Octavia, Homer Sr. and Homer Duke Jr. in the bait shop on Jackson Ave.

Octavia Elizabeth Kendel was born in July, 1898 in Oxford to Alfred Hunter Kendel and his wife Julia. She married Homer Claude Duke and they had four children; Homer Claude Duke, Jr., William Alfred Duke, Andrew Kendall Duke and Elizabeth Anne Duke (later Jackson).
Homer Claude Duke Sr. was born in 1898 in Mississippi. He worked as a cotton broker and opened a service station and later bait shop next to their home at 9th street and Jackson Ave. in Oxford.
Homer Claude Duke Jr. was born in April, 1920 in Oxford, MS. He went to the University of MS until he joined the Army Air Force as a radioman in bombers in WWII.

Ken, Octavia, Billy & Homer Duke Sr. by church

Andrew Kendel (Ken) Duke was born in Arkansas in November, 1922. He joined the airforce and was a 2nd Lt. fighter pilot in WWII. He died in August, 1943 in Queensland, AU.
Octavia Elizabeth Kendel was born in July, 1898 in Oxford to Alfred Hunter Kendel and his wife Julia. She married Homer Claude Duke and they had four children; Homer Claude Duke, Jr., William Alfred Duke, Andrew Kendall Duke and Elizabeth Anne Duke (later Jackson).Item description
William Alfred (Billy) Duke was born in Oxford . He became a B-24 pilot in WWII and was killed in Germany after successfully bailing out of his plane with his crew in January, 1945. Click HERE for more information on him and his plane.
Homer Claude Duke Sr. was born in 1898 in Mississippi. He worked as a cotton broker and opened a service station and bait shop on Jackson Ave. in Oxford.

Great Grandmother Duke with babies

Octavia Elizabeth Kendel was born in July, 1898 in Oxford to Alfred Hunter Kendel and his wife Julia. She married Homer Claude Duke and they had four children; Homer Claude Duke, Jr., William Alfred Duke, Andrew Kendall Duke and Elizabeth Anne Duke (later Jackson).
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