*George Duree
1801 - 1879 (77 years)-
Name *George Duree [1] Born 20 Aug 1801 Hardin County, Kentucky 
Gender Male Died Jun 1879 Franklin Township, Putnam County, Indiana Buried Jun 1879 Skillman Cemetery, Russell Township, Putnam County; His Grave Is Marked With A Fieldstone. Person ID I159141 My Genealogy
Father *Samuel Duree, b. 12 Mar 1775, Conewago, Pennsylvania , d. 4 Jan 1857, Keokuk, Iowa (Age 81 years) Mother Anna Walls, b. 16 Feb 1774, Kentucky , d. 11 Jan 1860, Missouri, While Living With Her Son Peter. (Age 85 years) Married 18 Jul 1796 Mercer County, Kentucky Family ID F9342 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 Elizabeth Burlington, b. Abt 1810, Virginia-Irish Ancestry , d. 23 Oct 1844, Parke County, Indiana (Age ~ 34 years) Married 1825 Parke County, Indiana - After Elizabeth's death, George returned to Kentucky and mar (2) wife.
Children 1. Nancy Jane Duree, b. 15 Oct 1826, Indiana , d. 12 Aug 1901, Putnam County, Indiana (Age 74 years)2. Albert Duree, b. 16 Dec 1827, Indiana , d. 19 Aug 1829 (Age 1 years)3. Louise Duree, b. 25 Oct 1829, Indiana , d. 31 May 1915, Lived In Indiana (Age 85 years)4. Daniel P. Duree, b. 17 Aug 1831, Parke County, Indiana , d. 2 Dec 1904, Bridgeton, Parke County, Indiana (Age 73 years)5. Orpah E. Duree, b. 7 Jan 1835, Indiana , d. 28 Nov 1918, Iowa (Age 83 years)6. *Martha A. Duree', b. 26 Sep 1839, Parke County, Indiana , d. 14 Feb 1898, Waveland, Montgomery County, Indiana (Age 58 years)7. Cornelius S. Duree, b. 1842, Parke County, Indiana , d. 1871, Bridgeton, Parke County, Indiana (Age 29 years)Last Modified 24 Jan 2013 Family ID F9339 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 2 Eliza Irwin, b. 1806, Kentucky Married 20 Jan 1846 Hardin County, Kentucky Last Modified 24 Jan 2013 Family ID F9340 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Notes - "They lived near Portland Mills, Parke County, Indiana, perhaps onpart of his father's land. there is no record of land ownershipthere. He is reported to have helped build the first mill dam on theRaccoon Creek at Mansfield. they later lived near Bridgeton, RaccoonTownship in the same county.
Elizabeth d 23 Oct 1844. George returned to Kentucky and mar (2) 20Jan 1846 in Hardin county, Eliza Irwin, widow, b about 1806 inKentucky. the family was still living there when the 1850 census wastaken. they later returned to Indiana where they lived with dau Nancynear the town of Raccoon in Franklin Township, Putnam county, whereGeorge d June 1879. He was bur in the Skillman Cemetery a shortdistance to the south in Russell Township, where his grave is markedwith a fieldstone. Grandson William T.S. Williams (1866-1947),remembered his grandfather and spoke of the Duree's as "tall, strong,muscular men." Page 140.
"Durie Family PC 929.2 Public Library, Rockville, Parke County,Indiana; Published 1985 By Howard I. Durie, Pomona, New York. Bookreference: Durie, H.I., THE DIRIE FAMILY, Pomona, New York 1985.Proof of maternal descendents of William H. Elkins dating from 1630 tothe present time. Pages from the beginning of the book to p. 197 havebeen copied and are in the ELKINS HISTORY VOLUME, Farner, Tyler, andDuree Families. Pages 1-410."
"THE DURIER/DURIE/DUREE FAMILY FROM UTRECHT, HOLLAND."
- "They lived near Portland Mills, Parke County, Indiana, perhaps onpart of his father's land. there is no record of land ownershipthere. He is reported to have helped build the first mill dam on theRaccoon Creek at Mansfield. they later lived near Bridgeton, RaccoonTownship in the same county.
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Sources - [S2922] Citation Text: History of Montgomery, Parke, and Fountain Counties,Indiana.
- [S2922] Citation Text: History of Montgomery, Parke, and Fountain Counties,Indiana.