Daughter of James Madison Durham (1835-1899) and Maria Cummings (Eastham) Durham (1844-1920). Maria's name was pronounced as if the spelling should be Mariah but it was spelled Maria.

Wife of Frederick Arthur Naden. They married April 4, 1934, in Los Angeles (or is it Los Angeles County?), California.

Mary died at South County Convalescent Hospital in San Luis Obispo County, California. Wood Funeral Home in Arroyo Grande handled Mary's death.

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1880 United States Federal Census

Name: Mary Durham
Home in 1880: Bristol, Kendall, Illinois
Age: 3
Estimated birth year: abt 1877
Birthplace: Illinois
Relation to Head of Household: Dau (Daughter)
Father's Name: James M.
Father's birthplace: Tennessee
Mother's Name: Maria C.
Mother's birthplace: New Hampshire
Neighbors: View others on page
Occupation: At Home
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Gender: Female

Household Members: Name Age
James M. Durham 44
Maria C. Durham 36
Conway Durham 10
Earl Durham 5
Mary Durham 3
Dean Durham 4M

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California Death Index, 1940-1997

Name: Mary D Naden
Social Security #: 551-05-4227
Sex: FEMALE
Birth Date: 1 Aug 1877
Birthplace: Illinois
Death Date: 28 Feb 1972
Death Place: San Luis Obispo
Laid to Rest on March 3, 1972

The Informant was not a relative. May was an indigent when she died in 1972..

A phone call to the cemetery (using 805-489-24750 on July 18, 2011, indicated that Mary's brother, Dean, is NOT buried there. They have no Durham surnames in that cemetery.

Mary Eastman DURHAM Naden's mother (Maria Cummings EASTMAN Durham, memorial #73547839, 1844-1920) is buried in Greenwood Memorial Terrace cemetery, Spokane, Spokane County, Washington state, USA). Her brother, Dean Durham, his wife Mary Susana ARNOLD Durham, is also buried in same Spokane cemetery. Mary's brother Earl Durham is also buried in the same Spokane cemetery. There are more Durham and Arnold graves there, too

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