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William Henry Duke 1851–1926 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 July 1851

Birth Location: Georgia, United States of America

Death Date: 24 January 1926

Death Location: Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas, United States of America

Father: Duke None

Mother:

Spouse(s): Nancy Dobbs

Children(s): P Duke, Ann Duke, Alice Duke, Frank Duke, Maude Johnson, Mary Duke, Margaret Duke, Cara Duke, Henry Duke

William Henry Duke was born in 1851 in Georgia, United States of America, the child of Duke And Harriet. In 1860, William Henry Duke resided in New Market, New Market, Monroe, Georgia, USA. In 1870, William Henry Duke resided in Township 12 Range 10, Amberson, Cherokee, Alabama,. William Henry Duke married Nancy Evelyn Dobbs, and had children including Alice Ellen Duke, Ann Duke, Cara L Duke, Frank A Duke, Henry Evelyn Duke, Margaret Lucille Duke, Mary Gwedolyn Duke, Maude Victoria Johnson, P Duke. William Henry Duke passed away in 1926 in Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • William Henry Duke was born in 1851 in Georgia, United States of America, the child of Duke And Harriet.
  • In 1860, William Henry Duke resided in New Market, New Market, Monroe, Georgia, USA.
  • In 1870, William Henry Duke resided in Township 12 Range 10, Amberson, Cherokee, Alabama,.
  • William Henry Duke married Nancy Evelyn Dobbs, and had children including Alice Ellen Duke, Ann Duke, Cara L Duke, Frank A Duke, Henry Evelyn Duke, Margaret Lucille Duke, Mary Gwedolyn Duke, Maude Victoria Johnson, P Duke.
  • William Henry Duke passed away in 1926 in Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Duke None
–1860
Birth Location: Georgia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Nancy Dobbs
1860–1920
Birth Location: Alabama
ND

Children(s)

P Duke
1875–1902
Birth Location: Alabama, USA
PD
Ann Duke
1879–
Birth Location: Alabama
AD
Alice Duke
1892–1922
Birth Location: Ennis, Ellis County, Texas, United States of America
AD
Frank Duke
1887–1957
Birth Location: Texas, USA
FD
Maude Johnson
1885–1969
Birth Location: Alabama, United States of America
MJ
Mary Duke
1901–1968
Birth Location: Texas, United States of America
MD
Margaret Duke
1903–1988
Birth Location: Texas
MD
Cara Duke
1880–
Birth Location: Alabama, USA
CD
Henry Duke
1895–
Birth Location: Ennis, Texas
HD

William Duke's Ancestors

Self
William Duke
1851–1926
Birth Place: Georgia, United States of America
Parents
Duke
–1860
Georgia, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Duke's Descendants

1.
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William (Henry) Duke (28 July 1851–24 January 1926) m. Nancy (Evelyn) Dobbs (8 February 1860–9 February 1920)
  1. 1. P Duke 1875–1902 m. Helen (Jay) Smith 1876–1954
    1. 1. Margie (Leila A.) Duke 1902– m. George (Wesley) Cook 1898–1971
      1. 1. Wesley (Eugene) Cook 1927–1988 m. Billie (Ruth) Cook 1929–2007
        1. 1. Michael (Eugene) Cook 1949–2015
      2. 2. Margaret (Ethel) Cook 1930–2015 m. Howard (Carnell) Fuqua 1922–2008
    2. 2. Cora (Willie) Duke 1903–1919
    3. 3. Ethel Duke 1898–1972 m. Earle (Garfield) Whare 1894–1968
  2. 2. Ann Duke 1879–
  3. 3. Alice (Ellen) Duke 1892–1922 m. Robert (Henry) Smith 1886–1947
    1. 1. Frances (S) Smith 1919–1993
    2. 2. Franklin (Herman) Smith 1913–1990
    3. 3. William (H) Smith 1909–1979
    4. 4. Robert (Henry Smith) Jr 1910–
    5. 5. Jessie (James) Smith 1911–1912
    6. 6. Syble (Frances) Smith 1919–1993
    7. 7. Fletcher (Scott) Smith 1917–
  4. 4. Frank (A) Duke 1887–1957
  5. 5. Maude (Victoria) Johnson 1885–1969
  6. 6. Mary (Gwedolyn) Duke 1901–1968
  7. 7. Margaret (Lucille) Duke 1903–1988
  8. 8. Cara (L) Duke 1880–
  9. 9. Henry (Evelyn) Duke 1895–

William Duke's Timeline

8 Records

1851
28 July 1851
Birth of William Henry Duke in Georgia, United States of America
Georgia, United States of America
1860
1860
Age 9
William Henry Duke resided here in New Market, New Market, Monroe, Georgia, USA
New Market, New Market, Monroe, Georgia, USA
1870
1870
Age 19
William Henry Duke resided here in Township 12 Range 10, Amberson, Cherokee, Alabama, USA
Township 12 Range 10, Amberson, Cherokee, Alabama, USA
1880
1880
Age 29
William Henry Duke resided here in Cherokee, Alabama, USA
Cherokee, Alabama, USA
1900
1900
Age 49
William Henry Duke resided here in Justice Precinct 4, Navarro, Texas, USA
Justice Precinct 4, Navarro, Texas, USA
1910
1910
Age 59
William Henry Duke resided here in Fort Worth Ward 12, Tarrant, Texas, USA
Fort Worth Ward 12, Tarrant, Texas, USA
1920
1920
Age 69
William Henry Duke resided here in Fort Worth Ward 12, Tarrant, Texas, USA
Fort Worth Ward 12, Tarrant, Texas, USA
1926
24 January 1926
Age 75
Death of William Henry Duke in Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, USA
Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 July 1851
    Event Place: Georgia, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Texas, U.S., Death Certificates, Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin Texas, USA; Texas Death Certificates, 1903–1982
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Fort Worth Ward 12, Tarrant, Texas; Roll: T625_1849; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 152
    [3] 1880 United States Federal Census
    [4] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Township 12 Range 10, Cherokee, Alabama; Roll: M593_7; Page: 335B
    [5] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Justice Precinct 4, Navarro, Texas; Roll: 1662; Page: 3; Enumeration District: 0104
    [6] 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: New Market, Monroe, Georgia; Roll: M653_131; Page: 818; Family History Library Fi
    [7] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Fort Worth Ward 12, Tarrant, Texas; Roll: T624_1591; Page: 1b; Enumeration District: 0151; FHL microfilm: 1375604
    [8] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: New Market, New Market, Monroe, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: New Market, Monroe, Georgia; Roll: M653_131; Page: 818; Family History Library Fi

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Township 12 Range 10, Amberson, Cherokee, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Township 12 Range 10, Cherokee, Alabama; Roll: M593_7; Page: 335B

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Cherokee, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Justice Precinct 4, Navarro, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Justice Precinct 4, Navarro, Texas; Roll: 1662; Page: 3; Enumeration District: 0104

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Fort Worth Ward 12, Tarrant, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Fort Worth Ward 12, Tarrant, Texas; Roll: T624_1591; Page: 1b; Enumeration District: 0151; FHL microfilm: 1375604

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Fort Worth Ward 12, Tarrant, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Fort Worth Ward 12, Tarrant, Texas; Roll: T625_1849; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 152

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Texas, USA
    Record Source: Tarrant County, Texas, U.S., Probate Index

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 January 1926
    Event Place: Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Texas, U.S., Death Certificates, Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin Texas, USA; Texas Death Certificates, 1903–1982
    [2] Texas, U.S., Death Index, 1903-2000
    [3] Tarrant County, Texas, U.S., Probate Index
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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