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1. Web page at:, via http://www.archive.org/stream/frontierti..., 9. Juni 2010

   Death of Elder John S. Durst. Elder John S. Durst, for more than 40 ye;irs a resident of Junction, Texas, died at his home in that city, on Sunday, Aug- ust 81st, after an illness of several months. In making mention of the death of this grand old man, the Junction Eagle said : "Hundreds of friends throughout this entire section of the State was made sad hist Sunday when the death of John Ster- ling Durst was announced. For several months Mr. Durst has been in ill health and had recently gone to Houston for an operation, but was advised that nothing could be done for him, and he returned home to pass the last few days with his friends with whom he has labored so long. "Deceased was born in the Old Fort at Nacogdoches, October 20, 1841, his father having been a pioneer of that section, where, at the outbreak of the Mexican war, he was representative from Texas at Monclova, which was then the capital of the Mexican State of which Texas was a part. He had also been an Alcalde under the Mexican government. A few years later, the family moved to what is now Leon County and the father of the deceased named that county when it was organized, in 1846, for Captain Alonzo de Leon. At the outbreak of the Civil War Mr. Durst volunteered his services to the Confederacy and served throughout the \var as a captain. At the end of this struggle, he took up his ministeral work and for more than sixty years he has been active as a minister in the Church of Christ, "In 1880, he came to Kimble County where he resided until his death. At this time there were few settlements in this part FRONTIER TIMES 81
   the State and is known to the early set- tiers for a radius of many miles. In 1876, Elder Durst married Miss Lilla Kittrell, and to them were born five children, all of whom survive: Mrs. Norm'a Farmer, of Junction; Miss Austin, K. G., and S. 0. Durst, of Junction, and Leon Durst of Kansas City. Mrs. Fannie Putegnat of Brownsville and John M. Durst who died here some six years ago,- were children by a former marriage. The funeral servh-es were conducted at the Junction cemetery where interment was made. All the chil- dren, except Leon, and Mrs. Putegnat were here at the time of their father's death. Elder Wesley Hoover of Eden conducted the services and W. C. Brad- shaw read a final statement written by the deceased just before his death. One of the largest crowds ever attending a funeral service here, was present Monday. District Court recessed for the occasion and many friends of the family from neighboring towns were here."

2. Wooodvorwerk, via http://woodvorwerk.com/wood/p12578.htm..., 5. Juli 2010

   Wood & Torbert Families
   Ancestors, collaterals and their associates, of William Boyd Wood Jr.
   John Sterling Durst
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   M, b. 20 October 1841, d. 31 August 1924
   John Sterling Durst|b. 20 Oct 1841\nd. 31 Aug 1924|p12578.htm|Joihn M. Durst|b. 4 Feb 1797\nd. 9 Feb 1851|p12579.htm|Harriet Matilda Jamison|b. 5 Feb 1807\nd. 23 Sep 1885|p12580.htm|||||||||||||
   Father: Joihn M. Durst b. 4 Feb 1797, d. 9 Feb 1851
   Mother: Harriet Matilda Jamison b. 5 Feb 1807, d. 23 Sep 1885
   John Sterling Durst was born on 20 October 1841 in Mount Sterling, Hopkins County, Texas.
   He was the son of Joihn M. Durst and Harriet Matilda Jamison .
   He married Adelaide Reed say 1865.
   John Sterling Durst became a widower at the 1874 death of his wife Adelaide Reed .
   He married Lilla Ann Kittrell , daughter of Pleasant Williams Kittrell and Mary Frances Goree , circa 1876.
   John Sterling Durst and Lilla Ann Kittrell appeared in the census of 1 June 1880 in Leon County, Texas. Other members of the household included John M. Durst , Fannie S. Durst and Norma Louise Durst .
   He was a teacher and school teacher, according to the 1880 census.
   John Sterling Durst and Lilla Ann Kittrell appeared in the census of 1 June 1900 in Junction City, Kimble County, Texas. Other members of the household included Austin McGary Durst , Sterling Orlando Durst , Leon Herman Durst and Kittrell Goree Durst .
   He was a minister, according to the 1900 census.
   John Sterling Durst and Lilla Ann Kittrell appeared in the census of 15 April 1910 in Kimble County, Texas. Other members of the household included Austin McGary Durst , Leon Herman Durst and Kittrell Goree Durst .
   He was a Kimble County judge, according to the 1910 census.
   John Sterling Durst and Lilla Ann Kittrell appeared in the census of 1 January 1920 in Kimble County, Texas. Other members of the household included Austin McGary Durst and Kittrell Goree Durst .
   He was a minister, according to the 1920 census.
   His wife Lilla Ann Kittrell became a widow at his death.
   John Sterling Durst died on 31 August 1924 at age 82.
   He was buried at Durst Family Cemetery in Leona, Leon County, Texas.
   Texas Historical Marker in Kimble County: John Sterling Durst Pioneer Minister - The son of pioneer Texans. John Sterling Durst (1841-1924) was born in Leon County. After service in the Confederate Army, a sermon moved him to join the Church of Christ ministry. When the Rev. Durst bought a nearby farm and moved his family here in 1883, Kimble County was still a frontier region. He preached in this area and on summer tours around the state. A respected leader, he served as county judge, 1902-1910, and as county school superintendent. He was married to Adelaide Reed (d. 1874) and then to Lilla Kittrell and had a large family.
   Last Edited: 23 Nov 2008
   Family 1: Adelaide Reed b. s 1841, d. 1874
   John M. Durst b. c 1868
   Fannie S. Durst b. c 1873
   Family 2: Lilla Ann Kittrell b. Mar 1855, d. 4 Sep 1936
   Norma Louise Durst b. c 1877
   Sterling Orlando Durst b. Jul 1882
   Austin McGary Durst b. Sep 1889
   Leon Herman Durst b. Aug 1892
   Kittrell Goree Durst + b. Jul 1894, d. 12 May 1960
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3. Find A Grave, via http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi..., 8. März 2013

   Rev John Sterling Durst
   
   Birth: Oct. 20, 1841
   Nacogdoches
   Nacogdoches County
   Texas, USA
   Death: Aug. 31, 1924
   Menard
   Menard County
   Texas, USA
   
   Preacher Who Died at Menard Born
   in Old Stone Fort at Nacogdoches
   
   Special to The News
   
   BROWNWOOD, Texas, Sept. 27, - The Rev. John S. Durst died a few days ago at Menard, following an illness of lengthy duration.
   
   John Sterling Durst was born in the Old Stone Fort at Nacogdoches Oct. 20, 1841, his father having been a pioneer of that section. At the outbreak of the Texas Revolution, Mr. Durst was a Representative from Texas in the Legislature of Monclova and Texas, the Legislature holding its sessions at Monclova. In later years the family moved to Leon County, and the father of the Rev. John Sterling Durst in 1846 named that county in honor of Capt. Alonzo de Leon. De Leon was one of the original men to whom extensive land grants were made by the Mexican and Spanish Governments.
   
   In 1880 the Rev. John S. Durst moved to Kimble County, where he resided until his death. At that time there were very few settlements in this part of the State, and in the forty-four years that he lived in the great section of which Kimble was the center he took an active part in educational and religious affairs, being in every sense of the word a real missionary and pioneer educator.
   
   The old fort at Nacogdoches, which was torn down some years ago, was built in 1778, according to the most authentic information by Senor Gil y Barbo. The most authentic information also indicates that it was not intended for a fort but for a place of refuge and strong house in case of attack. The fact that there were no loopholes in the walls leads to that conclusion. In its time it was put to various uses, being a residence, courthouse, alcalde office and saloon in turn as the years passed.
   
   History and legend tell of the many important incidents that took place between its walls. Sam Houston spent many a night there, David Crockett spent one or two days and nights there on his way from Tennessee to San Antonio, where he lost his life; General Thomas J. Rusk spent days and nights there. Gen. James Long was there in 1819, when he came from the Neutral Ground with his revolution, and it was there, so legend says, that the first printing press in Texas was set up by Horatio Biglow, in 1812. It was there, too, that the Fredonian rebellion of Hayden Edwards had its inception in 1824.
   
   The Edwards family was noted in song and story. The Nacogdoches branch was decended, so legend says, from Charles Edward Stewart, the young pretender to the British throne, who came to the United States, married the Widow Wade in Virginia and then moved to what was in early days Mississippi Territory. He finally left that part of the country and returned to England. It was his brother, Robert Edward Stewart, or Robert Edwards, who owned the land in New York City which has interested the Edwards family many years, and on which a lease is said to have expired many years ago.
   
   Dallas Morning News
   September 28, 1924.
   
   
   Family links:
   Parents:
   John Marie Durst (1797 - 1851)
   Harriet Matilda Jamison Durst (1807 - 1885)
   
   Spouses:
   Adelaide Lillian Reed Durst (1844 - 1874)
   Lilla Kittrell Durst (1854 - 1936)
   
   Children:
   Clara M. Durst (1866 - 1867)*
   John Montgomery Durst (1868 - 1916)*
   Fannie Adelaide Durst Putegnat (1873 - 1965)*
   Norma Louise Durst Farmer (1877 - 1979)*
   William Kittrell Durst (1879 - 1880)*
   Sterling Orlando Durst (1882 - 1966)*
   Austin McGary Durst (1889 - 1973)*
   Leon Herman Durst (1892 - 1971)*
   Kittrell Goree Durst (1894 - 1961)*
   
   *Calculated relationship
   
   Inscription:
   
   DURST
   
   JOHN S.
   OCT. 20, 1841
   AUG. 31, 1924
   
   TEXAS RANGER
   
   Note: 2C4R
   
   Burial:
   Junction Cemetery
   Junction
   Kimble County
   Texas, USA
   
   Maintained by: Robert V Darst
   Originally Created by: Luke
   Record added: Sep 19, 2008
   Find A Grave Memorial# 29922984

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