Leroy George Durrant

1899 - 1964  (65 years)

• Name	Leroy George Durrant
  Born	28 May 1899	Provo, Utah, Utah, USA
  Gender	Male
  Census	9 Jun 1900	Provo, Utah, Utah, USA   [1]
  	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: 1
  Census	27 Apr 1910	Provo, Utah, Utah, USA   [2]
  	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: 10
  Census	15 Jan 1920	Provo, Utah, Utah, USA   [3]
  	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: 20
  Census	15 Apr 1930	Provo, Utah, Utah, USA   [4]
  	Census 1930 Utah, Utah, Provo, District 44, 15 Apr 1930, ED 25-44, SD 3, sheet 17A, Dwelling 334, Family 354 Leroy G. Durrant, head, 29. Christie, wife 26. Children: Carma, daughter 5; Leroy G., son 4 5/12; Eugene, son, 2 7/12; Gerald F., son 6/12. They are renting a home for $15/month; do not own a radio. He was 22 when first married; she was 19. He is a molder working in a foundry for wages; not a veteran. All were born in Utah. Both parents can read and write. Next door Effie M. Carter and Arthur J. and Josephine Durrant (parents).
  	Age: 29
  Census	1940	TBD Not known at this time   [5]
  	Census 1940 Utah, Utah, Provo
  Died	8 Jun 1964	Provo, Utah, Utah, USA
  Buried	11 Jun 1964	Provo City Cemetery, Provo, Utah, Utah, USA   [6, 7]
  		Leroy George Durrant, Sr (1899 - 1964) - Find A Grave
  Person ID	I937	clanSoren
  Last Modified	18 Mar 2017

  
  

  Father	Arthur Joseph Durrant,   b. 13 Sep 1872, American Fork, Utah, Utah, USA ,   d. 4 Jul 1949, Provo, Utah, Utah, USA  (Age 76 years)
  Mother	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   [8]
  Family ID	F347	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Christie Sabey,   b. 17 Sep 1903, Wallsburg, Wasatch, Utah, USA ,   d. 23 Mar 1977, Heber City, Wasatch, Utah, USA  (Age 73 years)
  Children	+ 01. Carma Durrant,   b. 7 May 1924, Provo, Utah, Utah, USA ,   d. 16 Apr 2004  (Age 79 years) + 02. Leroy George Durrant,   b. 24 Dec 1925, Provo, Utah, Utah, USA ,   d. 25 Oct 2013  (Age 87 years) + 03. James Eugene Durrant,   b. 18 Aug 1927, Provo, Utah, Utah, USA ,   d. 17 Sep 2002, American Fork, Utah, Utah, USA  (Age 75 years)   04. Gerald Frances Durrant,   b. 12 Nov 1929, Provo, Utah, Utah, USA ,   d. 3 Jul 1999, Orem, Utah, Utah, USA  (Age 69 years)   05. Dwayne Keith Durrant,   b. 1 Nov 1931, Provo, Utah, Utah, USA ,   d. 20 Dec 1931, Provo, Utah, Utah, USA  (Age 0 years) 06. Vernita Durrant,   b. Abt 1934, Provo, Utah, Utah, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   07. Living
  Last Modified	24 Feb 2014
  Family ID	F993	Group Sheet

  
  

• Sources

  [S97] 1900 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, (Ancestry.com), Year: 1900; Census Place: Provo, Utah, Utah; Roll: T623 1687; Page: 10A (Reliability: 3). [S98] 1910 United States Federal Census, Thirteenth Census of the United States, (Ancestry), Year: 1910; Census Place: Provo Ward 3, Utah, Utah; Roll: T624_1610; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 194 (Reliability: 3). [S82] 1920 United States Federal Census, Fourteenth Census of the United States, (Ancestry.com), Year: 1920;Census Place: Provo Ward 3, Utah, Utah; Roll: T625_1868; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 207 (Reliability: 3). [S99] 1930 United States Federal Census, Fifteenth Census of the United States, (Ancestry), Provo, Utah, Utah; Roll: 2423; Page: 17A; Enumeration District: 44 (Reliability: 3). [S306] 1940 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1940. T627, 4,643 rolls., Provo, Utah, Utah; Roll: T627_4220; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 25-45 (Reliability: 3). [S19] Provo City Cemetery Sexton Records, (http://provo.org/parks.cemetery_records.html) (Reliability: 3). [S157] Findagrave.com, (Findagrave.com), Memorial 40216206 (Reliability: 3). [S172] BYU Idaho Special Collections and Family History, (BYU Idaho) (Reliability: 3). Groom's Last Name: DURRANT Groom's First Name: Arthur Joseph (22) Bride's Last Name: PEAY Bride's First Name: Josephine J. (24) Bride's Residence: Provo Groom's Residence: Provo State: Utah County: Utah Place: Salt Lake City Marriage Date: 17 Oct 1894 Partial Date: null Volume: 2 Comment: null Page: 215