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Wow. I'm very ADD I think. I just can't seem to complete anything lately. Well, let me tell you that I'm working on them all and I want to complete at least half of the things I've started. Including writing on this blog and updating all my pages with Genealogy information for friends, family and other researchers.
I hope you've stuck with me. I know it gets boring sometimes. But I've completely overhauled and updated this website and I hope it's more efficient this way. Here is my thought for the week: When life hands you lemons, sit down with an older relative, have a glass of lemonade and talk about your history. I promise you will never forget it. :) Have a great week! Michele So, I've always known that my grandmother and her sisters believed that a bible notation from the book of Mary Belcher Duke stating that Thomas J Duke died in 1847 was true and correct. They also believe that Luther A Duke (their son) was born in 1851.
Something does not add up. Did you do the math? The fate of the descendants of Luther A Duke rests in my hands on finding the true facts. Easier said than done. I can not find one fact or document on Thomas J beyond 1836. There are a Million (ok, maybe only 171) Thomas Duke(s) out there. He went somewhere. He was buried somewhere. He died somewhere. . I just don't understand. I'm on a mission to figure this out. Can't be that hard right? There have been many changes since I originally made this site with all the information posted. Much of which has changed and been added to, corrected and otherwise altered. In the next few weeks, I will be updating this page to match the changes in my files and in our family history.
I've met "cousins" I didn't know I had. I've read about people who fought and lived during the Civil War and uncovered mysteries that are still hanging around waiting to be solved. I hope you are hanging on too. It's been quite a ride for me and as I get organized, I'll let you in on it. Enjoy your week! In 1996 my great Aunt Marie mailed me a box of papers in fear of her passing away and all her hard work and years of research with her two sisters (one my grandmother Caroline) would be lost. Both her sisters had recently passed away within months of each other and she was scared.
The odd part about this is that I was never really close to my mother's side of the family. Not by choice, but by circumstance beyond my control as a child. I had only two years before started some research with my, at that time, husband's father's family. Rumors spread that I was a Genealogist and that I enjoyed it. (I don't know how that happens!) Anyway, my Aunt Marie made me promise that one day I would publish a book. You see, they did not use the internet to research and really had no idea that you would be able to publish online and in digital formats. I intend on keeping that promise. I lost touch with her after Hurricane Katrina. You see, she lived on the south side of Lake Pontchartrain and had moved to the north side. Or - at least that is what I was told. I only recently (this month even) found out that she had passed away several months ago. I had so wanted to let her know how far I'd gotten and that her dream would soon come to reality. This whole website would not be possible without the contributions of three very beautiful women. I so then dedicate it's existence to them: Caroline Elizabeth Duke Wagner Joann Duke Matthews Ruth Marie Duke Mehrhoff Rest in Peace. We love and Miss you all. |
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AuthorMichele is an obsessed mother of 4 residing in North Alabama. Hobbies include long walks in the woods, on the beach and in strange cemeteries and libraries. Genealogy friends need only apply. Categories
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