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- Burial: Mt. Zion Cemetery, Jefferson County, KY
Religion: Lutheran
Family tradition has it that Michael Durr and his brother George came to Kentucky from Pennsylvania. They married Kentucky girls. The 1850 census, however, lists both Michael and George as born in Kentucky, and the 1860 census lists his birthplace as Pennsylvania. In 1850, two of their sisters, Mary Durr, age 50, and Sarah Durr, age 48, were living with George and family.
In the 1840 Federal Census Michael Durr is enumerated in Jefferson County, Kentucky (one male under five, one male 40-50, one female under five, one 5-10, one 10-15, one 15-20, and one 30-40.)
In the 1850 Federal Census Michael Durr, 53, and Mary Durr, 41, are enumerated in District One, Jefferson County, Kentucky, with E.S., 22, M. J., 16, S. B., 13, J. M., 10, W. Y., 9, M. M., 5, and D. R., 3.
n the 1860 Federal Census Michael Durr, 60, and Mary Durr, 50, are enumerated in District Two (Middletown Post Office), Jefferson County, Kentucky, with Susannah, 22, John, 20, William, 18, Robert, 13, and Martha, 15.
In the 1870 Federal Census Michaeal Durr, 70, retired farmer, born Pennsylvania, mother of foreign birth, value of real estate $4500, value of personal estate $800, is enumerated in Middletown, Jefferson County, Kentucky, with Wm. Y Durr, 26, farmer, born Kentucky, value of personal estate $1000, and Sarah Durr, 25, keeps house, Mary E. Durr, 3, Edward Durr, 1, David R. Durr, 23, farmer, value of personal estate $700, and Amanda Durr, 21, David and Amanda married in July of the previous year, and all of the latter born Kentucky.
In the 1880 Federal Census Michael Durr, 80, farmer, born Pennsylvania (father born Pennsylvania, mother in Germany) and Ann Durr, 44, are enumerated in Middletown, Jefferson County, Kentucky.
Spouse: Mary Jane ALEXANDER
Birth: 25 Dec 1805, Kentucky
Death: 25 Feb 187020
Father: Joseph ALEXANDER
Marriage: 17 Mar 1824, Jefferson County, KY21
Children:
Dorothy Ann (1825-1915)
Elizabeth Sarah (1826-?)
Amanda Catherine (1833-1833)
Mary Jane (1834-?)
Susanna Bethsaida (1837-1909)
John Michael (1839-1905)
William Yeager (1842-1905)
Martha Melvina (1843-1911)
David Robert (1847-1908)
Other spouses: Ann WALKER
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