on 9/10/00 11:47 PM, xxxxx(a)xxx.com wrote:
Hi, Brian,
I saw your post about William E. Dukes to the INFULTON-L group on Rootsweb
a few days ago, and though I would get in touch with you. I, along with
several others, are working on the Troutman family, and I am interested in
any information about any related families. I have a lot of Troutman
information, and would be happy to exchange information with you or anyone
else you know of who is researching any of these families.
I was very much interested in your information about William E. Dukes,
since I did not have anything about him yet except his name. I have not yet
had a chance to look at any census data after 1850 for this family. Since
they probably had other children, I would like to have anything you have on
them, and also anything you may have on the family of the Christian E. Dukes
who married Malinda J. Troutman in 1843 in Fulton Co. IN. I do not have
anything yet on this family either, beyond the 1850 census and the names of
their children at that point, Oprah and Andrew.
I hope to do another biography on Andrew in the not too distant future,
currently I do not have as much on the family as I would like. William's
parents were Andrew Eslinger Dukes and Mary J. Troutman. Andrew was born in
Putnam county Indiana July 20, 1826 the son of Ephraim Dukes and Jane
Eslinger. I have Mary as the daughter of William Troutman and Rachel
Sawyers, born October 10, 1829 in Bartholomew county Indiana. Andrew, like
many others in the Fulton county area enlisted into the 87th Indiana
Volunteers, but shortly thereafter was transferred to the V.R.C. (also known
as the Invalids Group), where he served for three years. Andrew died June
19, 1903 Fulton county Indiana, as did his wife Mary December 27, 1907.
Andrew and Mary had six children.
William E. from the previous post. (still no birthdate found 1846-1848)
Peter P. going by census listings was probably born 1851. Married Emma J.
Moore January 28, 1872. May have had children named Charles, Lenora,
Leonard.
Francis Marion probably born 1852, first wife was Mary C. Lauder married
1874, she died April 12, 1881. They may have had at least 2 children.
Francis then married Mandana Key late in 1883.
Thomas D. probably born 1859, married Elizabeth Freel May 24, 1884.
Ulysses E. born December 9, 1861, married Rose Zolman October 18, 1889. They
had three children that lived to adulthood. Ulysses died at his home near
Kewanna on July 28,1936.
Charles born May ?? and married Anna Jones February 27, 1890. They are said
to have adopted two children Daisy Miller from Peru, and Ellis Barker from
Rochester.
Not much, any additional info on Dukes families you may come across would be
greatly appreciated.
My other Troutman interest is Andrew and Asra Dukes. Mary's sister Malinda
married Andrew's brother Christian November 9, 1843. The only info I have on
Christian is that he died before the 1850 census probably 1847. Malinda left
her children with her parents William and Rachel Troutman. Her son Andrew
died September 12, 1862 six days before his sixteenth birthday. And I have
nothing on Asra. He drops from my radar after 1860 census.
Not much, but I hope it helps.