Résumé

Student intern, [Henning H,] Henningson Engineering Company, Omaha, NE, summer 1938.

Draftsman, Henningson Engineering Company, Omaha, NE, 1939.

Engineer, Henningson Engineering Company, Omaha, NE, 1940-1946. On 10/16/1940, Durham's World War II draft registration card listed his employer as Hennigson Engineering Company, then located in Room #730 of the Service Life Building, Omaha, NE. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For Nebraska, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 26, accessed 10/17/2024.)

Military service, United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps, 07/18/1944-05/11/1946.

Partner / Vice-President, Henningson Engineering Company, Omaha, NE, 1946-1950.

Engineer, Henningson Engineering Company, Omaha, NE, 1939- .

Engineer / President, Henningson, Durham and Richardson, Architects and Engineers, Omaha, NE, 1950-1976.

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Henningson, Durham and Richardson, Incorporated, Omaha, NE, 1976-1986.

Durham also began two other businesses in Omaha: Duplicating Services, that was originally focused on the diverse printing needs of Henningson, Durham and Richardson, and Continental Care Centers, Incorporated, a nursing home provider.

Chairman of the Board, Durham Resources, Incorporated, Omaha, NE, 1987-1998. Durham Resources was the holding company that managed all of Charles Durham's business interests. Charles Durham retired in 1999. (See www.e-nebraskahistory.org, "Charles W. Durham (1917-2008), Civil Engineer," accessed 10/17/2024.

College

B.S., Civil Engineering, Iowa State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts, Ames, IA, 1939.

Relocation

Born in Chicago, Il, on 09/28/1917, Charles William Durham spent most of his life building multiple businesses in Omaha, NE.

In 1930, he and his parents lived in a house at 113 6th Street in Ames, IA. His father worked as a civil engineer in Ames. They owned their own residence at this time, the census recording its estimated value at $5,000, about average for the neighborhood. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation Year: 1930; Census Place: Ames, Story, Iowa; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 0004; FHL microfilm: 2340418, accessed 10/17/2024.)

Durham spent the period between c. 1935 and 1939 in Ames, attending the Iowa State College.

When the 1940 US Census was taken on 04/18/1940, Charles Durham lived with his parents at 113 East 6th Street in Ames, IA. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation Year: 1940; Census Place: Ames, Story, Iowa; Roll: m-t0627-01206; Page: 61B; Enumeration District: 85-4A, accessed 10/17/2024.)

By 10/1940, however, Durham and his wife lived at 606 South 32nd Avenue, Apartment #24, in Omaha. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For Nebraska, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 26, accessed 10/17/2024.)

Between 1959 and 1962, at least, Durham resided in a large dwelling at 1329 South 83rd Street in Omaha, NE. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Series Title: Passenger and Crew Manifests of Airplanes Arriving At Newark, New Jersey; NAI Number: A4112; Record Group Title: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1787-2009; Record Group Number: 85, accessed 10/17/2024 and Ancestry.com, Source Citation The National Archives At Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Series Title: Passenger Manifests of Airplanes Arriving At San Antonio, Texas; ARC Number: A3524; Record Group Title: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1787-2004; Record Group Number: 85, accessed 10/17/2024.)

He was buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Omaha.

Parents

His mother was Monica Virginia O'Dea (born 11/1892 in IA-d. 03/11/1969), his father, John Barnett Durham (born 11/25/1889 in Rock Island, IL-d. 02/1966).

Spouse

Charles Durham married Margre (pronounced "Marjorie") Ann Henningson (bron 04/30/1917 in NE-d. 09/16/1999 in NE) in 1940. Her parents were Henning H. Henningson (born 02/18/1879 in Jewell, IA-d. 09/29/1958), the electrical engineer and founder of the Henningson Engineering Company, and Rose E. Philson (born c. 1890 in SC).

Margre also attended Iowa State College in Ames at the same time as Charles.

Children

With Margre, he had a son and three daughters: Stephen H. Durham (born c. 1942 in NE); Mary H. Durham (born c. 1944 in NE); Lynn B. Durham (born c. 1947 in NE); and Deborah A. Durham (born c. 08/1949 in NE).

Biographical Notes

His World War II draft registration card listed Charles Durham as Caucasian with a light complexion, hazel eyes and brown hair. He was a big man, standing 6-foot, 3-inches tall, and weighing 180 pounds. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For Nebraska, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 26, accessed 10/17/2024.)

On 05/29/1959, Durham returned to the US from unspecified international travel. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Series Title: Passenger and Crew Manifests of Airplanes Arriving At Newark, New Jersey; NAI Number: A4112; Record Group Title: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1787-2009; Record Group Number: 85, accessed 10/17/2024.)

Durham and his wife traveled from Mexico to San Antonio, TX, on 02/13/1962. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation The National Archives At Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Series Title: Passenger Manifests of Airplanes Arriving At San Antonio, Texas; ARC Number: A3524; Record Group Title: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1787-2004; Record Group Number: 85, accessed 10/17/2024.)

Durham returned to New York, NY, from Madrid, Spain, aboard Ideria Airlines on 03/30/1962. At this time, Durham gave an address of 200 Kiewit Place, Omaha, NE, likely his business address. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; NAI Number: 2848504; Record Group Title: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1787 - 2004; Record Group Number: 85; Series Number: A3998; NARA Roll Number: 657, accessed 10/17/2024.)

SSN: 479-10-9729.