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Cora Ellen Duke 1885–1967 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 Jun 1885

Birth Location: Dyersberg, Dyer, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 10 Nov 1967

Death Location: San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, United States of America

Father: James Duke

Mother: Eliza Doyle

Spouse(s): Garretson Cole

Children(s): Ralph Cole, Charles Cole, Tina Cole, Woodrow Cole, Melvin Cole, Ewell Cole, Makern Cole

In 1885, Cora Ellen Duke entered the world in Dyersberg, Dyer, Tennessee, USA, born to James Riley Duke And Eliza Caroline Doyle. In 1900, Cora Ellen Duke resided in Civil District 5, Dyer, Tennessee, USA. In 1906, Cora Ellen Duke resided in Union City, Tennessee, USA. Cora Ellen Duke married Garretson Brown Cole, and had children including Charles Thomas Cole, Ewell Cole, Makern Cole, Melvin Elmer Cole, Ralph Nelson Cole, Tina Bee Cole, Woodrow Wilson Cole. Cora Ellen Duke passed away in 1967 in San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1885, Cora Ellen Duke entered the world in Dyersberg, Dyer, Tennessee, USA, born to James Riley Duke And Eliza Caroline Doyle.
  • In 1900, Cora Ellen Duke resided in Civil District 5, Dyer, Tennessee, USA.
  • In 1906, Cora Ellen Duke resided in Union City, Tennessee, USA.
  • Cora Ellen Duke married Garretson Brown Cole, and had children including Charles Thomas Cole, Ewell Cole, Makern Cole, Melvin Elmer Cole, Ralph Nelson Cole, Tina Bee Cole, Woodrow Wilson Cole.
  • Cora Ellen Duke passed away in 1967 in San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Cora Duke's Ancestors

Self
Cora Duke
1885–1967
Birth Place: Dyersberg, Dyer, Tennessee, USA
Parents
James Riley Duke
1858–1935
Humphreys, Tennessee, United States
Eliza (Caroline) Doyle
1864–1935
Decatur Co. Tennessee
Grandparents
Stephen (Polk Sr.) Duke
1828–1880
Humphreys County, TN
Rhodie Dunn
1835–1866
Tennessee, USA
William (Pleasant) Doyle
1840–1883
Hamilton Co. Tennessee
Martha McFarland
1845–1883
, , Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Doyle
1807–1894
Mary Moses
1811–1870
John McFarland
1825–
Susan Brown
1825–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Doyle
1784–1851
Sarah Raper
1789–1872
James Moses
1790–1852
Isabella Bedwell
1780–1850

Cora Duke's Descendants

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Cora (Ellen) Duke (3 Jun 1885–10 Nov 1967) m. Garretson (Brown) Cole (11 Sep 1883–9 Jan 1938)
  1. 1. Ralph (Nelson) Cole 1925–2012 m. Inez (Loraine) Gillett 1926–2011
  2. 2. Charles (Thomas) Cole 1917–1994
  3. 3. Tina (Bee) Cole 1910–1984 m. Paul (Moore) Burgess 1909–1992
    1. 1. Aubrey (Eugene) Burgess 1949–2015
  4. 4. Woodrow (Wilson) Cole 1915–2003 m. Lizzie Schrank 1919–1998
    1. 1. Rosalie (Marie) Cole 1939–2022 m. Kenneth (Dale) Mecom 1934–2008
    2. 2. Lucille ("Luci" Ann) Cole 1937–2019
  5. 5. Melvin (Elmer) Cole 1919–1994 m. Ruth (Marian) Tobler 1916–1983
  6. 6. Ewell Cole 1923–2017 m. Rose (Marilyn) Cole 1922–2016
  7. 7. Makern Cole 1907–1982 m. Alice (Irene) Boyd 1906–1998
    1. 1. Donald (Watson) Cole 1943–2002

Cora Duke's Timeline

13 Records

1885
3 Jun 1885
Birth of Cora Ellen Duke in Dyersberg, Dyer, Tennessee, USA
Dyersberg, Dyer, Tennessee, USA
1900
1900
Age 15
Cora Ellen Duke resided here in Civil District 5, Dyer, Tennessee, USA
Civil District 5, Dyer, Tennessee, USA
1906
14 Sep 1906
Age 21
Cora Ellen Duke resided here in Union City, Tennessee, USA
Union City, Tennessee, USA
1910
1910
Age 25
Cora Ellen Duke resided here in Union City, Obion, Tennessee, USA
Union City, Obion, Tennessee, USA
1920
1920
Age 35
Cora Ellen Duke resided here in San Antonio Ward 1, Bexar, Texas, USA
San Antonio Ward 1, Bexar, Texas, USA
1926
1926
Age 41
Cora Ellen Duke resided here in San Antonio, Texas, USA
San Antonio, Texas, USA
1930
1930
Age 45
Cora Ellen Duke resided here in San Antonio, San Antonio, Bexar, Texas, USA
San Antonio, San Antonio, Bexar, Texas, USA
1935
1935
Age 50
Cora Ellen Duke resided here in Rural, San Patricio, Texas
Rural, San Patricio, Texas
1940
1940
Age 55
Cora Ellen Duke resided here in J.p. # 1, San Antonio, Bexar, Texas, USA
J.p. # 1, San Antonio, Bexar, Texas, USA
1950
1950
Age 65
Cora Ellen Duke resided here in Sweetwater, Nolan, Texas, USA
Sweetwater, Nolan, Texas, USA
1965
1965
Age 80
Cora Ellen Duke resided here in Texas
Texas
1967
Abt 1967
Age 82
Cora Ellen Duke resided here in San Antonio, Bexar, Texas, USA
San Antonio, Bexar, Texas, USA
1967
10 Nov 1967
Age 82
Death of Cora Ellen Duke in San Antonio, Bexar, Texas, USA
San Antonio, Bexar, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Jun 1885
    Event Place: Dyersberg, Dyer, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Texas, U.S., Death Certificates, Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin Texas, USA; Texas Death Certificates, 1903–1982
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: San Antonio, Bexar, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-04205; Page: 62B; Enumeration District: 259-120
    [3] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [4] 1920 United States Federal Census
    [5] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: San Antonio, Bexar, Texas; Page: 15B; Enumeration District: 0011; FHL microfilm: 2342026
    [6] 1900 United States Federal Census
    [7] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Union City, Obion, Tennessee; Roll: T624_1514; Page: 10a; Enumeration District: 0129; FHL microfilm: 1375527
    [8] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [9] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Sweetwater, Nolan, Texas; Roll: 3057; Page: 7; Enumeration District: 177-14

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Civil District 5, Dyer, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 14 Sep 1906
    Event Place: Union City, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: Tennessee, U.S., Newspapers.com Stories and Events Index, The Commercial; Publication Date: 14 Sep 1906; Publication Place: Union City, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Union City, Obion, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Union City, Obion, Tennessee; Roll: T624_1514; Page: 10a; Enumeration District: 0129; FHL microfilm: 1375527

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: San Antonio Ward 1, Bexar, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1926
    Event Place: San Antonio, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: San Antonio, San Antonio, Bexar, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: San Antonio, Bexar, Texas; Page: 15B; Enumeration District: 0011; FHL microfilm: 2342026

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, San Patricio, Texas
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: San Antonio, Bexar, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-04205; Page: 62B; Enumeration District: 259-120

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: J.p. # 1, San Antonio, Bexar, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: San Antonio, Bexar, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-04205; Page: 62B; Enumeration District: 259-120

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Sweetwater, Nolan, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Sweetwater, Nolan, Texas; Roll: 3057; Page: 7; Enumeration District: 177-14

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1965
    Event Place: Texas
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1967
    Event Place: San Antonio, Bexar, Texas, USA
    Record Source: Texas, U.S., Death Certificates, Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin Texas, USA; Texas Death Certificates, 1903–1982

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Nolan, Texas
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Sweetwater, Nolan, Texas; Roll: 3057; Page: 7; Enumeration District: 177-14

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Nov 1967
    Event Place: San Antonio, Bexar, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Texas, U.S., Death Certificates, Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin Texas, USA; Texas Death Certificates, 1903–1982
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [3] Texas, U.S., Death Index, 1903-2000
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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