Co.F,28th Va.Inf.Regt.
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Suffolk, Va., Feb. 18th-William Thomas Duke, one of the oldest and best-known citizens of Nansemond County, died last night at his home near Magnolia, in the 80th year of his age. He is survived by a widow and one sister, Miss Nancy Duke of Portsmouth, Va.
Mr. Duke was a charter member of the Suffolk Christian Church, which was organized in November of 1860.
There is left only one of the charter members of this church, Senator James A. Turrentine of North Carolina.
For the past ten years, Mr. Duke, though an old man, walked in from Magnolia, a distance of three miles, to Sunday school and church services, always regardless of weather conditions.
The funeral services will be conducted from the Christian church on Thursday afternoon at 3 o'clock, conducted by Dr. W.W. Staley.
Contributor: Belinda Moritz-Schmidtka (51070908
Suggested edit: The April 9th death date is as per his death certificate and also is given in "Amherst County Heritage 1761-1999," Volume 1, p.119. The April 19th death date is from Sudie Rucker Wood's "Rucker Family Genealogy," p.60. Unfortunately, Sudie has numerous other date errors with this particular Rucker family.
Contributor: Anne Lewis Leyden (47527891) • [email protected]
Married Marinda Rucker 1854-26 Dec 1885, daughter of James Monroe Rucker 1813-1878 and Marinda McDaniel 1818-1889
John Cephas Rucker Jr was the only child of Dr John Cephas Rucker Sr 1800-17 Sep 1844 Bedford County, Virginia. John Cephas Rucker Sr was the son of Reuben Rucker 1772-18 Aug 1844 Amherst County, Virginia annd Elizabeth Cater Dawson 1773-1823.
His mother was Lucy Elizabeth Rucker born 19 Jul 1825 Bedford County, Virginia died Sep 1910 Galveston, Texas. The daughter of Bernard "Bonard" Rucker 17 May 1779-12 Dec 1884 and Mary "Polly" Russell 17 Mar 1791-1845. Lucy next married Thomas Washington Moore 1823-1877.
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Suffolk, Va., Feb. 18th-William Thomas Duke, one of the oldest and best-known citizens of Nansemond County, died last night at his home near Magnolia, in the 80th year of his age. He is survived by a widow and one sister, Miss Nancy Duke of Portsmouth, Va.
Mr. Duke was a charter member of the Suffolk Christian Church, which was organized in November of 1860.
There is left only one of the charter members of this church, Senator James A. Turrentine of North Carolina.
For the past ten years, Mr. Duke, though an old man, walked in from Magnolia, a distance of three miles, to Sunday school and church services, always regardless of weather conditions.
The funeral services will be conducted from the Christian church on Thursday afternoon at 3 o'clock, conducted by Dr. W.W. Staley.
Contributor: Belinda Moritz-Schmidtka (51070908
Suggested edit: The April 9th death date is as per his death certificate and also is given in "Amherst County Heritage 1761-1999," Volume 1, p.119. The April 19th death date is from Sudie Rucker Wood's "Rucker Family Genealogy," p.60. Unfortunately, Sudie has numerous other date errors with this particular Rucker family.
Contributor: Anne Lewis Leyden (47527891) • [email protected]
Married Marinda Rucker 1854-26 Dec 1885, daughter of James Monroe Rucker 1813-1878 and Marinda McDaniel 1818-1889
John Cephas Rucker Jr was the only child of Dr John Cephas Rucker Sr 1800-17 Sep 1844 Bedford County, Virginia. John Cephas Rucker Sr was the son of Reuben Rucker 1772-18 Aug 1844 Amherst County, Virginia annd Elizabeth Cater Dawson 1773-1823.
His mother was Lucy Elizabeth Rucker born 19 Jul 1825 Bedford County, Virginia died Sep 1910 Galveston, Texas. The daughter of Bernard "Bonard" Rucker 17 May 1779-12 Dec 1884 and Mary "Polly" Russell 17 Mar 1791-1845. Lucy next married Thomas Washington Moore 1823-1877.
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Co.F,28th Va.Inf.Regt.
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Suffolk, Va., Feb. 18th-William Thomas Duke, one of the oldest and best-known citizens of Nansemond County, died last night at his home near Magnolia, in the 80th year of his age. He is survived by a widow and one sister, Miss Nancy Duke of Portsmouth, Va.
Mr. Duke was a charter member of the Suffolk Christian Church, which was organized in November of 1860.
There is left only one of the charter members of this church, Senator James A. Turrentine of North Carolina.
For the past ten years, Mr. Duke, though an old man, walked in from Magnolia, a distance of three miles, to Sunday school and church services, always regardless of weather conditions.
The funeral services will be conducted from the Christian church on Thursday afternoon at 3 o'clock, conducted by Dr. W.W. Staley.
Contributor: Belinda Moritz-Schmidtka (51070908
Suggested edit: The April 9th death date is as per his death certificate and also is given in "Amherst County Heritage 1761-1999," Volume 1, p.119. The April 19th death date is from Sudie Rucker Wood's "Rucker Family Genealogy," p.60. Unfortunately, Sudie has numerous other date errors with this particular Rucker family.
Contributor: Anne Lewis Leyden (47527891) • [email protected]
Married Marinda Rucker 1854-26 Dec 1885, daughter of James Monroe Rucker 1813-1878 and Marinda McDaniel 1818-1889
John Cephas Rucker Jr was the only child of Dr John Cephas Rucker Sr 1800-17 Sep 1844 Bedford County, Virginia. John Cephas Rucker Sr was the son of Reuben Rucker 1772-18 Aug 1844 Amherst County, Virginia annd Elizabeth Cater Dawson 1773-1823.
His mother was Lucy Elizabeth Rucker born 19 Jul 1825 Bedford County, Virginia died Sep 1910 Galveston, Texas. The daughter of Bernard "Bonard" Rucker 17 May 1779-12 Dec 1884 and Mary "Polly" Russell 17 Mar 1791-1845. Lucy next married Thomas Washington Moore 1823-1877.
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Suffolk, Va., Feb. 18th-William Thomas Duke, one of the oldest and best-known citizens of Nansemond County, died last night at his home near Magnolia, in the 80th year of his age. He is survived by a widow and one sister, Miss Nancy Duke of Portsmouth, Va.
Mr. Duke was a charter member of the Suffolk Christian Church, which was organized in November of 1860.
There is left only one of the charter members of this church, Senator James A. Turrentine of North Carolina.
For the past ten years, Mr. Duke, though an old man, walked in from Magnolia, a distance of three miles, to Sunday school and church services, always regardless of weather conditions.
The funeral services will be conducted from the Christian church on Thursday afternoon at 3 o'clock, conducted by Dr. W.W. Staley.
Contributor: Belinda Moritz-Schmidtka (51070908
Suggested edit: The April 9th death date is as per his death certificate and also is given in "Amherst County Heritage 1761-1999," Volume 1, p.119. The April 19th death date is from Sudie Rucker Wood's "Rucker Family Genealogy," p.60. Unfortunately, Sudie has numerous other date errors with this particular Rucker family.
Contributor: Anne Lewis Leyden (47527891) • [email protected]
Married Marinda Rucker 1854-26 Dec 1885, daughter of James Monroe Rucker 1813-1878 and Marinda McDaniel 1818-1889
John Cephas Rucker Jr was the only child of Dr John Cephas Rucker Sr 1800-17 Sep 1844 Bedford County, Virginia. John Cephas Rucker Sr was the son of Reuben Rucker 1772-18 Aug 1844 Amherst County, Virginia annd Elizabeth Cater Dawson 1773-1823.
His mother was Lucy Elizabeth Rucker born 19 Jul 1825 Bedford County, Virginia died Sep 1910 Galveston, Texas. The daughter of Bernard "Bonard" Rucker 17 May 1779-12 Dec 1884 and Mary "Polly" Russell 17 Mar 1791-1845. Lucy next married Thomas Washington Moore 1823-1877.
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