Carrie Durrah Webb 1872 - 1932

Carrie Webb

Feb 1872

May 10, 1932

At Rest

Buried in Smithland Cemetery, Livingston County, Kentucky. Tombstone photographed 2 Aug 2013.

According to her death certificate, Carrie Webb was born February 1871 in Smithland, Kentucky. She was the widow of William Webb and her parents were Nathan Durrah and Sarah Jones, both of whom were also born in Smithland. [1]

Will and Carrie Webb were enumerated on the 1910 Livingston County Census and were listed as living on Black Alley in Smithland. Will was age 45 and Carrie was age 38. He had been married twice.  Carrie had been married one time and had given birth to no children. Living with the family were close relatives of Will Webb.[2]  Carrie and Will were African-Americans.

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[1] Kentucky Death Certificate #12095 (1932), Carrie Webb, Ancestry.com

[2] 1910 Livingston County, Kentucky census, Roll T624_491, p . 11 A, E.D. 0099, Ancestry.com

Published 30 Apr 2019, Western Kentucky Genealogy Blog,  http://www.wkygenealogy.blogspot.com/

Tombstone Tuesday - Levi Durrah

Father

Levi Durrah

Oct. 15, 1872

July 20, 1926

 

Buried in Smithland Cemetery, Smithland, Kentucky. Tombstone photographed 2 August 2013.

 

According to his death certificate, Levi Durrah, a "Negro," was a common laborer and the son of Nathan Durrah and Sarah Jones. Giving information for the death certificate was Carrie Webb, who was a sister to Levi Durrah. Marriage records show that Nathan Durrah and Sarah Jones married in Smithland  25 November 1869. Nathan was a deacon in the Colored Baptist Church in Smithland in 1880.

 

Levi Durrah enlisted for the draft for World War I. His birthdate on his draft enlistment is shown as 16 October 1874 and his nearest relative was Carrie Webb of Smithland.

 

The 1910 Livingston County, Kentucky census shows Levi Dure [sic] living in a household headed by his mother, Sarah.  By 1920, Levi was the head of household. Living with him were his brother, George, and Levi's son, Roy, age 12. According to the death certificate of Roy Durrah, his mother was Inez Holland.

 

Published 22 October 2013, Western Kentucky Genealogy Blog,  http://wkygenealogy.blogspot.com/