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Edwin Duke 1912–1998 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 December 1912

Birth Location: Alabama

Death Date: 16 February 1998

Death Location: Columbus, Muscogee County, Georgia, United States of America

Father: Grover Sr

Mother: Maud Whaley

Spouse(s): Lona Duke

Children(s): Dwight Duke

Edwin Duke was born in 1912 in Alabama, the child of Grover Cleveland Duke Sr And Maud Victoria Whaley. In 1950, Edwin Duke resided in Fort Bliss Military Reservation and Biggs Air Forc. Edwin Duke married Lona Duke, and had children including Dwight Duke, Johnny Cook, Robert Duke. Edwin Duke passed away in 1998 in Columbus, Muscogee County, Georgia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Edwin Duke was born in 1912 in Alabama, the child of Grover Cleveland Duke Sr And Maud Victoria Whaley.
  • In 1950, Edwin Duke resided in Fort Bliss Military Reservation and Biggs Air Forc.
  • Edwin Duke married Lona Duke, and had children including Dwight Duke, Johnny Cook, Robert Duke.
  • Edwin Duke passed away in 1998 in Columbus, Muscogee County, Georgia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Edwin Duke's Ancestors

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Edwin Duke
1912–1998
Birth Place: Alabama
Parents
Grover Cleveland Duke, Sr
1888–1964
Ironaton, Talladega County, Alabama, United States of America
Maud (Victoria) Whaley
1895–1978
Randolph County, Alabama, USA
Grandparents
Allen (Gregory) Duke
1846–1905
Alabama
Julia (Ann M.) NETTLES
1849–1929
Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia
William (Elijah) Whaley
1877–1931
Randolph, Alabama, USA
Mary (Frances) Arnold
1878–1941
Randolph, Alabama, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Duke
1805–1887
Minerva Hightower
1810–1889
Judge Whaley
1849–1926
Lucinda Strickland
1850–1926
Isaac Arnold
1855–1879
Mary Clifton
1859–1949
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Charles Duke
1765–1850
Nancy Elliott
1782–1862
Isaac Whaley
1822–1902
Margarette McCauley
1827–1870
Thomas Strickland
1813–1880
Lucinda Peeler
1812–1909
Levi Arnold
1826–
John Clifton
1833–1912
Mary Strickland
1835–1911

Edwin Duke's Descendants

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Edwin Duke (2 December 1912–16 February 1998) m. Lona Duke (abt 1914–1991)
  1. 1. Dwight Duke 1946–2023

Edwin Duke's Timeline

3 Records

1912
2 December 1912
Birth of Edwin Duke in Alabama
Alabama
1950
1950
Age 38
Edwin Duke resided here in Fort Bliss Military Reservation and Biggs Air Force Base, El Paso, Texas, USA
Fort Bliss Military Reservation and Biggs Air Force Base, El Paso, Texas, USA
1998
16 February 1998
Age 86
Death of Edwin Duke
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 December 1912
    Event Place: Alabama
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Fort Bliss Military Reservation and Biggs Air Force Base, El Paso, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Sae Pl, Hokrido Slans, Japan
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 February 1998
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Columbus, Muscogee County, Georgia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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