Elijah Jefferson Duke 1858 - 1940

Elijah Jefferson Duke was born on January 28, 1858 in Polk County, Georgia United States to Thomas A Duke and Tinza (Smith) Duke, and had siblings James Newton Duke, Charles M Duke, Mariah Elizabeth (Duke) Roper, John Smith Duke, William Jasper Duke, Lucy Caroline (Duke) Kerr, Thomas Monroe Duke, Mary Frances (Duke) Brown, Martha Ann Duke, and Charles Marcus Duke. He married Eliza J Saife on April 27, 1876 in Blount County, Alabama, and they were married until Eliza's death in August 1876. He also married Emma T (Brown) Duke on December 24, 1879 in Etowah County, AL, and they were married until Emma's death on September 8, 1900 in Milam County, TX. They had children Luther Lavert Duke, William Jesse Duke, Thomas "Clarence" Duke, Lula Pearl (Duke) Alldredge, Joseph B Duke, and Sweet Baby Duke. He married Emma T (Brown) Duke, and they were married until Emma's death on September 8, 1900. They had a child Joseph B. Duke. He and Mary Elizabeth (Evans) Duke married on December 28, 1902 at Powers Chapel in Rosebud, Falls County, Texas, and they were married until Elijah's death on December 31, 1940 in Reagan. They had children Clyde Jefferson Duke, Cleo Duke, James A Duke, Mary Duke, and Roy Lee Duke.