Muhlenberg County Kentucky

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Elijah Dukes & Edney D. Moore

Elijah Dukes, son of Benjamin Dukes & Delila (Drake) Underwood. Elijah Dukes was born 1801 in Tennessee; married Edney D. Moore, daughter of John Moore & Mary Hanks on February 24, 1824 in Muhlenburg.

Children of Elijah Dukes & Edney D. Moore:

  1. John Finis Dukes, born January 1, 1825; married Sarah Crabtree October 10, 1848; he died December 1, 1902
  2. Mary Jane Dukes, born 1827; married Samuel Sloan
  3. Matilda Caroline Dukes, born November 24, 1832; married Meridith K. Walker June 26, 1850; she died July 30, 1922
  4. Mariah Emolyne Dukes, born February 5, 1834; married James P. Wells; she died September 27, 1915
  5. Elijah Burnett Dukes, born 1836; married Matilda Wells February 22, 1854
  6. Amanda M. Dukes, born February 18, 1839; married 1) John Moore 1854; 2) Richard Hill 1866
  7. Susan L. Dukes, born November 17, 1841; married William Greenwood December 7, 1856; she died October 4, 1900
  8. Joseph Clay Dukes, born June 9, 1842; married Mary McClelland January 26, 1863; he died September 30, 1932
  9. Benjamin Ezekiel Dukes, born January 10, 1844; married Mary Ellen McPherson; he died July 13, 1933
  10. William David Dukes, born May 7, 1848; married Eliza Ann Hill; he died June 27, 1923

Contributed by Donald Hauser

Updated July 25, 2017