John Bernard Duke (1905 - 1990)

Born 30 Jul 1905 in Clayton, Panola, Texas, United States

Ancestors

Son of William Brinson Duke and Sarah Amanda (Ross) Duke

Descendants

Died 3 Aug 1990 at age 85 in Clayton, Panola, Texas, United States

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Biography

Born July 30, 1905 in Clayton, he was a lifelong resident of Panola County. He was a retired merchant at the Clayton store and a retired mail carrier. He died on August 3, 1990 at his residence in Clayton.

DNA

• Paternal and Maternal relationships are both confirmed by an autosomal GEDmatch comparison between J.R. Duke, GEDmatch kit # XM3705286, and J.R., GEDmatch kit # T619292, his 1st cousin 1x removed. Their most-recent common ancestors are William Duke and Sarah Ross, the grandparents of J.R. Duke and great grandparents of J.R. Estimated number of generations to MRCA = 2.34, based on sharing 562.2 cM across 18 segments.

• Paternal and Maternal relationships are both also confirmed by an autosomal Family Tree DNA test match between J.R. Duke and D.C., his 1st cousin 1x removed. Their most-recent common ancestors are William Duke and Sarah Ross, the grandparents of J.R. Duke and great grandparents of D.C. Predicted relationship from Family Tree DNA: 1st-2nd cousins, based on sharing 602 cM across 21 segments.

• Paternal relationship is also confirmed by an autosomal AncestryDNA test match between J.R. Duke and R.R., his 2nd cousin 1x removed. Their most-recent common ancestors are Jack Duke and Lucinda Fallwell, the great grandparents of J.R. Duke and great great grandparents of R.R. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: 2nd-3rd cousins, based on sharing 240 cM across 12 segments.

• Maternal relationship is also confirmed by an autosomal AncestryDNA test match between J.R. Duke and R.K., his 2nd cousin. Their most-recent common ancestors are John Henry Ross and Amanda Duke, the great grandparents of both J.R. Duke and R.K. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: 2nd-3rd cousins, based on sharing 321 cM across 15 segments.

Sources

• Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 13 January 2022), memorial page for John Bernard “J.B.” Duke (30 Jul 1905–3 Aug 1990), Find A Grave: Memorial #26084360, citing Clayton Cemetery, Clayton, Panola County, Texas, USA; Maintained by jduke79 (contributor 50301134).