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John Wesley Duke 1895 – 1962 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Oct 1895

Birth Location: Hindman, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 15 June 1962

Death Location: Letcher, Kentucky

Father: William Duke

Mother: Sarah Murphy

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In 1895, John Wesley Duke entered the world in Hindman, Kentucky, USA, born to William Green Duke and Sarah Jane Murphy. John Wesley Duke passed away in 1962 in Letcher, Kentucky.

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Biography

  • In 1895, John Wesley Duke entered the world in Hindman, Kentucky, USA, born to William Green Duke and Sarah Jane Murphy.
  • John Wesley Duke passed away in 1962 in Letcher, Kentucky.

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John Duke's Ancestors

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John Duke
1895 – 1962
Birth Place: Hindman, Kentucky, USA
Parents
William Green Duke
1859 – 1939
Letcher Co., KY
Sarah (Jane) Murphy
1866 – 1945
Kentucky
Grandparents
Peyton (Madison) Duke
1833 – 1894
North Carolina, United States
Nancy Madden
1841 – 1925
Perry Letcher later, Knott, Kentucky, United States
James (Morgan) Murphy
1827 – 1903
Lincoln Co., Ky.
Elizabeth (Jane (J)) Yocum
1841 – 1882
South Fork, Lincoln, KY, USA
Great-Grandparents
JOHN SR.
1800 – 1880
Susan Brown
1795 – 1862
George Madden
1797 – 1844
Rachel Fallin
1801 – 1870
Cornelius Murphy
1790 – 1862
Priscilla Leach
1798 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Duke
1756 – 1845
Elizabeth Duke
1760 – 1842
Valentine Brown
1750 – 1838
Mary McDaniel
1766 – 1840
George Madden
1773 – 1801
Elizabeth Madden
1775 – 1825
Agnes Rowe
1749 – 1845

John Duke's Timeline

2 Records

1895
21 Oct 1895
Birth of John Wesley Duke in Hindman, Kentucky, USA
Hindman, Kentucky, USA
1962
15 June 1962
Age 67
Death of John Wesley Duke in Letcher, Kentucky
Letcher, Kentucky

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Oct 1895
    Event Place: Hindman, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 June 1962
    Event Place: Letcher, Kentucky

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