Col. John Wesley Durant

John Wesley Durant
Birthdate:	September 11, 1807
Birthplace:	Horry County, South Carolina, United States
Death:	June 19, 1889 (81) Brazoria County, Texas, United States
Place of Burial:	Alvin, Brazoria County, Texas, United States
Immediate Family:	Son of Bethel Durant, Sr. and Margaret Woodbury Durant Husband of Caroline Virginia Durant Father of Martha "Patsy" Eliza Richardson; John Franklin Durant and Emma S. Durant Half brother of Martha Maria Howren and Bethel Durant, Jr.

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Last Updated:	April 27, 2022

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Served in the South Carolina Legislature from Horry County from 1836-1838.

Colonel in the South Carolina militia. Served in the Indian Wars

Moved to Leon County, Texas in 1841 and served as a Texas State Senator from 1861-1865.

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1807	September 11, 1807	Birth of Col. John Wesley Durant Horry County, South Carolina, United States
1848	1848	Birth of Emma S. Durant
1852	November 1852	Birth of Martha "Patsy" Eliza Richardson Leon County, Texas, United States
1858	1858	Birth of John Franklin Durant Texas
1889	June 19, 1889 Age 81	Death of Col. John Wesley Durant Brazoria County, Texas, United States
????		Burial of Col. John Wesley Durant Oak Park Cemetery, Alvin, Brazoria County, Texas, United States

John Wesley Durant