Henry Lucien Duffie (1848 - 1934)

Born 4 Feb 1848 in Edgefield, South Carolina, United States

Husband of Amanda Anna (Whittle) Duffie — married 1871 (to 1904) in Edgefield, South Carolina, United States

Descendants

Died 30 Nov 1934 at age 86 in Saluda, South Carolina, United States

Biography

The son of Nancy Emaline Duffie, Lucien Duffie was born in Edgefield County, South Carolina in 1848; the name of his father is not known; he may have been born out of wedlock. His siblings included:

1. Carthena Duffie (1845-)
2. Thyatra Tryphena Mehitabel Duffie (1846-1926)
3. William Yancey Duffie (1849-1905)

In 1850, he lived with his mother and his siblings in Edgefield, South Carolina.^[1] His mother remarried, marrying Hugh Patrick Duffie (1836-1910), the son of John Augustus Duffie and Sarah Gentry, marrying around 1853. In 1860, Lucien lived with his family in Saluda Regiment, South Carolina, in Edgefield County.^[2] His half-siblings included:

1. John B. Duffie (1854-1905)
2. Pickens Duffie (1858-1910)

Lucien Duffie enlisted when the American Civil War broke out, enlisting in the 6th Regiment of the South Carolina Infantry, Confederate States Army. He served in Units 1 and 2 of Company F and in Company I.^[3]

After the war, Lucien returned to South Carolina, residing with his family in Edgefield.^[4] Lucien Duffie married Amanda (Whittle) Duffie, the daughter of Willis Whittle and Nancy A. Bartley, marrying around 1871^{[citation needed]} and having eight known children together:

1. Joseph John Duffie (1871-1922)
2. Mehitabel Belle "Hettie" Duffie (1875-1889)
3. Kiziah Duffie (1875-)
4. Minnie (Duffie) Perry (1878-1936)
5. Boyd Traywick Duffie (1880-1958)
6. Jasper Tolbert Duffie (1883-1956_
7. Littleton Smith Duffie (1887-1919)
8. Henry Zed Duffie (1890-1978)

They made their home in Huiet Township, South Carolina, in Edgefield County, farming there.^[5] By 1900, that port of Edgefield County had become part of Saluda County.^[6] Lucien Duffie's wife passed away in 1904 and Lucien remarried in 1907, marrying Melissa McCarty (1881-1918), the daughter of James Madison McCarty and Laura Tabitha Thrailkill. They had two children together:

1. Dorothy Duffie (1892-)
2. Martha Thelma Duffie (1908-1995)

Lucien's second wife passed away in 1918; in 1920, Lucien lived with his two youngest daughters at his farm in Saluda County.^[7] By 1930, Lucien and his daughter, Dorothy, lived with Lucien's son, Zed, residing in Huiet Township.^[8]

Lucien Duffie passed away in Saluda County, South Carolina^[9] at the age of 86 and is buried at Butler United Methodist Church cemetery in Saluda, South Carolina.^[10]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8QN-S2R : 23 December 2020), Henry L Duffy in household of Nancy Duffy, Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZTC-4BH : 18 February 2021), H E L Duffey in entry for H P Duffey, 1860.
3. ↑ "United States Civil War Soldiers Index, 1861-1865", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FSNH-CWT : 25 August 2021), Henry Duffery, 1861-1865.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8RF-J5S : 29 May 2021), Lucian Duffie in entry for Patrick Duffie, 1870.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6SZ-MJ7 : 14 January 2022), Lucian Duffie, Huiet Township, Edgefield, South Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3TK-57C : accessed 7 February 2023), L Henry Duffie, Township 3, Saluda, South Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 105, sheet 18A, family 300, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,540.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M68V-LQW : 3 February 2021), Henery L Duffie, 1920.
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SPZ8-F21 : accessed 7 February 2023), H Lucious Duffie in household of H Zed Duffie, Township 3, Saluda, South Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 7, sheet 6A, line 47, family 115, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2211; FHL microfilm 2,341,945.
9. ↑ "South Carolina Deaths, 1915-1965", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N924-TBW : 12 March 2022), H. L. Duffie, 1934.
10. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV2T-ZT9S : 20 October 2022), Henry Lucien Duffie, Burial, Saluda, Saluda, South Carolina, United States of America, Butler United Methodist Church Cemetery. Find A Grave: Memorial #76066690