Bartlett, Loop, Fortson, Walker, and Other Families

John Henry Duffer

M, ID# 8351, b. 4 April 1862, d. 1945

Father: Jonathan Duffer¹ b. 1834, d. 1910
Mother: Lucy R. Gilliam² b. 1837

Birth*: He was born on 4 April 1862.³
Marriage*: He married Georgie Ann Mayes, daughter of William Smith Mayes and Mary F. Hodby, on 13 August 1885 in Sumner County, Tennessee.^4,5,6
Death*: He died in 1945.⁴

Note*: They lived in Franklin, Kentucky.⁷

Last Edited: 19 Jan 2003

Family: Georgie Ann Mayes b. 7 Feb 1863, d. 1950

Luther Dee Duffer+^8,9 b. 2 Jan 1887, d. Jan 1972
Hallie A. Duffer¹⁰ b. Oct 1890

Citations

[S335] Kathy Wilcox, computer files sent to Roger Bartlett, 25 Nov 1997 (naming Jonathan Duffer as his father).
[S335] Kathy Wilcox, computer files sent to Roger Bartlett, 25 Nov 1997 (naming Lucy R. Gilliam as his mother).
[S799] Nelda Percival, electronic mail to e-mail address, 18 Jan 2003.
[S335] Kathy Wilcox, computer files sent to Roger Bartlett, 25 Nov 1997.
[S352] Lee Alton Absher, Some Early Settlers of Upper Sumner County, Tennessee (Knoxville, Tenn.: n.pub., 1966), p. 69 (not giving the date or place).
[S799] Nelda Percival, electronic mail to e-mail address, 18 Jan 2003, (giving her name as Georgia Ann Mayes and stating that they were married on 13 Aug 1885 without naming the place).
[S352] Lee Alton Absher, Some Early Settlers of Upper Sumner County, Tennessee, above, p. 69.
[S335] Kathy Wilcox, computer files sent to Roger Bartlett, 25 Nov 1997 (naming John Henry Duffer as his father).
[S352] Lee Alton Absher, Some Early Settlers of Upper Sumner County, Tennessee, above, p. 69 (naming John Duffer as his father.
[S335] Kathy Wilcox, computer files sent to Roger Bartlett, 25 Nov 1997 (naming John Henry Duffer as her father).

Martha M. Duffer

F, ID# 8352, b. 1866

Father: Jonathan Duffer¹ b. 1834, d. 1910
Mother: Lucy R. Gilliam² b. 1837

Birth*: She was born in 1866 in Kentucky.³

Last Edited: 27 Dec 1997

Citations

[S335] Kathy Wilcox, computer files sent to Roger Bartlett, 25 Nov 1997 (naming Jonathan Duffer as her father).
[S335] Kathy Wilcox, computer files sent to Roger Bartlett, 25 Nov 1997 (naming Lucy R. Gilliam as her mother).
[S335] Kathy Wilcox, computer files sent to Roger Bartlett, 25 Nov 1997.

George C. N. Perdue

M, ID# 8353, b. March 1855, d. 21 November 1909

Birth*: He was born in March 1855.¹
Marriage*: He married Eliza Y. Duffer, daughter of Jonathan Duffer and Lucy R. Gilliam, on 10 April 1881 in Sumner County, Tennessee.¹
Death*: He died on 21 November 1909 in Sumner County, Tennessee, at age 54.¹
Burial*: Interment was in Gallatin Cemetery, Sumner County, Tennessee.¹

Last Edited: 27 Dec 1997

Family: Eliza Y. Duffer b. 16 Jan 1854, d. 2 Mar 1926

_____ Perdue² b. 1882
Mallie Perdue³ b. 1882, d. 1903
Girty Perdue³ b. 1886
Pearl Perdue³ b. 1889
_____ Perdue² b. 1892

Citations

[S335] Kathy Wilcox, computer files sent to Roger Bartlett, 25 Nov 1997.
[S335] Kathy Wilcox, computer files sent to Roger Bartlett, 25 Nov 1997 (naming George C. N. Perdue as this child's father).
[S335] Kathy Wilcox, computer files sent to Roger Bartlett, 25 Nov 1997 (naming George C. N. Perdue as her father).

_____ Perdue

?, ID# 8355, b. 1882

Father: George C. N. Perdue¹ b. Mar 1855, d. 21 Nov 1909
Mother: Eliza Y. Duffer² b. 16 Jan 1854, d. 2 Mar 1926

Birth*: He was born in 1882.³

Last Edited: 27 Dec 1997

Citations

[S335] Kathy Wilcox, computer files sent to Roger Bartlett, 25 Nov 1997 (naming George C. N. Perdue as this child's father).
[S335] Kathy Wilcox, computer files sent to Roger Bartlett, 25 Nov 1997 (naming Eliza Y. Duffer as this child's mother).
[S335] Kathy Wilcox, computer files sent to Roger Bartlett, 25 Nov 1997.

Mallie Perdue

F, ID# 8356, b. 1882, d. 1903

Father: George C. N. Perdue¹ b. Mar 1855, d. 21 Nov 1909
Mother: Eliza Y. Duffer² b. 16 Jan 1854, d. 2 Mar 1926

Birth*: She was born in 1882.³
Death*: She died in 1903.³

Last Edited: 27 Dec 1997

Citations

[S335] Kathy Wilcox, computer files sent to Roger Bartlett, 25 Nov 1997 (naming George C. N. Perdue as her father).
[S335] Kathy Wilcox, computer files sent to Roger Bartlett, 25 Nov 1997 (naming Eliza Y. Duffer as her mother).
[S335] Kathy Wilcox, computer files sent to Roger Bartlett, 25 Nov 1997.

Girty Perdue

F, ID# 8357, b. 1886

Father: George C. N. Perdue¹ b. Mar 1855, d. 21 Nov 1909
Mother: Eliza Y. Duffer² b. 16 Jan 1854, d. 2 Mar 1926

Birth*: She was born in 1886.³

Last Edited: 27 Dec 1997

Citations

[S335] Kathy Wilcox, computer files sent to Roger Bartlett, 25 Nov 1997 (naming George C. N. Perdue as her father).
[S335] Kathy Wilcox, computer files sent to Roger Bartlett, 25 Nov 1997 (naming Eliza Y. Duffer as her mother).
[S335] Kathy Wilcox, computer files sent to Roger Bartlett, 25 Nov 1997.

Pearl Perdue

F, ID# 8358, b. 1889

Father: George C. N. Perdue¹ b. Mar 1855, d. 21 Nov 1909
Mother: Eliza Y. Duffer² b. 16 Jan 1854, d. 2 Mar 1926

Birth*: She was born in 1889.³

Last Edited: 15 Jun 2003

Citations

[S335] Kathy Wilcox, computer files sent to Roger Bartlett, 25 Nov 1997 (naming George C. N. Perdue as her father).
[S335] Kathy Wilcox, computer files sent to Roger Bartlett, 25 Nov 1997 (naming Eliza Y. Duffer as her mother).
[S335] Kathy Wilcox, computer files sent to Roger Bartlett, 25 Nov 1997.

_____ Perdue

?, ID# 8359, b. 1892

Father: George C. N. Perdue¹ b. Mar 1855, d. 21 Nov 1909
Mother: Eliza Y. Duffer² b. 16 Jan 1854, d. 2 Mar 1926

Birth*: He was born in 1892.³

Last Edited: 15 Jun 2003

Citations

[S335] Kathy Wilcox, computer files sent to Roger Bartlett, 25 Nov 1997 (naming George C. N. Perdue as this child's father).
[S335] Kathy Wilcox, computer files sent to Roger Bartlett, 25 Nov 1997 (naming Eliza Y. Duffer as this child's mother).
[S335] Kathy Wilcox, computer files sent to Roger Bartlett, 25 Nov 1997.

Sarah Oliver

F, ID# 8360, b. 13 August 1855, d. 15 November 1915

Birth*: She was born on 13 August 1855.¹
Marriage*: She married James A. Duffer, son of Jonathan Duffer and Lucy R. Gilliam, circa 1878.²
Death*: She died on 15 November 1915 in Sumner County, Tennessee, at age 60.^3,4
Burial*: Interment was in Hobdy Cemetery, Sumner County, Tennessee.¹

Last Edited: 27 Aug 2004

Family: James A. Duffer b. 20 Jun 1857, d. 24 May 1916

Orah A. Duffer⁵ b. 1879
Bertha Duffer⁶ b. 1882
Evangie Duffer⁶ b. Nov 1888
Lucy Duffer⁶ b. Oct 1893

Citations

[S982] Margaret Cummings Snider and Joan Hollis Yorgason, Sumner County, Tennessee Cemetery Records (Owensoro, Ky.: McDowell Publications, 1981), p. 13-8.
[S335] Kathy Wilcox, computer files sent to Roger Bartlett, 25 Nov 1997.
[S335] Kathy Wilcox, computer files sent to Roger Bartlett, 25 Nov 1997 (stating that she died before 1916 in Sumner County, Tennessee).
[S982] Margaret Cummings Snider and Joan Hollis Yorgason, Sumner County, Tennessee Cemetery Records, above, p. 13-8 (giving her name as Sarah James Duffer and giving the date but not the place).
[S335] Kathy Wilcox, computer files sent to Roger Bartlett, 25 Nov 1997 (naming Sarah Oliver as this child's mother).
[S335] Kathy Wilcox, computer files sent to Roger Bartlett, 25 Nov 1997 (naming Sarah Oliver as her mother).

Orah A. Duffer

?, ID# 8361, b. 1879

Father: James A. Duffer¹ b. 20 Jun 1857, d. 24 May 1916
Mother: Sarah Oliver² b. 13 Aug 1855, d. 15 Nov 1915

Birth*: He was born in 1879.³

Last Edited: 5 Mar 1998

Citations

[S335] Kathy Wilcox, computer files sent to Roger Bartlett, 25 Nov 1997 (naming James A. Duffer as this child's father).
[S335] Kathy Wilcox, computer files sent to Roger Bartlett, 25 Nov 1997 (naming Sarah Oliver as this child's mother).
[S335] Kathy Wilcox, computer files sent to Roger Bartlett, 25 Nov 1997.

Bertha Duffer

F, ID# 8362, b. 1882

Father: James A. Duffer¹ b. 20 Jun 1857, d. 24 May 1916
Mother: Sarah Oliver² b. 13 Aug 1855, d. 15 Nov 1915

Birth*: She was born in 1882.³

Last Edited: 27 Dec 1997

Citations

[S335] Kathy Wilcox, computer files sent to Roger Bartlett, 25 Nov 1997 (naming James A. Duffer as her father).
[S335] Kathy Wilcox, computer files sent to Roger Bartlett, 25 Nov 1997 (naming Sarah Oliver as her mother).
[S335] Kathy Wilcox, computer files sent to Roger Bartlett, 25 Nov 1997.

Evangie Duffer

F, ID# 8364, b. November 1888

Father: James A. Duffer¹ b. 20 Jun 1857, d. 24 May 1916
Mother: Sarah Oliver² b. 13 Aug 1855, d. 15 Nov 1915

Birth*: She was born in November 1888.³

Last Edited: 29 May 2000

Citations

[S335] Kathy Wilcox, computer files sent to Roger Bartlett, 25 Nov 1997 (naming James A. Duffer as her father).
[S335] Kathy Wilcox, computer files sent to Roger Bartlett, 25 Nov 1997 (naming Sarah Oliver as her mother).
[S335] Kathy Wilcox, computer files sent to Roger Bartlett, 25 Nov 1997.

Lucy Duffer

F, ID# 8365, b. October 1893

Father: James A. Duffer¹ b. 20 Jun 1857, d. 24 May 1916
Mother: Sarah Oliver² b. 13 Aug 1855, d. 15 Nov 1915

Birth*: She was born in October 1893.³

Last Edited: 5 Mar 1998

Citations

[S335] Kathy Wilcox, computer files sent to Roger Bartlett, 25 Nov 1997 (naming James A. Duffer as her father).
[S335] Kathy Wilcox, computer files sent to Roger Bartlett, 25 Nov 1997 (naming Sarah Oliver as her mother).
[S335] Kathy Wilcox, computer files sent to Roger Bartlett, 25 Nov 1997.

Georgie Ann Mayes

F, ID# 8367, b. 7 February 1863, d. 1950

Father: William Smith Mayes¹ b. 19 Jun 1819, d. 14 Feb 1898
Mother: Mary F. Hodby² d. 7 Mar 1886

Birth*: She was born on 7 February 1863.^3,4
Marriage*: She married John Henry Duffer, son of Jonathan Duffer and Lucy R. Gilliam, on 13 August 1885 in Sumner County, Tennessee.^5,6,7
Death*: She died in 1950.⁴

Last Edited: 19 Jan 2003

Family: John Henry Duffer b. 4 Apr 1862, d. 1945

Luther Dee Duffer+^8,9 b. 2 Jan 1887, d. Jan 1972
Hallie A. Duffer¹⁰ b. Oct 1890

Citations

[S799] Nelda Percival, electronic mail to e-mail address, 18 Jan 2003, (naming William Smith Mayes as her father).
[S799] Nelda Percival, electronic mail to e-mail address, 18 Jan 2003, (naming Mary F. Hodby as her mother).
[S352] Lee Alton Absher, Some Early Settlers of Upper Sumner County, Tennessee (Knoxville, Tenn.: n.pub., 1966), p. 69 (giving her name as Georgia Ann Mayes and stating that she was born in 1863).
[S799] Nelda Percival, electronic mail to e-mail address, 18 Jan 2003, (giving her name as Georgia Ann Mayes).
[S335] Kathy Wilcox, computer files sent to Roger Bartlett, 25 Nov 1997.
[S352] Lee Alton Absher, Some Early Settlers of Upper Sumner County, Tennessee, above, p. 69 (not giving the date or place).
[S799] Nelda Percival, electronic mail to e-mail address, 18 Jan 2003, (giving her name as Georgia Ann Mayes and stating that they were married on 13 Aug 1885 without naming the place).
[S335] Kathy Wilcox, computer files sent to Roger Bartlett, 25 Nov 1997 (naming Georgie A. Mayes as his mother).
[S352] Lee Alton Absher, Some Early Settlers of Upper Sumner County, Tennessee, above, p. 69 (naming Georgia Ann Mayes as his mother).
[S335] Kathy Wilcox, computer files sent to Roger Bartlett, 25 Nov 1997 (naming Georgie A. Mayes as her mother).

Luther Dee Duffer

M, ID# 8368, b. 2 January 1887, d. January 1972

Father: John Henry Duffer^1,2 b. 4 Apr 1862, d. 1945
Mother: Georgie Ann Mayes^3,4 b. 7 Feb 1863, d. 1950

Birth*: He was born on 2 January 1887 in Sumner County, Tennessee.^5,6
Marriage*: He married Mabel Elizabeth Blau.⁵
Death*: He died in January 1972.⁷

Last Edited: 5 Mar 1998

Family: Mabel Elizabeth Blau b. 21 Dec 1894, d. Mar 1986

Citations

[S335] Kathy Wilcox, computer files sent to Roger Bartlett, 25 Nov 1997 (naming John Henry Duffer as his father).
[S352] Lee Alton Absher, Some Early Settlers of Upper Sumner County, Tennessee (Knoxville, Tenn.: n.pub., 1966), p. 69 (naming John Duffer as his father.
[S335] Kathy Wilcox, computer files sent to Roger Bartlett, 25 Nov 1997 (naming Georgie A. Mayes as his mother).
[S352] Lee Alton Absher, Some Early Settlers of Upper Sumner County, Tennessee, above, p. 69 (naming Georgia Ann Mayes as his mother).
[S335] Kathy Wilcox, computer files sent to Roger Bartlett, 25 Nov 1997.
[S312] Social Security Death Index, online at http://tinyurl.com/AncestrySSDI, viewed on 5 Mar 1998 (giving only the date).
[S312] Social Security Death Index, online at http://tinyurl.com/AncestrySSDI, viewed on 5 Mar 1998 (not naming the place of death but stating that he lived in Atlanta, Georgia when he died).

Mabel Elizabeth Blau

F, ID# 8369, b. 21 December 1894, d. March 1986

Birth*: She was born on 21 December 1894 in Casita, Georgia.^1,2
Marriage*: She married Luther Dee Duffer, son of John Henry Duffer and Georgie Ann Mayes.¹
Death*: She died in March 1986 at age 91.³

Last Edited: 2 Mar 1998

Family: Luther Dee Duffer b. 2 Jan 1887, d. Jan 1972

Citations

[S335] Kathy Wilcox, computer files sent to Roger Bartlett, 25 Nov 1997.
[S312] Social Security Death Index, online at http://tinyurl.com/AncestrySSDI, viewed on 2 Mar 1998 (giving only the date).
[S312] Social Security Death Index, online at http://tinyurl.com/AncestrySSDI, viewed on 2 Mar 1998 (stating that she died in Mar 1986; not naming the place of death but stating that she lived in Winston-Salem, North Carolina when she died).

Hallie A. Duffer

F, ID# 8372, b. October 1890

Father: John Henry Duffer¹ b. 4 Apr 1862, d. 1945
Mother: Georgie Ann Mayes² b. 7 Feb 1863, d. 1950

Birth*: She was born in October 1890.³

Last Edited: 15 Jun 2003

Citations

[S335] Kathy Wilcox, computer files sent to Roger Bartlett, 25 Nov 1997 (naming John Henry Duffer as her father).
[S335] Kathy Wilcox, computer files sent to Roger Bartlett, 25 Nov 1997 (naming Georgie A. Mayes as her mother).
[S335] Kathy Wilcox, computer files sent to Roger Bartlett, 25 Nov 1997.

George William Duffer

M, ID# 8373, b. 12 February 1870, d. 3 May 1931

Father: Jonathan Duffer¹ b. 1834, d. 1910
Mother: Rebecca Huntsman² b. 16 Jul 1839, d. 22 Aug 1929

Birth*: He was born on 12 February 1870.³
Marriage*: He married Eliza Ann Sherron on 1 December 1889.³
Death*: He died on 3 May 1931 in Sumner County, Tennessee, at age 61.³
Burial*: Interment was in State Line Cemetery, Sumner County, Tennessee.³

Last Edited: 28 Dec 1997

Family: Eliza Ann Sherron b. 8 Nov 1871, d. 6 May 1960

Homer William Duffer+⁴ b. 15 Apr 1893, d. 6 Aug 1947
Robert Ezra Duffer⁴ b. 18 Apr 1894, d. Apr 1966
Harvie Duffer⁴ b. 28 Mar 1897, d. 25 Oct 1942
Eddie Lena Duffer⁵ b. 21 Sep 1899, d. 16 Apr 1919
Gertie Mae Duffer⁵ b. 6 Dec 1901, d. 26 Dec 1993
Minnie Myrtle Duffer⁵ b. 10 Mar 1906, d. 4 Aug 1981
Virgil Other Duffer⁴ b. 3 Dec 1908, d. 24 Nov 1988
Clarence Wesley Duffer+⁴ b. 24 Sep 1911, d. 4 Jan 1975
Pauline Odell Duffer⁵ b. 1 Mar 1915, d. 7 Oct 1946

Citations

[S335] Kathy Wilcox, computer files sent to Roger Bartlett, 25 Nov 1997 (naming Jonathan Duffer as his father).
[S335] Kathy Wilcox, computer files sent to Roger Bartlett, 25 Nov 1997 (naming Rebecca Huntsman as his mother).
[S335] Kathy Wilcox, computer files sent to Roger Bartlett, 25 Nov 1997.
[S335] Kathy Wilcox, computer files sent to Roger Bartlett, 25 Nov 1997 (naming George William Duffer as his father).
[S335] Kathy Wilcox, computer files sent to Roger Bartlett, 25 Nov 1997 (naming George William Duffer as her father).

Eliza Ann Sherron

F, ID# 8374, b. 8 November 1871, d. 6 May 1960

Birth*: She was born on 8 November 1871.¹
Marriage*: She married George William Duffer, son of Jonathan Duffer and Rebecca Huntsman, on 1 December 1889.¹
Death*: She died on 6 May 1960 in Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, at age 88.¹
Burial*: Interment was in State Line Cemetery, Sumner County, Tennessee.¹

Last Edited: 2 Jun 2000

Family: George William Duffer b. 12 Feb 1870, d. 3 May 1931

Homer William Duffer+² b. 15 Apr 1893, d. 6 Aug 1947
Robert Ezra Duffer² b. 18 Apr 1894, d. Apr 1966
Harvie Duffer² b. 28 Mar 1897, d. 25 Oct 1942
Eddie Lena Duffer³ b. 21 Sep 1899, d. 16 Apr 1919
Gertie Mae Duffer³ b. 6 Dec 1901, d. 26 Dec 1993
Minnie Myrtle Duffer³ b. 10 Mar 1906, d. 4 Aug 1981
Virgil Other Duffer^2,4 b. 3 Dec 1908, d. 24 Nov 1988
Clarence Wesley Duffer+² b. 24 Sep 1911, d. 4 Jan 1975
Pauline Odell Duffer³ b. 1 Mar 1915, d. 7 Oct 1946

Citations

[S335] Kathy Wilcox, computer files sent to Roger Bartlett, 25 Nov 1997.
[S335] Kathy Wilcox, computer files sent to Roger Bartlett, 25 Nov 1997 (naming Eliza Ann Sherron as his mother).
[S335] Kathy Wilcox, computer files sent to Roger Bartlett, 25 Nov 1997 (naming Eliza Ann Sherron as her mother).
[S577] California Death Records, online http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/graphics/ca.html, viewed on 2 Jun 2000 (stating that his mother's maiden name was Sharon).

Homer William Duffer

M, ID# 8375, b. 15 April 1893, d. 6 August 1947

Father: George William Duffer¹ b. 12 Feb 1870, d. 3 May 1931
Mother: Eliza Ann Sherron² b. 8 Nov 1871, d. 6 May 1960

Birth*: He was born on 15 April 1893 in Sumner County, Tennessee.^3,4,5
Marriage*: He married Bessie G. Thompson.^3,6,7
Death*: He died on 6 August 1947 in Sumner County, Tennessee, at age 54.^3,4,5
Burial*: Interment was in Perdue Cemetery, Sumner County, Tennessee.⁶

Note*: Published cemetery records for Sumner County, Tennessee say he is buried in Perdue Cemetery, but his memorial at Find A Grave says he is buried in that county but in State Line Cemetery.^8,6

Additional Resources

• His memorial at Find a Grave is here.

Last Edited: 30 Jul 2011

Family 1: Bessie G. Thompson b. 30 Sep 1891, d. 12 Feb 1917

Denver Austin Duffer⁹ d. 17 Jun 1959
Pearl Duffer¹⁰ d. Jan 1974

Family 2:

Catherine Duffer¹⁰ b. 18 Nov 1921, d. 8 Sep 1992

Citations

[S335] Kathy Wilcox, computer files sent to Roger Bartlett, 25 Nov 1997 (naming George William Duffer as his father).
[S335] Kathy Wilcox, computer files sent to Roger Bartlett, 25 Nov 1997 (naming Eliza Ann Sherron as his mother).
[S335] Kathy Wilcox, computer files sent to Roger Bartlett, 25 Nov 1997.
[S982] Margaret Cummings Snider and Joan Hollis Yorgason, Sumner County, Tennessee Cemetery Records (Owensoro, Ky.: McDowell Publications, 1981), p. 13-3 (giving the date but not the place).
[S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for Homer Duffer, memorial no. 49665419, viewed on 30 Jul 2011 (giving the date but not the place).
[S982] Margaret Cummings Snider and Joan Hollis Yorgason, Sumner County, Tennessee Cemetery Records, above, p. 13-3.
[S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Bessie G. Duffer, memorial no. 49665398, viewed on 30 Jul 2011 (stating that she was the wife of Homer Duffer).
[S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Homer Duffer, memorial no. 49665419, viewed on 30 Jul 2011.
[S335] Kathy Wilcox, computer files sent to Roger Bartlett, 25 Nov 1997 (naming Homer William Duffer as his father).
[S335] Kathy Wilcox, computer files sent to Roger Bartlett, 25 Nov 1997 (naming Homer William Duffer as her father).

Bessie G. Thompson

F, ID# 8376, b. 30 September 1891, d. 12 February 1917

Birth*: She was born on 30 September 1891.^1,2
Marriage*: She married Homer William Duffer, son of George William Duffer and Eliza Ann Sherron.^3,1,4
Death*: She died on 12 February 1917 at age 25.^1,2
Burial*: Interment was in Perdue Cemetery, Sumner County, Tennessee.¹

Note*: Published cemetery records for Sumner County, Tennessee say she is buried in Perdue Cemetery, but her memorial at Find A Grave says she is buried in that county but in State Line Cemetery.^2,1

Additional Resources

• Her memorial page at Find A Grave is here.

Last Edited: 30 Jul 2011

Family: Homer William Duffer b. 15 Apr 1893, d. 6 Aug 1947

Denver Austin Duffer⁵ d. 17 Jun 1959
Pearl Duffer⁶ d. Jan 1974

Citations

[S982] Margaret Cummings Snider and Joan Hollis Yorgason, Sumner County, Tennessee Cemetery Records (Owensoro, Ky.: McDowell Publications, 1981), p. 13-3.
[S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for Bessie G. Duffer, memorial no. 49665398, viewed on 30 Jul 2011.
[S335] Kathy Wilcox, computer files sent to Roger Bartlett, 25 Nov 1997.
[S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Bessie G. Duffer, memorial no. 49665398, viewed on 30 Jul 2011 (stating that she was the wife of Homer Duffer).
[S335] Kathy Wilcox, computer files sent to Roger Bartlett, 25 Nov 1997 (naming Bessie Thompson as his mother).
[S335] Kathy Wilcox, computer files sent to Roger Bartlett, 25 Nov 1997 (naming Bessie Thompson as her mother).

Denver Austin Duffer

M, ID# 8377, d. 17 June 1959

Father: Homer William Duffer¹ b. 15 Apr 1893, d. 6 Aug 1947
Mother: Bessie G. Thompson² b. 30 Sep 1891, d. 12 Feb 1917

Death*: He died on 17 June 1959 in Jefferson County, Kentucky.³

Last Edited: 28 Dec 1997

Citations

[S335] Kathy Wilcox, computer files sent to Roger Bartlett, 25 Nov 1997 (naming Homer William Duffer as his father).
[S335] Kathy Wilcox, computer files sent to Roger Bartlett, 25 Nov 1997 (naming Bessie Thompson as his mother).
[S335] Kathy Wilcox, computer files sent to Roger Bartlett, 25 Nov 1997.

Pearl Duffer

F, ID# 8378, d. January 1974

Father: Homer William Duffer¹ b. 15 Apr 1893, d. 6 Aug 1947
Mother: Bessie G. Thompson² b. 30 Sep 1891, d. 12 Feb 1917

Death*: She died in January 1974.³

Last Edited: 28 Dec 1997

Citations

[S335] Kathy Wilcox, computer files sent to Roger Bartlett, 25 Nov 1997 (naming Homer William Duffer as her father).
[S335] Kathy Wilcox, computer files sent to Roger Bartlett, 25 Nov 1997 (naming Bessie Thompson as her mother).
[S335] Kathy Wilcox, computer files sent to Roger Bartlett, 25 Nov 1997.

Catherine Duffer

F, ID# 8380, b. 18 November 1921, d. 8 September 1992

Father: Homer William Duffer¹ b. 15 Apr 1893, d. 6 Aug 1947

Birth*: She was born on 18 November 1921 in Franklin, Simpson County, Kentucky.²
Death*: She died on 8 September 1992 in Carrollton, Carroll County, Kentucky, at age 70.²

Last Edited: 5 Mar 1998

Citations

[S335] Kathy Wilcox, computer files sent to Roger Bartlett, 25 Nov 1997 (naming Homer William Duffer as her father).
[S335] Kathy Wilcox, computer files sent to Roger Bartlett, 25 Nov 1997.

Robert Ezra Duffer

M, ID# 8388, b. 18 April 1894, d. April 1966

Father: George William Duffer¹ b. 12 Feb 1870, d. 3 May 1931
Mother: Eliza Ann Sherron² b. 8 Nov 1871, d. 6 May 1960

Birth*: He was born on 18 April 1894 in Sumner County, Tennessee.^3,4
Marriage*: He married Bertha Bernard.³
Death*: He died in April 1966.⁵

Last Edited: 6 Mar 1998

Family: Bertha Bernard b. 1896, d. 1937

Citations

[S335] Kathy Wilcox, computer files sent to Roger Bartlett, 25 Nov 1997 (naming George William Duffer as his father).
[S335] Kathy Wilcox, computer files sent to Roger Bartlett, 25 Nov 1997 (naming Eliza Ann Sherron as his mother).
[S335] Kathy Wilcox, computer files sent to Roger Bartlett, 25 Nov 1997.
[S312] Social Security Death Index, online at http://tinyurl.com/AncestrySSDI, viewed on 6 Mar 1998 (giving only the date).
[S312] Social Security Death Index, online at http://tinyurl.com/AncestrySSDI, viewed on 6 Mar 1998 (not naming the place of death but stating that he lived in Charlestown, Indiana when he died).

Bertha Bernard

F, ID# 8389, b. 1896, d. 1937

Bertha Bernard Duffer's tombstone, Perdue Cemetery, Portland, Tenn., courtesy of Joel Randolph.

Birth*: She was born in 1896.^1,2
Marriage*: She married Robert Ezra Duffer, son of George William Duffer and Eliza Ann Sherron.³
Burial*: Interment was in Perdue Cemetery, Portland, Sumner County, Tennessee.^1,2
Death*: She died in 1937.^1,2

Additional Resources

• Her memorial page at Find A Grave is here.

Last Edited: 30 Jul 2011

Family: Robert Ezra Duffer b. 18 Apr 1894, d. Apr 1966

Citations

[S982] Margaret Cummings Snider and Joan Hollis Yorgason, Sumner County, Tennessee Cemetery Records (Owensoro, Ky.: McDowell Publications, 1981), p. 13-5.
[S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for Bertha Bernard Duffer, memorial no. 62148813, viewed on 30 Jul 2011.
[S335] Kathy Wilcox, computer files sent to Roger Bartlett, 25 Nov 1997.

Harvie Duffer

M, ID# 8391, b. 28 March 1897, d. 25 October 1942

Father: George William Duffer¹ b. 12 Feb 1870, d. 3 May 1931
Mother: Eliza Ann Sherron² b. 8 Nov 1871, d. 6 May 1960

Birth*: He was born on 28 March 1897 in Sumner County, Tennessee.³
Death*: He died on 25 October 1942 in Bowling Green, Warren County, Kentucky, at age 45.³

Last Edited: 28 Dec 1997

Citations

[S335] Kathy Wilcox, computer files sent to Roger Bartlett, 25 Nov 1997 (naming George William Duffer as his father).
[S335] Kathy Wilcox, computer files sent to Roger Bartlett, 25 Nov 1997 (naming Eliza Ann Sherron as his mother).
[S335] Kathy Wilcox, computer files sent to Roger Bartlett, 25 Nov 1997.

Eddie Lena Duffer

F, ID# 8393, b. 21 September 1899, d. 16 April 1919

Father: George William Duffer¹ b. 12 Feb 1870, d. 3 May 1931
Mother: Eliza Ann Sherron² b. 8 Nov 1871, d. 6 May 1960

Birth*: She was born on 21 September 1899 in Sumner County, Tennessee.³
Death*: She died on 16 April 1919 in Sumner County, Tennessee, at age 19.³

Last Edited: 28 Dec 1997

Citations

[S335] Kathy Wilcox, computer files sent to Roger Bartlett, 25 Nov 1997 (naming George William Duffer as her father).
[S335] Kathy Wilcox, computer files sent to Roger Bartlett, 25 Nov 1997 (naming Eliza Ann Sherron as her mother).
[S335] Kathy Wilcox, computer files sent to Roger Bartlett, 25 Nov 1997.

Gertie Mae Duffer

F, ID# 8395, b. 6 December 1901, d. 26 December 1993

Father: George William Duffer¹ b. 12 Feb 1870, d. 3 May 1931
Mother: Eliza Ann Sherron² b. 8 Nov 1871, d. 6 May 1960

Birth*: She was born on 6 December 1901 in Sumner County, Tennessee.^3,4
Death*: She died on 26 December 1993 at age 92.⁵

Last Edited: 5 Mar 1998

Citations

[S335] Kathy Wilcox, computer files sent to Roger Bartlett, 25 Nov 1997 (naming George William Duffer as her father).
[S335] Kathy Wilcox, computer files sent to Roger Bartlett, 25 Nov 1997 (naming Eliza Ann Sherron as her mother).
[S335] Kathy Wilcox, computer files sent to Roger Bartlett, 25 Nov 1997.
[S312] Social Security Death Index, online at http://tinyurl.com/AncestrySSDI, viewed on 5 Mar 1998 (giving only the date).
[S312] Social Security Death Index, online at http://tinyurl.com/AncestrySSDI, viewed on 5 Mar 1998 (not naming the place of death but stating that she lived in Louisville, Kentucky when she died).

Minnie Myrtle Duffer

F, ID# 8397, b. 10 March 1906, d. 4 August 1981

Father: George William Duffer¹ b. 12 Feb 1870, d. 3 May 1931
Mother: Eliza Ann Sherron² b. 8 Nov 1871, d. 6 May 1960

Birth*: She was born on 10 March 1906 in Sumner County, Tennessee.³
Death*: She died on 4 August 1981 in Portland, Sumner County, Tennessee, at age 75.³
Burial*: Interment was in State Line Cemetery, Sumner County, Tennessee.³

Last Edited: 5 Mar 1998

Citations

[S335] Kathy Wilcox, computer files sent to Roger Bartlett, 25 Nov 1997 (naming George William Duffer as her father).
[S335] Kathy Wilcox, computer files sent to Roger Bartlett, 25 Nov 1997 (naming Eliza Ann Sherron as her mother).
[S335] Kathy Wilcox, computer files sent to Roger Bartlett, 25 Nov 1997.

Virgil Other Duffer

M, ID# 8399, b. 3 December 1908, d. 24 November 1988

Father: George William Duffer¹ b. 12 Feb 1870, d. 3 May 1931
Mother: Eliza Ann Sherron^2,3 b. 8 Nov 1871, d. 6 May 1960

Birth*: He was born on 3 December 1908 in Sumner County, Tennessee.^4,5,6
Death*: He died on 24 November 1988 in Yucaipa, San Bernardino County, California, at age 79.^7,5,8

Last Edited: 2 Jun 2000

Citations

[S335] Kathy Wilcox, computer files sent to Roger Bartlett, 25 Nov 1997 (naming George William Duffer as his father).
[S335] Kathy Wilcox, computer files sent to Roger Bartlett, 25 Nov 1997 (naming Eliza Ann Sherron as his mother).
[S577] California Death Records, online http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/graphics/ca.html, viewed on 2 Jun 2000 (stating that his mother's maiden name was Sharon).
[S312] Social Security Death Index, online at http://tinyurl.com/AncestrySSDI, viewed on 6 Mar 1998 (giving only the date).
[S335] Kathy Wilcox, computer files sent to Roger Bartlett, 25 Nov 1997.
[S577] California Death Records, online http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/graphics/ca.html, viewed on 2 Jun 2000 (giving the date and state).
[S312] Social Security Death Index, online at http://tinyurl.com/AncestrySSDI, viewed on 6 Mar 1998 (not naming the place of death but stating that he lived in Calimesa, California when he died).
[S577] California Death Records, online http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/graphics/ca.html, viewed on 2 Jun 2000 (giving the date, county, and state).