hotel was one of the largest in Western New York at the time. The hotel was known far and wide as a gambling resort for city "sports." In the summer the gamblers escaped.