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Descendants of Robert Dukes - June 24, 2003

Generation No. 4

23. MARTHA JANE⁵ MCCURRY (MARY EMILY⁴ DUKES, JAMES BASIL³, ROBERT S.², ..¹) was born Abt. 1846 in Moved to Albany, MO when Ed 3 mos old, and died 1938 in Age 90 in 1935. She married (1) JAMES HENRY ERNST 10 Aug 1870, son of .. ERNST. He was born Unknown, and died 04 Nov 1871 in Mound City, MO. She married (2) JOHN MILTON CANADAY 15 Nov 1877, son of CALEB CANADAY and ELIZABETH ... He was born Abt. 1849 in Missouri, and died 04 Dec 1919.

Notes for MARTHA JANE MCCURRY:
Arleta Utterback writes, "My g grandmother, Mary Jane (sic) McCurry, known to her friends and family as Mattie, lived with us for long periods of time in her old age. Her husband, John MIlton Canaday, died December 4, 1919, and she lived until 1938. She stayed with each of her children for a period of time each year and since my mother was her oldest grandchild, she also lived with us on several occasions. We would ride the train to Maryville and bring her home with us. I remember her as being rather stern and very critical of the way my mother allowed me to behave. Particularly the fact that I went out of doors without a sunbonnet, and sometimes even my shoes. She thought tomatoes were poison, having grown them in her flower garden in Tennessee, and expected all of us to die in our sleep because we liked sliced tomatoes.

"There were certain things that she thought little girls should learn and she tried in vain to teach me to do patchwork and knit on 4 needles before I was old enough to go to school! It was not until I got into genealogy after I retired that I began to appreciate the stories she told me of life in Rheatown during the Civil War. If only I had written down all those stories that I expected to remember word for word."

Notes for JAMES HENRY ERNST:
James Henry Ernst was a Methodist circuit rider, and he and his wife lived at Mound City, Missouri. Even though he was a minister, the family opposed the marriage because his father had emigrated from Germany. This was a family who was very proud of their Scotch/Irish/English heritage. He contracted typhoid fever on ministerial rounds and died 4 November 1871. He is buried in the home graveyard in Gentry County (Ernst Cemetery?).

Notes for JOHN MILTON CANADAY:
1880 Census Gentry County, MO Albany p. 33
Canaday, John 31 M H b. Mo
Canaday, Martha J. 32 F W b. TN
Ernst, Charles E. 11 M S b. MO
Canaday, Olive M. 6 F D b. MO
Canaday, Oma(?) 4M S b. MO
Canaday, McClyde 1M S b. MO
Canaday, Jennie 1/12 F D b. MO

John Canaday was married before he married Martha Jane McCurry Ernst. From this marriage were twin daughters, Oma and Olive, who were born about 1875. Arleta Utterback says they were raised by their maternal grandparents (but see 1880 census where they appear in household of John & Martha), and that her branch of the family lost contact with them after they moved from Albany.

Child of MARTHA MCCURRY and JAMES ERNST is:

57.

CHARLES EDWARD⁶ ERNST, b. 23 Jun 1871, Mound City MO "Ed"; d. Oct 1949, Grandview Cemetery West Albany Gentry Co Mo G2.

Children of MARTHA MCCURRY and JOHN CANADAY are:

	ii.		MACK CLYDE⁶ CANADAY, b. 21 Aug 1878, Albany Gentry Co MO; d. Aft. 1949, Res Springfield MO when 1/2 bro C.E. Ernst died Oct 1949; m. EFFIE ANN ROBEY, 23 Feb 1902; b. Unknown; d. Unknown.
	iii.		JENNIE LEE CANADAY, b. 27 May 1880, Albany Gentry Co MO; d. 06 Jun 1940; m. SYLVESTER DISON SMITH, 25 Sep 1898, 12 children in all; b. Unknown; d. Unknown.
	iv.		MARY ELIZABETH CANADAY, b. 01 Aug 1882; d. 15 Oct 1898.
	v.		GRACE FLORENCE CANADAY, b. 13 Sep 1884; d. 26 Jul 1938; m. GARLAND FORREST CLEMENTS, Sep 1904; b. Unknown, "Will"; d. Unknown.
	vi.		IDA KATE CANADAY, b. 13 Mar 1886; d. 26 Apr 1907; m. JOHN CLARK ARMSTRONG, Unknown; b. Unknown; d. Unknown.
	vii.		LENA IRENE CANADAY, b. 02 Dec 1889; d. 18 Oct 1891.

24. HENRIETTA FLORENCE⁵ MCCURRY (MARY EMILY⁴ DUKES, JAMES BASIL³, ROBERT S.², ..¹) was born 23 Oct 1847, and died Unknown. She married GUSTAVUS A. WINSLOW 07 Mar 1868 in Rheatown, Greene Co, TN. He was born Unknown, and died Unknown.

Notes for HENRIETTA FLORENCE MCCURRY:
Middle initial "F" was expanded to "Florence" from information of Arleta Utterback. She also provides her date of birth.

Children of HENRIETTA MCCURRY and GUSTAVUS WINSLOW are:

	i.		ELBERT BRUCE⁶ WINSLOW, b. 08 Jan 1869; d. Unknown.
	ii.		MARY EMILY WINSLOW, b. 17 Apr 1871; d. Unknown.

25. ELBERT LAFAYETTE⁵ MCCURRY (MARY EMILY⁴ DUKES, JAMES BASIL³, ROBERT S.², ..¹) was born 24 Jun 1849 in Rheatown, Greene Co, TN, and died 1913. He married ISABELL .. Abt. 1872 ³⁴. She was born Abt. 1855 in MO (1900 Census=b. Dec 1853), and died Unknown in Father & Mother born KY & VA.

Notes for ELBERT LAFAYETTE MCCURRY:
According to the 1900 Census, Elbert L. McCurry's date of birth is Jul 1856.

Arleta Utterback says that "Grandma said he hated his name. He was named for Lafayette because his grandfather fought in the Revolution with Lafayette and held him in high esteem. 'Uncle Bud,' as he preferred to be known, thought the French name was 'sissy.'"

Children of ELBERT MCCURRY and ISABELL .. are:

	i.		THEODORE⁶ MCCURRY, b. 1873, Albany, Gentry Co, MO; d. 25 Aug 1873, Albany, Gentry Co, MO.
	ii.		KATE MCCURRY, b. Sep 1875, Albany, Gentry Co, MO; d. Unknown; m. .. STATON, Unknown; b. Bet. 1870 - 1880; d. Unknown.
	iii.		J. ROBERT MCCURRY, b. Sep 1877, Albany, Gentry Co, MO; d. Unknown.
	iv.		CHESTER MCCURRY, b. Jan 1882, Albany, Gentry Co, MO; d. Unknown.
	v.		HAZEL MCCURRY, b. Jun 1888, Albany, Gentry Co, MO; d. Unknown.

26. KITTIE EMILY⁵ MCCURRY (MARY EMILY⁴ DUKES, JAMES BASIL³, ROBERT S.², ..¹) was born 22 Jun 1851 in Rheatown, Greene Co, TN, and died 1931. She married J. D. CRANOR Abt. 1877 in Albany, Gentry Co, MO, son of DAVID CRANOR and ANN ... He was born Nov 1852 in Mo, and died Aft. 1900 in Albany, Gentry Co, MO.

Children of KITTIE MCCURRY and J. CRANOR are:

	i.		AUBREY⁶ CRANOR, b. Dec 1878, Albany, Gentry Co, MO; d. Unknown.
	ii.		ROSCOE CRANOR, b. Feb 1880, Albany, Gentry Co, MO; d. Unknown.
	iii.		VIRGIE CRANOR, b. Jul 1883, Albany, Gentry Co, MO; d. Unknown.
	iv.		IVA CRANOR, b. Nov 1884, Albany, Gentry Co, MO; d. Unknown.
	v.		DAISY CRANOR, b. May 1886, Albany, Gentry Co, MO; d. Unknown.
	vi.		DULCIE CRANOR, b. Jul 1889, Albany, Gentry Co, MO; d. Unknown.
	vii.		JOHN CRANOR, b. Dec 1894, Albany, Gentry Co, MO; d. Unknown.

27. JAMES LAFAYETTE⁵ DUKES (ROBERT SHERROD⁴, JAMES BASIL³, ROBERT S.², ..¹) was born 1848 in Greene Co, TN, and died 1916. He married MARY VIRGINIA MOORE Abt. 1887. She was born 17 Feb 1861 in "Mollie" b. Virginia, and died 25 Feb 1947.

Notes for JAMES LAFAYETTE DUKES:
Emily Kelly (ekelly@carolina.net) provides information on the family of James Dukes. Previous to hearing from Emily, I had James D. Dukes, b. ca 1847. She provides the correct middle name and year of birth as well as all other details of his family. Her husband is a descendant.

Children of JAMES DUKES and MARY MOORE are:

	i.	GUY CRAWFORD⁶ DUKES, b. 30 Mar 1889; d. 16 Aug 1961; m. JENNIE .., Unknown; b. Unknown; d. Unknown.
58.	ii.	WALTER LEE DUKES, b. 12 Jan 1892; d. 26 May 1962.
59.	iii.	CLARA ELLEN DUKES, b. 02 Nov 1896, Washington Co, VA; d. 09 May 1984, Rockingham, Richmond Co, NC.
60.	iv.	JAMES ROBERT DUKES, b. 02 Oct 1899; d. 25 Jun 1984.
	v.	RAYMOND STUART DUKES, b. 1902; d. 1972.
	vi.	RUTH DUKES, b. 1906; d. 1915.

28. MARY EMMA⁵ DUKES (ROBERT SHERROD⁴, JAMES BASIL³, ROBERT S.², ..¹) was born Abt. 1863, and died Abt. 1948 in (Irene Spunde's estimate). She married DAVID ALLISON DUKES Unknown, son of JOHN DUKES and SARAPHINA MCGINNIS. He was born 1855, and died Abt. 1938 in (Irene Spunde's estimate).

Notes for MARY EMMA DUKES:
Mary Emma "Emmie" Dukes is the only child that Irene Spunde had record of for this couple. Others come from the 1850 census.

Irene's mother said that Mary Emma played piano and taught music when she was younger, went to dances and rode horseback, wore fancy hats and suits and was opinionated. She remembers her as being fair haired and fair skinned, possibly with blue eyes. At some point relatives visited from Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Virginia. Mary Emma attended the Methodist church and once remarked to Edith that their anscestors came from England. She had definite ideas and didn't tolerate lazy people.

She is supposed to have been married twice -- once to Mr. Bailey who fathered the first set of twins, and then to David Dukes. However, all the children resemble each other, and Irene thinks this may not be true.

Notes for DAVID ALLISON DUKES:
David Allison Dukes is the great grandfather of Irene Spunde. She says that Alexander Dukes, father of David Allison Dukes, and Robert, brother of Alexander Dukes, are both her great great grandfathers because her great grandparents were first cousins. David went to live with this family after his father was incarcerated.

David and his brother Ed owned a wagon shop until Ed moved to Carnegie, Oklahoma. Thereafter, David was a supervisor at a wagon shop in Morristown. He wore suits to work with a derby hat and smoked cigars. He did have a sister (Irene's mother believes her name was Ida), and "possibly others."

Children of MARY DUKES and DAVID DUKES are:

	i.	CLARENCE⁶ DUKES, b. Unknown, Twin to Lawrence; d. Unknown.
	ii.	LAWRENCE DUKES, b. Unknown, Twin to Clarence; d. Unknown.
	iii.	HUBERT DUKES, b. Unknown; d. Unknown.
	iv.	GUY DUKES, b. Unknown, Twin to Ruby; d. Unknown.
	v.	RUBY DUKES, b. Unknown, Twin to Guy; d. Unknown.
	vi.	LACY DUKES, b. 1896, Twin to Gracie; d. Unknown.
	vii.	GRACIE DUKES, b. 1896, Twin to Lacy; d. 1898, died an infant.
61.	viii.	MABLE IRENE DUKES, b. 1893, Rheatown, Greene Co, TN; d. Unknown.
	ix.	INFANT TWIN DUKES, b. Unknown; d. Unknown.
	x.	INFANT TWIN DUKES, b. Unknown; d. Unknown.
	xi.	INFANT DUKES, b. Unknown; d. Unknown.
	xii.	INFANT DUKES, b. Unknown; d. Unknown.

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