ORANGEBURG COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA - Old Dukes Family Cemetery


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Old Dukes Family Cemetery, Orangeburg County, South Carolina

The Old Dukes Cemetery is located in the middle of a cotton field off
of Hunting Road, which runs off the old Bowman Road in Branchville,
South Carolina.  Located with the help of a Mr. Byrd who lives in that
vicinity.  Copyist:  Rose Marie Dukes Kendrick, 9364 Sherwood Street,
Toccoa, GA 30577.   Phone:  706-282-0486.

Made availalbe to The USGenWeb Archives by
Rose Marie Dukes Kendrick -- kendrick@toccoafalls.edu


(1)  To the Memory of                   (6)  MARY ANN C. DUKES
     THOMAS  DUKES                           Daughter of A. S. & L. C. Dukes
     who departed this life                  Born Nov 3, 1848
     March 31st, 1847                        Died Nov 3, 1862
     Aged 60 years, 9 months                 (Note:  The dates are consistent
     and 25 days                             with her mother being Elizabeth C.
                                             Summers Dukes - 1st wife of
                                             Abraham Samuel Dukes)

(2)  Sacred to the Memory of
     MRS. ANN DUKES                     (7)  DAVID E. DUKES
     Born April 10, 1782                     Son of A. S. and L. C. Dukes
     Died July 5th, 1858                     Born Dec 13, 1863
     Aged 72 years, 2 months                 Died July 2, 1865
     and 25 days
                                        (8)  EMERSON L. DUKES
(3)  ABRAHAM S. DUKES                        Son of A. S. and E. C. L. Dukes
     son of                                  Born Jan 2, 1866
     Thomas and Ann Dukes                    Died May 18, 1871
     Born Oct 7th, 1827
     Died March 5th, 1879               (9)  JOHN W. DUKES
     A faithful and lifelong member          Son of A. S. and E. C. Dukes
     of the Masonic                          Born Feb 14, 1868
                                             Died May 20, 1871
(4)  ELIZABETH C. DUKES
     Daughter of                        (10) WILLIAM C. DUKES
     George and Mary Summers                 Son of A. S. and E. C. L. Dukes
     Born Nov 29th, 1828                     Born Aug 2, 1874
     Died Feb 9th, 1862                      Died June 5, 1875
     She was a consistent member
     of the Methodist E. Church         (11) JULIA A.  wife of
     South.--E. R. White                     J. T. Dukes
    (Note:  This is the first wife           Daughter of William & Mary Huff
     of Abraham S. Dukes)                    Born Nov 30, 1856
                                             Died Jan 16, 1884
(5)  In Memory of
     ELIZABETH C. L.                    (12) ABRAHAM W. son of
     Wife of John W. R. Berry                J. T. and J. A. Dukes
     Born April 16, 1845                     Born Oct 24, 1874
     Died July 13, 1887                      Died May 25, 1885

(13) JACOB A. son of
     J. T. and J. A. Dukes
     Born July 16, 1880
     Died Aug 5, 1882

(14) JOE T. son of
     J. T. and M. V. Dukes
     Born Oct 16, 1893
     Died Oct 4, 1894

(15) MARION I. son of
     J. T. and M. V. Dukes
     Born Oct 13, 1890
     Died July 13, 1891

(16) INFANT of
     J. T. and M. V. Dukes
     Born Feb'y 1896
     Aged 10 days

(17) MARY E. MYERS
     Wife of William
     Born Oct 17, 1849
     Died Jan 31, 1873
     Member of Methodist E. Church

NOTES:  (5)  Believed to be the second wife of Abraham S. Dukes..

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