Oh thank you Charlie! All I have now is what I can remember of my grandmother telling me of what happened, and she passed away in 1985. I remembered something about a truck, and a skull fracture or something like it. I also remember my grandmother telling me about Newt, I just never knew who he was. I know they called my great-grandfather "Uncle Tom" and "Aunt Mary" (Cozart). Tell your mother thank you very much, I am Elveta's daughter, Maudie and Clifford's youngest daughter's daughter. I was adopted into the family as an infant. My mother, Jewell Elveta Duke Austin, passed in 2000, and my father, Charles, passed in 1993, so my faint remembrances are all I have. The rest of the family is pretty distant although I live fairly close to them all, I am not close to any of them really and haven't really had much contact in about five or six years, except at funerals. The bad thing is that not many of them have any interest in the geneology, and I basically have more info, they call when they want to know about something, and I am the one adopted in! If you know of anyone needing info on the Dukes or Newsoms (Maudie's line) let me know, I have a ton of info and lots and lots of old pictures since I got all my grandmother's old pictures in addition to my mothers. Nice to meet you (through cyberspace) cousin! Renee Austin Johnson ----- Original Message ----- From: "Charlie Brewer" <brewerbitty@yahoo.com> To: <TNHENDER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, February 20, 2005 10:31 PM Subject: Re: [TNHENDER] Seeking obit or info on Clifford L. Duke > Renee, > Clifford Duke was my first cousin once removed. I can > not help you with an obit but my mother,his first > cousin was 25 yrs. old when he died. He was working > with the TVA and riding in the back of a truck with a > top on it when the truck hit a bump so hard that it > threw Clifford up against the steel beams in the top > of the cover. he struck his hesd on the beams causing > a blood clot on his brain. this caused his death and > was cofirmed by an autopsy paid for by his Uncle, > James Newton Duke nicknamed "Newt" who was a brother > to Clifford's father,John Thomas "Tom" Duke. This > information comes from my mother, Odell Duke Brewer > who is now 94 yrs.old. Your Cousin Charlie Brewer-- > Renee Johnson <lynnjohnson67@charter.net> wrote: > >> I am seeking information (really wish for an obit) >> on my grandfather >> Clifford L. Duke, buried in Corinth Cemetery, date >> of death 6-6-1936. He >> was the husband of Maudie Lee Newsom Duke. I know >> that it was an accident, >> my mother was 5 when he died and what I recall is >> that he was in the back >> end of a truck or something similar and was in an >> accident and had a skull >> fracture. I can't find an obit or any further info. >> >> Any info would be helpful. Only two of his children >> are left, they were >> small when he passed away and don't remember details >> either. I've combed >> the library but couldn't find anything. >> >> Thanks! >> Renee >> >> >> ==== TNHENDER Mailing List ==== >> To unsubscribe send the message unsubscribe to >> TNHENDER-l-request@rootsweb.com >> >> > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > > > ==== TNHENDER Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe send the message unsubscribe to > TNHENDER-l-request@rootsweb.com > >