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Charles Ernest DuCray

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Charles Ernest DuCray

Birth
Mineral Point, Iowa County, Wisconsin, USA
Death
12 Dec 1936 (aged 68)
Dubuque, Dubuque County, Iowa, USA
Burial
Dubuque, Dubuque County, Iowa, USA Add to Map
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Grandparents:
Nicholas (1785-1873) and Françoise/Frances (née Petitjean) Ducray (1795-1883) of Gondenans-les-Moulins, France, and Crawford County, Pennsylvania (see "Hardy Pioneer Family ducray" online).

Parents:
Charles Celestin (1835-1925) and Ann (née Waters) Ducray (1839-1873). Charles Celestin and Ann Waters Ducray had three children together before Ann passed away in 1873. In 1875, Charles Celestin Ducray married Hannah Heslop (1846-1905), and they had eight children together, half-siblings of C. Ernest DuCray.

Siblings:
Children of Ann Waters Ducray:
1) Charles Ernest DuCray, 5 July 1868-1936 December 12
2) James Pierce "Percy" DuCray, 1 May 1870-1951 June 8
3) Frances/Francis Winters DuCray, born 1872 (lived with Uncle William Brunskill in 1880 Census)
Half-brothers and -sisters, children of Charles Celestin Ducray and Hannah Heslop Ducray:
1) Eugenie, born 1874
2) Elizabeth Ducray Thomas, born 1876 (married Fred J. Thomas 1901)
3) Frank Nicholas DuCray, 1878-1963 (Sheriff of Colorado Springs 1921-1923; Colorado State Champion Wrestler, coach, educator in Western Colorado schools)
4) Heslop Ducray, born 1879
5) George Heslop Ducray, 1880-1945
6) Celestine Ducray Beckett, 1884-1959 (married William Wicker Bennett)
7) Julius C. Ducray, twin of Julian Senninger DuCray (married Tillie in 1907 in Iowa)
8) Julian Senninger DuCray, 29 November 1886-1964 February

Charles Ernest DuCray married Sarah Jane Coates (11 March 1870-1934 April 22).

Children of Charles Ernest and Sarah Jane (née Coates) DuCray:
1) Charles Richard DuCray, 17 October 1896-1981 July 14
2) Thomas Pierce "Percy" DuCray, 1900-1937
3) Robert Coates DuCray, 28 February 1903-1986 September

Grandchildren of Charles Ernest and Sarah Jane (née Coates) DuCray:
1) Thomas Richard DuCray (1930-1930), son of Thomas Pierce "Percy" and Caroline (née Ginter) DuCray
2) Barbara Mae DuCray Ludwig (1931-1981), daughter of Thomas Pierce "Percy" and Caroline (née Ginter) DuCray; married Karl Cletus Ludwig

Great-Grandchild of Charles Ernest and Sarah Jane (née Coates) DuCray:
Sara Jane Ludwig (1957-2014), daughter of Barbara Mae (née DuCray) and Karl Cletus Ludwig.

Ernest is buried in a DuCray Family plot with ten DuCray relatives at Center Grove Cemetery, including his son Thomas Pierce DuCray and daughter-in-law Caroline, and his grandson Thomas Richard DuCray, son of Thomas and Caroline.

Ernest's son Robert Coates DuCray and daughter-in-law Maxine are at rest in Forest Hill Cemetery, Putnam, Indiana. Other close relatives are at rest in cemeteries in Iowa and Colorado.
Grandparents:
Nicholas (1785-1873) and Françoise/Frances (née Petitjean) Ducray (1795-1883) of Gondenans-les-Moulins, France, and Crawford County, Pennsylvania (see "Hardy Pioneer Family ducray" online).

Parents:
Charles Celestin (1835-1925) and Ann (née Waters) Ducray (1839-1873). Charles Celestin and Ann Waters Ducray had three children together before Ann passed away in 1873. In 1875, Charles Celestin Ducray married Hannah Heslop (1846-1905), and they had eight children together, half-siblings of C. Ernest DuCray.

Siblings:
Children of Ann Waters Ducray:
1) Charles Ernest DuCray, 5 July 1868-1936 December 12
2) James Pierce "Percy" DuCray, 1 May 1870-1951 June 8
3) Frances/Francis Winters DuCray, born 1872 (lived with Uncle William Brunskill in 1880 Census)
Half-brothers and -sisters, children of Charles Celestin Ducray and Hannah Heslop Ducray:
1) Eugenie, born 1874
2) Elizabeth Ducray Thomas, born 1876 (married Fred J. Thomas 1901)
3) Frank Nicholas DuCray, 1878-1963 (Sheriff of Colorado Springs 1921-1923; Colorado State Champion Wrestler, coach, educator in Western Colorado schools)
4) Heslop Ducray, born 1879
5) George Heslop Ducray, 1880-1945
6) Celestine Ducray Beckett, 1884-1959 (married William Wicker Bennett)
7) Julius C. Ducray, twin of Julian Senninger DuCray (married Tillie in 1907 in Iowa)
8) Julian Senninger DuCray, 29 November 1886-1964 February

Charles Ernest DuCray married Sarah Jane Coates (11 March 1870-1934 April 22).

Children of Charles Ernest and Sarah Jane (née Coates) DuCray:
1) Charles Richard DuCray, 17 October 1896-1981 July 14
2) Thomas Pierce "Percy" DuCray, 1900-1937
3) Robert Coates DuCray, 28 February 1903-1986 September

Grandchildren of Charles Ernest and Sarah Jane (née Coates) DuCray:
1) Thomas Richard DuCray (1930-1930), son of Thomas Pierce "Percy" and Caroline (née Ginter) DuCray
2) Barbara Mae DuCray Ludwig (1931-1981), daughter of Thomas Pierce "Percy" and Caroline (née Ginter) DuCray; married Karl Cletus Ludwig

Great-Grandchild of Charles Ernest and Sarah Jane (née Coates) DuCray:
Sara Jane Ludwig (1957-2014), daughter of Barbara Mae (née DuCray) and Karl Cletus Ludwig.

Ernest is buried in a DuCray Family plot with ten DuCray relatives at Center Grove Cemetery, including his son Thomas Pierce DuCray and daughter-in-law Caroline, and his grandson Thomas Richard DuCray, son of Thomas and Caroline.

Ernest's son Robert Coates DuCray and daughter-in-law Maxine are at rest in Forest Hill Cemetery, Putnam, Indiana. Other close relatives are at rest in cemeteries in Iowa and Colorado.

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