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William H Duke 1805–1887 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 August 1805

Birth Location: Georgia, Georgia, USA

Death Date: 23 June 1887

Death Location: Rome, Floyd County, Georgia, United States of America

Father: Charles Duke

Mother: Nancy Elliott

Spouse(s): Minerva Hightower

Children(s): Allen Duke, James Duke, Jeremiah Duke, John Duke

William H Duke was born in 1805 in Georgia, Georgia, USA, the child of Charles Duke And Nancy Ann Elliott. William H Duke married Minerva Ann Hightower, and had children including Allen Gregory Duke, James Harold Lumpkin Duke, Jeremiah Franklin Alexander Star Duke, John Paulden Duke. William H Duke passed away in 1887 in Rome, Floyd County, Georgia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • William H Duke was born in 1805 in Georgia, Georgia, USA, the child of Charles Duke And Nancy Ann Elliott.
  • William H Duke married Minerva Ann Hightower, and had children including Allen Gregory Duke, James Harold Lumpkin Duke, Jeremiah Franklin Alexander Star Duke, John Paulden Duke.
  • William H Duke passed away in 1887 in Rome, Floyd County, Georgia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Duke's Ancestors

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William Duke
1805–1887
Birth Place: Georgia, Georgia, USA
Parents
Charles Duke
1765–1850
Georgia, Georgia, USA
Nancy (Ann) Elliott
1782–1862
Greene, Georgia, USA
Grandparents
Thomas (Duke) Sr
1734–1827
Brunswick County, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth Watson
1746–1808
Virginia
Great-Grandparents
John I
1695–1787
Jane Anderson
1690–1743
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Councilor Esq.
1640–1714
Elizabeth Taylor
1680–1732

William Duke's Descendants

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William (H) Duke (25 August 1805–23 June 1887) m. Minerva (Ann) Hightower (13 January 1810–29 Jan 1889)
  1. 1. Allen (Gregory) Duke 1846–1905 m. Julia (Ann M.) NETTLES 1849–1929
    1. 1. Grover (Cleveland Duke,) Sr 1888–1964 m. Maud (Victoria) Whaley 1895–1978
      1. 1. Edwin Duke 1912–1998 m. Lona Duke 1914–1991
        1. 1. Dwight Duke 1946–2023
  2. 2. James (Harold Lumpkin) Duke 1834–1916
  3. 3. Jeremiah (Franklin Alexander Star) Duke 1853–1901
  4. 4. John (Paulden) Duke 1838–1917

William Duke's Timeline

2 Records

1805
25 August 1805
Birth of William H Duke in Georgia, Georgia, USA
Georgia, Georgia, USA
1887
23 June 1887
Age 82
Death of William H Duke in Floyd, Georgia, USA
Floyd, Georgia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 August 1805
    Event Place: Georgia, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 June 1887
    Event Place: Floyd, Georgia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Rome, Floyd County, Georgia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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