Luke, George Denver

1887 - 1971  (84 years)

• Name	Luke, George Denver
  		Military Draft Registration Index Card, World War II, Luke, George D.
  		Military Retirement Home Records, George D. Luke, Danville, Illinois
  		Pearl Fryman; Sylvia Ashbrook; John Luke; Grace McDowell; Goldia McDowell; Minda Pflaum; Nica Conner; George Luke; Nella Mason; and Iva Pettyjohn The writing on the back identifies the man on the right as George. Since the others were born as Lukes, I suspect this is George Denver Luke. Contributed by Barbara Louise 'Barb' (McDowell) House (1935-2020)
  Birth	30 Mar 1887	Knox County, Indiana   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Rail Road Laborer  [3]
  Reference Number	LUKE.G001
  _FGRAVE	94813550
  Military Service	World War I, Private, Battery F 13th Field Artillery 4th Division, United States Army  [4]
  		United States of America Flag, 48 Stars (1912-1959) In 1912, two stars were added to the United States flag, representing Arizona and New Mexico, bringing the total number of stars to 48. They were arranged in six rows of eight stars each. American fighting men would fight under this flag during four wars: World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the beginning of the Vietnam War. (In 1959,…
  		George Denver Luke (1887-1971) Contributed by Barbara Louise 'Barb' (McDowell) House (1935-2020)
  		United States Army
  		George Denver Luke (1887-1971) Contributed by Barbara Louise 'Barb' (McDowell) House (1935-2020)
  		World War I (1914 - 1918)
  		United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
  Death	9 Nov 1971	Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois   [1]
  Burial	Spring Hill Cemetery and Mausoleum, Danville, Vermillion County, Illinois   [1]
  	Block 26B
  		Headstone, Luke Leona M. and George D.
  Person ID	I95	Carl Wayne Gray Research | Luke - Fuller Thomas Luke and Drusella Cossal Fuller Descendants, Luke - Harrington William David Luke and Barbara Harrington Descendants
  Last Modified	11 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Luke, John Albert,   b. 20 Aug 1861, Busseron, Knox County, Indiana d. 26 Mar 1919, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois (Age 57 years)
  Mother	Kincaid, Eliza Ann,   b. 10 Jun 1862, Illinois d. 4 Jul 1893, Wayne County, Illinois (Age 31 years)
  Marriage	20 Dec 1880	Knox County, Indiana   [5, 6]
  Age at Marriage	He was 19 years and 4 months - She was 18 years and 6 months.
  Family ID	F116	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Becker, Mary Wiliminia Leona,   b. 20 May 1902, Marion County, Illinois d. 12 Jul 1993, Kirkland, King County, Washington (Age 91 years)
  Marriage	Y  [1]
  Children	1. Luke, Eileen,   b. 5 Jul 1922   d. 13 Jan 2009, King County, Washington (Age 86 years)
  Family ID	F121	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 30 Mar 1887 - Knox County, Indiana Death - 9 Nov 1971 - Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois Burial - - Spring Hill Cemetery and Mausoleum, Danville, Vermillion County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  My grandmother Grace McDowell had a World War I photo of him in uniform. He is sitting on what appears to be an artillery caisson.

  
  

• Sources

  [S228] http://findagrave.com, Headstone, Luke, Leona M. and George D., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/94813550/george-d.-luke#), none. (Reliability: 2). [S214] Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, Enumeration District 0003, page 19B, (http://search.ancestry.com/content/viewer.aspx?dbid=7602&iid=004113698_00890&sid=&gskw=) (Reliability: 2). [S229] Richland County Genealogical and Historical Society, Olney, Illinois, 1910 Federal Census, Clay City Township, Clay County, Illinois, Page 56, Family #14, (Richland County Genealogical and Historical Society, Olney, Illinois, First Edition, February 1990), Page 55, Family #8, none. (Reliability: 2). [S230] Ancestry.com, Draft Registration Card, World War II, Luke, George D. (Reliability: 2). [S213] Luke, Stephen Gregory 'Steve' (1947-2002), Luke.GED, (Luke, Stephen Gregory 'Steve' (1947-2002), 01 July 2001) (Reliability: 2). [S221] Hazel Clark , , e-mail to Carl W. Gray,19 Feb 2002 4:27pm, Information from Florence Ashbrook, (Hazel Clark , , e-mail to Carl W. Gray,19 Feb 2002 4:27pm) (Reliability: 2).