Wells Family - Person Sheet
Wells Family - Person Sheet
NameLafayette George "Lafe" Duke 
Birth17 Mar 1879, Wayne Co, IL
Death5 Mar 1960, Rinard, Wayne Co, IL
BurialBunker Cem, Rinard, Wayne Co, IL
OccupationFarmer
Misc. Notes
son of George Washington Duke & Mary L. Mayo
1910 census lists him as Lafe, a farmer, and says that only 2 of their 3 children had survived.
His headstone lists his name as George L. Duke
1910 census lists him as Lafe, a farmer, and says that only 2 of their 3 children had survived.
His headstone lists his name as George L. Duke
Spouses
BirthApr 1882, Zif Twp, Wayne Co, IL
Death1968, Wayne Co, IL
BurialBunker Cem, Rinard, Wayne Co, IL
FatherAlbert Wells (1845-1926)
MotherMary Ellen Rogers (1852-1917)
Misc. Notes
Marriage record lists her as Jennie, while 1910 census shows her as N. Jane, 1920 as Jane, and 1930 as Nancy J.
1910 census lists him as Lafe, a farmer, and says that only 2 of their 3 children had survived.
Children: Marie (b & d 1903), Gerald Everett (9 Jul 1904 IL) and Pearl Floyd (20 Oct 1906 IL - 14 Jan 1964).
Listed with just her husband in 1930 census for Wayne Co, IL.
In 1940 she is listed as Jane (58, IL) a farm laborer, with her husband George Lafe (61, IL).
1910 census lists him as Lafe, a farmer, and says that only 2 of their 3 children had survived.
Children: Marie (b & d 1903), Gerald Everett (9 Jul 1904 IL) and Pearl Floyd (20 Oct 1906 IL - 14 Jan 1964).
Listed with just her husband in 1930 census for Wayne Co, IL.
In 1940 she is listed as Jane (58, IL) a farm laborer, with her husband George Lafe (61, IL).
Marriage29 Jan 1902, Richland Co, IL