Arthur Joseph Durrant^[1]

1872 - 1949  (76 years)

• Name	Arthur Joseph Durrant
  Born	13 Sep 1872	American Fork, Utah, Utah, USA
  Gender	Male
  Census	10 Jun 1880	American Fork, Utah, Utah, USA   [2]
  	Census 1880 Utah, Utah, American Fork, 10 Jun 1880, Page 25, SD 136, ED 88, State Road East, Dwelling 223, Family 225 Keziak Durrant, wife, keeping house 36. Children: Alice, daughter 12. Arthur, son 7; John, son 5; Tryphenia, daughter 1. Also living with them is Sarah Green, 13, servant. Alice and Arthur are attending school. Keziah was born in England; the rest in Utah. Her parents were born in Utah. Next door to William and Emma Myers; Lewis and Martha Phillips. Note: Census indicates that Keziak is married but not mention of husband.
  	Age: 7
  Census	9 Jun 1900	Provo, Utah, Utah, USA   [3]
  	Census 1900 Utah, Utah, Provo, District 164, 9 Jun 1900, SD 273, ED 164, sheet 10A, Dwelling 176, Family 181 Arthur J. Durrant, head, 27 (Dec 1872). Josephine, wife 39 (Aug 1860). They have been married for 5 years; 3 children, all living. Children: Arthur J. Jr., son 4 (Aug 1895); Areta, daughter 3 (Feb 1897); Leroy, son (May 1899). Also living with them is John H. Durrant, brother 24 (July 1875). Arthur is a harness maker; owns home free of mortgage. John is a harness maker. All adults can read and write. All were born in Utah. Arthur and John's parents were born England. Josephine's parents were born in England (father) and mother in Denmark. Next door to Neils and Helen Pearson; two doors down from Charles and Anna Cook. Note: Ancestry index reflects that Josephine is 39 but actual document reads 29
  	Age: 27
  Census	27 Apr 1910	Provo, Utah, Utah, USA   [4]
  	Census 1910 Utah, Utah, Provo, Ward 3, District 194, SD 1 Utah, ED 19, sheet 11B, Dwelling 227, Family 227 Arthur J. Durrant, head, 37. Josephine, wife 39. First marriage for both; married 15 years, 7 children born, 7 living. Children: Arthur J. Jr., son 14; Aretta B., daughter 13; LeRoy G., son 10; Wallace P., son 8; Vera, daughter 6; Dora, daughter 4; James, son 1. All were born in Utah. He is a farmer working on his own account. Owns home with a mortgage. All can read and write except for the 4 youngest children. Arthur, Aretta and LeRoy are attending school. Next door to Rodney and Fusan Carter; Hela B. and Laura C. Johnson. Note: Durrant transcribed as Darraut; census is very hard to read.
  	Age: 37
  Census	15 Jan 1920	Provo, Utah, Utah, USA   [5]
  	Census 1920 Utah, Utah, Provo, District 207, 15 Jan 1920, SD 2, ED 207, sheet 13A, Farm, Dwelling 254, Family 258 A. J. Durrant, head, 47. Josephine, wife, 49. Children: Alfred J., son 24; Aretta, daughter 22; Elroy, son 20; Wallace, son 17; Vera, daughter 16; Dora, daughter 14; Monroe, son 10; Josephine, daughter 6. They own their farm free of a mortgage. All were born in Utah. He is a farmer working on his own account. All can read and write. Alfred and Wallace are farm helpers. Wallace, Vera, Dora, Monroe and Josephine are attending school. Next door to Mrs. Daniel Halladay; Mary E. Harvey.
  	Age: 47
  Census	15 Apr 1930	Provo, Utah, Utah, USA   [6]
  	Census 1930 Utah, Utah, Provo, District 44, 15 Apr 1930, ED 25-44, SD 3, sheet 16B, Dwelling 333, Family 353 Arthur J. Durrant, head 58. Josephine, wife 59. Children: Wallace, son 27; James, son 20; Josephine, daughter 16. They own their own home; owns a radio set. He was 21 when married; she was 23. All were born in Utah. Arthur is a farmer working on his own account. Wallace is a general carpenter working for wages. James is a farm laborer working for wages. None are veterans. Next door to LeRoy and Christie Durrant; Orion and Mary Myrey.
  	Age: 58
  Death Certificate	4 Jul 1949	Provo, Utah, Utah, USA   [7]
  	State file number: 1949002591
  	Age: 76
  	Cause: Myocardial failure
  		Death Certificate for Authur Joseph Durrant, 1949, Provo, Utah, Utah, USA
  Died	4 Jul 1949	Provo, Utah, Utah, USA
  		Arthur Joseph and Josephine Peay Durrant
  Buried	7 Jul 1949	Provo City Cemetery, Provo, Utah, Utah, USA   [1, 8, 9]
  		Arthur Joseph Durrant (1872 - 1949) - Find A Grave
  Person ID	I931	clanSoren
  Last Modified	4 Oct 2014

  
  

  Father	John Durrant 3x ,   b. 8 Apr 1837, England ,   d. 6 May 1914, American Fork, Utah, Utah, USA  (Age 77 years)
  Mother	Kezia Keyes,   b. 16 Apr 1844, England ,   d. 28 Sep 1917, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA  (Age 73 years)
  Notes	According to the Territorial Case Files of the U.S. District Courts of Utah 1870-1896, Publication M1401, Utah, Sep. 1886, Case Number 661, John Durrant Defendent, John Durrant was considered a Polygamist. In the case against him, he was accused, arrested and indicted for unlawful cohabitation in which he pleaded not guilty. The witnesses examined for the Grand Jury include Jemima Durrant (first wife), Elizabeth J. Durrant (second wife), and Keziah Durrant (third wife). Also named in the case are the first born son of Jemima Durrant, John E. Durrant, and Wm. A. Durrant, the sond of the second wife. In the 1870 and 1880 census, John appears with both his first and second wife in American Fork, along with their children. His third wife appears in the 1880 census (reflected as married) living separately but also in American Fork.
  Family ID	F1014	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Josephine Peay,   b. 14 Aug 1870, Provo, Utah, Utah, USA ,   d. 28 Feb 1945, Provo, Utah, Utah, USA  (Age 74 years)
  Married	17 Oct 1894	Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA   [10]
  Children	+ 01. Arthur Joseph Durrant, Jr.,   b. 29 Aug 1895, Provo, Utah, Utah, USA ,   d. 14 Mar 1935, Provo, Utah, Utah, USA  (Age 39 years) 02. Aretta Velzora Durrant,   b. 25 Feb 1897, Provo, Utah, Utah, USA ,   d. 10 Feb 1979, Provo, Utah, Utah, USA  (Age 81 years) + 03. Leroy George Durrant,   b. 28 May 1899, Provo, Utah, Utah, USA ,   d. 8 Jun 1964, Provo, Utah, Utah, USA  (Age 65 years)   04. Wallace Peay Durrant,   b. 27 Jul 1901, Provo, Utah, Utah, USA ,   d. 31 Jul 1939, Provo, Utah, Utah, USA  (Age 38 years) + 05. Vera Durrant,   b. 20 Aug 1903, Provo, Utah, Utah, USA ,   d. 9 Feb 1990, Murray, Salt Lake, Utah, USA  (Age 86 years) 06. Dora Durrant,   b. 17 Jan 1906, Provo, Utah, Utah, USA ,   d. 1988  (Age 81 years)   07. James Monroe Durrant,   b. 7 Apr 1909, Utah, USA ,   d. 17 Apr 1972  (Age 63 years) 08. Josephine Durrant,   b. 29 Apr 1913, Provo, Utah, Utah, USA ,   d. 6 Jan 1987, Elko, Elko, Nevada, USA  (Age 73 years)
  Last Modified	4 Oct 2008
  Family ID	F347	Group Sheet

  
  

• Sources

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