Luke, William David

1831 - 1867  (36 years)

• Name	Luke, William David
  Birth	1831	Indiana   [1, 2, 3]
  	The 1850 census says he was born about 1828 in Ohio.
  Gender	Male
  Census	In the 1850 census, William is living with the John B. and Eliza Moore family
  Reference Number	LUKE.W001
  Military Service	American Civil War, Company B, 143d Indiana Infantry
  		United States of America Flag, 35 Stars (1863-1865) This flag was flown by the Federal States during the United States Civil War. The flag of the United States of America from 1861 to 1863, with 34 stars for all the 34 states. In 1863 a 35th star was added to represent the new state of West Virginia (the loyal northwestern counties of Virginia), and in 1864 a 36th star for Nevada (previously…
  		American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865)
  		143rd Indiana Infantry Regiment
  		Military Pension Index Card, Luke, William David (1831-1867), American Civil War
  Death	1867
  Person ID	I105	Carl Wayne Gray Research | Luke - Fuller Thomas Luke and Drusella Cossal Fuller Descendants, Luke - Harrington William David Luke and Barbara Harrington Descendants
  Last Modified	25 Aug 2024

  
  

  Father	Luke, Thomas,   b. 7 Jan 1804, GreenwoodTownship, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania d. 13 Dec 1877, Crawford County, Illinois (Age 73 years)
  Mother	Fuller, Drusella Cossal,   b. 1811   d. 1880 (Age 69 years)
  Marriage	1 Feb 1834	Dearborn, Indiana
  Age at Marriage	He was 30 years and 1 month - She was ~ 23 years and 2 months.
  Family ID	F133	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Harrington, Barbara,   b. 28 Mar 1832, Indiana d. 3 Mar 1917, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois (Age 84 years)
  Marriage	26 Jan 1856	Vincennes, Knox County, Indiana   [3]
  Age at Marriage	He was ~ 25 years and 1 month - She was 23 years and 10 months.
  Children	1. Luke, Infant Son,   b. 1856   d. 1856 (Age 0 years)   2. Luke, Levi B.,   b. 1859, Busseron, Knox County, Indiana d. yes + 3. Luke, John Albert,   b. 20 Aug 1861, Busseron, Knox County, Indiana d. 26 Mar 1919, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois (Age 57 years)
  Family ID	F117	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1831 - Indiana Marriage - 26 Jan 1856 - Vincennes, Knox County, Indiana  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  NOTES FROM STEVE LUKE: Moved to Indiana , Knox Co. form Ohio prior to 1860 NOTES FROM CARL WAYNE GRAY: The first confirmed mention of William David Luke is in the 1850 Federal Census for Busseron, Knox County, Indiana. William is living on a farm owned by John B. Moore. In the 1860 census, he is shown as Luke, W., as being born in Ohio and is age 29. William and Barbara are living on a farm owned by J. B. Moore. This would place his birth date at about 1831. There is a William D. Luke listed in the 1850 census in District #61 (later named Busseron), Knox County, Indiana, but he is listed as 22 years old (born about 1828) and born in Ohio. Ages were not always accurately given to census takers, although the ages do not match during the 10 year period of the two census reports, I suspect that this may be the same William David Luke. To further complicate the situation, I checked the Ohio census for 1850 and found a William Luke in the town of Aurelius, Washington County, Ohio.

  
  

• Sources

  [S213] Luke, Stephen Gregory 'Steve' (1947-2002), Luke.GED, (Luke, Stephen Gregory 'Steve' (1947-2002), 01 July 2001) (Reliability: 2). [S259] Ancestry.com, 1850 United States Federal Census, District 61, Knox County, Indiana, image 06, page 154b, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/8054/4192460_00186?pid=2004713&backurl=https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?), Page: 154B, none. (Reliability: 2). [S260] Ancestry.com, 1860 United States Federal Census, Busseron, Knox County, Indiana, Page 777, (http://search.ancestry.com/iexec?htx=View&r=an&dbid=7667&iid=4217603_00007&st=d&noredir=true) (Reliability: 2). [S259] Ancestry.com, 1850 United States Federal Census, District 61, Knox County, Indiana, image 06, page 154b, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/8054/4192460_00186?pid=2004713&backurl=https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?), none. (Reliability: 2).