Duke Family Cemetery

Calhoun County, Georgia - Duke Family Cemetery
Submitted by: John R. Johnson  <john@bridgebs.com> March 2006  

Transcriptions submitted by John R Johnson, using the resource: Against Oblivion; A History of Calhoun County, with permission from Martha Dozier. Thanks to Ms. Dozier and Mr. Johnson.  The survey was conducted on Aug. 9, 1990 by Shirley and James Blankenship. 
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  Duke Family Cemetery 

This cemetery is located west of Edison, GA on Hwy 37 to County road 90. Turn right and go 5 miles to a radio tower on the left. Turn right onto a field road, then turn left and follow the field road .2 miles. The cemetery is on the left under a large oak tree. The land is owned by Mrs. Spurgeon Richardson. 

 

There are four unmarked depressions of adult graves in the fenced in cemetery. In talking to Mrs. Helen Richardson to get information about the cemetery, she referred us to Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Ingram, Ft. Gaines, GA.  Mr. Ingram’s great-great-grandfather is buried here and he gave us the names and dates of the four people buried here.  

Benjamin Jones Duke                         Martha Deliann Jones Duke

b. 12/28/1805 Pulaski County             b. 1/16/1808

d. 4/29/1878 Calhoun County             d.  10/22/1882

s/o Shadrack Duke                              (w/o Benjamin Jones Duke)

 

Shadrack Duke                                     Dicey (Angelina) Roberts Duke

b. 1769  Warren Co., NC                     b. 1791  NC

d. 11/22/1833  Lee Co., GA                 d.  5/15/1837  Lee Co., GA

g-g-grandfather of Mr. Herbert             buried at Old Starksville, GA

Ingram

 

Shadrack and wife Dicey were removed from Old Starkville, GA and re-interred in this cemetery which was on the Duke Plantation land.

                                                    

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