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William Charles Dukes, Sr.

William Charles Dukes, Sr.[1, 2]

Male 1833 - 1895  (62 years)

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  • Name William Charles Dukes 
    Suffix Sr. 
    Born 15 Mar 1833  Piedmont Jefferson Co., TN Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 21 Sep 1895  Palo Pinto, Benton Co., Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I4092  My Reynolds Line
    Last Modified 19 Jul 2017 

    Father Wiley Duke,   b. 1807, Orange Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1884, Benton Co., Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth 'Betsy' Parker,   b. 1814, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1884, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years) 
    Family ID F5139  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Dianna Prince Carleton,   b. 7 Mar 1843, Benton Co., Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Oct 1895, Benton Co., Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 52 years) 
    Children 
     1. James Harvey Dukes,   b. 20 May 1870, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Oct 1963, Henry County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 93 years)
    Last Modified 12 Nov 2015 
    Family ID F5138  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Last Modified 12 Nov 2015 
    Family ID F5136  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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    Photo William Charles Dukes, Sr
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    Headstone William Charles Dukes, Sr.
    Headstone William Charles Dukes, Sr.
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  • Sources 
    1. [S32] Find-A-Grave.com, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=15533256.
      James Harvey "Harve" Dukes
      Birth: May 20, 1870, Benton Co., Missouri
      Death: 21 Oct 1963, Clinton, Henry Co., Missouri
      Parents:
      William Charles Dukes (1833 - 1895)
      Dianna Prince Carleton Dukes (1843 - 1877)
      Spouse:
      Herodias Abney Dukes (1874 - 1954)
      Children:
      Denver Ward Dukes (1907 - 1907)
      Mildred Rhoda Dukes (1909 - 1909)
      Bernard E. Dukes (1910 - 1999)
      Siblings:
      Alexander Parker Dukes (1860 - 1922)
      Infant Dukes (1862 - 1862)**
      William Charles Dukes (1866 - 1962)
      Emma Jane Dukes Crouch (1867 - 1936)
      Sarah Elizabeth Dukes Carleton (1868 - 1930)
      James Harvey Dukes (1870 - 1963)
      Mathilda Ann Dukes Robison (1872 - 1964)
      Harrison Powell Dukes (1874 - 1958)
      Burial: Englewood Cemetery
      Clinton, Henry County, Missouri
      Plot: B704 L1183 G07

      son of William Charles Dukes Sr and Dianna Prince Carleton.
      husband of Rhoda Abney.
      father of Denver Ward, Mildred Rhoda and Bernard E Dukes, (all buried Colorado)
      He died at 93 years old of Pulmonary Edema/Myocardial Insufficiency
      He owned and ran a transfer freight line and also farmed
      He died at the G-Bar-H Nursing Home in Clinton
      informant Bernard Dukes Denver CO
      Civil War service:#1 Corporal, 60th Regiment E M M Co H Aug 1862-Aug 1863
      #2 5th Regiment Enrolled Mo Militia 2nd Corporal Aug 1863-Nov 1863 He joined the day he buried his brother Samuel, who was fighting in Syracuse Missouri 1839-Aug 4 1862
      *The only devise authorized for the Civil War Campaign Medal, was the Silver Citation Star, When authorized for Gallantry in action during the Civil War, the Silver Citation Star could be worn on the ribbon of the Civil War Campaign Medal* (which his is)

      His Will:
      Books/$5.00
      Household/including furniture/$200.00
      Stock/Farming/$245.00
      1 Gray Horse 12 years old
      1 Gray Mare 12 years old
      1 Sorrel Mare 23 years old
      1 3 year old Mule
      1 4 year old Mule
      2 Cows 12 years old
      1 yearling Heifer
      3 Hogs
      4 Shouds(?)
      1 Spring Wagon
      1 Wagon
      1 Harrow
      1 Cultivator
      1 12" Breaking Harrow
      1 14" Breaking Harrow
      1 Corn Planter
      1 Set of Harness
      16 acres of Corn/at 25 bushels per acre
      56 rows of Corn on Rent Land
      at 70 bushels
      Husband of Elizabeth Ann Graham d 1862,(she came to Missouri with him in 1859)mother of Alexander P. married for 4 years.

      Husband of Dianna P Carleton d 1877,mother of William Charles Jr., Emma J. Crouch, Sarah"Sallie" E. Carleton, James H., Harrison P and Martha Ann Robison Borum. married for 14 years.

      In 1878 he married widow Mary Ann Carpenter Miller, married for 17 years. Oral Family History says she was an excellent and beloved step mother.
      NO ONE ever called her Polly except her parents when she was small, It's too bad her last husband of just a few years thought it was a good idea to put an old nic name on her tombstone...


    2. [S32] Find-A-Grave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=dukes&GSfn=william&GSmn=charles&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSob=n&GRid=160752353&df=all&.
      Wm. Charles Dukes, Sr.