I have in my possession an old photograph of Martha Eleanor DURHAM which appears to have been taken some time between 1907 and 1918. The photograph was sent by Martha's mother Gussie to someone named Cora. Martha is identified as being 2 years old at the time the photograph was taken with a note indicating that her birthday was January 21st. Based on limited research I was able to gather the following information regarding Martha and her family:
Martha Eleanor DURHAM was b. 21 Jan 1915 in Cicero, IN to parents James William DURHAM (1890-1959 or 1969) and Augusta Lavern NORRICK (1888-1981) who were married abt 1913 in Delaware Co., IN. Martha had two siblings, a brother James Norrick DURHAM (1922-2010) and a sister Rachael Marian or Maria DURHAM (1920-2020). Martha married Howard Temple COLLINS (1910-1979) and they had 5 children including two girls and three boys including Robert Nelson COLLINS (1937-2011). Martha died 24 Feb 2001 in Kingston, WA and is buried in the Cherry Grove Memorial Park Cemetery in Kitsap Co., WA or Sun City, AZ.
I’d like to get the photograph to family and would appreciate you contacting me if you are a member of this family or know someone who might be.
Martha Eleanor DURHAM was b. 21 Jan 1915 in Cicero, IN to parents James William DURHAM (1890-1959 or 1969) and Augusta Lavern NORRICK (1888-1981) who were married abt 1913 in Delaware Co., IN. Martha had two siblings, a brother James Norrick DURHAM (1922-2010) and a sister Rachael Marian or Maria DURHAM (1920-2020). Martha married Howard Temple COLLINS (1910-1979) and they had 5 children including two girls and three boys including Robert Nelson COLLINS (1937-2011). Martha died 24 Feb 2001 in Kingston, WA and is buried in the Cherry Grove Memorial Park Cemetery in Kitsap Co., WA or Sun City, AZ.
Help reunite mystery or 'orphan' photos that have lost their families.
Photos with the names and dates lost in history. AncientFaces has been reuniting mystery and orphan photos with their families since we began in 2000.
This 'Lost & Found' collection is of photos foun...
Photos of the 1900's which brought us from the industrial age to the technological age.
From 1900 through 1999 we witnessed the beginning of flight to a man on the moon and a Mars Rover. We went from using phones tethered by cords and computers that filled rooms, to carrying the equivale...
World War 1, the Mexican Revolution, the Russian Revolution, the Easter Rising in Ireland . . . the sinking of the Titanic and the Lusitania. Spanish flu killed well over 20 million people world wide ...
I'm a Founder of AncientFaces and support the community answering questions & helping members make connections to the past (thus my official title of Founder & Content and Community Support ). For me, it's been a labor of love for over 20 years. I truly believe with all of my heart that everyone should be remembered for generations to come.
I am 2nd generation San Jose and have seen a lot of changes in the area while growing up. We used to be known as the "Valley of Heart's Delight" (because the Valley was covered with orchards and there were many canneries to process the food grown here, which shipped all over the US) - now we have adopted the nickname "Capital of Silicon Valley" and Apple, Ebay, Adobe, Netflix, Facebook, and many more tech companies are within a few miles of my current home in San Jose (including AncientFaces). From a small town of 25,000, we have grown to 1 million plus. And when you add in all of the communities surrounding us (for instance, Saratoga, where I attended high school, living a block from our previous Mayor), we are truly one of the big cities in the US. I am so very proud of my hometown. For more information see Kathy - Founder & Content and Community Director My family began AncientFaces because we believe that unique photos and stories that show who people are/were should be shared with the world.