A One-Name Study for the BARNUM/BARNHAM Surname
He and his wife were 1st cousins.
From the Putnam County Courier, April 24, 1947: Funeral services for Otis W. Durga of West Street, New Milford, Connecticut were held at the Peelen and Planz Funeral home there on Sunday at two p. m. with Rev. Rolland G. Ewing, pastor of the First Congregational church, officiating. Mr. Durga died on Friday, April 18, 1947, after a brief illness at the New Milford hospital. He had been a patient there about a week.
Mr. Durga was born in Sherman, Connecticut on November 5, 1865, a son of James and Mary Smith Durga. He was married on November 5, 1890 to Minnie Barnum who died February 13, 1943. He lived for many years in Haviland Hollow moving from there to Sherman and then to New Milford. He is survived by an aunt and two cousins of Waterbury, Conn. and several nieces and nephews. Interment was in the Gerow cemetery in New Fairfield.
A Research Guide to the Genealogy of the Barnum/Barnam/Barnham Family Worldwide
AncientFaces - Family History Photos
©1998-2011. The format of this website and all original statements and narrative included on it are copyrighted and all rights are reserved. Factual information may be freely quoted for use in private genealogical research when accompanied by a full source citation, including the date of acquisition. Click here to view the format of a citation for an Internet resource. The publication of large extracts from this site in any form requires prior written consent.
Page built by Gedpage Version 2.21 ©2009 on 05 February 2012