Julius Dugger (abt. 1760 - abt. 1838)

Born about 9 Sep 1760 in Wilkesboro, Wilkes County, NC [uncertain]

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Descendants

Died about 16 Jul 1838 at about age 77 in Carter County, TN [uncertain]

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Biography

Private Julius Dugger served with North Carolina during the American Revolution.

Julius Dugger lived in Appalachia, in Tennessee.

Julius Dugger is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A034451.

1796 Tax List

Julius Duggard appeared on the 1796 tax list in Carter County, Tennessee.

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1797 Tax List

Julius Duggard appeared on the 1798 tax list in Carter County, Tennessee.

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1798 Tax List

Julius Duggard appeared on the 1798 tax list in Carter County, Tennessee.

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1799 Tax List

Julius Duggard appeared on the 1799 tax list in Carter County, Tennessee.

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1800 Tax List

Julius Duggard appeared on the 1800 tax list in Carter County, Tennessee.

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Post Master

Julius Dugger was appointed post master for the Dugger's Ferry area of Carter County, Tennessee on 31 Oct 1828.

1830 U.S. Federal Census

Julus Dugger is listed on the 1830 Census in Carter County, Tennessee. There are a total of 8 people living in the household:

• White Males Age 5-10: 1
• White Males Age 15-20: 1
• White Males Age 60-70: 1
• White Females 5-10: 1
• White Females 20-30: 2
• White Females 60-70: 1
• Slave Male 10-24: 1

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Military Service

On 19 Sept 1832, Julius Dugger filed for a Revolutionary War Pension. He was living in Carter County, Tennessee at the time. His pension was denied.

According to his sworn testimony, in 1780, he served under Capt. John Keys for a period of about 1 month. In Aug 1781, he served under both Capt. John Keys and Col. John Sevier and fought against the Chickamauga, Cherokee, and Creek Indians. In 1788 he was drafted under Capt. Ford, traveled to Knoxville, and fought in the battle at Lookout Mountain. He claims that in total, he served about 7 months but admits that he has no paperwork to support his claim.

I have uploaded pages 3-4 of his Rev War Pension File that can be found on Fold3.

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Land Transaction

On 12 Oct 1835, Julius Dugger is granted land from the state of Tennessee in Carter County. The actual document can be found on Ancestry.com, but is incredibly difficult to read.

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Research Notes

Julius Dugger is a complicated ancestor to research. This man has been researched by many a Dugger researcher since the 1800s, and thus, most modern day researchers end up citing the research of previous researchers. For example, Mrs. W. M. Vaught is one such researcher who has contributed to all sorts of county and regional histories with her information and her notes have been published. Many researchers cite Mrs. W. M. Vaught's work as fact - which may or may not be true. Mrs. W. M. Vaught often did not cite how she came to her own conclusions, yet many people still take her work as fact. There is no doubt that she did a lot of work on the Dugger family - in fact, her letters requesting copies of Julius Dugger's Revolutionary War Pension can be found with Julius' pension file. But since she did not describe how she came to her conclusions or cite her sources, it is difficult to know whether or not her work is correct. Therefore, I highly suggest that we use Mrs. W. M. Vaught's information as an unproven guide.

Thus, it is my goal to use as many original sources as possible to document the life of Julius Dugger and his children. He has countless descendants and I welcome any help in attempting to document his life and the life of his family.

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Unproven Research

The following information came from the book, "Tennessee Records: Bible Records and Marriage Bonds, Vol. 2" and can be found in ebook format on Google Books. The information from the book was submitted by Mrs. W. M. Vaught, a Dugger researcher from Elizabethton, Tennessee.

• Julius Dugger was born Sept 9, 1760.
• His wife, Mary Hall, married him in 1779.
• Mary Hall died in March of 1838 and Julius Dugger died July 1838.
• Mary Hall was from/born in Rockbridge, Virginia
• Julius Dugger is the son of Julius C. Dugger Sr.
• Julius Dugger had two siblings: William Dugger and Mary Dugger.

Parentage

Many people believe that William/Julius Cesar Dugger and Mary Kincaid are the parents of Julius Dugger. Many researchers cite the work of Mrs. W. M. Vaught as being the proof for this claim. However, I have never found evidence, other than Mrs. W. M. Vaught's work, to support this claim. I have never found an original document that would link these parents to Julius Dugger.

In fact, I do not have any evidence that identifies the parents of Julius Dugger. If anyone has any such evidence that is not derived from Mrs. W. M. Vaught's work, I would love to see it.

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Sources

• Ancestry.com, "Tennessee, Early Tax List Records, 1783-1895," Digital Images, Ancestry.com (www.Ancestry.com : accessed 21 July 2014), entry for Julius Duggard, year 1796; Early Tax Lists of Tennessee. Microfilm, 12 rolls. The Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, Tennessee.
• Ancestry.com, "Tennessee, Early Tax List Records, 1783-1895," Digital Images, Ancestry.com (www.Ancestry.com : accessed 21 July 2014), entry for Julius Duggard, year 1797; Early Tax Lists of Tennessee. Microfilm, 12 rolls. The Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, Tennessee.
• Ancestry.com, "Tennessee, Early Tax List Records, 1783-1895," Digital Images, Ancestry.com (www.Ancestry.com : accessed 19 July 2014), entry for Julius Duggard, Carter County, 1798; Early Tax Lists of Tennessee. Microfilm, 12 rolls. The Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, Tennessee; Entries are listed in alphabetical order.
• Ancestry.com, "Tennessee, Early Tax List Records, 1783-1895," Digital Images, Ancestry.com (www.Ancestry.com : accessed 21 July 2014), entry for Julius Duggard, year 1799; Early Tax Lists of Tennessee. Microfilm, 12 rolls. The Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, Tennessee.
• Ancestry.com, "Tennessee, Early Tax List Records, 1783-1895," Digital Images, Ancestry.com (www.Ancestry.com : accessed 21 July 2014), entry for Julius Duggard, year 1800; Early Tax Lists of Tennessee. Microfilm, 12 rolls. The Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, Tennessee.
• "U.S. Appointments of U.S. Postmasters, 1832-1971," digital images, Ancestry.com, Ancestry.com (www.Ancestry.com : accessed 21 July 2014), entry for Julius Dugger, Carter County, Dugger's Ferry.
• 1830 Federal Population Census, Carter County, Tennessee, population schedule, , Pg. 19 (penned), Julus Dugger; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.Ancestry.com : accessed 8 July 2014); NARA Roll: M19-175.
• "Revolutionary War Pensions," digital images, Ancestry.com, Fold3 (www.Fold3.com : accessed 7 July 2014), entry for Julius Dugger, R3108, service in North Carolina.
• "North Carolina and Tennessee, Early Land Records, 1753-1931," digital images, Ancestry.com (www.Ancestry.com : accessed 19 April 2013), entry for Julius Dugger, 12 Oct 1835 in Carter, Tennessee. Warrant number: 19278; Tennessee. Divicsion of Archives, Land Office and Museum, Early tennessee/North Carolina Land records, 1783-1927, Record Group 50. Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, Tenn.