T.B. and Ida Duren, Family and Home
Thomas Byron Duren was born on January 1, 1865 in Pike City, Pike Co., Ark., and died in Amity on October 25, 1915.
-T.B. Duren was the son of William T. Duren and Mary C. Browning. William Duren emigrated to Arkansas from Georgia.
-T.B. Duren was a traveling peddler for a number of years, and eventually bought a general store in Amity, operating it until his death.
-T.B. Duren first married Alma Phillips, who died in 1906. T.B. then married Ida Lee McLean in 1906.
Ida Lee McLean was born on November 17, 1878, probably in Mazarne, Montgomery Co., Ark., and died in Amity on September 25, 1960.
-Ida was the daughter of William and Martha McLean of Montgomery Co, Arkansas.
T.B. and Alma's, and T.B. and Ida's children include Florence, born 1899; William Edward, born 1908; Freddie Lee, born 1910; Paul Clark, born 1911; and Thomas B., born 1916.
The Duren Home in the photo above still stands in Amity, it is the current residence of Leon Smith, across the street from the Amity Elementary School. The photo above had no names on the back, or date, so it would be only a guess that the girl in the wagon is Florence Duren, but it would be almost impossible to identify the baby boy without a date.