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James Russell Duke 1914–1970 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 May 1914

Birth Location: Fisher, Champaign County, Illinois, United States of America

Death Date: 14 July 1970

Death Location: Gilroy, Santa Clara County, California, United States of America

Father: James Duke

Mother: Pearle Teach

Spouse(s): Helen Hales

Children(s): Jan Duke

James Russell Duke was born in 1914 in Fisher, Champaign County, Illinois, United States of America, the child of James Robert Duke And Pearle Mabel Teach. In 1950, James Russell Duke resided in Mahomet, Champaign, Illinois, USA. James Russell Duke married Helen Imogene Hales, and had children including Jan R Duke, Jon R Duke, Michael R D Duke. James Russell Duke passed away in 1970 in Gilroy, Santa Clara County, California, United States of America.

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Biography

  • James Russell Duke was born in 1914 in Fisher, Champaign County, Illinois, United States of America, the child of James Robert Duke And Pearle Mabel Teach.
  • In 1950, James Russell Duke resided in Mahomet, Champaign, Illinois, USA.
  • James Russell Duke married Helen Imogene Hales, and had children including Jan R Duke, Jon R Duke, Michael R D Duke.
  • James Russell Duke passed away in 1970 in Gilroy, Santa Clara County, California, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Duke
1880–1960
Birth Location: Scottsville, Allen, Kentucky, USA
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Pearle Teach
1881–1943
Birth Location: Wapella, De Witt, Illinois, USA
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Spouses(s)

Helen Hales
1916–1996
Birth Location: Longview, Champaign, Illinois, USA
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Children(s)

Jan Duke
1942–2024
Birth Location: Urbana, Champaign, Illinois, USA
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James Duke's Ancestors

Self
James Duke
1914–1970
Birth Place: Fisher, Champaign County, Illinois, United States of America
Parents
James Robert Duke
1880–1960
Scottsville, Allen, Kentucky, USA
Pearle (Mabel) Teach
1881–1943
Wapella, De Witt, Illinois, USA
Grandparents
William (Harrison) Duke
1849–1913
Buffalo Hollow,Tennessee, USA
Sarah (Elizabeth) Watkins
1853–1927
Kentucky
Great-Grandparents
John Duke
1825–1914
Elizabeth McGuffey
1826–1870
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Duke
1801–1878
Celia Adams
1804–1870

James Duke's Descendants

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James (Russell) Duke (1 May 1914–14 July 1970) m. Helen (Imogene) Hales (11 Jan 1916–15 Oct 1996)
  1. 1. Jan (R) Duke 1942–2024

James Duke's Timeline

4 Records

1914
1 May 1914
Birth of James Russell Duke in Fisher, Champaign County, Illinois, United States of America
Fisher, Champaign County, Illinois, United States of America
1936
3 Jul 1936
Age 22
James Russell Duke was married in Champaign,Champaign Co,Illinois
Champaign,Champaign Co,Illinois
1950
1950
Age 36
James Russell Duke resided here in Mahomet, Champaign, Illinois, USA
Mahomet, Champaign, Illinois, USA
1970
14 July 1970
Age 56
Death of James Russell Duke in Gilroy, Santa Clara County, California, United States of America
Gilroy, Santa Clara County, California, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 May 1914
    Event Place: Fisher, Champaign County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 3 Jul 1936
    Event Place: Champaign,Champaign Co,Illinois

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Mahomet, Champaign, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 July 1970
    Event Place: Gilroy, Santa Clara County, California, United States of America
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