Some Durbin Family History
Considering my Durbin, Gaul, Kalish, Krokvica, Kutkin, Malec, Logsdon, and Walko ancestry
Michael Durbin
October 2025
The Family History of Bill Durbin
- Samuel & Ann Durbin 1703-1770
- Christopher & Margaret Durbin 1763-1840
- John & Patience Durbin 1793-18xx
- Robert & Elizabeth Durbin 1833-1892
- Pius Anselm & Teresa Durbin 1880-1938
- Billy & Mary Gaul 1845-1930
- William Oscar & Margaret Durbin 1902-1961
- Robert & Marcella Kutkin 1873-1960
- William & Ann Durbin 1928-1997
The Family History of Lorraine Kalish
- Austria-Hungary
- Adam & Julia Malec 1881-1959
- The Kalish, Krokvica, and Walko Families 1867-1916
- The Zeigler Era 1912-1922
- The Savoy Hotel 1922-1940
- The Kalish and Krokvica Families 1934-2011
- The Walko Family 1929-2003
- James & Bernice Kalish 1933-2008
Bill & Lorraine Durbin 1949-2025
- The Navy Years
- Ridge Avenue
- The Cold Warrier
- Fairview Heights
- Nine Boys and a Girl
- Civil Rights
- Off to Washington
- Kensington
- The Last Stop
This work is copyright 2025 by Michael Durbin with all rights reserved. Permission to distribute for non-commercial uses will be happily granted. Please just get in touch: michaeldurbin919@gmail.com
Michael Durbin 
Michael, thank you for sharing this wonderful family history project, which I’m sure was a labor of love. I hope your family members are very pleased to have this to enjoy and pass down.
I look forward to dipping into it soon!
Cheers,
Florence
I really enjoyed reading your posts. I remember when you were going through that awful mystery condition. I was so happy when your mom told us you were doing better.
It was great to see several family photos I had not previously seen. I’m working on family history books of my dad’s side of the family, so I will be stealing your material regarding ESL. The arc of that city is certainly unique. There are very few people left who witnessed its highs and lows.
Your loving cousin, Ann.