 James Madison Durfee, son of Francillo Durfee and Mariam Miriam Jones.Born Jan 10, 1837 at Lincoln, Addison County, Vermont, USA, died Oct 06, 1904 at Hagerman, Gooding, Idaho, USA, 67 years Most of this family were members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Mormons. When the U. S. 1850 census of District 31, Pottawattamie County, IA, was taken Dennison Durphy 16, VT, and James Durphy 12, were living in the house of Job Barnham, 63, and Marshy Barnham, 52. All were born in VT. When the U. S. 1880 census of Jordon (Spring Valley), Monona County, IA, was taken the family of Malinda Durfee consisted of Malinda 40, born in NY, her parents were born in NY, Myron, farmer, 20, born in IA, his father was born in VT, and his mother in NY, Henry, a farm hand, 15, Charley 13, James 8, Albert 6, Addie 5, and Francillo 2. All of the children were born in IA. James was not listed and was probably in Utah or Idaho. When the U. S. 1910 census of Almo, Cassia County, ID, was taken James W. Durfee's household consisted of James W. 38, a farmer, single, born in IA, his father was born in VT, and his mother in NY, Orrin F., brother, 32, single, born in IA, Malinda 72, mother, widow, born in NY, Rebecca 22, sister, single, born in ID, and a lodger named John Bowen who was born in AR. When the U. S. 1920 census of Almo, Cassia County, ID, was taken Frank Durfee's family was Frank 42, farmer, born in IA, his father was born in VT, and his mother in NY, Nettie 28, Mary 8, born in ID, Louisa 6, born in ID, Orin 5, born in ID, Oris 4, born in ID, Viola 1, born in ID, Malinda, mother, widow 79, born in NY, her parents were born in PA, and Rebecca Surpluss, sister, 33, widow, born in ID. When the U. S. 1930 census of Almo, Cassia County, ID, was taken Rebecca Surpluss' family was Rebecca Surpluss, widow, 43, married at age 24, born in ID, her father was born in VT, and her mother in NY, and Malinda Durfee, mother, 89, widow, married at age 19, born in NY, her parents were born in PA. Most of the information on Francillo and his descendants is from Mrs. Naomi (Durfee) Reed and Mrs. Vilate (Durfee) McBride of Bountiful, Davis County, UT, in 1984. Their sources were the obituary and a biographical sketch of Francillo written by Beth Marble and group sheets prepared by Alice J. Rice of Almo, Cassia County, ID, from a family Bible in the possession of Henry Dennison Durfee. All are located in the LDS Archives in Salt Lake City. James Madison Durfee http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=image&guid=0baffbd3-d41e-491b-9bf3-7cfd5367f751&tid=48172797&pid=5191 James Madison Durfee http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=image&guid=dda2ca2f-99fe-42a6-bdcd-a10d2dde075e&tid=48172797&pid=5191 Married May 29, 1859 at Hagerman, Gooding, Idaho, United States (45 years married) to:  Tryphina Malinda ButtsBorn Apr 11, 1840 at Iowa City, Wright, Iowa, United States, died Mar 09, 1931 at Almo, Cassia, Idaho, USA, 90 years IMG_0686 http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=image&guid=016de7ac-4bec-4ed0-b414-4d50337da6a4&tid=48172797&pid=5192 Tryphinia Malinda Butts http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=image&guid=0c497222-fac7-455b-86ee-7c499c55bc99&tid=48172797&pid=5192 Children: 1. Myron Jay DurfeeBorn Apr 10, 1860 at Moorhead, Monona, Iowa, United States, died Mar 05, 1933 at Hagerman, Gooding, Idaho, United States, 72 years !Source: The Ancestral File of the LDS Church. Myron Jay Durfee Family http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=image&guid=4b4885dd-ef06-485f-aa27-088dd56f39e9&tid=48172797&pid=5262 Myron Jay Durfee http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=image&guid=3aefac28-4cf3-48b3-8758-59c875a8348c&tid=48172797&pid=5262 2. Marian DurfeeBorn Oct 15, 1861 at Iowa City, Wright, Iowa, United States, died Jan 09, 1922 at Hagerman, Gooding, Idaho, United States, 60 years 3. Byron DurfeeBorn Apr 05, 1864 at Iowa City, Wright, Iowa, United States, died Apr 22, 1864, under 1 year old 4. Henry Carl DurfeeBorn Jun 17, 1867 at Iowa City, Wright, Iowa, United States, died May 1900, 32 years 5. Minnie Luretta DurfeeBorn Aug 29, 1869 at Iowa City, Wright, Iowa, United States, died 1880, 10 or 11 years 6. James Watson DurfeeBorn Jun 05, 1871 at Moorhead, Monona, Iowa, United States, died 1939 at Twin Falls, Twin Falls, Idaho, United States, 67 or 68 years 7. Albert Anson DurfeeBorn Apr 17, 1873 at Iowa City, Wright, Iowa, United States, died Oct 1880, 7 years 8. Addie Orphy DurfeeBorn Aug 05, 1875 at Iowa, United States, died 1931, 55 or 56 years 9. Orin Francillo DurfeeBorn Mar 04, 1878 at Moorhead, Monona, Iowa, United States, died Nov 14, 1948 at Carey, Blaine, Idaho, United States, 70 years IMG_0688 http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=image&guid=7f553f07-d2cc-4558-ba89-a2aaa045d3d1&tid=48172797&pid=5165 10. Mary Ann DurfeeBorn Nov 11, 1883 at Almo, Cassia, Idaho, USA, died Oct 25, 1952 at Quincy, Plumas, California, USA, 68 years Mary Ann Durfee-Schooler http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=image&guid=97527746-40f2-4df4-a508-cf76320950ae&tid=48172797&pid=5259 11. David DurfeeBorn Mar 03, 1884 at Almo, Cassia, Idaho, USA, died Sep 20, 1961 at Collbran, Mesa, Colorado, United States, 77 years IMG_0698 http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=image&guid=4e3855c2-3cd9-4a56-87f7-18bec8787602&tid=48172797&pid=5211 12. Mary Ann DurfeeBorn 1886 at Almo, Cassia, Idaho, USA, died Nov 14, 1951, 64 or 65 years 13. Rebecka Pearl DurfeeBorn Jan 29, 1887 at Almo, Cassia, Idaho, USA, died Jun 02, 1910, 23 years | |||