William H Durkee

1840 - 1910  (70 years)

• Name	William H Durkee
  Birth	18 Apr 1840	Knowlesville, Orleans, NY
  Gender	Male
  Census	22 Aug 1850	Ridgeway, Orleans, NY
  	age 14, born NY, living with parents
  Census	27 Apr 1910	Grand Rapids, Kent, MI
  	age 70, born US< single, inmate at Michigan Soldiers' home
  Death	25 Nov 1910	Grand Rapids, Kent, MI
  Burial	26 Nov 1910	Prospect Hill Cemetery, Paw Paw, MI
  Person ID	I11211	Family Tree | 12 Generation Ancestor Chart
  Last Modified	22 Mar 2015

  
  

  Father	Walter Durkee,   b. 30 Dec 1803, Scipio, Cayuga, NY d. 23 Jul 1866, Paw Paw, Van Buren, MI (Age 62 years)
  Mother	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
  Family ID	F4020	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Headstones

  William H Durkee Gravestone WILLIAM H. DURKEE 1838 - 1910 Co C. 3rd MICH CAV

  
  

• Notes

  from Michigan Death Records, 1897-1920 (seekingmichigan.com) William H Durkee, a single druggist residing in Grand Rapids, Kent, MI, born 18 Apr 1940 NY to Walter Durkee b. NY and Mary Wood v. NY, died on 25 Nov 1910 in Grand Rapids of chromic articular rheumatism. Burial on 26 Nov in Prospect Hill Cemetery. Informant Sal Davis of Grand Rapids. from "The Paw Paw True Northerner", 2 Dec 1910 DEATH OF WM. H. DURKEE The remains of Wm. H. Durkee were brought to Paw Paw last Monday for burial. He was 72 years of age and had been in the soldier's home in Grand Rapids for some time. Chronic rhuematism was the came of death. Deceased was a brother of Walter Dunkee of this place and Miss Mary Durkee of St Clair. Interment look place in Prospect cemetery Tuesday morning, Rev. G. G. Stansell officiating. Mr. Durkee was a member of Co. "C," 3rd Mich. C. in the civil war commanded by Capt G.J. Hudson, later by Capt. O.W. Rowland. He enlisted at Paw Paw, Sept. 18. 1861, was appointed corporal and subsequently promoted to sergeant. He was taken prisoner at Corinth, Miss., Nov. 12, 1863 and released at Charleston, S C. Dec. 16, 1864. He was honorably discharged at Detroit, March 3, 1865, after three and one half years of service. The relatives desire to thank the friends who so kindly assisted at the obsequeis.