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Mordecai Johnson Duke 1840–1937 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Dec 1840

Birth Location: Cannon, Tennessee, United States

Death Date: 22 Nov 1937

Death Location: Dickson, Dickson, Tennessee, United States

Father: Gideon Duke

Mother: Elizabeth King

Spouse(s): Paulina Edwards

Children(s): Robert Grove

In 1840, Mordecai Johnson Duke entered the world in Cannon, Tennessee, United States, born to Gideon Floid Duke And Elizabeth Ann King. Mordecai Johnson Duke married Paulina Franklin Plina Edwards, and had children including Robert Edward Lee Grove. Mordecai Johnson Duke passed away in 1937 in Dickson, Dickson, Tennessee, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1840, Mordecai Johnson Duke entered the world in Cannon, Tennessee, United States, born to Gideon Floid Duke And Elizabeth Ann King.
  • Mordecai Johnson Duke married Paulina Franklin Plina Edwards, and had children including Robert Edward Lee Grove.
  • Mordecai Johnson Duke passed away in 1937 in Dickson, Dickson, Tennessee, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Gideon Duke
1822–1900
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
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Elizabeth King
1823–
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
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Spouses(s)

Paulina Edwards
1850–1933
Birth Location: Dickson, Tennessee
PE

Children(s)

Robert Grove
1874–1956
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
RG

Mordecai Duke's Ancestors

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Mordecai Duke
1840–1937
Birth Place: Cannon, Tennessee, United States
Parents
Gideon Floid Duke
1822–1900
Tennessee, USA
Elizabeth (Ann) King
1823–
Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
Gideon Duke
1793–1875
Bute, Warren, North Carolina, United States
Sarah ("Sally" Elizabeth) Long
1805–1887
Tennessee, USA
Martin King
1800–1848
Ireland
Great-Grandparents
Epps Duke
1746–1828
Mary Williams
1750–1830
Armistead Long
1777–1855
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Williams
1733–1796

Mordecai Duke's Descendants

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Mordecai (Johnson) Duke (28 Dec 1840–22 Nov 1937) m. Paulina (Franklin "Plina") Edwards (14 Jan 1850–13 Jan 1933)
  1. 1. Robert (Edward Lee) Grove 1874–1956 m. Susie (B) McGee 1883–1939
    1. 1. Bell (Loggins) Grove 1921– m. Helen (Lee) Grove 1925–2007

Mordecai Duke's Timeline

10 Records

1840
28 Dec 1840
Birth of Mordecai Johnson Duke in Gilley Hill, Cannon Co, Tennessee
Gilley Hill, Cannon Co, Tennessee
1840
28 Dec 1840
Birth of Mordecai Johnson Duke in Gilley Hill, Cannon & Coffee Counties, TN, USA
Gilley Hill, Cannon & Coffee Counties, TN, USA
1840
28 Dec 1840
Birth of Mordecai Johnson Duke in Cannon, Tennessee, United States
Cannon, Tennessee, United States
1857
1857
Age 17
Mordecai Johnson Duke was married
None
1865
1865
Age 25
Mordecai Johnson Duke was married
None
1879
24 Apr 1879
Age 39
Mordecai Johnson Duke was married in Dickson, Tennessee, United States
Dickson, Tennessee, United States
1885
1885
Age 45
Mordecai Johnson Duke was married
None
1937
22 Nov 1937
Age 97
Death of Mordecai Johnson Duke in Dickson, Tennessee, United States (Rock Church Cemetery)
Dickson, Tennessee, United States (Rock Church Cemetery)
1937
22 Nov 1937
Age 97
Death of Mordecai Johnson Duke in Dickson, Dickson, Tennessee, United States
Dickson, Dickson, Tennessee, United States
1937
22 Nov 1937
Age 97
Death of Mordecai Johnson Duke in Dickson, Dickson, Tennessee, United States
Dickson, Dickson, Tennessee, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Dec 1840
    Event Place: Gilley Hill, Cannon Co, Tennessee

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Dec 1840
    Event Place: Gilley Hill, Cannon & Coffee Counties, TN, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Dec 1840
    Event Place: Cannon, Tennessee, United States

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1857

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1865

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 24 Apr 1879
    Event Place: Dickson, Tennessee, United States

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1885

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Nov 1937
    Event Place: Dickson, Tennessee, United States (Rock Church Cemetery)

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Nov 1937
    Event Place: Dickson, Dickson, Tennessee, United States

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Nov 1937
    Event Place: Dickson, Dickson, Tennessee, United States
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