Sterling Stone Duke (1888 - 1970)

Born 1 Jul 1888 in Heber City, Wasatch County, Utah Territory, USA

Ancestors

Husband of Rhea (Richens) Duke — married 19 Mar 1913 (to 22 Mar 1919) in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah

Husband of Velma Mary (Ivie) Duke — married 30 Nov 1927 in Salt Lake, Salt Lake, Utah

Descendants

Died 28 Sep 1970 at age 82 in Heber City, Wasatch County, Utah, USA

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Biography

Sterling Duke was born in 1888 in Utah Territory, USA. He was the son of Robert Duke and Anna Peterson. The family were members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS), also known as the Mormons.

Census Reports

Name: S. Sterling Duke
Census Year: 1900
Place: Heber Precinct Heber City, Wasatch, Utah, United States
District: 171
Gender: Male
Age: 12
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Relationship to Head of Household: Son
Birth Date: Jul 1888
Birthplace: Utah
Father's Birthplace: Utah
Mother's Birthplace: Sweden
Sheet and Letter: 10B; Household ID: 184 - Line: 57
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication: T623; GS Film: 1241688; Digital Folder: 004115263; Image : 00081
Household, Name, Gender, Age, Birthplace
Head, Robert Duke, M, 43, Utah
Wife, J. Anna Duke, F, 40, Sweden
Son, R. Adolphia Duke, M, 18, Utah
Son, P. Joseph Duke, M, 16, Utah
Daughter, R. Mabel Duke, F, 14, Utah
Son, B. Seymour Duke, M, 12, Utah
Son, S. Sterling Duke, M, 12, Utah
Daughter, L. Mina Duke, F ,7, Utah
Daughter, Dessie Duke, F, 6, Utah
Son, B. Jerald Duke M, 3, Utah

Name: Sterling Duke
Census Date: 1940
Event Place: Heber City, Heber Election Precinct, Wasatch, Utah, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 51
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Birthplace: Utah
Birth Year (Estimated): 1889
Last Place of Residence: Same House
District: 26-5; Family: 45; Sheet and Letter: 3A; Line: 29; Affiliate Publication: T627;
Affiliate Film:, 4221; Digital Folder: 005459994; Image: 00046
Household, Name, Gender, Age, Birthplace
Head, Sterling Duke, M, 51, Utah
Wife, Velma Duke, F, 31, Utah
Daughter, Shirley Duke, F, 11, Utah
Daughter, Renee Duke, F, 7, Utah

Marriage

Name: Sterling S Duke
Event Date: 19 Mar 1913
Event Place: Wasatch, Utah, United States
Age: 24
Birth Year (Estimated): 1889
Spouse's Name: Rhea Richens
Spouse's Age: 19
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1894
GS Film: 0482527; Digital Folder: 004579394; Page: 215

Name: Sterling Stone Duke
Birth Date: 1888
Age: 39
Spouse's Name: Velma Mary Ivie
Spouse's Birth Date: 1908
Spouse's Age: 19
Event Date: 30 Nov 1927
Event Place: Salt Lake, Salt Lake, Utah
Indexing Project (Batch): M74700-8 ; System Origin: Utah-Easy; GS Film number: 482528; Reference ID: cn 1818, pg. 209.

Military

Name: Sterling S Duke
Event Type: Draft Registration
Event Date: 1917-1918
Event Place: Utah County, Wasatch County, Washington County, Wayne County, Weber County, Utah, United States
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 01 Jul 1888
Birthplace: Heber, Utah, United States
Nationality: United States
Affiliate Publication Title: World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards Affiliate Publication: M1509; GS Film: 001984057;Digital Folder: 005243501;Image: 01915

Death

Burial: Heber City Cemetery 30995089 [1]

HEBER CITY – Funeral services for Sterling S. Duke, 83, who died at his home in Heber City on Monday, will be held Thursday at 2 p.m. in the Heber City Sixth LDS Ward Chapel.

Friends may call at the Olpin Mortuary in Heber City tonight from 7 to 9 o'clock and Thursday prior to services. Burial will be in the Heber City Cemetery.

Mr. Duke was born July 1, 1888, in Heber City, to Robert and Anna J. Peterson Duke. He married Rhea Richens on March 19, 1913, in the Salt Lake LDS Temple. She died March 22,1919. He then married Velma Ivie on Nov. 30, 1927, in the Salt Lake LDS Temple.

Mr. Duke served an LDS mission in the Southern States from 1909 to 1911. He was employed by Heber Mercantile Co. for 20 years and also worked for Heber City Corp. He played in the Heber Valley Marshal Band.

Survivors include his widow; two sons and three daughters, Ferris R. Duke, Pasadena, Calif.; Jerry Kent Duke and Mrs. Kenneth (Shirley) Lee, both of Heber City; Mrs. William (Clara) Turner, Clearfield; Mrs. Dee (Renee) Brown, Farmington; 14 grandchildren; one brother, Boyd Duke, Salt Lake City; two sisters, Mrs. Mabel Jorgensen, Heber City; Mrs. E. J. (Dessie) Allen, San Jose, Calif.

Sterling was born in 1888. He passed away in 1970.

Sources

• Death:

United States Social Security Death Index "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J5Z7-CMR : 20 May 2014), Sterling Duke, Sep 1970; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).

"Age: 82; Given Name: Sterling; Surname: Duke; Birth Date: 01 Jul 1888; State: Utah; Last Place of Residence: Wasatch, Utah; Previous Residence Postal Code: 84032; Event Date: Sep 1970."