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John William Duke 1905–1979 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 April 1905

Birth Location: Woodbury, Cannon County, Tennessee, United States of America

Death Date: 17 April 1979

Death Location: Summitville, Coffee County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: John Jr

Mother: Willie Smith

Spouse(s): Leona Dodd

Children(s): Harold Duke

John William Duke was born in 1905 in Woodbury, Cannon County, Tennessee, United States of America, the child of John Adam Duke Jr And Willie Dora Smith. In 1950, John William Duke resided in Coffee, Tennessee, USA. John William Duke married Leona Deshone Dodd, and had children including David Duke, Don E, Harold Dean Duke, J Robert Wilgus, John W, Nina J Duke. John William Duke passed away in 1979 in Summitville, Coffee County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • John William Duke was born in 1905 in Woodbury, Cannon County, Tennessee, United States of America, the child of John Adam Duke Jr And Willie Dora Smith.
  • In 1950, John William Duke resided in Coffee, Tennessee, USA.
  • John William Duke married Leona Deshone Dodd, and had children including David Duke, Don E, Harold Dean Duke, J Robert Wilgus, John W, Nina J Duke.
  • John William Duke passed away in 1979 in Summitville, Coffee County, Tennessee, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Duke's Ancestors

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John Duke
1905–1979
Birth Place: Woodbury, Cannon County, Tennessee, United States of America
Parents
John Adam Duke Jr
1881–1972
Cannon County, Tennessee
Willie (Dora) Smith
1882–1965
Cannon County, Tennessee
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Duke's Descendants

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John (William) Duke (15 April 1905–17 April 1979) m. Leona (Deshone) Dodd (29 June 1909–8 December 2005)
  1. 1. Harold (Dean) Duke 1943–2021 m. Sophie (Marie) Crosslin 1945–2005

John Duke's Timeline

5 Records

1905
15 Apr 1905
Birth of John William Duke in Woodbury, Cannon County, Tennessee
Woodbury, Cannon County, Tennessee
1905
15 April 1905
Birth of John William Duke in Woodbury, Cannon County, Tennessee, United States of America
Woodbury, Cannon County, Tennessee, United States of America
1950
1950
Age 45
John William Duke resided here in Coffee, Tennessee, USA
Coffee, Tennessee, USA
1979
17 Apr 1979
Age 74
Death of John William Duke in Summitville, Coffee County, Tennessee
Summitville, Coffee County, Tennessee
1979
17 April 1979
Age 74
Death of John William Duke in Summitville, Coffee County, Tennessee, United States of America
Summitville, Coffee County, Tennessee, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Apr 1905
    Event Place: Woodbury, Cannon County, Tennessee
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 April 1905
    Event Place: Woodbury, Cannon County, Tennessee, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Coffee, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Manchester .
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Apr 1979
    Event Place: Summitville, Coffee County, Tennessee

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 April 1979
    Event Place: Summitville, Coffee County, Tennessee, United States of America

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