William Alexander DUKE, Sr.

Other Events:

• Education: 2 years, Birmingham Southern College
• Religion: United Methodist
• _UID: A2694F8D8355454C99D1196B682D799FEBCF

Notes:

Died of a brain stem stroke complicated by pneumonia. Was in hospital for 6 weeks before he died.

Served in US Army in World War II.


CENSUS RECORDS

1920 United States Federal Census
Name: Alexander Duke
Age: 4
Birth Year: abt 1916
Birthplace: Alabama
Home in 1920: Camden, Wilcox, Alabama
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Son
Marital Status: Single
Father's Name: Warren Duke
Father's Birthplace: Alabama
Mother's name: Mae Duke
Mother's Birthplace: Alabama
Able to Read: No
Able to Write: No

1930 United States Federal Census
Name: Alexander Duke
Gender: Male
Birth Year: abt 1915
Birthplace: Alabama
Race: White
Home in 1930: Possum Bend, Wilcox, Alabama
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Son
Father's Name: W C Duke
Father's Birthplace: Alabama
Mother's name: Mae W Duke
Mother's Birthplace: Alabama

1940 United States Federal Census
Name: Alexander Duke
Age: 25
Estimated birth year: abt 1915
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Alabama
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Son
Home in 1940: Possum Bend, Wilcox, Alabama
Street: Monroeville Road
Occupation: Operator, picture show
Highest Grade Completed: High School, 4th year
Hours Worked Week Prior to Census: 40
Class of Worker: Working on own account
Weeks Worked in 1939: 38
Income: 0
Income Other Sources: Yes
Household Members:
Warren C Duke 60
Mae Duke 48
Alexander Duke 25
Blanche Duke 23
Kirk R Duke 19
Olanles A Duke 18
James Duke 17
Sarah Jame Duke 15

MILITARY RECORDS

Beneficiary Identification Records Locator Subsystem (BIRLS) Death File. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.

Name: William Duke
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 28 Mar 1915
Death Date: 31 Mar 1976
SSN: 416030637
Enlistment Date 1: 14 Jan 1941
Release Date 1: 22 Feb 1946

U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.

Name: William Alexander Duke
Race: White
Age: 25
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Place: Camden, Alabama
Birth Date: 28 Mar 1915
Residence Place: Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama
Registration Date: 16 Oct 1940
Employer: Birmingham Gas Company
Weight: 186
Complexion: Dark
Eye Color: Brown
Hair Color: Black
Height: 6 3
Next of Kin: P D Duke
Household Members:
Name Relationship
William Alexander Duke Self (Head)


Birth:
Alabama Birth Records
Name: William Alexander Duke
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 28 Mar 1915
Birth Place: Camden, Wilcox, Alabama
Race: White
Father's Name: Warren C. Duke
Father's Birthplace: Alabama
Mother's Name: Mae Williams Duke
Mother's Birthplace: Alabama
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B59348-8
System Origin: Alabama-EASy
Source Film Number: 1673595
Reference Number: p84

Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007.
Name: William A Duke
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 28 Mar 1915
Death Date: Mar 1976
Claim Date: 20 Apr 1976
SSN: 416030637

Occupation:
Storekeeper, Postmaster, Mail Carrier

Buried:
Grave location:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=duke&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSst=48&GScnty=2819&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=33682545&df=all&

Tombstone photo:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=duke&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSst=48&GScnty=2819&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=33682580&df=all&



Died:
Virginia, Deaths, 1912-2014. Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, Virginia
Name: William Alexander Duke
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age at Death: 61
Birth Date: 28 Mar 1915
Death Date: 31 Mar 1976
Death Place: Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, USA
Registration Date: 1 Apr 1976
Father: Warren C Duke
Mother: May Williams
Spouse: Elizabeth Russell Duke
Certificate Number: 1976010180
Military Status: WWII - US Army

William married Alice Elizabeth RUSSELL 18 Oct 1942, Marion Co. FL. Alice (daughter of Edgar Vincent RUSSELL and Jennie Mae CLUVERIUS) was born 8 Feb 1914, Milford, Caroline Co., VA; died 4 Sep 2001, Fredericksburg, VA; was buried , Lakewood Cemetery, Bowling Green, Caroline Co. VA. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Education: B. S. VA Tech; M. Ed. Adm. VA Commonwealth University
• Occupation: Teacher; School Administrator; Vice President, W. C. Duke
• Religion: United Methodist
• _UID: 4C72539319D5419AA728EED784EB3D28D540

Notes:

OBITUARY

William Alexander Duke, Jr. arrived at his heavenly home on November 15, 2022. Bill was a devoted husband, loving father, math teacher extraordinaire, volunteer fire fighter, and disability rights consultant/advocate.

He was born in Richmond, VA to Elizabeth Russell Duke and William Alexander Duke, Sr. He was a life-long resident of Caroline County, leaving it to graduate from Virginia Tech. He spent over 20 years with the Caroline County school system, and then became a nationally-recognized authority on the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Bill had a gift for teaching. Using his quirky sense of humor, outlandish puns, corny jokes and shaggy dog stories, he made algebra, geometry, and physics entertaining.

He was a founding member of Upper Caroline Volunteer Fire Department and treasurer for over 30 years. While he liked the excitement of fire fighting, he loved cooking for the chicken barbecues and helping with the pork barbecues for Ladysmith Rescue Squad. It was another outlet for his sense of humor.

Bill was a life-long member of Hopewell United Methodist Church. He was the third generation to sing in the choir. He was active in a number of ways, but declined to teach Sunday School. His father had held that role until his death, and Bill felt strongly he wasn?t meant to fill his father?s shoes in that role.

Cherishing his memory are his wife, Cheryl, son William Paul, daughter Caitlin, and close cousins Ted Russell, Jean Hahn, Nancy Grand, Beth Hensley, Marti Hurlbert, and Bill Van Name. His parents, Elizabeth and William Duke preceded him in death.

Visitation will take place on November 22, 5-7 PM at Storke Funeral Home, Bowling Green, VA. Funeral Services will be November 23 at 2 PM in the Caroline County Community Center auditorium, Bowling Green. He will be interred at Lakewood Cemetery in Bowling Green.

William married Cheryl Kay TATE (daughter of Paul Frederick TATE and Nancy Fair WHITAKER) [Group Sheet]

Caitlin married Tracy MORTON [Group Sheet]

Caitlin married Stephen Whitley Murphy [Group Sheet]