Duke Family Cemetery
Submitted by: John R. Johnson <[email protected]> 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.
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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