Frederick Collins Duke (1833 - 1888)

Born Aug 1833 in Crawford, Georgia, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Emily Martha (Bearden) Duke — married about 1861 in Tallapoosa, Alabama, United States

Descendants

Died 12 Aug 1888 at about age 55 in Tallapoosa, Alabama, United States

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Biography

Frederick Collins Duke was born in August 1833 in Crawford, Georgia. He married Emily Martha Bearden in 1861 in Daviston, Alabama. They had 9 known children:

• Laura Victoria Duke (m. Thomas Richard Dunaway)
• James Madison Duke
• Elmira Elizabeth Duke (m. Willis Nolan Bice)
• William Walter Duke
• Tenie Rachael Duke (m. Julius Caesar Bice)
• Rufus A. Duke
• Fredrick Collins Duke Jr
• Milas Washington Duke
• Mattie Ann Duke (m. Thomas Simeon Screws)

He passed away in 1888 according to his headstone, but his widow stated in her 1927 Questionnaire of Widows of Confederate soldiers^[1] that her husband died 12 Aug 1882.

Sources

1. ↑ Confederate Pension Applications, 1880-1940. Montgomery, Alabama: Alabama Department of Archives and History. https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/712:2716?ssrc=pt&tid=17694148&pid=544138033

• 1840 Census: "1840 United States Federal Census"
  Year: 1840; Census Place: Crawford, Georgia; Roll: 39; Page: 385; Family History Library Film: 0007042
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8057 #1687620 (accessed 6 September 2022)
  Grun Dukes in Crawford, Georgia.

• Marriage: "Alabama, U.S., Questionnaires of Widows of Confederate Soldiers, 1927"
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2716 #712 (accessed 6 September 2022)
  Frederick C Duke marriage to Emily M Duke in 1861 in Daviston, Tallapoosa, Alabama.

• Military: "U.S., Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865"
  National Park Service, Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System
  Ancestry Record 1138 #1612326 (accessed 6 September 2022)
  Name: Frederick C. Duke; Side: Confederate; Regiment State/Origin: Georgia; Regiment: 45th Regiment, Georgia Infantry; Company: K; Rank In: Private; Rank Out: Private; Film Number: M226 roll 18.

• Military: "U.S., Confederate Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865"
  National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Georgia; Series Number: M266; Roll: 472
  Ancestry Record 2322 #54570687 (accessed 6 September 2022)
  Name: Frederick C Duke; Enlistment Date: 1864; Military Unit: 45th Infantry.

• 1870 Census: "1870 United States Federal Census"
  Year: 1870; Census Place: Daviston, Tallapoosa, Alabama; Roll: M593_42; Page: 202A
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7163 #12994083 (accessed 6 September 2022)
  Frederic Duke (35), Farmer, in Daviston, Tallapoosa, Alabama. Born in Georgia.

• 1880 Census: "1880 United States Federal Census"
  Year: 1880; Census Place: Almond, Clay, Alabama; Roll: 8; Page: 122A; Enumeration District: 039
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6742 #7201594 (accessed 6 September 2022)
  Fredric Duke (48), married, Farming, head of household in Almond, Clay, Alabama, USA. Born in Georgia.

• Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
  Find A Grave: Memorial #42119043 (accessed 6 September 2022)
  Memorial page for Pvt Fredrick Collins Duke Sr. (Aug 1833-12 Aug 1888), citing Fellowship Cemetery, Alexander City, Tallapoosa County, Alabama, USA; Maintained by Theresa Rauls (contributor 46838432).