Charles Lawrence Durham was born on December 30, 1859.

The oldest son of Archibald Benson Durham (1835-1932), A Civil War veteran, and Martha Jane Milwee (1838-1899) of Pickens County, South Carolina.

His brothers and sisters were:
James Benson Durham,
Earl Anderson Durham,
Wade Hampton Durham,
Sarah Anna Durham,
Julius Orlando R. Durham,
Marcus E. (Doc) Durham,
Alice Bessie Durham, and
Henry Oscar Durham.

Charles Lawrence Durham married Samantha Virginia Hawkins (January 16, 1862-April 30, 1928) on September 15, 1881.

Their eleven offspring included:

(1) Julius Edgar, born May 10, 1882, married Maggie Sams;

(2) Luna Azalee, born January 6, 1884, married Jack Westbrook (1883-1964), died July 20, 1943;

(3) Lena Jane, born March 11, 1886, married William Hughes;

(4) Myrtle Indiana, born March 19, 1888, married Pledger Washington Tribble (b. 1887), on December 25, 1907, died December 26, 1968;

(5) Robert Martin Durham, (b. Sept 2 1891), married Mae Amarilla Bryan (b. 30 Dec, 1894) on December 22, 1912;

(6) Charles Royston, born February 21, 1893, married Hettie Lunsford in 1934, died December 22, 1944;

(7) Benjamin Tillman, born August 18, 1895, died May 11, 1897;

(8) Paul Douglas, born July 15, 1898, married Ama Bagwell (b. 1899) on November 18, 1920, died July 5, 1959;

(9) Cliff, born December 16, 1900, married William C. Stone (1892-1964) on August 24, 1918;

(10) Mattie Lou, born April 8, 1903, married Bennie Barfield, died July 26, 1965;

(11) James Berry, born May 23, 1906, married Lula _____ on June 9, 1953.

At the age of six, C.L. Durham lost an arm in a syrup cane mill. While raising their family, C.L. and Samantha Virginia Hawkins Durham resided on the Post Road in Forsyth county, where C.L. farmed, served as Justice of the Peace and Notary Public, operated a store for O.P. Bennett, and belonged to Bethlehem Baptist Church. His later years were spent as a flagman (night watchman) on the railroad at Marietta and Lucky Streets in Atlanta.

Charles Lawrence Durham died on June 1, 1929.