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Vernon Taylor Duke 1922–2001 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Mar 1922

Birth Location: Girard Kent, Texas

Death Date: 6 Mar 2001

Death Location: Fort Morgan, Morgan County, Colorado, United States of America

Father: Rufus Duke

Mother: Nell Taylor

Spouse(s): Mary Rice

Children(s): Kyle Duke

Vernon Taylor Duke was born in 1922 in Girard Kent, Texas, the child of Rufus William Duke And Nell Marie Taylor. In 1950, Vernon Taylor Duke resided in Wink, Winkler, Texas, USA. Vernon Taylor Duke married Mary Jacquelyn Rice, and had children including Doak Duke, Gary Wade Duke, Kyle Dwayne Duke, Verna Beth Duke. Vernon Taylor Duke passed away in 2001 in Fort Morgan, Morgan County, Colorado, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Vernon Taylor Duke was born in 1922 in Girard Kent, Texas, the child of Rufus William Duke And Nell Marie Taylor.
  • In 1950, Vernon Taylor Duke resided in Wink, Winkler, Texas, USA.
  • Vernon Taylor Duke married Mary Jacquelyn Rice, and had children including Doak Duke, Gary Wade Duke, Kyle Dwayne Duke, Verna Beth Duke.
  • Vernon Taylor Duke passed away in 2001 in Fort Morgan, Morgan County, Colorado, United States of America.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Vernon Duke's Ancestors

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Vernon Duke
1922–2001
Birth Place: Girard Kent, Texas
Parents
Rufus William Duke
1900–1961
Texas
Nell (Marie) Taylor
1900–1976
Clairemont, Kent County, Texas, United States of America
Grandparents
Joseph (Noel) Duke
1873–1959
Rome, Georgia
Almeda Freeman
1876–1963
Bell County, Texas, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
William Duke
1838–1892
Mary Thomas
1844–1937
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Thomas
1816–1873
Liza\\
1822–1898

Vernon Duke's Descendants

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Vernon (Taylor) Duke (12 Mar 1922–6 Mar 2001) m. Mary (Jacquelyn) Rice (7 Oct 1923–)
  1. 1. Kyle (Dwayne) Duke 1949–1955

Vernon Duke's Timeline

3 Records

1922
12 Mar 1922
Birth of Vernon Taylor Duke in Girard Kent, Texas
Girard Kent, Texas
1950
1950
Age 28
Vernon Taylor Duke resided here in Wink, Winkler, Texas, USA
Wink, Winkler, Texas, USA
2001
6 Mar 2001
Age 79
Death of Vernon Taylor Duke in Colorado
Colorado

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Mar 1922
    Event Place: Girard Kent, Texas
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Wink, Winkler, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Wink, Winkler, Texas

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Mar 2001
    Event Place: Colorado
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Fort Morgan, Morgan County, Colorado, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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