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Descendants of Robert Dukes - June 24, 2003

8. WILLIAM MORLEY⁴ DUKES (JAMES BASIL³, ROBERT S.², ..¹) was born Bet. 1826 - 1827 in Rheatown, Greene Co, TN, and died Aft. 1870. He married ROSANNA J. BECKNELL Unknown. She was born Abt. 1827 in Tennessee, and died Aft. 1870.

Notes for WILLIAM MORLEY DUKES:
The middle name "Morley" comes from Arleta Utterback, who cites "one of his descendants" as her source. She goes on to say that this is also the source of the children's names.

William appears on the 1850 Census, Greene County, TN, living next door to his father:

9th Division of E District, 4 Apr 1850, HH 290/290

Dukes, William 23M Saddler b. TN
      Rosanna J. 23F b. TN
      Robert A. 1M b. TN

1860 Census, Greene County, TN:
      Rheatown, p. 12 - 12 Jun 1860, HH 83/83
      (information not copied)
      Dukes, William
            Anna J.

1870 Census, Greene County, TN:
      Rheatown, Civil District, p. 9, HH 65/65
      Dukes, William 43M saddler b. TN
            Roxanna 43F keeps house
            Robert A. 21M saddler & harnesses
            Mary E. 19F
            William 12M
            Margaret 9F
            James C. 6M

Buried at Rheatown Cemetery in Greene County, Tennessee:

Cardwell, Ida F. Dukes      30 Aug 1860 - 4 Sep 1900      wife of G. A. Cardwell
Cardwell, Jerome            1891 - 1891            son

How these individuals may fit into this family is not yet determined.

William Dukes is listed on the church register of the Methodist Episcopal Church in Rheatown, Tennessee.

Notes for ROSANNA J. BECKNELL:
Rosanna appears on the 1860 Census as "Anna J."

Children of WILLIAM DUKES and ROSANNA BECKNELL are:

	i.		ROBERT A.⁵ DUKES, b. Abt. 1849, Greene Co, TN; d. Unknown.
	ii.		MARY E. DUKES, b. 28 Mar 1851, "Mollie" b. Greene Co, TN; d. 31 May 1886, Rheatown, Greene Co, TN; m. LEWIS FISHER, 13 Jan 1883; b. Unknown; d. Unknown.

Notes for MARY E. DUKES:
Mary E. Dukes Fisher is listed on the church register of the Methodist Episcopal Church in Rheatown, Tennessee.

Notes for LEWIS FISHER:
At Rheatown Cemetery are the following additional Fisher entries, entered in birth order:

Fisher, Rev. James G. 13 Dec 1847 - 17 Aug 1908
Fisher, John Henry 16 Apr 1854 - 23 May 1923
Fisher, Mary Elizabeth 11 Dec 1857 - 29 Oct 1914 wife of Rev. James G. Fisher
Fisher, Lydia Day 31 Oct 1859 - 15 Dec 1935 wife of John H. Fisher
Fisher, David N. 1866-1868
Fisher, David Elmo 1871 - 1877
Fisher, John Edward 1872 - 1873
Fisher, Bessie 22 Mar 1888 - 16 Nov 1907

Young, Annie L. Fisher 26 Oct 1887 - 6 May 1915

	iii.		AMANDA DUKES, b. Abt. 1853, Greene Co, TN; d. Unknown.
	iv.		WILLIAM MORLEY DUKES, JR., b. Abt. 1858, Rheatown, Greene Co, TN; d. 10 Oct 1930, Penns Grove, NJ; m. NANCY CATHERINE MOODY, 30 May 1893; b. Unknown; d. Unknown.

Notes for WILLIAM MORLEY DUKES, JR.:
William M. Dukes, Jr., was baptized at the M. E. Church South at Rogersville, Tennessee. They are listed on the church register of the Methodist Episcopal Church in Rheatown, Tennessee.

MARGARET E. DUKES, b. 25 Jan 1861, "Maggie" b. Greene Co, TN; d. 10 Aug 1886, Rheatown, Greene Co, TN; m. J. S. RHEA, 30 May 1882; b. Unknown; d. Unknown.

Notes for J. S. RHEA:
Maggie E. and J. S. Rhea are listed on the church register of the Methodist Episcopal Church in Rheatown, Tennessee.

James C. Donnelly's History of Rheatown, Tennessee:

Among the early settlers was JOHN RHEA who came 1783 to whom the town got its name. John Rhea also served on a committee in the organization State of Tennessee and writing the states constitution. John was in the Revolutionary War as a staff officer. Latter he was clerk of the North Carolina General assembly in 1771. In his term as clerk he had a new act enacted. The act covered the carving of Sullivan County out of Washington County. Washington Co. was named after the first president of the USA. He was elected to Congress with the help of Andrew Jackson, a personal friend. One of his was to get Rheatown a post office which he did in 1823.

In the records of the Rheatown Cemetery, notation by Maggie's name says she is wife of J. S. Rhea, after whom the town got its name. J. S. is more likely to be a son or grandson of John Rhea, who would have been born no later than 1750. Maggie was born in 1861.

vi.

JAMES OSCAR DUKES, b. Abt. 1864; d. Unknown.

Notes for JAMES OSCAR DUKES:
Found on US Census as "James C."

On the church register of the Methodist Episcopal church in Rheatown, Tennessee is J. O. Dukes, Jr. The church itself was built in 1871. Might this mean a marriage and children for James O.?

vii.

EMILY DUKES, b. Aft. 1870; d. Unknown.

Notes for EMILY DUKES:
Note that I cannot find source information on this child. The 1870 Census of Greene County, TN does not show her, but she could have been born after 1870. William's brother, Robert, is shown with an "Emeley" age 7 male born Tennessee on the same census. They lived fairly near each other (HH 65 and HH 75).

9. ELBERT SEVERE⁴ DUKES (JAMES BASIL³, ROBERT S.², ..¹) was born 29 Jun 1829 in "Eb" b. Rheatown, Greene Co, TN ¹⁰, and died 10 May 1907 in Neosho, Lyon Co, KS ¹¹. He married MARY JANE KIRK¹² 16 Sep 1850 in Rheatown, Greene Co, TN ¹³. She was born 04 Jan 1826 in TN-Parents b. VA, and died 12 Dec 1890 in Lyon Co, KS.

Notes for ELBERT SEVERE DUKES:
Elbert Severe "Eb" Dukes was a saddler/shoemaker by trade, the trade of his grandfather, Robert S. Dukes.

He was born in Rheatown, Greene County, Tennessee, and by one account, moved to Kansas in 1875, where he resided in Salina 6 months, then moved to Hartford, Lyon County.

According to the records of the Methodist Episcopal church in Hartford, Kansas, Dukes lived in Everton, Missouri, and joined the Presbyterian church there in 1897. This same record indicates that he moved to Hartford in 1875.

Eb Dukes' obituary states that he was buried at Hartford Cemetery, but there is no headstone present. His wife, Mary Jane is buried in Lot 343 in this cemetery. The sexton records indicate no burial, and there is no funeral home listed. The same is true of his son, George, whose obituary states he is buried at Hartford Cemetery. According to Milo Sutton (Hermosa Beach CA), whose grandmother lived across the street, Elbert S. Dukes died at the home of his daughter Mary Ruth (Dukes) Rule. He adds that when Mary Ruth Rule died in 1938, the viewing was in her living room, and she was the first dead person he had ever seen.

Information on this family was also obtained from:

US Census - Lyon County, KS 1880
Membership Records of the Hartford Methodist Church, compiled by James
      L. Herrick, 1980.
Excerpts from Hartford Times, a folder at the Hartford Library, author unknown.
Death Notices as listed in Neosho Valley/Hartford Times and Burials in Hartford
      Cemetery, Lyon County, Kansas (Tombstone Inscriptions & Sexton's
      Records) Supplemented with information from the Hartford Call,
      Compiled by James L. Herrick, 1978.
The Hartford Connections. A listing of marriages with connections to Hartford,
      Kansas area..., James L. Herrick, 1986.
Index to the Emporia News, Robert A. Hodge, 1995

Notes for MARY JANE KIRK:
Records found in Hartford, Kansas summarizing the obituary of Mary Jane Kirk Dukes indicate that her date of death was 12 November 1889. Her headstone, however, is engraved with the date of 12 December 1890. She is buried in Lot 343 of the Hartford Cemetery.

Marriage Notes for ELBERT DUKES and MARY KIRK:
Eb Dukes and Mary Jane Kirk were married at the home of Mary Ruth Rule.

Children of ELBERT DUKES and MARY KIRK are:

29.	i.	ELIZABETH SARAH⁵ DUKES, b. 28 Jul 1851, Rheatown, Greene Co, TN; d. 07 Mar 1928, Hartford, Lyon Co, KS.
30.	ii.	WILLIAM C. DUKES, b. Jul 1852, Rheatown, Greene Co, TN; d. 17 Jan 1930, Emporia, Lyon Co, KS.
	iii.	JAMES H. M. DUKES, b. Mar 1857, Rheatown, Greene Co, TN; d. Unknown, Res Emporia, KS 1907; m. MARY E. .., 1890, (No children by 1910); b. Jan 1852, PA; Parents both born PA; d. 22 Jan 1932, Emporia, Lyon Co, KS.

Notes for JAMES H. M. DUKES:
James H. M. Dukes is mentioned in the Emporia, Kansas, newspaper as being a member of the Emporia National Guard September 23, 1886.

iv.

ANNA J. DUKES, b. Abt. 1859, Rheatown, Greene Co, TN; d. Unknown; m. JOHN L. ROGAN, Unknown; b. Unknown; d. Unknown.

Notes for ANNA J. DUKES:
Anna Dukes Rogan was living at her father's home, a widow, in 1880.

31.	v.	DAVID A. DUKES, b. 07 Jan 1861, Jonesborough, Washington Co, TN; d. 15 Aug 1933, Hartford, Lyon Co, KS.
32.	vi.	MARY RUTH DUKES, b. 25 Mar 1863, (Probably Greene Co, TN); d. 25 Feb 1938, Ottawa, Franklin Co, KS.
33.	vii.	GEORGE DUKES, b. 11 Mar 1867, Tennessee; d. 17 Dec 1946, Prob. Hartford, Lyon, Co, KS (see Notes).

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