Walter Durkee
1803 - 1866 (62 years)-
Name Walter Durkee Birth 30 Dec 1803 Scipio, Cayuga, NY 
Gender Male Census 22 Aug 1850 Ridgeway, Orleans, NY
; age 49, born NY, occ. noneCensus 28 Jun 1860 Paw Paw, Van Buren, MI
; age 56, born NYDeath 23 Jul 1866 Paw Paw, Van Buren, MI
Burial Prospect Hill Cemetery, Paw Paw, MI
Person ID I11201 Family Tree | 12 Generation Ancestor Chart Last Modified 21 Mar 2015
Father Ebenezer Durkee Mother Thirza Rood Family ID F4023 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 
Mary Wood, b. 14 Apr 1816, Pittsford, Rutland, VT d. 13 Dec 1895, Paw Paw, Van Buren, MI (Age 79 years) Marriage 15 May 1833 Children + 1. Caroline L Durkee, b. 1832, Knowlesville, Orleans, NY d. 28 Feb 1894, Paw Paw, Van Buren, MI (Age 62 years)+ 2. Ellen A Durkee, b. 31 Dec 1836, Knowlesville, Orleans, NY d. 2 Jun 1902, Paw Paw, Van Buren, MI (Age 65 years)3. William H Durkee, b. 18 Apr 1840, Knowlesville, Orleans, NY d. 25 Nov 1910, Grand Rapids, Kent, MI (Age 70 years)4. Mary Josephine Durkee, b. 1849, Knowlesville, Orleans, NY d. 1928, Paw Paw, Van Buren, MI (Age 79 years)5. Walter Durkee, b. 1851, Knowlesville, Orleans, NY d. 28 Aug 1921, Paw Paw, Van Buren, MI (Age 70 years)Family ID F4020 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 21 Mar 2015
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Headstones 
Walter Durkee Gravestone
WALTER / DURKEE . Dec 30, 1804 / July 22, 1866 / Co. K.1 Mich Cav
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Notes - from "The Medina Tribune" 23 Feb 1905
The next tavern of importance was the hotel erected at Ridgeway Corners in 1810 by Eli Moore. In the same building he conducted the first store north of LeRoy. This tavern was extremely popular during the 30's, when its proprietor, Walter Durkee, ran a famous race track. Often the tavern keeper was obliged to call upon the villagers to furnish lodgings for his guests, although the the hotel was one of the largest in Western New York at the time. The hotel was known far and wide as a gambling resort for city "sports." In the summer the gamblers escaped.
- from "The Medina Tribune" 23 Feb 1905