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Richard W. Duke 1874 – 1928 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 December 1874

Birth Location: Knott County, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 16 June 1928

Death Location: Pike, Kentucky

Father: Peyton Duke

Mother: Nancy Madden

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Richard W. Duke was born in 1874 in Knott County, Kentucky, USA, the child of Peyton Madison Duke and Nancy Madden. Richard W. Duke passed away in 1928 in Pike, Kentucky.

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Biography

  • Richard W. Duke was born in 1874 in Knott County, Kentucky, USA, the child of Peyton Madison Duke and Nancy Madden.
  • Richard W. Duke passed away in 1928 in Pike, Kentucky.

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Richard Duke's Ancestors

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Richard Duke
1874 – 1928
Birth Place: Knott County, Kentucky, USA
Parents
Peyton Madison Duke
1833 – 1894
North Carolina, United States
Nancy Madden
1841 – 1925
Perry Letcher later, Knott, Kentucky, United States
Grandparents
JOHN (WESLEY DUKE) SR.
1800 – 1880
North Carolina, USA
Susan ((Susannah)) Brown
1795 – 1862
Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA
George (Washington) Madden
1797 – 1844
Virginia, USA
Rachel (Fallen) Fallin
1801 – 1870
North Carolina
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
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Simon Duke
1730 – 1808
Martha
Coleman Rowe
1695 – 1762
Sarah Rowe
1710 – 1770

Richard Duke's Timeline

2 Records

1874
15 December 1874
Birth of Richard W. Duke in Knott County, Kentucky, USA
Knott County, Kentucky, USA
1928
16 June 1928
Age 54
Death of Richard W. Duke in Pike, Kentucky
Pike, Kentucky

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 December 1874
    Event Place: Knott County, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 June 1928
    Event Place: Pike, Kentucky

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