Hancock-Franklin County OhArchives Biographies.....Dukes, Lewis (Jr.) 1827 - 
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Author: Warner & Beers (1886)

   LEWIS DUKES, JR., farmer and stock raiser, P. O. Oak Ridge, was born in
Franklin County, Ohio, November 30, 1827; son of Richard and Mary (Blue) Dukes,
the latter a native of Ohio, of German descent. The father of our subject was a
native of Virginia, of English descent, came to this county in 1828 and settled
on a farm of ninety-six acres of wild woodland in Blanchard Township. He was
accompanied by his brother, John Dukes, who also took up 147 acres of wild land.
Richard Dukes was a successful farmer and took an active interest in all that
pertained to the improvement of the county. The first meeting-house in the
county was erected on his farm, of hewed logs with a clap-board roof, and is
still standing. He was an active member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. In
politics he was a Republican. He died in 1876. His family consisted of fourteen
children, nine of whom grew to maturity, the subject of this sketch being the
eldest. Lewis Dukes, Jr., was reared on the farm, received a common school
education, and has followed agricultural pursuits with marked success. The farm
on which he resides is one of the finest in the State. He now owns 1,400 acres
of land, after having divided among his children (some of whom are married) 560
acres. Our subject was united in marriage, April 9, 1848, with Miss Laura Ann
Spangler, daughter of Joseph Spangler, and of English descent. The children born
to Mr. and Mrs. Dukes are Parlee C., a prominent farmer residing in Blanchard
Township, this county; Elizabeth, wife of Daniel Jackson, a prominent farmer in
this county; Frances, wife of F. E. Alward, also a prominent farmer in this
county; Miles W., married, a farmer in Blanchard Township, this county; Clark,
married, operating a saw-mill, and R. B., at home with his father. Our subject
and wife are consistent members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, of which he
has been steward and trustee. In politics Mr. Dukes is a Republican. He has been
trustee and clerk and was also treasurer and school director, and was actively
interested in the Grange movement.



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Book Title: History Of Hancock County
Blanchard Township




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