U.S. Data Repository http://www.us-data.org/ -- USGenNet Inc. -- Please read the U.S. Data Repository Copyright Statement on the following page: ------------------------------------------------------------------- Duke, Jasper Newton (1855-1941) ------------------------------------------------------------------- The History of Upshur County West Virginia From its Earliest Exploration and Settlement to the Present Time by W. B. Cutright Buckhannon, W. Va., July 1, 1907 Page 439 JASPER NEWTON DUKE, a blacksmith, farmer of Banks District. His postoffice is Alexander. On his mother's side he is of English descent. His birth occurred December 12, 1855, on Laurel Fork, of Upshur County. His parents were Andrew Jackson and Susane (Thompson) Duke, father a native of Augusta county, Va., and mother a native of Albemarle county, Va., who came to this country in 1850, settling near South Bend, north of Buckhannon town, and then moving to Laurel Fork, of French creek. His father's children are William Thomas, soldier in 10th West Virginia Infantry, who married Almira Lunsford; Edmond F., a Union soldier, who married Margaret Wentz and lives in Kansas; Josephine Matheny, lives in Ritchie county; Frances, dead; Julia Viola, wife of Dr. Blair, of Johnstown; Emma, wife of Acquilla Ward; Estelle, wife of J. L. Crites, of Alton; Newton, subject of sketch. He married Ella Snyder, daughter of Thomas Snyder, and she was accidently drowned at Alton. She was the mother of three children, W. H., C. B., and H. Q. His second wife was Mary Jane, now dead, a daughter of A. J. Gladwell, and their children are W. R., Daisy D., Lannie and Lyman, twins; Robert E., Earl and Pearl, twins, the latter dead; Russell, Archie, Guy F., Andrew, Burdett. ------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd marriage of Jasper N. Duke Marriage License, Webster County, WV (Page 286) Jasper N. Duke (age 50, born in Upshur County, WV) Miss Hester Dodrill (age 38, born in Webster County, WV) both currently residing in Webster County, WV were married April 8, 1911 at W. G. Hammicks by Geo. W. Marston ------------------------------------------------------------------- From Death Certificate, Upshur County, WV #8580 FULL-NAME: Jasper Newton Duke BIRTH-DATE: December 12, 1855 BIRTH-PLACE: French Creek, W.Va. DEATH-DATE: June 11, 1941 at age 85y-7m DEATH-PLACE: Buckhannon, Upshur County, WV USUAL-RESIDENCE: 3 Green St., Buckhannon, Upshur County, WV MARITAL-STATUS: Married (Hesty J. Dodrill) OCCUPATION: Retired Farmer FATHER: Mr. Andrew Duke MOTHER: don't know CAUSE-OF-DEATH: Enlarged Prostate, probably cancerous INFORMANT: Mrs. Pearl Cockerill (of Buckhannon, W.Va.) BURIAL: Brooks Hill ------------------------------------------------------------------- If you've reached this file through a SEARCH, you can access other biographies for Upshur County, WV by going to the following URL: http://www.us-data.org/wv/upshur/bios.html -------------------------------------------------------------------