DURBIN and MYRA CEMETERY, INDEPENDENCE, TANGIPAHOA PARISH, LA
Recorded and submitted to the USGenWeb Archives by Belford Carver, June 30, 2000.

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DURBIN and MYRA

Located at 22539 East Durbin Road, Independence, LA.  It is behind Clyde and Ruth 
Durbin's barn about 300 feet.  GNIS Mapping coordinates: 303933N 903124W.  Sec. 32
of T4S R7E.
Myra is just north of Durbin, also in the pasture, both on the west side of Durbin 
Road, but no headstones.  They are Durbin Family cemeteries, but non active today.  
(This Durbin Cemetery is to the east of I-55.  There is another one on the west side 
of I-55.)

Recorded by Belford Carver, June 30, 2000.

There are 5 graves in one coping at the beginning of the cemetery:

Warren(?) Durbin - 1864 - 1953

Laura Eady Durbin - 1870 - ????

Millard Durbin - 1897 - 1939

Unreadable

Unreadable

Annie E. Durbin
d/o of Bishop and Mamie Durbin
Oct 27, 1900 - Sep 17, 1903

Christopher C.  Durbin
Sep 25, 1855 - Jan 26 or 28, 1922

Mother
Ann Heden
w/o Skipeth Durbin
May 15, 1799 - May 30, 1886
(Ruth Durbin pronouced it as Hayden.  She also indicated that they did not know where
Skipeth came from prior to coming to this area.)

Father
Skipeth Durbin
May 31, 1796 - Feb 12, 1880

J. L. Durbin
Mar 9, 1832  - Jun 23, 1909

J. G. Gosselin
Feb 3, 1875 - Sep 11, 1904

DURBIN

Pinkey Terrell
w/o of J. G. Gosselin
Aug 11, 1881 - May 25, 1905

Murphy F. Durbin
Apr 22, 1892 - Oct 3, 1918

Left of Murphy, wooden marker, no name

Mr. Clyde Durbin said there were many unmarked graves in the cemetery.  For 
example, he had and uncle and a little sister buried here, but not marked.




MYRA-Conversation with Mr. Clyde Durbin:
Lawren and Nora,  his grandparents are buried here.
An aunt, Elmira or perhaps Elmyra.
An uncle, Roy
No headstones.  He didn't furnish any dates.
Just off the Durbin Road in the pasture, west side.